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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tsar Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomba comes into the arena with Stratovarius - Abyss Of Your Eyes blaring out of the sound system. 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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160 lbs
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169 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tsar Bomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomba throws a front kick that sends Bickle stumbling back into the cage.
Bomba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bomba moves into the clinch.
Bomba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bomba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bomba tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Bomba back against the cage.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bomba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bickle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bickle scoring well with a low kick there.
Bickle fails to land with a series of punches.
Bomba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bickle .
Bomba just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Bomba counters with a body kick.
Bomba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bickle circles away quickly and effectively.
Bickle is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Bomba.
Bomba feints and then cracks Bickle 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bickle down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bickle digs a good body shot into Bomba's ribs.
Bomba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bickle throws a lazy right hand but Bomba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bomba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bickle .
Bomba throws out a loose jab but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle scores with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Bickle .
Bomba lands with a nice combination. Bickle backs away looking to recover.
Bickle 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.
Bickle scoring well with a low kick there.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle lands with an uppercut that bounces Bomba off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by Bomba's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bomba tries to clinch there but Bickle circles away.
Bickle throws a right hand that Bomba ducks under and follows up with a left that Bomba also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle keeps Bomba at a distance using the push kick.
Bomba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bickle .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba wants to slow Bickle down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Bomba misses.
Bickle misses with a right hand
and Bomba counters with a straight right hand.
Bomba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bomba misses with a head kick.
Bomba throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bomba takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bickle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bomba is able to avoid easily.
Bomba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bickle feints a counter leg kick.
Bickle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bickle scores with a jab.
Bickle throws a series of punches but Bomba avoids them all with ease.
Bomba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bomba misses with some punches.
Bomba misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba lands a right hand.
Bomba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bickle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bickle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomba.
Bickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bomba was well out of range. Poor timing from Bickle .
Bickle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bickle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bickle lunges at Bomba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bomba's hand.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick.
Bomba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bickle throws a jab when Bomba was well out of range.
Bomba lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle checks a low kick from Bomba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle walks into a straight right hand from Bomba.
Bomba throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Bomba throws a right and a left that Bickle avoids nicely.
Bickle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bickle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bomba scores with a jab.
Bomba lands with a shot to the body.
Bickle throws a head kick but Bomba moves out of range.
Bomba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bomba is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Bomba.
Bickle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bomba momentarily.
Bickle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bomba counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsar Bomba dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bickle misses with a low kick as Bomba jumps back.
Tsar Bomba is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bomba throws a sloppy head kick and Bickle moves out of range easily.
Bickle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bickle 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bomba under the eye.
Bickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Bickle keeps Bomba at a distance using the push kick.
Bomba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomba throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bomba throws a hook but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bomba ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba misses with a head kick.
Bomba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bomba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle .
An attempted straight right counter from Bomba misses the target.
A jab from Bickle finds it's way through Bomba's defenses.
Bomba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bomba tries to clinch but Bickle is having none of it.
Bickle lands with a kick to the temple. Bomba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bickle swats away the attempt to clinch by Bomba.
Bomba misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle lands with a hook. Bomba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bomba throws a leg kick but Bickle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bomba, as that shot connected.
Bickle tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bickle throws a head kick that Bomba semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bomba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bickle 's sensitive parts.
Bickle throws an overhand right that lands on Bomba's shoulder, as Bomba tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Bickle does it's job there.
Bomba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bomba misses with a looping right.
A big left from Bickle misses.
Bomba misses with a body shot.
Bickle throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Bickle .
Bickle scores with a nice strike.
Bomba is looking to slow Bickle down with leg kicks.
Bomba is looking to slow Bickle down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Bomba ducks down to avoid it.
Bickle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bomba.
A swing and a miss from Bickle .
Bickle throws a nice head kick!
Bomba takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick lands from Bickle .
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Bomba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bomba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bomba tries a head kick but it misses.
Bomba throws a low kick but Bickle moves out of range easily.
Bickle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bomba throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Bomba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba moves out of range as Bickle throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bomba lands with a shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bomba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bickle - the referee stops the clock and Bomba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bickle . Bomba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Bickle .
Bomba scores with a shot to the body.
Bickle misses with a hook. Bomba ducked under it nicely.
Bickle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bomba swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Bomba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice straight punches there by Bomba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bomba.
Bomba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Bomba's head but Bomba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Travis Bickle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bomba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick from Bomba.
It seemed like Bickle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick from Bomba.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bickle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bomba lands a right hook to the body.
Bickle tries a head kick but it misses.
Bomba tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bickle manages to circle out of the way.
Bickle lands with a nice combination. Bomba backs away looking to recover.
Bomba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bomba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bomba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bickle misses with a looping left.
Bomba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bomba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomba throws a head kick that misses.
Bomba ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Bomba tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bickle manages to circle out of the way.
Bickle throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba misses with a wild body shot.
Bomba ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bomba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bickle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bomba's head backwards.
Bomba misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle scores with a hook.
Bickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Bomba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bickle cracks Bomba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bomba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bickle .
Bickle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bickle blocks a head kick by Bomba.
Bickle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Bomba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle 's corner calls for a 1-2. Bickle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomba moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
Bickle throws out a loose jab but Bomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bomba ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Bomba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bomba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bickle fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Bickle . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bickle .
Bickle cracks the inside of Bomba's front leg.
Bickle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bomba finds it's way round the side to connect with Bickle 's head.
Bickle blocks a low kick nicely.
Bickle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bomba tests Bickle 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bomba misses the shot to the body.
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bomba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bomba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bickle throws a sloppy head kick and Bomba moves out of range easily.
Bomba swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bickle jabs Bomba right on the nose. Bomba blinks but takes it well.
Bickle 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bickle throws a head kick that misses.
Bickle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bomba misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Bomba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bomba 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.
Bomba defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Bomba throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Bomba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a hook
letting Bomba counter with a right hand.
Bomba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
A head kick by Bickle misses
and Bomba counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bickle , right into the meat.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Bickle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bomba counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bickle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bickle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
A head kick misses from Bomba.
Bomba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bickle .
Bomba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Bickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Bickle .
I think Bickle 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle !
Travis Bickle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Spiteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiteri comes into the arena with AC/DC -TNT blaring out of the sound system. Santa Cruz has chosen 50 cent P.I.M.P as his entrance music. Rafael Santa Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Spiteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santa Cruz throws a hook to the side of Spiteri's head but Spiteri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santa Cruz misses with a head kick.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiteri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santa Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santa Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiteri.
Santa Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spiteri scores with a jab to the head.
Santa Cruz misses with a hook.
Spiteri 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.
Santa Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santa Cruz misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiteri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santa Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Spiteri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spiteri is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spiteri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santa Cruz is looking to slow Spiteri down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santa Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiteri.
Spiteri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spiteri misses with a body shot.
Santa Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Spiteri off balance momentarily.
Santa Cruz avoids the body shot from Spiteri.
Santa Cruz throws out a counter right but Spiteri avoids it with no problem.
Spiteri throws out a loose jab but Santa Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santa Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santa Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santa Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santa Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Spiteri misses the target.
Spiteri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiteri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spiteri takes the fight into the clinch.
Spiteri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spiteri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santa Cruz backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santa Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santa Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santa Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spiteri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santa Cruz is out of range and Spiteri settles back down.
Spiteri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spiteri misses with a few strikes there.
Spiteri throws a body kick that misses.
Santa Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spiteri 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.
Santa Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santa Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santa Cruz's efforts to push away.
Santa Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Spiteri backwards.
Spiteri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch up.
Spiteri looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santa Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spiteri throws a big elbow that misses.
Santa Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spiteri's guard.
Santa Cruz works over Spiteri with some ground and pound from guard.
Spiteri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santa Cruz won't allow Spiteri to sweep him here.
Spiteri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiteri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spiteri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santa Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santa Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Spiteri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santa Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spiteri wants to stand but Santa Cruz is controlling the position.
Santa Cruz won't allow Spiteri to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spiteri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santa Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santa Cruz postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spiteri scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santa Cruz throws a right hand that Spiteri ducks under and follows up with a left that Spiteri also avoids with ease.
As Santa Cruz backs away, Spiteri returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Spiteri dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab from Spiteri.
Spiteri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spiteri throws a sloppy body shot
and Santa Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santa Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiteri misses with a series of wild punches.
Santa Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dave Spiteri is winning the standup battle so far.
Spiteri moves forwards but Santa Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santa Cruz throws a wild body kick that Spiteri sees coming a mile off.
Spiteri throws a poor cross that misses
and Santa Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Cruz tries a low kick but Spiteri avoids it.
Spiteri is looking to counter punch.
Spiteri shoots in for a double leg but Santa Cruz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santa Cruz throws a hook to the side of Spiteri's head but Spiteri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spiteri closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santa Cruz to the mat! Santa Cruz manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiteri postures up in Santa Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Santa Cruz blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santa Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spiteri has managed to get both his arms back between Santa Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Santa Cruz is trying to keep Spiteri in close.
Spiteri throwing strikes but missing.
Santa Cruz looking to control.
Spiteri postures up and lands a big shot to Santa Cruz's brow.
Spiteri trying to control but Santa Cruz is working from the bottom.
Spiteri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santa Cruz can do to turn this around?
Spiteri throws a big right hand that misses.
Spiteri postures up and lands a big shot to Santa Cruz's brow.
Spiteri landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santa Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Spiteri throws an elbow that misses. Santa Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spiteri's guard. Nice move by Santa Cruz!
Spiteri is looking to sweep but instead, Santa Cruz has passed into half guard.
Spiteri is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Santa Cruz with the ground and pound but Spiteri uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dave Spiteri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spiteri 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.
Spiteri is pulling down on Santa Cruz's head to control his posture.
Santa Cruz wants to pass the guard but Spiteri is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Spiteri wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Spiteri wants to sweep but no luck.
Santa Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spiteri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santa Cruz trying to control but Spiteri is working from the bottom.
Santa Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Spiteri pulls Santa Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
Spiteri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiteri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santa Cruz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spiteri haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Santa Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Spiteri blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A lazy body kick from Spiteri
and Santa Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spiteri tries to move into range but Santa Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spiteri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spiteri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz moves away from the strike by Spiteri.
Jab from Spiteri.
A slow jab from Spiteri misses its intended target.
Spiteri staying out of range there.
Santa Cruz misses with a double jab.
Spiteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rafael Santa Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Spiteri punishes Santa Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Spiteri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spiteri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santa Cruz.
A punch combination from Spiteri misses.
Santa Cruz misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Santa Cruz misses.
Spiteri misses with a wild body shot.
Santa Cruz lands a head shot.
Spiteri slips a straight right by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santa Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiteri moves away.
A quick step to the side and Spiteri tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santa Cruz feints and then cracks Spiteri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spiteri down.
Santa Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Spiteri checks it.
Santa Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spiteri at a distance.
Santa Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Spiteri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santa Cruz tries to land a body kick
and Spiteri counters with a straight right hand.
Santa Cruz scores with a spinning back kick!
A clash of legs there as Spiteri blocks the low kick.
It looked like Spiteri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santa Cruz.
Spiteri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santa Cruz misses with a combination
and Spiteri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spiteri!
Spiteri misses with a looping right.
Santa Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Santa Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santa Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spiteri throws a looping overhand right but Santa Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spiteri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz throws the left hand but Spiteri avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz works Spiteri's body with a nice hook.
Spiteri shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Spiteri was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Santa Cruz struggling a bit here.
Santa Cruz dodges the ground and pound from Spiteri.
Spiteri landing strikes.
Santa Cruz is rocked!
Spiteri lands a strong strike to the head of Santa Cruz. That's dazed him! Spiteri looking to finish here. Santa Cruz is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Spiteri lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Spiteri!
After winning the bout, Dave Spiteri 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Smith (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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215 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias Jimenez throws a head kick that misses.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dias Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws a body kick that misses
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dias Jimenez down to the mat. Dias Jimenez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith with a hook.
Dias Jimenez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sweat in the buildup to the fight.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dias Jimenez.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith avoids the body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smith no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dias Jimenez wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Dias Jimenez stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Dias Jimenez passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Smith.
Dias Jimenez is controlling the pace.
Dias Jimenez tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez wants to stand up but Smith has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Dias Jimenez.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dias Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Dias Jimenez tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Dias Jimenez takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dias Jimenez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Dias Jimenez lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias Jimenez tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dias Jimenez lands a shoulder strike.
Dias Jimenez can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith misses with some punches.
A short left from Smith.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dias Jimenez lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Devon Smith has been cut.
Dias Jimenez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dias Jimenez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith tries to circle away but Dias Jimenez has him pinned against the cage.
Dias Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dias Jimenez tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Dias Jimenez.
A shot in the inside from Dias Jimenez.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dias Jimenez can pounce on him.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Dias Jimenez's ribs.
Nice jab there from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dias Jimenez moves away from the strike by Smith.
A little feinted left hand from Dias Jimenez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith takes a swing at Dias Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dias Jimenez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Dias Jimenez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dias Jimenez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Dias Jimenez pushes him away.
Dias Jimenez tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dias Jimenez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dias Jimenez counters with an outside leg kick.
Dias Jimenez has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
That has opened up Devon Smith's cut even more.
Smith presses Dias Jimenez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dias Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez jabs at Smith's body.
Dias Jimenez swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dias Jimenez counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias Jimenez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Dias Jimenez working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Dias Jimenez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dias Jimenez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow strike.
Dias Jimenez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Devon Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dias Jimenez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith is trying to trip Dias Jimenez. He has hold of a leg but Dias Jimenez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smith persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dias Jimenez is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stays in close to Dias Jimenez's body and controls the position.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dias Jimenez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dias Jimenez wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith wants to control from the top but Dias Jimenez keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dias Jimenez defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Dias Jimenez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dias Jimenez.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Dias Jimenez.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith blocks a head kick by Dias Jimenez.
Smith shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dias Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Devon Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dias Jimenez motions for Smith to come forward. Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dias Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Dias Jimenez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dias Jimenez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Dias Jimenez moved out of range nicely.
Dias Jimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
Dias Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dias Jimenez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dias Jimenez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dias Jimenez staying out of range there.
Dias Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dias Jimenez cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Dias Jimenez fails to land.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias Jimenez lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Dias Jimenez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Dias Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dias Jimenez.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Devon Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Dias Jimenez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarov's entrance music is "Fade to Black" by Metallica. A fine choice. McCall has chosen Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife as his entrance music. Gareth McCall acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCall throws a lazy right hand but Nazarov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Nazarov misses.
Donk. McCall catches Nazarov right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from McCall.
A swing and a miss from Nazarov.
McCall stuffs the takedown.
McCall tries to clinch up.
McCall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCall looks to land a right hand but Nazarov moved out of range.
McCall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCall moves into range and clinches up with Nazarov.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Nazarov.
Nazarov wants to get back to striking at distance but McCall won't allow it.
McCall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nazarov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nazarov fails to land.
Nazarov dodges an elbow strike from McCall.
Nazarov wants the takedown. McCall is fighting it off but Nazarov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in McCall's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nazarov throwing strikes from guard but McCall blocks nicely.
McCall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nazarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCall is controlling Nazarov's posture.
Nazarov is working McCall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nazarov wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
Nazarov stands up over McCall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McCall has control of Nazarov's left arm, preventing Nazarov from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall wants to stand up but Nazarov is controlling him.
Nazarov throws a strike but McCall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McCall sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nazarov looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCall is one step ahead there.
Nazarov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nazarov is on top in guard.
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.
Nazarov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nazarov landing some decent shots from guard.
McCall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nazarov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nazarov postures up in McCall's guard and throws a big left but McCall blocks it.
McCall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nazarov manages to get himself to full guard.
Nazarov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McCall controls the pace.
McCall trying to control but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McCall being controlled here momentarily.
Nazarov trying to keep a closed guard but McCall is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCall is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gareth McCall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCall throws a hook but Nazarov blocks it.
Nazarov cracks McCall with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Nazarov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nazarov.
Nazarov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCall.
That kick from McCall tenderised Nazarov's leg. Nazarov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gareth McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall moves to clinch but Nazarov breaks away
and Nazarov counters with a two punch combo.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Nazarov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vadim Nazarov is winning the standup battle so far.
McCall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut.
Nazarov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nazarov misses with a hook. McCall ducked under it nicely.
Nazarov misses with a combination
and McCall counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nazarov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nazarov scores with a hook to the body. McCall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov throws a big shot that misses.
Gareth McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Nazarov lands.
Nazarov tests McCall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nazarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
McCall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nazarov in his tracks.
Nazarov moves out of range of the leg kick from McCall.
Nazarov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nazarov swings for the body but McCall moves out of range.
Nazarov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCall just misses with a punch to the body.
McCall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nazarov misses the shot to the body.
Nazarov cracks McCall with a good jab.
Nazarov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nazarov is able to avoid easily.
Nazarov attempts a counter takedown but McCall avoids it well and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nazarovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nazarov misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCall! But no joy.
McCall scores with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Nazarov.
McCall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCall lands with a cross.
McCall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from McCall.
Nazarov looks to land a right hand but McCall moved out of range.
McCall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with a few strikes there.
Nazarov loads up on a big right hand but McCall slips the punch.
McCall thinks about the counter body kick.
McCall tried to score with a low kick but Nazarov checks it.
McCall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nazarov's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall connects with a looping right hand.
McCall connects with a looping right hand.
Nazarov misses with a left hand
and McCall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nazarov misses with a hook.
Nazarov throws a lazy right hand but McCall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCall dodges the punch combination from Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on McCall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nazarov moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from McCall misses the target.
Nazarov throws out a loose jab but McCall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCall misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCall.
A little jabbing left from McCall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nazarov takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCall.
McCall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCall lands a lovely overhand right.
Nazarov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCall moves out of range as Nazarov strikes.
Nazarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
Nazarov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCall tries to clinch but Nazarov is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarov misses with a looping left.
Nazarov throws a lazy right hand but McCall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCall works the jab nicely.
Nazarov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Nazarov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McCall tries to clinch up but Nazarov circles away and keeps his distance.
McCall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCall throws a body punch but Nazarov moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nazarov misses the target.
McCall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazarov was well out of range. Poor timing from McCall.
Nazarov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McCall throws the left hand but Nazarov avoids the punch easily.
Nazarov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McCall dodges the ground and pound from Nazarov.
You can see the frustration on McCall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nazarov working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nazarov with the ground and pound but McCall regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
McCall wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall taking some punishment here, with Nazarov in his half guard.
Nazarov is trying to control the action in half guard but McCall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nazarov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nazarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McCall keeping hold of Nazarov's head, controlling as best he can.
Nazarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nazarov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCall's head.
Nazarov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCall is looking for a sweep. Nazarov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nazarov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nazarov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCall can do to turn this around?
Nazarov is trying to control. McCall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nazarov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nazarov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nazarov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nazarov slips a nice elbow through McCall's hands, connecting with McCall's forehead.
Nazarov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCall defending well though.
McCall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nazarov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov throwing shots but McCall is blocking nicely.
McCall is looking to improve his position.
Nazarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nazarov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McCall regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nazarov.
Nazarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCall 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.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Nazarov from controlling successfully.
Vadim Nazarov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall is controlling Nazarov's posture.
Nazarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nazarov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nazarov being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nazarov checks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from McCall does it's job there.
McCall tries to clinch up.
Nazarov lands a slapping body shot.
McCall tried to score with a low kick but Nazarov checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Nazarov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nazarov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Nazarov!
A victorious Vadim Nazarov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Jarszczko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Four Loko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarszczko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lil Flip ft. Chamillionaire - Playa 4 Life. Loko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by marry yourdaughter. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Jarszczko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Four Loko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jarszczko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jarszczko misses with an uppercut.
Loko misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Jarszczko misses the target.
Jarszczko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loko.
Loko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Loko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jarszczko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jarszczko just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Jarszczko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loko misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Jarszczko there.
Loko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jarszczko's head.
Four Loko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loko misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarszczko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jarszczko throws a body punch but Loko moves out of range.
It seemed like Loko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Loko throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Jarszczko counter with a right hand.
Jarszczko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loko throws the kick towards the body but Jarszczko avoids it.
Loko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jarszczko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jarszczko moves away from the strike by Loko.
Jarszczko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Loko tries to move into range but Jarszczko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Loko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jarszczko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Loko scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarszczko takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jarszczko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jarszczko misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Loko.
Loko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Loko looks winded!
Jarszczko tries to bum rush Loko with a series of wild strikes but Loko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loko follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jarszczko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loko's hands.
Jarszczko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loko throws a lazy head kick
and Jarszczko counters with a nice right hand that sends Loko toppling to the canvas! Loko scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jarszczko finish him?!
Loko is rocked!
Jarszczko misses with an uppercut. Loko saw that one coming.
Loko is still on wobbly legs! Can Jarszczko finish him?
Jarszczko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jarszczko drops Loko with a big left hand! Loko is injured, injured bad! Jarszczko jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Jarszczko!
A very excited looking Diego Jarszczko 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kool Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Styles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wrecking Ball. 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
37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kool Keith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Styles throws a body shot but no joy.
Keith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Keith works the jab nicely.
Keith throws a lazy uppercut
and Styles counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keith's knee momentarily.
Styles lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keith. That's going to slow Styles down.
Keith connects with an inside leg kick.
Keith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Styles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Keith misses.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keith throws a low kick but Styles avoids it.
Keith misses with a double jab.
Keith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Styles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Keith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Styles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Styles.
Keith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Styles throws a hook but Keith avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith throws out a leg kick but Styles moves out of range and Keith only half commits.
Styles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keith feints and then cracks Styles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Styles down.
Styles motions for Keith to come forward. Styles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Styles moves away.
Keith defending well as Styles loads up on a big left hand.
Keith tries a quick counter leg kick but Styles is wise to it.
Keith looks to score with a jab to the body but Styles is just out of range.
Styles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keith.
Keith feints a counter leg kick.
Keith has managed to clinch.
Keith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Styles breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Styles misses.
Keith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Keith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Styles's hands.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Keith throws a leg kick
and Styles counters with an outside leg kick.
Keith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Styles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Styles finds it's way through Keith's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Styles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Styles avoids a kick to the body.
Keith 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.
Nice body kick from Styles.
Keith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Keith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Styles digs a good body shot into Keith's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Keith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Styles.
It looks like Kool Keith has been cut.
Keith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Styles connects with a leg kick. Keith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Styles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keith's sensitive parts.
Keith clinches with his opponent.
Styles lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Keith.
Keith misses with a punch to the body.
Keith throws a punch but it's blocked by Styles.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Styles.
Styles tries a body shot but Keith blocks it.
Keith tries a body shot but Styles blocks it.
Keith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Styles breaks the clinch.
Keith feints and then cracks Styles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Styles down.
Keith misses with a looping left.
Keith throws the kick towards the body but Styles avoids it.
Keith throws a chopping leg kick but Styles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kool Keith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch but Styles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Styles swats away the attempt to clinch by Keith.
Styles thinks about countering with a body kick.
Styles throws a sloppy head kick and Keith moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keith avoids the head kick by Styles.
Keith throws out a counter right but Styles avoids it with no problem.
Keith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keith, right into the meat.
Styles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Styles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keith's calf.
Keith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Styles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Styles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles fires out a quick counter leg kick but Keith just manages to avoid it.
Styles connects with a leg kick. Keith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Styles.
Styles moves out of range as Keith strikes.
Keith misses with a low kick.
As Keith backs away, Styles returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
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 Devin Styles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kool Keith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keith throws a jab when Styles was well out of range.
Styles jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Keith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Styles.
And Keith tries to counter it with a takedown but Styles pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Keith lands with an uppercut that bounces Styles off the cage and back into range.
Styles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keith misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Keith misses
and Styles counters with an inside leg kick.
Keith misses with a left hand
and Styles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Styles 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.
Styles lunges at Keith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keith's hand.
Keith avoids a kick to the body.
Keith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Styles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Styles lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keith closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles throws a punch but it's blocked by Keith.
Styles blocks a body shot from Keith.
Keith takes a shot to the head.
Styles scores with a shot to the side of Keith's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Styles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Styles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Styles.
Styles blocking some punches.
Styles blocking some punches.
Styles blocking some punches.
Keith can't find room to land a body shot as Styles controls the action.
Styles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keith misses with the head strike.
Keith misses with a body punch.
Keith misses with some punches.
Styles breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Keith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Styles is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keith misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith tries to land a body kick
and Styles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Styles counters with a body kick that stops Keith in his tracks momentarily.
Keith is breathing heavily.
Styles tries to land a front kick but Keith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Styles counters with an outside leg kick.
Styles swings for the body but Keith moves out of range.
Keith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Styles counters with a low kick, right behind Keith 's knee.
A jab from Styles does it's job there.
Styles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keith moves forwards but Styles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Styles checks a leg kick.
Styles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Styles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab from Styles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith clinches up against the cage.
Styles pushes Keith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Styles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keith feints and then cracks Styles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Styles down.
Styles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Keith tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles throws a body kick that misses.
Styles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Keith misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keith.
Styles cracks the inside of Keith's front leg.
Styles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keith doesn't seem bothered though.
Styles moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Keith is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith checks a low kick from Styles.
Keith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Styles counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Keith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Keith thuds his right hand into Styles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Styles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keith can do to turn this around?
Keith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Styles to score with a decent uppercut.
Keith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Styles.
Keith throws a jab but it's blocked by Styles.
Keith misses with a combination
and Styles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Styles with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Styles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Styles walks into a jab.
Styles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Styles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Styles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kool Keith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Keith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Styles connects with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Keith.
Keith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Styles cracks Keith with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Styles has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Keith to stand back up!
Keith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Styles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Keith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Styles cracks Keith with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Keith looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Styles finish him?
Keith is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Keith out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Devin Styles!
After winning the bout, Devin Styles 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Grimwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimwald is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: NoMeansNo - Mr. In Between. This should be a great matchup!
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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
45 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustav Grimwald!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimwald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimwald.
Grimwald throws a hook but Kawashima blocks it.
Grimwald has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kawashima is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Some wild striking there from Grimwald.
Grimwald throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kawashima counters with a good low kick that Grimwald was not able to check.
Grimwald misses with a kick to the body.
Kawashima cracks Grimwald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grimwald throws a shot from downtown. Kawashima moves away and avoids it.
Grimwald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick there by Grimwald.
Grimwald misses with a double jab
and Kawashima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but Grimwald sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grimwald lands a really nice looking cross but Kawashima seems unphased.
Grimwald scores with a punch to the head.
A good leg kick by Kawashima.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimwald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grimwald pushes Kawashima away with a front kick.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
Kawashima seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A combination from Grimwald does no damage.
Grimwald checks a low kick from Kawashima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimwald shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grimwald showed some decent athleticism there.
Grimwald is trying to control. Kawashima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grimwald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grimwald is keen to just control but Kawashima is a slippery customer.
Grimwald misses with a head shot. Kawashima uses the momentum to regain guard.
Grimwald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawashima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimwald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawashima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kawashima seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eiji Kawashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimwald tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kawashima bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grimwald missing with a left hand there. Kawashima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimwald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Grimwald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kawashima blocks the body kick.
Grimwald connects with a solid leg kick.
Kawashima throws a sloppy head kick and Grimwald moves out of range easily.
Kawashima lands a jab.
Grimwald tried to score with a low kick but Kawashima checks it.
A big left from Grimwald misses.
An inside leg kick from Grimwald misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grimwald, as that shot connected.
Kawashima throws a push kick but Grimwald slaps the foot to one side.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Grimwald.
Kawashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimwald.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kawashima slips a jab from Grimwald.
Kawashima scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Kawashima misses.
Kawashima throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grimwald misses with a straight right.
Kawashima throws a low kick but Grimwald avoids it.
Kawashima scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Grimwald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimwald. Kawashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimwald scores with a shot to the body.
Kawashima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grimwald in his tracks.
Kawashima lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grimwald will feel that in the morning.
Kawashima lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grimwald misses with the combination.
A jab from Grimwald misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kawashima, right into the meat.
Grimwald throws a low kick but Kawashima moves out of range easily.
Kawashima works Grimwald's body with a nice hook.
Grimwald swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grimwald moves out of range as Kawashima strikes.
Kawashima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grimwald throws a leg kick
letting Kawashima counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Kawashima.
Kawashima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimwald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustav Grimwald will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kawashima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Grimwald.
Grimwald throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Kawashima.
Grimwald misses with a low kick.
Kawashima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimwald misses with a straight left.
Kawashima throwing a counter right hand but Grimwald manages to avoid it.
Kawashima throws a push kick but Grimwald slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Kawashima.
Kawashima wants to land a leg kick but Grimwald is out of range.
Kawashima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimwald manages to avoid it.
Grimwald throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kawashima misses the target.
Kawashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimwald throws a hook but Kawashima avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawashima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kawashima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimwald.
Grimwald moves away from the strike by Kawashima.
Kawashima jabs Grimwald right on the nose. Grimwald blinks but takes it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kawashima.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimwald staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimwald throws a leg kick but Kawashima checks it.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawashima scores with a punch to the head.
Kawashima is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grimwald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grimwald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kawashima's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grimwald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kawashima scrambles back to his feet.
Grimwald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimwald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kawashima checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kawashima's corner calls for a 1-2. Kawashima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kawashima misses the shot to the body.
Grimwald lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grimwald looks to land a right hand but Kawashima moved out of range.
A big left from Kawashima misses.
Grimwald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Kawashima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimwald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kawashima's head.
Kawashima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grimwald's sensitive parts.
Kawashima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from Grimwald misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kawashima lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grimwald 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.
Grimwald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawashima checks a leg kick nicely.
Grimwald misses with a low kick.
Grimwald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawashima moves away.
Kawashima misses with a kick to the body.
Kawashima moves out of range of the strikes.
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
Kawashima misses the shot to the body.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimwald is just out of range.
Grimwald ducks under a wild hook from Kawashima.
Kawashima moves out of range as Grimwald strikes.
Kawashima lands a really nice looking cross but Grimwald seems unphased.
Kawashima scores with a nice body kick.
Grimwald misses with a hook. Kawashima ducked under it nicely.
Kawashima swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kawashima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grimwald looks to land a right hand but Kawashima moved out of range.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimwald is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grimwald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grimwald ducks under a wild hook from Kawashima.
Grimwald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Grimwald.
Grimwald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kawashima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grimwald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kawashima scores with a kick to the body.
Kawashima slips under a jab from Grimwald.
Grimwald looks to throw the jab but Kawashima is out of range.
Kawashima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kawashima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kawashima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kawashima connects with a right hand. Grimwald shakes it off.
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!
Grimwald throws a chopping leg kick but Kawashima manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Eiji Kawashima has been cut.
Kawashima looks to land a left hand but Grimwald moved out of range nicely.
Grimwald doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kawashima swings for the body but Grimwald moves out of range.
Grimwald throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawashima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimwald.
Kawashima takes a swing at Grimwald's ribcage but misses.
Grimwald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawashima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Kawashima.
Grimwald misses the shot to the body.
Grimwald throws a combination. Kawashima tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kawashima.
Grimwald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimwald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kawashima doesn't seem bothered though.
Grimwald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Kawashima.
Kawashima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grimwald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eiji Kawashima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grimwald scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grimwald stalling.
Grimwald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grimwald thows a huge punch but Kawashima dodges it nicely.
Grimwald is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kawashima reverses the position - he's now on top in Grimwald's guard.
Grimwald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kawashima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimwald pulls Kawashima in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima wants to control from the top but Grimwald keeps moving.
Kawashima preventing the sweep.
Kawashima is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Grimwald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawashima stopping the sweep attempt from Grimwald.
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.
Grimwald controls Kawashima momentarily but Kawashima frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Grimwald.
Kawashima lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Kawashima misses.
Kawashima throws a lazy body kick
and Grimwald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grimwald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawashima feints and then cracks Grimwald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grimwald down.
Grimwald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawashima.
Crunch! Kawashima slams his shin into Grimwald's torso.
Kawashima throws a body punch but Grimwald moves out of range.
Grimwald lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grimwald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald throws a jab when Kawashima was well out of range.
Grimwald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Grimwald.
Grimwald tries to score with a low kick but Kawashima moves his leg out of the way.
Kawashima misses with a two punch combination.
Grimwald misses with a hook. Kawashima ducked under it nicely.
Kawashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimwald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimwald is just out of range.
Grimwald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimwald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grimwald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawashima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kawashima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grimwald takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Kawashima.
A swing and a miss from Grimwald.
Kawashima connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grimwald's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima lands a head shot.
Kawashima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grimwald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimwald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but Grimwald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grimwald throws an off balance right hand
and Grimwald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kawashima scores with a jab. Grimwald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kawashima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kawashima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimwald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grimwald takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kawashima lands a slapping body shot.
Kawashima moves out of range as Grimwald strikes.
Kawashima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimwald.
Kawashima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eiji Kawashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawashima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimwald moves away.
Grimwald scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grimwald tries to land a front kick but Kawashima steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grimwald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eiji Kawashima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kawashima has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiji Kawashima!
Eiji Kawashima thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malkin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Heavy - How You Like Me Now?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy gets caught flat footed, as Malkin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Malkin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Murphy dives on top into guard.
Malkin has a closed guard, preventing Murphy from standing up.
Malkin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Malkin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malkin wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
Malkin is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murphy gets to his feet - Malkin follows without any prompting.
Malkin slips under a jab from Murphy.
Malkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
A jab from Murphy misses.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Malkin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Malkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy wants to slow Malkin down by chopping away at his legs.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Malkin.
We've been informed that Malkin 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.
Malkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Malkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkin jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Malkin thows a body kick. Murphy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy tries to clinch up but Malkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malkin at a distance.
Cedric Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Malkin.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Malkin knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Malkin misses.
Malkin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Malkin settles back down.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malkin's calf.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malkin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
Malkin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Malkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Malkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Malkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
Malkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malkin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Malkin should have avoided that one.
Malkin moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy slips under a jab from Malkin.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Malkin avoids it.
Malkin lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malkin's calf.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malkin takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy leaves Malkin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Malkin. That snapped Murphy's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Malkin misses its intended target.
Murphy works Malkin's body with a nice hook.
Murphy moves out of range as Malkin throws a body kick.
Murphy swings for the body but Malkin moves out of range.
Malkin throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Malkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malkin.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Malkin checks a leg kick.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Malkin slips under a jab.
Malkin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Malkin throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Malkin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Malkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Malkin tries for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Murphy tries to buck Malkin off but Malkin is having none of it.
Malkin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murphy has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Malkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Malkin staying calm.
Murphy is not content to let Malkin control the position.
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.
Murphy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
Malkin just content to control the position.
Murphy regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin is looking to advance position but Murphy won't allow it.
Malkin is taking a breather. Murphy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Murphy tries to roll over but Malkin keeps him under control.
Malkin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murphy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Malkin is thwarting Murphy's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Malkin tries to counter it with a takedown but Murphy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Murphy thumps Malkin with a low kick.
Murphy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Malkin back to the cage. Murphy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Malkin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy cracks Malkin with an open hand slap.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malkin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Malkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Malkin seems to have recovered his senses.
Malkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy throws a head kick but Malkin moves out of range.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malkin throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Malkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Malkin throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Malkin thuds his shin into the meat of Murphy's side.
Malkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malkin. Malkin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malkin.
Malkin with the counter takedown but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malkin 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 Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malkin tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Malkin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malkin checks the leg kick.
Cedric Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malkin scores with a spinning back kick!
Malkin scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Malkin.
Malkin swinging wildly here.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Malkin moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Malkin moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Malkin punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Malkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malkin pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murphy is trying to stall.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malkin.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy scores with a jab.
Malkin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Malkin has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Malkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Malkin avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Malkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Malkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malkin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy scores with a three punch combo!
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Malkin is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tried to score with a low kick but Malkin checks it.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Malkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Malkin throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Malkin lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malkin motions for Murphy to come forward. Malkin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malkin moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Malkin throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Malkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malkin.
Malkin slips under a jab.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malkin moves away.
Murphy delivers a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malkin misses with a straight left.
Malkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Malkin slips the punch.
Malkin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Murphy lands with a cross.
Malkin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malkin throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
Murphy checks a low kick from Malkin.
Malkin tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malkin throws a body kick that misses
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Malkin is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Malkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malkin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malkin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murphy lands a jab to Malkin's midsection.
Malkin avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Malkin saw that one coming.
Malkin takes one to the chin there.
Malkin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murphy throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy swings for the body but Malkin moves out of range.
Murphy tries to sprawl but Malkin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is refusing to be controlled, as Malkin sits in half guard.
Malkin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy is defending against the submission attempts here by Malkin.
Malkin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Malkin is looking to pass Murphy's guard but actually Murphy recovers to full guard.
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.
Murphy is looking to sweep but instead, Malkin has passed into half guard.
Malkin wants to take a breather but Murphy is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy won't allow Malkin to pass to mount.
Malkin trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Malkin wants to free his trapped foot but Murphy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Murphy is pressing down on Malkin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murphy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Malkin takes a step back to recover.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Malkin feints the counter takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malkin.
Nice cross by Malkin.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malkin can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Murphy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malkin. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Malkin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
Malkin misses with a body kick.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malkin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Malkin 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy had his way with Evgeniy Malkin in that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malkin moves away.
Malkin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malkin.
Malkin blocks a head kick by Murphy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
Malkin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Malkin.
Malkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Malkin with the counter takedown but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Malkin should have avoided that one.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Malkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Malkin moves out of range.
Malkin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malkin.
Malkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malkin checks a leg kick.
Murphy defending well as Malkin loads up on a big left hand.
Malkin lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Malkin 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.
Malkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malkin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Malkin swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malkin is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malkin.
Evgeniy Malkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Malkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Malkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Malkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Malkin feints the counter takedown.
Murphy tests Malkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Malkin.
Malkin throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oooooh!!! Murphy has knocked Malkin down with a huge combo! Murphy steps away and waves a wobbly Malkin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Murphy drops Malkin with a straight right hand, right on the button! Murphy follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Murphy!
During a confident post fight interview, Cedric Murphy 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocker comes to the cage accompanied by Ki:Theory - Stand By Me. Clark has chosen All Fired Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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World class boxer
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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
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Rocker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clark throws the left hand but Rocker avoids the punch easily.
Clark throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rocker's head.
Rocker throws a right and a left that Clark avoids nicely.
Clark now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Clark has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rocker finds it's way round the side to connect with Clark's head.
Rocker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clark checks a low kick from Rocker.
Clark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rocker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Rocker.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocker throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
Rocker throws a hook but Clark blocks it.
Ricky Rocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark avoids the head kick by Rocker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocker throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocker.
Rocker lands a really nice looking cross but Clark seems unphased.
A jab from Clark misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Rocker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clark throws a low kick but Rocker moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Rocker - just one landing.
Clark has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clark 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.
That kick from Clark tenderised Rocker's leg. Rocker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rocker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clark is out of range and Rocker settles back down.
Rocker misses with a body shot.
Rocker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rocker looks to land a left hand but Clark moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Clark is predictable there
and Rocker counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark stops Rocker from passing to mount.
Clark is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker scores with punches from side control.
Clark manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rocker's best efforts.
Clark wants to control but Rocker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rocker not doing much here.
Clark is looking to improve his position.
Clark manages to get to full guard.
Rocker wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to sweep here but Rocker controlling him for the moment.
Clark managing to control the position.
Clark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clark looking to control but Rocker passes into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clark keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clark gets back to full guard.
Rocker won't allow Clark to sweep him here.
Rocker wants to pass the guard but Clark is keeping the position.
Rocker preventing the sweep.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rocker with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Clark misses with a hook
and Rocker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rocker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clarks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rocker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rocker's head.
Rocker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Clark if he has to take too many more of those.
Rocker throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rocker's knee momentarily.
Clark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rocker.
Rocker misses the shot to the body.
Rocker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clark napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Clark is looking to regain half guard here but Rocker keeps moving and retains side control.
Clark parries the strikes from Rocker easily there. Rocker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Clark to escape.
Ricky Rocker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clark holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Clark is looking for a sweep.
Rocker trying to control the action but Clark is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark prevents Rocker from moving into mount.
Rocker wants to control but Clark is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Rocker crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Rocker.
Clark manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clark gets full guard.
Clark looking for a sweep. Not yet Clark, not yet.
Rocker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rocker is working Clark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rocker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Clark 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Rocker moves out of range easily.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocker.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rocker. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Clark.
Clark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rocker throws a hook but Clark blocks it.
It seemed like Clark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ricky Rocker is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Rocker.
Rocker lands a glancing blow to the side of Clark's head.
Rocker walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rocker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Rocker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocker moves out of range of the strikes.
Rocker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocker throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocker connects with a single shot there.
Clark moves out of range of the leg kick from Rocker.
Rocker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
Rocker throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Rocker.
Clark keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Rocker misses its intended target.
Rocker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by Clark - just one landing.
Rocker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Clark connects with a jab.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
Rocker looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rocker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rocker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Rocker misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
Clark replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rocker blocks it well.
Rocker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Clark misses.
Rocker connects with a high kick.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rocker.
Rocker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clark's calf.
Clark lands a front kick.
Clark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rocker moves out of range of the body kick from Clark.
Clark throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rocker.
Rocker works the jab nicely.
Rocker scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
Rocker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocker was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Clark.
Rocker misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Rocker.
A nice combination there by Rocker.
Rocker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rocker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rocker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocker throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Rocker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocker throws a nice head kick!
Rocker thows a leg kick but Clark checks it
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eddie Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clark, as that shot connected.
Rocker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rocker slips a straight right by Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rocker. Clark shrugs it off though.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rocker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rocker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rocker.
Rocker fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Rocker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Rocker.
Rocker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocker looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Clark misses with a kick to the body.
Rocker throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clark.
Clark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clark takes one to the side of the head.
Rocker cracks Clark with a good jab.
Rocker moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark lunges at Rocker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rocker's hand.
Rocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Clark.
Clark clinches with his opponent.
Rocker can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Rocker lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rocker backwards.
Clark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark gets through Rocker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rocker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rocker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
A short left from Rocker.
Clark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocker's efforts to push away.
Clark blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Clark.
Nice body punch from Clark - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
Rocker struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Rocker fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocker throws a head punch that misses.
Clark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rocker misses with the head strike.
Rocker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Rocker swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Eddie Clark just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rocker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rocker lands a nice shot that snaps Clark's head back.
Rocker misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
Clark doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Clark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rocker.
Rocker has his takedown stuffed
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocker scores with a sloppy right hand. Clark should have avoided that one.
Clark misses with a jab to the body
and Rocker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Clark's guard.
Rocker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker is looking to improve his position.
Clark is thwarting Rocker's attempts to control the position.
Clark scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rocker wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clark in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rocker trying to control here.
Rocker wants to control the action here but instead Clark manages to pass to full mount!
Rocker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rocker is in a horrible position here. Clark smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clark prevents Rocker from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rocker?
Clark working Rocker over with strikes here.
Clark lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rocker can't escape the position.
Clark is landing with some decent strikes but Rocker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clark prevents Rocker from getting the reversal.
Clark unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rocker holds on for dear life, controlling Clark's posture momentarily.
Rocker can't escape the position.
Clark fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rocker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark is looking to clinch.
Rocker loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Rocker ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Rocker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clark steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rocker. That one must have hurt.
Rocker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rocker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Clark is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rocker off and has taken his back!
Rocker wants to control his opponent's hands but Clark gets his hands free.
Clark is hanging on to Rocker's back as he tries to escape.
Rocker is working hard here to advance position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocker trying to control but not successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker is in bad spot here.
Clark avoiding Rocker 's attempts to control his hands.
Rocker tries to roll but Clark sticks to his back.
Clark controls the action.
Rocker is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Clark gets his hands free as Rocker looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker tries to escape but Clark has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Clark.
Clark lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Clark.
Clark wants to control but Rocker is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Rocker's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rocker looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rocker can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Rocker wants to control his opponent's hands but Clark gets his hands free.
Rocker can't escape the position.
Rocker manages to reverse the position and now he's in Clark's guard. Nice work there by Rocker.
Rocker advances position into side control!
Clark manages to get back to half guard.
Rocker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to control but Rocker is keeping busy.
Rocker wants to control but Clark is keeping him busy.
Rocker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Clark wants to control but Rocker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clark is trying to get back to full guard.
Clark is controlling Rocker's trapped leg to prevent Rocker from advancing to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocker wants to control but Clark is keeping him busy.
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 Ricky Rocker.
I think Rocker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eddie Clark!
Eddie Clark is the new welterweight champion!
Eddie Clark 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 Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinetto comes into the arena with Jay Rock - Wanna Ride blaring out of the sound system. Renato has chosen I Want My Tears Back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vinetto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renato.
Renato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Renato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Renato throws a right hand that misses
and Vinetto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vinetto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiago Renato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vinetto.
A punch lands to the side of Vinetto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Renato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vinetto doesn't seem bothered though.
Renato gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vinetto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinetto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Renato tries to keep at a distance but Vinetto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinetto tries to throw a body punch but Renato avoids it by throwing Vinetto back against the cage.
Renato working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Vinetto.
Renato manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Vinetto misses its intended target.
Renato doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vinetto scores with a nice strike.
Renato loads up on a big right hand but Vinetto slips the punch.
Vinetto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Renato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vinetto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinetto scores with a decent looking hook.
Renato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinetto.
Vinetto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vinetto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vinetto misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Renato on the inside.
Renato slowing the pace effectively.
Renato misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinetto misses with some punches.
Vinetto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Renato or not.
Renato cracks Vinetto with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinetto.
Vinetto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Vinetto fails to land.
Renato stalling against the cage.
Vinetto misses with the head strike.
Vinetto can't find room to land a body shot as Renato controls the action.
Renato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinetto's elbow.
Renato blocks a body shot from Vinetto.
Renato working aggressively here.
Vinetto breaks from the clinch.
Renato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vinetto.
Renato has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Renato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Renato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vinetto throwing a counter right hand but Renato manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Renato.
A slow jab from Renato misses its intended target.
Renato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinetto moves away.
Vinetto misses with a low kick.
Vinetto throws a series of punches but Renato moves out of range.
Renato takes one on the button.
Vinetto throws a looping overhand right but Renato ducks down to avoid it.
Vinetto moves forwards but Renato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vinetto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinetto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Renato misses with an uppercut. Vinetto saw that one coming.
Vinetto scores with a leg kick.
Vinetto dips to his left and cracks Renato with an uppercut!
Vinetto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Renato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato motions for Vinetto to come forward. Renato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vinetto throws a right hand that misses
and Renato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Renato tries to land a leg kick but Vinetto saw it coming and moves away.
Renato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Vinetto as he connects with a hook.
Renato walks into a jab.
Renato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Renato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Renato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vinetto in his tracks.
Vinetto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Renato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vinetto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Renato throws a jab when Vinetto was well out of range.
Vinetto lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinetto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vinetto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Renato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vinetto scoring well with a low kick there.
Vinetto lands an overhand right.
Vinetto scores with a hook to the body. Renato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vincent Vinetto is winning the standup battle so far.
Renato lands a nice shot to the body.
Renato swings for the body but Vinetto moves out of range.
Vinetto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vinetto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renato was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinetto.
Renato feints a counter leg kick.
Vinetto wants to slow Renato down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinetto ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Vinetto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vinetto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Renato looks to throw a body kick
and Vinetto counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Renato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Renato lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato connects with a leg kick. Vinetto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinetto is just out of range.
Renato clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Renato.
Vinetto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Renato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vinetto backwards.
Vinetto lands a right hand.
Vinetto wants to get back to striking at distance but Renato won't allow it.
Renato working aggressively here.
Vinetto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vinetto throws a hook to the side of Renato's head but Renato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vinetto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Renato misses with a shot to the body
enabling Vinetto to counter with a crisp jab.
Renato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Renato.
Vinetto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renato can do to turn this around?
Vinetto lands a high kick!
Renato connects with a jab.
Renato lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinetto's head.
Renato misses with an uppercut. Vinetto saw that one coming.
Vinetto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Renato misses.
Vinetto misses with a leg kick.
Vinetto takes one to the side of the head.
Renato misses with a body shot
letting Vinetto counter with a right hand.
Vinetto sizes up Renato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vinetto throws a looping overhand right but Renato ducks down to avoid it.
Vinetto misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinetto.
Renato connects with a solid leg kick.
Vinetto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vinetto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vinetto connects with a leg kick. Renato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Renato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinetto moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Renato. That's going to slow Vinetto down.
Renato blocks a jab.
Renato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Renato misses with a looping right.
Vinetto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Renato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinetto.
Renato digs a good hook to Vinetto's body.
Renato cracks a nice hook into Vinetto's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Renato.
Renato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Renato.
Nice shot lands for Vinetto.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vinetto!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renato throws a low kick but Vinetto moves out of range easily.
Renato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Renato looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinetto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vinetto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vinetto lands a glancing blow to the side of Renato's head.
Vinetto throws a hook but Renato avoids it easily.
Renato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vinetto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Renato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vinetto is out of range and Renato settles back down.
Renato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Renato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinetto moves away.
Nice cross by Vinetto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tiago Renato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Renato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinetto.
Renato throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinetto avoids the head kick by Renato.
It appears Vinetto was looking to counter with a kick there.
Good work by Vinetto as he checks the leg kick.
Renato tries to move into range but Vinetto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vinetto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vinetto misses with a looping left.
Renato cracks Vinetto with an open hand slap.
Vinetto connects with a looping right hand.
Renato takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Renato. That's going to slow Vinetto down.
Renato works Vinetto's body with a nice hook.
Vinetto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renato.
Vinetto throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato checks a low kick from Vinetto.
Vinetto tries to score with a low kick but Renato moves his leg out of the way.
Renato blocks the body kick.
Vinetto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vinetto.
Vinetto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vinetto tries to land a leg kick but Renato saw it coming and moves away.
Renato lunges at Vinetto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vinetto's hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Renato.
Renato throws a leg kick but Vinetto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vinetto moves into the clinch.
Vinetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Renato.
Renato has a couple of punches blocked by Vinetto.
Vinetto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Renato counters with a straight right hand.
Vinetto catches Renato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinetto cracks the inside of Renato's front leg.
Vinetto moves out of range of the leg kick from Renato.
Vinetto 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.
Renato tries to clinch up.
Vinetto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Renato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vinetto counters by moving into the clinch.
Vinetto missing with knees to the body.
Vinetto misses with a punch on the inside.
Renato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Renato misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinetto.
Renato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Renato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Vinetto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinetto.
Vinetto working aggressively here.
Renato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Renato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vinetto backwards.
Renato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinetto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinetto lands with a right to the head.
Vinetto has a couple of punches blocked by Renato.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Renato.
Vinetto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vinetto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renato's elbow.
Renato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vinetto backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renato.
Vinetto pushes Renato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinetto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato misses with some punches.
Renato blocks a body shot from Vinetto.
Renato misses with a body punch.
Renato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Renato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinetto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinetto throws out a leg kick but Renato moves out of range and Vinetto only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinetto misses the target.
Renato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Renato throws out a leg kick but Vinetto moves out of range and Renato only half commits.
Vinetto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vinetto blocks the body kick.
Renato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vinetto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vinetto moves into range and clinches up with Renato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Vincent Vinetto did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Renato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Renato misses with a wild body shot.
Vinetto scores with a leg kick.
Vinetto avoids the body shot from Renato.
A good leg kick by Vinetto.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinetto misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Renato on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vinetto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vinetto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vinetto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Renato throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinetto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinetto tried to counter with a leg kick but Renato avoided it.
Renato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Renato rushes Vinetto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Renato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vinetto is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Renato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto scores with a shoulder strike.
Renato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinetto struggles to land a body shot inside as Renato controls his hands.
Vinetto struggles to land a body shot inside as Renato controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vinetto scores with a hook to the body.
Renato gets through Vinetto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Renato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Renato tries to work over Vinetto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Renato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinetto throws a head punch that misses.
Vinetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Renato.
Renato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinetto swats away the attempt to clinch by Renato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto motions for Renato to come forward. Vinetto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Renato throws out a counter right but Vinetto avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Renato.
Renato throws a leg kick but Vinetto moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Vinetto. That snapped Renato's head back.
Vinetto blocks a jab.
Vinetto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Renato. That one must have hurt.
Renato throws a head kick but Vinetto moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Vinetto misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Renato.
Nice body kick there by Renato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinetto misses with a straight right.
Vinetto is looking to slow Renato down with leg kicks.
Renato tries to land a front kick but Vinetto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato misses with a body kick.
Renato checks a leg kick nicely.
Renato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinetto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Renato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinetto.
Renato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vinetto scores with a nice head shot.
Vinetto throws a leg kick which misses Renato's front leg but catches the back leg as Renato tries to avoid it.
Vinetto cracks Renato with a good jab.
Renato misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Renato is predictable there
and Vinetto counters with a stiff right hand.
Vinetto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Renato misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinetto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vinetto is looking to slow Renato down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vinetto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick from Renato lands but Vinetto takes it in his stride.
Vinetto fails to land with a series of punches.
Renato throws a counter combo.
Decent striking displayed by Vinetto there.
Renato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vinetto is able to avoid easily.
Vinetto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vinetto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Renato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Vincent Vinetto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Renato lands a nice shot to the body.
Renato throws a body kick that misses.
Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinetto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Vinetto throws a looping overhand right but Renato ducks down to avoid it.
Renato misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vinetto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Renato - the referee stops the clock and Vinetto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Renato. Vinetto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vinetto throws a low kick, looking for Renato's leg but Renato calmly moves out of range.
Renato connects with a jab.
Renato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Renato. That's going to slow Vinetto down.
Renato swings for the body but Vinetto moves out of range.
Renato looks to land a right hand but Vinetto moved out of range.
Renato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vinetto's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Renato misses its intended target.
Vinetto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinetto throws a low kick but Renato moves out of range easily.
Renato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Vinetto.
Renato moves out of range of the leg kick from Vinetto.
Vinetto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vinetto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vinetto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vinetto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Renato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinetto.
Vinetto ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Renato throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vinetto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinetto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vinetto checks a leg kick.
Tiago Renato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vinetto has time to react.
Vinetto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Renato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vinetto moves out of range of the leg kick from Renato.
Vinetto throws a jab when Renato was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinetto. Renato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renato moves away from the strike by Vinetto.
Vinetto sets himself, and Renato steps forward looking for the clinch! Vinetto avoids it this time.
Renato walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinetto clinches with his opponent.
Renato lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinetto backwards.
Renato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinetto misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vinetto misses with a punch to the body.
Vinetto pushes off an throws an elbow but Renato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vinetto manages to break the clinch.
Renato misses with a straight right.
Vinetto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Renato just manages to avoid it.
Vinetto scores with a nice right hand.
Renato throws a sloppy head kick and Vinetto moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Vinetto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vinetto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Renato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Renato throws a lazy right hand but Vinetto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Renato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Renato.
Vinetto throws a leg kick which misses Renato's front leg but catches the back leg as Renato tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato thows a leg kick but Vinetto checks it
and Vinetto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick from Vinetto lands but Renato takes it in his stride.
Vinetto with a jab.
Vinetto moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Good leg kick by Renato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Renato misses the target.
Vinetto feints and then cracks Renato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Renato down.
Vincent Vinetto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Renato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinetto.
Renato steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vinetto.
Renato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vinetto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Renato looks to land a right hand but Vinetto moved out of range.
Renato moves away from the strike by Vinetto.
Vinetto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Vinetto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vinetto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Vinetto!
Vincent Vinetto retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Vincent Vinetto 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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