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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pugilistic Dementia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Bell Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dementia comes to the cage accompanied by Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar. Zeke Bell Edwards will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pugilistic Dementia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Bell Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell Edwards fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dementia is out of range.
It looked like Dementia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bell Edwards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Dementia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dementia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bell Edwards will feel that in the morning.
Dementia with a hook.
Bell Edwards misses with a hook
enabling Dementia to counter with a crisp jab.
Dementia throws a head kick but Bell Edwards moves out of range.
Dementia is looking to slow Bell Edwards down with leg kicks.
Bell Edwards swings widly with a right hand
and Bell Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Dementia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bell Edwards.
Bell Edwards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dementia.
Dementia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bell Edwards misses the body punch
and Dementia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dementia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dementia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Dementia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bell Edwards is rocked!
Bell Edwards misses with a hook
and Dementia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dementia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bell Edwards is still on wobbly legs! Can Dementia finish him?
Dementia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bell Edwards at a distance.
Dementia connects with a solid leg kick.
Bell Edwards seems to have recovered his senses.
Bell Edwards misses with a hook
and Dementia counters with an inside leg kick.
Bell Edwards swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bell Edwards looks winded!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dementia - that will leave a mark!
Dementia lands a leg kick that knocks Bell Edwards off balance momentarily.
Bell Edwards's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dementia cracks Bell Edwards with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bell Edwards looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dementia finish him?
Dementia drops Bell Edwards with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bell Edwards! Dementia dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pugilistic Dementia!
A very excited looking Pugilistic Dementia 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz comes to the cage accompanied by Everyday. Hale has chosen Dead Sara - Weatherman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
33 - 20 - 2 |
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182 lbs
20 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Hale.
Gutz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brandon Hale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale lands with a right hand.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hale throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gutz throwing a counter right hand but Hale manages to avoid it.
Gutz scores with a jab.
Gutz lands a nice shot that snaps Hale's head back.
Hale throws an overhand right that lands on Gutz's shoulder, as Gutz tries to avoid the shot.
Gutz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hale throws a big shot that misses.
Gutz clinches.
Hale jumps guard but Gutz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gutz breaks from the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Gutz blocks the low kick.
Hale scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Hale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've been told by Gutz's head coaches at Gutz Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gutz tries to land a leg kick but Hale saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz connects with a body shot that sends Hale's belly button to the back.
Gutz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gutz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hale misses the jab.
Hale misses with a head kick.
Gutz is looking to clinch but Hale is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Gutz misses its intended target.
Hale throws the left hand but Gutz avoids the punch easily.
Gutz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hale's calf.
Gutz slips a jab from Hale.
Gutz throws a leg kick but Hale checks it.
Hale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hale drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gutz defends it well.
Gutz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
And Hale tries to counter it with a takedown but Gutz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gutz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hale connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gutz scrambles back to his feet.
Hale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz defending well as Hale loads up on a big left hand.
Gutz digs a good body shot into Hale's ribs.
Hale cracks the inside of Gutz's front leg.
Hale lands a body shot.
Gutz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hale takes a swing at Gutz's ribcage but misses.
Gutz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gutz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hale.
Gutz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gutz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hale bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gutz ducks under a wild hook from Hale.
Hale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gutz takes one to the side of the head.
Gutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
Gutz scores with a hook.
No joy there for Gutz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gutz on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hale lands a nice hook to Gutz's body. Gutz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hale connects with a looping right hand.
Hale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Gutz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gutz just misses with a punch to the body.
Hale swats away the attempt to clinch by Gutz.
Hale swings widly with a right hand
and Gutz counters with a good low kick that Hale was not able to check.
Hale scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gutz walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Gutz misses its intended target.
Hale with the counter takedown but Gutz avoids it easily.
Gutz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gutz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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!
Gutz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz tests Hale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gutz tries to clinch up.
Gutz misses with a straight right.
Gutz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gutz at a distance.
Hale tries to work over Gutz's front leg with a kick but Gutz checks it.
Hale tries to land a leg kick but Gutz saw it coming and moves away.
Gutz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gutz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hale.
Gutz stalling in the clinch but Hale improves position.
Gutz misses with the head strike.
Gutz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gutz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Gutz.
Hale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hale lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gutz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gutz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hale backwards.
Gutz has Hale pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gutz.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cormac Gutz.
Hale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hale scores with a body shot.
Gutz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gutz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hale. Hale obviously looking to wear him down.
Gutz needs to keep his hands up - Hale had a free shot at his head there.
Gutz 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.
Gutz throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale cracks Gutz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutz.
Hale feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gutzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hale shoots in looking for a takedown but Gutz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hale's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hale fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gutz on the side of the head.
Gutz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Hale misses.
Hale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hale.
Cormac Gutz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hale misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cormac Gutz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gutz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hale jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gutz walks away with a smile on his face. Hale gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cormac Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Hale.
Hale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hale motions for Gutz to come forward. Hale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gutz scores with a push kick.
Hale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hale thuds his shin into the meat of Gutz's side.
Hale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Well,Gutz is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Hale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hale blocks a leg kick.
Hale feints the counter takedown.
Gutz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hale keeps Gutz at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gutz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gutz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gutz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gutz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Hale tries to counter it with a takedown but Gutz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hale throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gutz is breathing heavily.
Gutz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hale with the counter takedown but Gutz avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hale.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gutz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gutz misses the jab.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
Gutz throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Gutz misses.
Hale missing with a left hand there. Gutz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gutz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hale is able to avoid easily.
Hale has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gutz misses with an uppercut. Hale saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Gutz misses its intended target.
Hale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hale walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hale scores with a nice right hand.
Gutz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gutz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gutz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hale scores with a jab.
Hale cracks Gutz with a good jab.
Gutz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gutz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hale looks to land a right hand but Gutz moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hale with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hale.
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Hale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hale 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Brandon Hale!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Brandon Hale!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Brandon Hale!
Brandon Hale wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Brandon Hale started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Cormac Gutz had this to say: 'Syytän peliä ja vannon lopettavani. Palaan tunnin päästä takaisin.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj comes into the arena with Pink Panther Theme blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Crash!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash blocks a head kick by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a head kick but Crash moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj blocks a head kick by Crash.
Crash missing with a left hand there. Gregorovitsj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crash cracks Gregorovitsj with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Boris Gregorovitsj has been cut.
Gregorovitsj is looking to score with low kicks.
Crash cracks Gregorovitsj with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Gregorovitsj there.
Nice defenses there by Gregorovitsj.
Crash throws a head kick but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crashs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregorovitsj moves away.
Gregorovitsj misses with a low kick.
Gregorovitsj gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Crash bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gregorovitsj's head.
Gregorovitsj shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crash eats them both and turns towards Gregorovitsj to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crash has Gregorovitsj up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gregorovitsj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Crash.
Crash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gregorovitsj misses with some punches.
Gregorovitsj blocks the elbow strike.
Crash misses with an elbow over the top.
Crash tries to work over Gregorovitsj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crash lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gregorovitsj pushes Crash back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gregorovitsj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crash landing knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Gregorovitsj has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Crash pushes off an throws an elbow but Gregorovitsj leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gregorovitsj lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gregorovitsj lands a shoulder strike.
Crash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash misses with an elbow strike.
Crash misses with a punch to the body.
Crash avoiding damage as Gregorovitsj throws knees to the body.
Gregorovitsj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
Gregorovitsj throws a punch but it's blocked by Crash.
A short body shot lands from Crash as the two fighters clinch.
Crash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gregorovitsj blocks it with crossed arms.
Crash avoiding damage as Gregorovitsj throws knees to the body.
Crash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crash lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gregorovitsj backwards.
Crash lands a left hand.
Crash lands a hook that snaps the head of Gregorovitsj backwards.
Gregorovitsj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gregorovitsj.
Crash blocks the elbow strike.
Crash gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gregorovitsj misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gregorovitsj's face.
Boris Gregorovitsj's cut is getting worse.
Gregorovitsj digs a right hand underneath Crash's ribcage. Crash let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crash crunches a lovely knee into Gregorovitsj's ribcage.
Crash prevents a body shot from Gregorovitsj.
Crash takes an elbow to the temple.
Gregorovitsj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gregorovitsj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crash has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gregorovitsj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gregorovitsj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crashs head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gregorovitsj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gregorovitsj throws a punch but it's blocked by Crash.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crash throws an elbow but misses.
Gregorovitsj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gregorovitsj just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crash's brow.
Gregorovitsj digs a right hand into Crash's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crash's gas tank.
Gregorovitsj struggles to land a body shot inside as Crash controls his hands.
Crash blocks a body shot from Gregorovitsj.
Crash avoids a wild elbow strike from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj avoids the elbow strike from Crash, against the cage.
Crash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crash is working Gregorovitsj over against the cage.
Crash lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crash lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crash creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crash works on Gregorovitsj's body with a couple of short punches.
Gregorovitsj has a couple of punches blocked by Crash.
Gregorovitsj lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Gregorovitsj.
Crash throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj blocks the elbow strike.
Gregorovitsj managing to block the knees to the body from Crash.
Crash misses with an elbow over the top.
Crash throws a punch but it's blocked by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crash blocks it with crossed arms.
Crash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crash dodges an elbow strike from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crash.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gregorovitsj backwards.
Gregorovitsj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crash lands with a light punch inside.
Gregorovitsj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
Gregorovitsj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Dickie Crash has been cut.
Crash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crash blocks an elbow strike from Gregorovitsj.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gregorovitsj.
Crash tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregorovitsj has a couple of punches blocked by Crash.
Gregorovitsj pushes off an throws an elbow but Crash leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gregorovitsj throws an elbow but it misses.
Gregorovitsj scores with a shoulder strike.
Crash with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gregorovitsj throws a punch but it's blocked by Crash.
Crash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gregorovitsj unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crash lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crash lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boris Gregorovitsj's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gregorovitsj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crash in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gregorovitsj prevents a body shot from Crash.
Gregorovitsj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crash is defending well for now.
Gregorovitsj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crash lands with a light punch inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crash connects with a knee to the head.
Crash missing with knees to the body.
Gregorovitsj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crash's elbow.
Gregorovitsj gets through Crash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crash tries to land knees in the clinch but Gregorovitsj avoids the damage to the body.
Gregorovitsj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gregorovitsj landing knees to the body.
Crash looks winded!
Gregorovitsj working Crash over with knees to the body.
Gregorovitsj tries a body shot but Crash blocks it.
Gregorovitsj is working Crash over against the cage.
A short right from Gregorovitsj.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gregorovitsj throws an elbow but misses.
Gregorovitsj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gregorovitsj is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice shot to the body.
Gregorovitsj lands a knee to the body.
Gregorovitsj lands a knee to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj lands an elbow just above Crash 's eye.
Gregorovitsj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Gregorovitsj avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickie Crash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregorovitsj lands with a short shot to the head.
Gregorovitsj avoiding damage as Crash throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gregorovitsj.
Crash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gregorovitsj blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gregorovitsj throws an elbow but misses.
Gregorovitsj lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gregorovitsj throws an elbow but it misses.
Gregorovitsj avoids a wild elbow strike from Crash.
Gregorovitsj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gregorovitsj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crash is rocked!
Crash makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crash is still on wobbly legs! Can Gregorovitsj finish him?
Crash has a couple of punches blocked by Gregorovitsj.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gregorovitsj with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gregorovitsj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gregorovitsj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gregorovitsj is defending well for now.
Gregorovitsj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Crash - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crash.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gregorovitsj's brow.
Gregorovitsj blocks an elbow strike from Crash.
Gregorovitsj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gregorovitsj as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj lands a damaging elbow.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice elbow.
Gregorovitsj is working Crash over against the cage.
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!
Gregorovitsj tries to land a knee to the head but Crash blocks with his arms.
Gregorovitsj is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gregorovitsj scores with a shot to the side of Crash's head.
Gregorovitsj dips a shoulder and cracks Crash with a mighty uppercut! Crash falls back against the cage and Gregorovitsj unloads with a barrage of strikes! Crash is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gregorovitsj screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Gregorovitsj!
Boris Gregorovitsj took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice has chosen GZA - Shadowboxin' as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice throws a solid leg kick but Thrul takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grice.
We've been hearing reports that Thrul has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thrul will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thrul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grice was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrul.
Grice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thrul.
Thrul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gary Grice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grice misses with a kick to the body.
Grice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thrul at a distance.
Thrul throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grice misses with a leg kick
and Thrul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grice fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grice scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thrul lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thrul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Thrul. Those never looked like landing.
Grice forces Thrul back against the cage and clinches.
Grice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrul backwards.
Thrul is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice leaning against his opponent.
Thrul turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Thrul manages to end up in side control.
Grice tries to buck Thrul off but Thrul is having none of it.
Grice is trying to control Thrul's posture but Thrul avoids it.
Thrul working the head and body with strikes.
Grice gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Grice is not content to let Thrul control the position.
Thrul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grice actively working from the bottom here.
Grice taking some punishment here, with Thrul in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul lands strikes from half guard.
Thrul trying to control the action but Grice is working from the bottom.
Grice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thrul.
Thrul sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grice defending well though.
Grice wants to get back to full guard.
Thrul is thwarting Grice's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thrul.
Thrul wants to pass the guard but Grice is defending well.
Grice is trying to maintain the position but Thrul is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice gets full guard.
Grice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thrul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thrul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Grice trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Thrul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul checks a leg kick.
Grice throws the kick towards the body but Thrul avoids it.
Thrul fails to land with a series of punches.
Grice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrul cracks the inside of Grice's front leg.
Grice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grice.
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Thrul takes a swing at Grice's ribcage but misses.
Grice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thrul moves out of range as Grice throws a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrul dives in and grabs Grice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grice pushes down on Thrul's head and hops out.
Grice wants to counter with a clinch but Thrul pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aznar Thrul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrul takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grice.
Thrul lands a nice uppercut.
Grice misses with a punch on the inside.
Grice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grice pushes Thrul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grice lands with a right to the head.
Grice lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grice lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thrul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grice's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grice.
Grice misses with a punch on the inside.
Grice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thrul lands with a light punch inside.
Thrul blocks an uppercut.
Thrul tries to work over Grice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrul's elbow.
Grice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grice is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Grice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Grice fails to land.
Grice works on Thrul's body with a couple of short punches.
Thrul misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Grice.
Thrul gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Thrul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thrul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thrul lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grice is looking to improve his position.
Thrul sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grice defending well though.
Thrul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grice keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thrul working the head and body with strikes.
Thrul with the ground and pound but Grice uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Grice wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Grice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thrul is one step ahead there.
Grice working a defensive guard here.
Thrul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's eight 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.
Grice wants to sweep here but Thrul controlling him for the moment.
Grice looking to control.
Thrul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grice had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thrul defends it easily.
Grice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thrul.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thrul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grice.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grice.
Grice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrul moves away.
Thrul dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grice. That did some damage!
Thrul avoids the body shot from Grice.
Thrul attempts a counter takedown but Grice avoids it well and moves away.
Aznar Thrul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grice scores with the left hand. Thrul knows he should have avoided that one.
Grice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thrul looks for the body kick but Grice saw that one coming.
Grice tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thrul is able to avoid easily.
Thrul throws a low kick but Grice moves out of range easily.
Grice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thrul's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Thrul blocks the leg kick.
Grice tries to sprawl but Thrul drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Thrul seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grice is looking to improve his position.
Grice trying to control from the bottom.
Thrul throws a strike but Grice avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Grice.
I think Grice 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Gary Grice!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Gary Grice!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Gary Grice!
Gary Grice wins by unanimous decision!
Gary Grice decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurmas Uusisto has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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30
181 lbs
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38
178 lbs
39 - 21 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Uusisto with a poor takedown
and Hall counters with a leg kick.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Uusisto moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall thumps Uusisto with a low kick.
Uusisto misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Uusisto 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.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Hall feints and then cracks Uusisto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uusisto down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusisto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall stuns Uusisto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Justin Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uusisto misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Uusisto gets a double leg takedown into Hall's guard.
Uusisto trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Uusisto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uusisto lands a couple of elbows.
Uusisto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uusisto throws a big elbow that misses.
Uusisto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Uusisto trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Uusisto is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto is working for a kimura but Hall is defending it quite comfortably.
Uusisto lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uusisto wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
Uusisto is working for a submission of some sort.
Uusisto trying to control from Hall's half guard. Hall has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uusisto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Uusisto is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Uusisto trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uusisto wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall has control of Uusisto's left arm, preventing Uusisto from doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Uusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Uusisto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
Hall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Uusisto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Uusisto moved out of range nicely.
Uusisto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Uusisto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Uusisto lands with a kick to the ribs.
A low kick from Hall misses
letting Uusisto counter with a right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto lands with a nice combination. Hall backs away looking to recover.
Hall lands a lovely overhand right.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Uusisto ducks down to avoid it.
Uusisto misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Uusisto takes a step back to recover.
Uusisto moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uusisto! But no joy.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Uusisto blocks a head kick by Hall.
Uusisto throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall lands a jab to Uusisto's midsection.
Uusisto throws a body shot but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusisto moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Uusisto misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uusisto misses with an uppercut
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
Uusisto drives through with a takedown into Hall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uusisto looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Uusisto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uusisto trying to control the position.
Uusisto is trying to hold Hall in close to prevent damage but Hall has managed to pass into half guard.
Uusisto wants to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hall is thwarting Uusisto's attempts to control the position.
Uusisto tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Jurmas Uusisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uusisto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hall's back!
Hall rolls, trying to escape but Uusisto keeps control of the position.
Hall showing good submission defense here.
Uusisto misses with an elbow to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to escape the position.
Uusisto looking to break Hall's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hall remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Uusisto will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hall covering up well under a series of strikes from Uusisto.
Hall tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Uusisto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hall wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Uusisto.
Uusisto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Uusisto misses with a head shot.
Hall taking shots to the head.
Hall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Uusisto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uusisto lands a big elbow.
Hall holds on to Uusisto as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Uusisto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Justin Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall is rocked!
Uusisto wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.
Uusisto dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jurmas Uusisto.
I think Uusisto 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Jurmas Uusisto!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Jurmas Uusisto!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Jurmas Uusisto!
Jurmas Uusisto wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. Nikitin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smack My Bitch Up . Alexandr Nikitin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bastien Harris's chin.
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193 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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175 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris sets himself, and Nikitin steps forward looking for the clinch! Harris avoids it this time.
Nikitin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been informed that Nikitin 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.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris tries to bum rush Nikitin with a series of wild strikes but Nikitin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nikitin circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikitin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nikitin lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Harris lands with a nice body punch.
Nikitin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bastien Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Nikitin.
Nikitin slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Nikitin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris tries to bum rush Nikitin with a series of wild strikes but Nikitin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Bastien Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris misses with a hook to the body
and Nikitin moves into the clinch.
Nikitin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Nikitin working aggressively here.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Harris.
Harris misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikitin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Nikitin moved away.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Nikitin sees coming a mile off.
Nikitin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nikitin slips nicely into half guard.
Nikitin is keen to just control but Harris is a slippery customer.
Nikitin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikitin wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin is looking for a kimura but Harris is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nikitin to get the leverage.
Nikitin throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
Nikitin is trying to control. Harris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nikitin moves into full mount! Harris won't be happy about that!
Nikitin with good strikes from the mount here!
Nikitin can't control as he wanted to and Harris manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Harris is trying to stand back up but Nikitin is controlling him
Nikitin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nikitin trying to control from Harris's half guard. Harris has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nikitin controls the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin looking to pass the guard.
Nikitin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nikitin tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nikitin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a front kick.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikitin misses with a body shot.
Nikitin is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Nikitin shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Nikitin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikitin throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nikitin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Nikitin feints the counter takedown.
Harris lands a two punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Nikitin shoots in.
Nikitin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nikitin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harris works over Nikitin's head and body with a nice combination.
Nikitin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexandr Nikitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastien Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a left and a right that stings Nikitin.
It looks like Alexandr Nikitin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikitin.
Nikitin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nikitin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nikitin connects with a single shot there.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nikitin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nikitin.
Nikitin pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nikitin working aggressively here.
Nikitin swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Nikitin throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin catches Harris napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Harris to the canvas!
Harris is rocked!
It looks like Bastien Harris has been cut.
Nikitin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nikitin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Harris's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexandr Nikitin!
Alexandr Nikitin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Bastien Harris was interviewed post fight and said 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilton Teimosia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teimosia tries to clinch but Beast moves out of range.
Beast is looking to counter punch.
Beast lands a head shot.
Teimosia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Teimosia tries to throw a body punch but Beast avoids it by throwing Teimosia back against the cage.
Teimosia takes a shot to the head.
Teimosia tries to work over Beast's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beast tries to circle away but Teimosia has him pinned against the cage.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as Beast controls his hands.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
Teimosia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teimosia lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast lands with a short shot to the head.
Beast blocking some punches.
Beast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teimosia pushes Beast back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beast blocks an uppercut.
Beast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia tries to work over Beast's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beast lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Teimosia.
Teimosia lands with a left to the head.
Beast wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teimosia lands with a right to the head.
Teimosia can't find room to land a body shot as Beast controls the action.
Teimosia blocking some punches.
Beast manages to break the clinch.
Teimosia clinches.
Teimosia misses with a body punch.
Teimosia presses Beast against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
Teimosia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Teimosia digs a right hand underneath Beast's ribcage. Beast let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beast blocks an uppercut.
Beast tries to break free but Teimosia pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Teimosia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Teimosia misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teimosia blocks a body shot from Beast.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teimosia.
Beast pushes Teimosia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast wants to get back to striking at distance but Teimosia won't allow it.
Teimosia working aggressively here.
Beast tries to work over Teimosia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teimosia.
Beast prevents a body shot from Teimosia.
Teimosia pushes Beast back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beast misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beast misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teimosia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beast's elbow.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Beast.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teimosia tries to work over Beast's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beast looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beast manages to break the clinch.
Teimosia checks a leg kick.
Teimosia moves into the clinch.
Teimosia misses with a punch on the inside.
Beast tries to work over Teimosia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teimosia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teimosia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beast.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Teimosia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Beast as the two fighters clinch.
Teimosia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Teimosia lands with a short shot to the head.
Teimosia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beasts head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia working aggressively here.
Beast lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teimosia working aggressively here.
Teimosia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beast manages to break the clinch.
Teimosia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teimosia moves away.
Teimosia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Teimosia lands a big shot that drops Beast! Can he finish him?
Beast is rocked!
Teimosia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beast swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oh Beast is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beast will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Beast preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beast seems to have got his legs back now.
Teimosia passes Beast's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Beast trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Teimosia throwing strikes here but Beast is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Teimosia looking to control but Beast is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Teimosia throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Beast is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teimosia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Teimosia with shots to the head and body - Beast looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Teimosia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Beast blocking the ground and pound.
Teimosia controlling from the full mount.
Teimosia throwing strikes but Beast uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Teimosia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Teimosia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Teimosia is nestled in close to Beast, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beast is staying active underneath Teimosia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Teimosia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Billy Beast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Beast flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Teimosia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beast won't allow Teimosia to pass to mount.
Teimosia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beast keeps working.
Teimosia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beast keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Teimosia wants to pass to mount but Beast is defending the position.
Teimosia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well,Beast is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Teimosia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beast trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Teimosia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Teimosia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teimosia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beast works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Teimosia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Teimosia cracks Beast with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Teimosia misses with a low kick.
Beast moves out of range as Teimosia strikes.
Teimosia lands a jab to the head.
Beast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beast misses with an uppercut
and Teimosia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beast connects with a crisp jab.
Hilton Teimosia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Beast shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Teimosia as he checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Teimosia. That snapped Beast's head back.
Beast moves out of range as Teimosia throws a body kick.
Teimosia sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Beast to the ground! Teimosia dives into full mount looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teimosia wants to control the pace but Beast is squirming around nicely.
Teimosia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beast can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Teimosia lands a big shot to the head and Beast winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hilton Teimosia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Outerspace- Revolution kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tantalus Flay!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as DeVanzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Flay doesn't seem phased though.
DeVanzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Flay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flay misses with a hook
and DeVanzo counters with a thumping low kick.
DeVanzo with a nice cross.
DeVanzo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Flay is trying to defend but DeVanzo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Flay keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Flay taking some punishment here, with DeVanzo in his half guard.
Flay trying to control but DeVanzo postures up.
DeVanzo trying to control from half guard but Flay is working away.
Flay wants to control but DeVanzo is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay trying to get back to full guard but DeVanzo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Flay looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
DeVanzo tries to control but Flay wriggling away.
Flay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Flay is squirming around, avoiding DeVanzo's attempts to control the action.
Flay is trying to escape the mount.
Flay tries to hold on but DeVanzo pushes him away.
Flay is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay tries to hold on but DeVanzo pushes him away.
DeVanzo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Flay has worked his arm free - good work by Flay!
DeVanzo is looking to take a break and control but Flay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeVanzo staying calm.
DeVanzo tries for a kimura but Flay is defending well.
Flay is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Flay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
DeVanzo working the head and body with strikes.
Flay tries to control the position but he's not in luck - DeVanzo easily slips into full mount!
We've been hearing that DeVanzo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Flay tries to hold on but DeVanzo pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay is looking to improve his position but DeVanzo isn't that keen on the idea.
DeVanzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flay is looking to escape.
Flay working to try and regain half guard.
DeVanzo controlling from the full mount.
DeVanzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flay is looking to escape.
DeVanzo raining down shots from the mount!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Flay can't escape the position.
DeVanzo with good strikes from the mount here!
Flay wants to hold on but DeVanzo pushes him away.
Flay is squirming around, avoiding DeVanzo's attempts to control the action.
Flay slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
DeVanzo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Flay wants to get back to full guard.
DeVanzo is keen to just control but Flay is a slippery customer.
Flay is positioning himself well to prevent DeVanzo advancing to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo trying to control the action but Flay is working from the bottom.
DeVanzo prevents Flay from improving his position.
Flay preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Flay is looking to escape.
Flay wants to control but DeVanzo is keeping busy.
DeVanzo prevents Flay from improving his position.
Flay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
DeVanzo controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo is thwarting Flay'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.
DeVanzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Flay sprawls well. He's pushed DeVanzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flay misses with a wild body shot.
DeVanzo throws a body shot but no joy.
DeVanzo fails to land the takedown.
Flay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
DeVanzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeVanzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Flay does it's job there.
DeVanzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for DeVanzo with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artie DeVanzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Flay misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo throws a low kick, looking for Flay's leg but Flay calmly moves out of range.
DeVanzo misses with a hook.
DeVanzo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVanzo tries to score with some ground and pound. Flay controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Flay is trying to improve his position.
Flay is trying to control DeVanzo's posture but DeVanzo avoids it.
Flay trying to control but DeVanzo flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Flay tries to escape the position.
DeVanzo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Flay trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Flay is in bad spot here.
Tantalus Flay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeVanzo tries to keep control of the position but Flay is staying busy.
DeVanzo softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Flay tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Flay throwing hammer fists to the chest of DeVanzo. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flay swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Flay is working to get back to half guard.
Artie DeVanzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeVanzo controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artie DeVanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DeVanzo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Artie DeVanzo!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Artie DeVanzo!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Artie DeVanzo!
Artie DeVanzo wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Artie DeVanzo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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