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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gianpaolo Volpicelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brownie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gianpaolo Volpicelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volpicelli checks a low kick from Anderson.
Volpicelli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Volpicelli throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson motions for Volpicelli to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Volpicelli misses the target.
Volpicelli tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Volpicelli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Volpicelli throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Volpicelli throws a leg kick that misses.
Anderson tries to clinch but Volpicelli moves out of range.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volpicelli content to stall in guard here.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Volpicelli from controlling successfully.
Volpicelli stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position.
Volpicelli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Volpicelli slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Volpicelli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anderson holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volpicelli tries to advance to mount but can't.
Anderson is not content to let Volpicelli control the position.
Volpicelli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Anderson can't escape the position.
Volpicelli wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
Anderson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Anderson is not content to let Volpicelli control the position.
Volpicelli is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Volpicelli passes into half guard.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Volpicelli.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Volpicelli connects with a nice short shot to Anderson's temple.
Volpicelli is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Anderson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Volpicelli trying to mount his opponent but Anderson defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianpaolo Volpicelli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volpicelli checks it well.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Volpicelli ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Volpicelli feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Volpicelli, as that shot connected.
Both fighters circling a little - Anderson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volpicelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson counters with a body kick.
Volpicelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Volpicelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volpicelli drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Volpicelli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Volpicelli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volpicelli moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volpicelli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Volpicelli is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Volpicelli appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Volpicelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Volpicelli thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Volpicelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Volpicelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson is looking to slow Volpicelli down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Volpicelli misses its intended target.
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Volpicelli misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head kick but Volpicelli moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a hook. Volpicelli ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Volpicelli throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anderson 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 Volpicelli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Volpicelli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Volpicelli.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Volpicelli has time to react.
Volpicelli throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Volpicelli finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Anderson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Volpicelli presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets through Volpicelli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Volpicelli looking to stall.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Volpicelli tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volpicelli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Volpicelli throws an elbow that misses.
Volpicelli tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Volpicelli.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Volpicelli blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Volpicelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
Volpicelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Volpicelli misses with a body punch.
Volpicelli pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Volpicelli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Volpicelli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Volpicelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Volpicelli.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volpicelli closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anderson to the mat! Anderson manages to get full guard.
Anderson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Brownie Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Volpicelli is blocking nicely.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Volpicelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses
and Volpicelli counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gianpaolo Volpicelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volpicelli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson blocks a leg kick.
Anderson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Volpicelli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Volpicelli tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Volpicelli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Volpicelli tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Volpicelli blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Volpicelli is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Volpicelli is rocked!
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Volpicelli.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volpicelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volpicelli has picked Anderson up - he's going for a ride! Volpicelli dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Anderson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Volpicelli manages to mount him!
Volpicelli throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anderson because Volpicelli loaded up on that one.
Volpicelli working for a submission but Anderson is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volpicelli jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Anderson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Anderson and Volpicelli has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Anderson manages to get back to half guard.
Gianpaolo Volpicelli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Volpicelli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Volpicelli scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Volpicelli wants to pass to mount but Anderson is defending the position.
Volpicelli controlling the action here.
Volpicelli wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
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.
Anderson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Volpicelli wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson trying to control but Volpicelli postures up.
Volpicelli stalling away here and it's allowed Anderson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Volpicelli wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brownie Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30 - 12 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Gunn!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djurdjevic misses the body punch
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunn staying out of range there.
Djurdjevic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Djurdjevic throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Nelson Gunn has been cut.
Gunn throws a hook to the side of Djurdjevic's head but Djurdjevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Djurdjevic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Djurdjevic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Djurdjevic misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djurdjevic moves away from the strike by Gunn.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses.
Gunn misses with a hook.
Gunn lands a lovely overhand right.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Djurdjevic tries a head kick but it misses.
Djurdjevic drops his hands momentarily and Gunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Djurdjevic moved out of range nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Djurdjevic scores with a four punch combination!
Djurdjevic connects with a nice looking jab.
Gunn lands a nice looking body kick.
Gunn lands the left hand.
Nelson Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn throws a combination. Djurdjevic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Djurdjevic misses with a takedown attempt
and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Djurdjevic is rocked!
Djurdjevic is breathing heavily.
OH! Djurdjevic has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Gunn smells blood and charges in for the finish! Gunn unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Djurdjevic sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nelson Gunn!
During a confident post fight interview, Nelson Gunn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Adis Djurdjevic had this to say: 'I can see the pasture..... and it's beginning to look green'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guywaun Lopez Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Scotty Doesn't Know. 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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guywaun Lopez Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott misses with a body kick.
Scott tries to clinch but Lopez Lopez moves away
and Lopez Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lopez Lopez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that Scott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lopez Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott is looking to land body kicks.
Scott lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez Lopez's head back.
Lopez Lopez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scott looks for a takedown but Lopez Lopez sprawls well.
No joy there for Lopez Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Lopez Lopez misses.
Scott lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott throws a body punch but Lopez Lopez moves out of range.
Scott works over Lopez Lopez's head and body with a nice combination.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lopez Lopez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Scott finish him?
Scott bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Lopez Lopez! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Lopez Lopez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lopez Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Scott chips away with some ground and pound.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lopez Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott with a nice head shot there.
Scott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Scott passes into half guard.
Lopez Lopez trying to control here.
Lopez Lopez is refusing to be controlled, as Scott sits in half guard.
Lopez Lopez wants to sweep but Scott has passed to side control!
Lopez Lopez defending against the ground and pound.
Scott misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lopez Lopez is looking to regain half guard here but Scott keeps moving and retains side control.
Scott is putting a hurting on Lopez Lopez here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Scott's best efforts.
Scott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Scott 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.
Lopez Lopez wants to control but Scott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Scott slips a nice elbow through Lopez Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez Lopez's forehead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez Lopez defending well though.
Scott is nestled in close to Lopez Lopez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Scott drops an elbow to the side of Lopez Lopez's head.
Lopez Lopez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scott.
Lopez Lopez trying to control here.
Scott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Scott connects with a nice short shot to Lopez Lopez's temple.
Lopez Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scott.
Scott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Scott connects with a nice short shot to Lopez Lopez's temple.
Lopez Lopez gets back to full guard.
Scott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lopez Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott gets to his feet and stands over Lopez Lopez, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Lopez Lopez felt that one! Scott unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Lopez Lopez from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esteban Scott!
An out of breath Esteban Scott thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter has chosen Cyprus Hill - Hits From the Bong as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumina Sato is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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182 lbs
36 - 20 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Granite chin |
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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
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato lands a left and a right that send Hunter crashing to the mat, dazed. Sato thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jay Hunter has been cut.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Sato moved away.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Sato.
We've been hearing reports that Sato has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sato takes one on the button.
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!
Sato moves into the clinch.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Sato scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hunter on the inside.
Sato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Hunter is struggling to control the position.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
Sato presses Hunter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Hunter stalling in the clinch but Sato improves position.
Sato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter blocks the elbow strike.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Hunter looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Hunter to work.
Hunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter misses with an elbow strike.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sato will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hunter up against the cage.
Sato blocking some punches.
Sato controlling the action here for a moment.
Hunter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rumina Sato has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sato tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Sato blocking some punches.
Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Hunter.
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!
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato misses with the combination.
Rumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunter. That's going to slow Sato down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Sato.
Hunter replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sato blocks it well.
Sato cracks Hunter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sato lands with a cross.
Hunter has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A cross from Sato lands.
Hunter is rocked!
Sato slips under a jab from Hunter.
Sato checks a low kick from Hunter.
Hunter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Hunter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sato momentarily.
Hunter lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sato checks a leg kick.
Sato is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Sato.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sato tries to clinch but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunter.
Hunter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sato's sensitive parts.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato clinches with his opponent.
Sato scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Hunter tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunter.
Hunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Hunter lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
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 Rumina Sato will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hunter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hunter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Sato swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sato checks a leg kick nicely.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Rumina Sato is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunter just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSato.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter lands with a straight right. Sato didn't see that one coming.
Hunter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sato rather than just go for the knockout.
Sato takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Sato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sato there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sato connects with a single shot there.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Hunter's head back.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Rumina Sato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crack! A monster head kick from Sato and Hunter falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Sato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rumina Sato!
In his post fight interview, Rumina Sato started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Juggernaut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom works Juggernaut's body with a nice hook.
Juggernaut cracks Khanom Tom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khanom Tom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Juggernaut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juggernaut wants to slow Khanom Tom down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanom Tom takes one on the button.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Juggernaut sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Juggernaut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanom Tom.
Juggernaut scores with a hook to the body. Khanom Tom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khanom Tom 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.
Juggernaut is looking to slow Khanom Tom down with leg kicks.
Juggernaut looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Juggernaut is looking to land body kicks.
Juggernaut swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khanom Tom wants to counter the offense by Juggernaut and move into the clinch position.
Khanom Tom rushes Juggernaut and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juggernaut throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juggernaut lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juggernaut has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom.
Juggernaut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khanom Tom tries to keep at a distance but Juggernaut has taken the fight into the clinch.
Juggernaut working Khanom Tom over with knees to the body.
Juggernaut scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nai Khanom Tom has been cut.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanom Tom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khanom Tom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khanom Tom tries a body shot but Juggernaut blocks it.
Khanom Tom lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Juggernaut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juggernaut.
Khanom Tom working Juggernaut over with knees to the body.
Juggernaut avoiding damage as Khanom Tom throws knees to the body.
Juggernaut tries a body shot but Khanom Tom blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut pushes off an throws an elbow but Khanom Tom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Juggernaut.
Khanom Tom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Juggernaut managing to block the knees to the body from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Juggernaut avoiding damage as Khanom Tom throws knees to the body.
Khanom Tom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juggernaut avoids it.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch to the body.
Juggernaut breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Juggernaut struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanom Tom controls his hands.
Juggernaut scores with a knee to the head.
Juggernaut lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanom Tom's elbow.
Juggernaut throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juggernaut lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom blocks an uppercut.
Juggernaut pushes Khanom Tom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khanom Tom looks winded!
Khanom Tom prevents a body shot from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juggernaut missing with knees to the body.
Khanom Tom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khanom Tom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khanom Tom misses with the head strike.
Juggernaut tries to work over Khanom Tom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Juggernaut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juggernaut lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khanom Tom backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juggernaut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khanom Tom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Juggernaut misses with a punch to the body.
Juggernaut unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Khanom Tom! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Juggernaut is unloading with more strikes now! Khanom Tom drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Juggernaut!
A very excited looking Bo Juggernaut made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price has chosen Black Label Society - Bleed for Me as his entrance music. Dan Price has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stem Cell's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Price!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Cell there.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Price lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Price takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Danga de danga de dang - Price scores with a four punch combination!
Price missing with a left hand there. Cell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dan Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Price, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Price throws a series of punches but Cell moves out of range.
Cell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Price just manages to avoid it.
Price scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cell takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Cell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cell.
A nice inside leg kick there by Price. That's going to slow Cell down.
Price takes a jab right on the kisser.
Price slips a jab from Cell.
Price flicks out a counter leg kick but Cell steps away.
Price takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cell misses the shot to the body.
Price scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cell throws a hook but Price blocks it.
Cell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Price back to the cage. Cell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell slips a straight right by Price.
A leg kick checked by Cell.
Price tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Price gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cell. Price shrugs it off though.
Cell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cell lands a lovely overhand right.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cell looks to land a left hand but Price moved out of range nicely.
Price changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cell moves away from the strike by Price.
Cell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cell moves out of range of the body kick.
Price cracks Cell with a good jab.
Price moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price walks into a stiff left hand from Cell.
Price stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell looks to score with a jab to the body but Price is just out of range.
Cell scores with a shot to the body.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Cell.
Price steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cell.
Cell throws a hook but Price avoids it easily.
Cell misses the shot to the body.
Price looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Price fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Price misses
and Cell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Price checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Price connects with a leg kick. Cell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cell looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Price - that will leave a mark!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cell.
Cell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donk. Price catches Cell right on the button with a cross.
Cell is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price checks a leg kick nicely.
Cell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cell throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
Price catches Cell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Cell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Price takes one to the chin there.
Cell seems to have got his legs back now.
Cell pushes Price away with a front kick.
Cell misses with a straight left.
Price misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cell.
Cell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cell wants to land a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Jab by Price.
Cell connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cell throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Price turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Cell connects with a leg kick. Price looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Price bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cell's head backwards.
Cell looks to land a left hand but Price moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Price's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Price misses with a right hand
and Cell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Price misses with a head kick.
Cell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Price. Price obviously looking to wear him down.
Cell scores with a shot to the body.
Cell lands with a good body shot.
Price has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cell missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cell misses with a body shot.
Cell misses with an uppercut.
Cell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cell misses with a takedown
and Price counters with a two punch combo.
Price takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Price cracks a nice hook into Cell's ribs.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stem Cell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Price feints a jab promting Cell to slip. Price then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cell looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Cell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.
Good standup being displayed there by Price as he connects with a hook.
Cell misses with a low kick.
Cell moves away from the strike by Price.
Price throws out a powerful jab.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Cell's shoulder, as Cell tries to avoid the shot.
Cell throwing a counter right hand but Price manages to avoid it.
Cell swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Price with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cell blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Price.
Price takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cell tests Price's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Cell.
Cell misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cell. That's going to slow Price down.
Jab by Price.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price scores with a push kick.
A swing and a miss from Cell.
Dan Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price scores with a sloppy right hand. Cell should have avoided that one.
Price connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cell momentarily.
Price lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Price throws the kick towards the body but Cell avoids it.
Cell throwing a counter right hand but Price manages to avoid it.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cell.
Price cracks the inside of Cell's front leg.
Cell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Cell throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
Price connects with the punch.
Price lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cell avoids a kick to the body.
Cell wants to land a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Price takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cell blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cell tries a head kick but it misses.
Price chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good shot there by Cell.
Price lands a front kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cell!
Cell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Cell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Price lands with a hook. Cell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Price moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Price lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cell takes a step back to recover.
Cell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Price.
The crowd cheers as Price lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cell doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell wants to land a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Cell throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
Cell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cell throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
Price fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Price counters with a body kick that stops Cell in his tracks momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Cell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Price thuds a left hand into Cell's body.
Price lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Price takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Price connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cell scrambles back to his feet.
Cell connects with a leg kick. Price looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price throws a quick inside leg kick.
Price misses with an uppercut.
Cell takes one on the button.
Price misses with a double jab
and Price takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cell throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Price takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cell lands a two punch combo.
Price lands a hook that stumbles Cell back into the cage. Price follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Cell to the canvas! Price pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Cell has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dan Price!
Dan Price decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Stem Cell spoke after the fight, saying 'Looks like its time for apoptosis.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Police State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). State comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Velasquez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Accept's Balls To The Wall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Police State!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez moves out of range as State throws a body kick.
Velasquez throws a hook but State avoids it easily.
State lands with a straight right. Velasquez didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Juan Velasquez has been cut.
State tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Velasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez 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.
State will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
State slips a jab from Velasquez.
Velasquez looks for the body kick but State saw that one coming.
State 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.
That kick from Velasquez tenderised State's leg. State is trying to keep his angry face on.
Velasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Velasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
State slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
State changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Velasquez tries to avoid it but State manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Velasquez to the ground. Velasquez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
State looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
State is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
State on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
State misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Velasquez - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez connects with a high kick.
It looks like Police State has been cut.
Velasquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
State misses with an attempted mid kick.
Velasquez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
State scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
State keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velasquez.
State misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Velasquez.
State fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
State lands a big uppercut and Velasquez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Velasquez looks OK. State waves Velasquez back to his feet!
Velasquez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as State blocks the low kick.
Velasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can State finish him?
State misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velasquez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from State.
Velasquez drops his hands momentarily and State needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Velasquez just on the top of the head. Velasquez drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Velasquez - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Police State!
Police State decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rung Thrym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thrym comes into the arena with We Are - Hollywood Undead blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrym cracks Stroya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thrym stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stroya.
Thrym jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stroya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thrym lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stroya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stroya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stroya motions for Thrym to come forward. Stroya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stroya misses with a body kick.
Thrym gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Thrym misses.
A good leg kick by Thrym.
Stroya thows a leg kick but Thrym checks it
enabling Thrym to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thrym takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thrym throws a head kick but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
Stroya steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thrym.
Thrym shoots in for a takedown but Stroya shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thrym is able to avoid easily.
Stroya blocks a jab.
Thrym looks to throw the jab but Stroya is out of range.
Thrym misses with a head kick.
Thrym scores with a sloppy right hand. Stroya should have avoided that one.
Stroya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stroya with the counter takedown but Thrym avoids it easily.
Jab by Thrym.
Thrym misses with a looping left.
Stroya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stroya takes a swing at Thrym's ribcage but misses.
Thrym throwing a counter right hand but Stroya manages to avoid it.
Stroya ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
Thrym throws a hook but Stroya avoids it easily.
Thrym lands with an overhand left.
Stroya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thrym.
Thrym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stroya misses with a head kick.
Stroya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thrym swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stroya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thrym counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stroya avoids the head kick by Thrym.
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!
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Thrym throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thrym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrym shoots in and drives through. Stroya sprawls well.
Stroya changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stroya moves out of range as Thrym strikes.
A head kick misses from Thrym.
Thrym lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stroya misses with an uppercut. Thrym saw that one coming.
Thrym half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya throws a good cross that connects.
Stroya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stroya throws a chopping leg kick but Thrym manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thrym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rung Thrym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Stroya backs away, Thrym returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thrym lands a really nice looking cross but Stroya seems unphased.
Thrym lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thrym lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thrym misses with a left hand
and Stroya counters with a nice body shot.
Stroya moves out of range of the body kick from Thrym.
Stroya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrym listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroya tries to bum rush Thrym with a series of wild strikes but Thrym uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stroya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrym.
Stroya tries to clinch up but Thrym circles away and keeps his distance.
Stroya misses with a straight right.
Thrym connects with a body shot.
Thrym misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thrym throws a hook to the side of Stroya's head but Stroya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stroya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thrym lands a head kick!
Stroya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Thrym was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thrym misses with an uppercut. Stroya saw that one coming.
A cross from Stroya lands.
Stroya swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Thrym to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rung Thrym dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A good leg kick by Thrym.
Stroya misses with the combination.
Stroya throws a hook but Thrym blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stroya. Thrym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thrym throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stroya might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thrym has got the better of the exchanges.
Stroya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thrym checks it well.
Thrym throws a quick counter head kick but Stroya was just out of range.
Stroya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stroya can do to turn this around?
Stroya misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym throws a jab when Stroya was well out of range.
Stroya appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stroya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thrym looks for a takedown but Stroya sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrym moves away.
Thrym will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thrym backing away here, and Stroya unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thrym connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Thrym.
Thrym lands with an overhand left.
Thrym throws a hook to the side of Stroya's head but Stroya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stroya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thrym lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thrym connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stroya's hands.
Stroya tries to score with a low kick but Thrym moves his leg out of the way.
Rung Thrym is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrym lands with a slapping head kick.
Thrym throws a lazy right hand but Stroya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thrym throws out a powerful jab.
Stroya misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrym throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thrym slips under a jab.
Thrym jabs Stroya right on the nose. Stroya blinks but takes it well.
Thrym darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stroya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stroya wants to control but Thrym is keeping busy.
Stroya is pressing down on Thrym's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thrym stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stroya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrym wants to control from the top but Stroya keeps moving.
Thrym preventing the sweep.
Stroya pulls Thrym in to control the position.
Stroya is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thrym wants to get back to full guard.
Thrym on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thrym trying to hold on to Stroya's head to control him but Stroya postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stroya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Stroya.
Thrym staying out of range there.
Thrym tried to counter with a leg kick but Stroya avoided it.
Thrym cracks a nice hook into Stroya's ribs.
Thrym moves out of range as Stroya throws a body kick.
It looked like Thrym wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stroya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thrym jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thrym misses with a straight left.
Stroya unleashes a big counter combination but Thrym bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stroya slips a jab from Thrym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroya lands a lovely overhand right.
Stroya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrym was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroya.
Thrym fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stroya is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rung Thrym dominated that second round.
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!
Thrym displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stroya throws out the jab.
Stroya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thrym takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Stroya blocks the leg kick.
Stroya looks to land a left hand but Thrym moved out of range nicely.
Thrym misses with a low kick as Stroya jumps back.
Stroya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym throws a head kick but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym throws a head kick that Stroya semi-blocks.
Stroya misses with a leg kick.
Thrym throws the left hand but Stroya avoids the punch easily.
Thrym throws a series of punches but Stroya moves out of range.
Thrym throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym tries a low kick but Stroya avoids it.
Stroya throws a head kick but Thrym moves out of range.
Thrym is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stroya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stroya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stroya just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromThrym.
Thrym fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Thrym misses its intended target.
Thrym lands a jab to the nose.
Stroya ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
Thrym shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stroya defends it nicely.
Stroya is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stroya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dee Stroya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rung Thrym is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya throws a leg kick but Thrym moved away.
Thrym falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stroya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thrym throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thrym misses with a body kick.
Thrym lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thrym cracks Stroya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stroya throws a body punch but Thrym moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrym lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stroya blocks a head kick by Thrym.
Thrym misses with a head kick.
Stroya tries to counter with a clinch but Thrym shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stroya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stroya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thrym swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stroya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thrym counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stroya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrym manages to avoid it.
Stroya checks a low kick from Thrym.
Thrym is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thrym, right into the meat.
Thrym keeps Stroya at a distance using the push kick.
Thrym throws a leg kick which misses Stroya's front leg but catches the back leg as Stroya tries to avoid it.
Thrym moves out of range as Stroya throws a body kick.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stroya scores with a decent looking hook.
Thrym works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroya misses with a wild body shot.
Thrym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stroya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stroya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stroya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thrym uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stroya.
Thrym throws a leg kick but Stroya moved away.
Stroya tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stroya misses with a looping right.
Stroya connects with a single shot there.
Thrym shoots in and drives through. Stroya sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rung Thrym. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stroya thows a body kick. Thrym tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thrym throws a leg kick but Stroya checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rung Thrym showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thrym has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung Thrym!
Rung Thrym 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes to the cage accompanied by Livin It Up. Templeton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Trap Ball. Lance Templeton told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
58 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Templeton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templeton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Templeton ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Templeton counters with a body kick.
Templeton throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Templeton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Decent striking displayed by Donowitz there.
Templeton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donowitz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
Donowitz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick from Templeton.
Templeton throws out a loose jab but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Templeton scores with a shot to the body.
Donny Donowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Templeton checks it.
A little jabbing left from Templeton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Templeton.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Templeton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donowitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Templeton moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templeton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donowitz.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Templeton moves out of range of the body kick from Donowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Templeton misses its intended target.
Donowitz is looking to counter punch.
Donowitz cracks a nice hook into Templeton's ribs.
Templeton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Templeton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donowitz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Templeton counter with a right hand.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut
and Templeton counters by clinching up.
Donowitz manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donowitz.
Templeton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Templeton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Templeton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Templeton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Donowitz cracks a nice hook into Templeton's ribs.
Donowitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Templeton. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Templeton.
Donowitz digs a good body shot into Templeton's ribs.
Templeton blocks a head kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz is looking to chop away at Templeton's legs.
Templeton misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Donowitz fakes the leg kick and cracks Templeton in the body.
Templeton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Templeton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Templeton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a decent looking hook.
Donowitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templeton throws out a counter right but Donowitz avoids it with no problem.
Donowitz dips to his left and cracks Templeton with an uppercut!
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick from Templeton.
Templeton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Templeton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Templeton is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Templeton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Templeton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Templeton clinches.
Donowitz misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donowitz misses with a body punch.
Donowitz throws a head punch that misses.
Donowitz can't find room to land a body shot as Templeton controls the action.
Templeton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Templeton.
Templeton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donowitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Templeton's head.
A left lands for Templeton.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Templeton.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Templeton moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
A bone on bone clash there as Templeton blocks the leg kick.
Templeton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Donowitz.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz throws the left hand but Templeton avoids the punch easily.
Templeton throws a solid leg kick but Donowitz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Templeton.
Donowitz with a jab.
Templeton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donowitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Templeton.
It seemed like Templeton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Templeton's shoulder, as Templeton tries to avoid the shot.
Templeton throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
Donowitz misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Donowitz.
A good leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Templeton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donowitz finds it's way round the side to connect with Templeton's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donowitz throws an off balance right hand
and Templeton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Donowitz really felt that one!
Donowitz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Templeton misses with a low kick.
Donowitz scores with a hook to the body. Templeton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Templeton.
Templeton misses the shot to the body.
Templeton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donowitz.
Templeton throws a hook but Donowitz avoids it easily.
Donowitz scores with a hook.
Donowitz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Templeton. Templeton obviously looking to wear him down.
Donowitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Templeton can do to turn this around?
A big right from Templeton misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donowitz digs a good hook to Templeton's body.
Donowitz sizes up Templeton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Templeton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a lunging right hand
and Donowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Donowitz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Donowitz as he checks the leg kick.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Templeton moves away and avoids it.
Templeton avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Templeton! But no joy.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Templeton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donowitz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Templeton misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Donowitz lands the left hand.
Templeton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Templeton lands a lovely overhand right.
Templeton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Templeton throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donowitz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Templeton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Donowitz misses the target.
Donowitz lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Templeton misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Templeton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donowitz.
Templeton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donowitz throws a leg kick which misses Templeton's front leg but catches the back leg as Templeton tries to avoid it.
Donowitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Donowitz throws the left hand but Templeton avoids the punch easily.
Templeton lands a really nice looking cross but Donowitz seems unphased.
Donowitz tried to score with a low kick but Templeton checks it.
Donowitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Templeton is out of range and Donowitz settles back down.
Templeton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Templeton slips a straight right by Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Templeton moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Templeton does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Templeton.
Templeton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Templeton misses with a low kick.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Templeton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donowitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donowitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donowitz thumps Templeton with a low kick.
Templeton throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
Templeton moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Donowitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donny Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Donowitz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Templeton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Templeton throws out a counter right but Donowitz avoids it with no problem.
Donowitz avoids a kick to the body.
Donowitz throws a chopping leg kick but Templeton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donowitz sets himself, and Templeton steps forward looking for the clinch! Donowitz avoids it this time.
Donowitz tries a low kick but Templeton avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Templeton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Templeton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Templeton misses with a straight left.
Donowitz punishes Templeton's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Templeton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donowitz throws the kick towards the body but Templeton avoids it.
Donowitz sets himself, and Templeton steps forward looking for the clinch! Donowitz avoids it this time.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Templeton is out of range.
Donowitz lands with a good body shot.
Templeton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donowitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Templeton.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Templeton flicks out a counter leg kick but Donowitz steps away.
Donowitz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
Donowitz throws out a leg kick but Templeton moves out of range and Donowitz only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Templeton misses with a leg kick.
Templeton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut
and Templeton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Templeton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Templeton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Templeton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Templeton misses with a kick to the body.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton missing with a left hand there. Donowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Templeton backs away, Donowitz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Templeton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Templeton slips a jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz defending well as Templeton loads up on a big left hand.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Templeton.
Templeton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz cracks a nice hook into Templeton's ribs.
Templeton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Templeton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donowitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Donowitz needs to keep his hands up - Templeton had a free shot at his head there.
Templeton checks the leg kick.
Templeton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donowitz misses with a looping left.
Templeton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donowitz looks to land a left hand but Templeton moved out of range nicely.
Donowitz thuds his right hand into Templeton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donowitz connects with a nice looking jab.
Donowitz lands with a straight right. Templeton didn't see that one coming.
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!
Templeton misses with a right hand
and Donowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Templeton is out of range and Donowitz settles back down.
Templeton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
A little jabbing left from Templeton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A lazy left from Templeton finds it's target.
Donowitz slips a jab from Templeton.
Templeton looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
Templeton scores with a hook.
Templeton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donowitz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Templeton checks a leg kick.
Templeton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Donowitz slips under a jab.
Templeton connects with a solid leg kick.
Donowitz thuds his right hand into Templeton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Templeton lands with a hook. Donowitz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Donowitz looks to land a left hand but Templeton moved out of range nicely.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Templeton moved away.
A low kick from Donowitz is predictable there
and Templeton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donowitz throws the left hand but Templeton avoids the punch easily.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Templeton.
Donowitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Templeton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donowitz backing away here, and Templeton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Templeton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Templeton misses with a looping right.
Templeton throws a head kick but Donowitz moves out of range.
Templeton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Templeton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donowitz with a body shot.
Templeton avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz tries to score with a low kick but Templeton moves his leg out of the way.
Donowitz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Templeton was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.
A slow jab from Templeton misses its intended target.
Donowitz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Templeton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz moves forwards but Templeton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Templeton.
Donowitz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Templeton is looking to score with low kicks.
Templeton checks a low kick from Donowitz.
Templeton just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donowitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Templeton's head.
Templeton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Templeton moves away.
Templeton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Lance Templeton just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Templeton lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Templeton misses.
A leg kick checked by Templeton.
Templeton lands a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Templeton misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz misses the target.
Donowitz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donowitz thows a leg kick but Templeton checks it
and Templeton counters with a nice uppercut.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Templeton.
Templeton moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Templeton 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Templeton will feel that in the morning.
Donowitz moves out of range as Templeton strikes.
Donowitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Templeton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a big shot that misses.
Templeton defending well as Donowitz loads up on a big left hand.
Templeton tries to work over Donowitz's front leg with a kick but Donowitz checks it.
A slow jab from Templeton misses its intended target.
Donowitz misses with the body kick
and Templeton counters with an outside leg kick.
Donowitz throws a leg kick which misses Templeton's front leg but catches the back leg as Templeton tries to avoid it.
Donowitz defending well as Templeton loads up on a big left hand.
Donowitz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Donowitz throws a right hand that misses
and Templeton counters with a nice uppercut.
Templeton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donowitz thuds his right hand into Templeton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donowitz connects with a right hand. Templeton shakes it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Templeton is out of range.
Templeton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Templeton misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Templeton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Templeton responds with a good body kick, but Donowitz manages to step out the way in time.
Donowitz delivers a nice body kick.
Templeton lands with a nice body kick.
Templeton blocks the body kick.
Templeton throws out a counter right but Donowitz avoids it with no problem.
Templeton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Templeton works the jab nicely.
Templeton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Templeton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Templeton is looking to clinch.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Templeton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Donowitz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Templeton throws a good cross that connects.
Donowitz is rocked!
Donowitz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Templeton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Donowitz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Templeton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donowitz seems to have got his legs back now.
Donowitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Donowitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Templeton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donowitz throws a good cross that connects.
Donowitz defending well as Templeton loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz misses the target.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templeton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Templeton misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Templeton's sensitive parts.
Templeton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Templeton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Templeton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz scores with a kick to the body.
Donowitz thuds a left hand into Templeton's body.
Templeton lands a front kick.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Donowitz checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
Templeton blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Donowitz blocks the low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donowitz. That's going to slow Templeton down.
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 Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Donowitz connects with a right hand. Templeton shakes it off.
Templeton throws out a loose jab but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Templeton throws a chopping leg kick but Donowitz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Templeton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Templeton's corner calls for a 1-2. Templeton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Templeton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donowitz has time to react.
Templeton scores with a jab. Donowitz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz backing away here, and Templeton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donowitz throws a front kick aimed at Templeton's knee but Templeton avoids it well.
Templeton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Templeton avoids it.
Donowitz lands with a nice body punch.
Donowitz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Donowitz tenderised Templeton's leg. Templeton is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donowitz lands a nice shot that snaps Templeton's head back.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Donowitz misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Templeton.
Donowitz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Templeton.
Templeton throws out a leg kick but Donowitz moves out of range and Templeton only half commits.
Templeton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Templeton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Templeton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Templeton finds it's target.
Donowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Templeton.
Templeton looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Donowitz misses the target.
Templeton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lance Templeton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Templeton tries to clinch there but Donowitz circles away.
Templeton throws an overhand right that lands on Donowitz's shoulder, as Donowitz tries to avoid the shot.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Templeton.
Donowitz catches Templeton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Templeton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Templeton's head.
Crunch! Donowitz slams his shin into Templeton's torso.
Donowitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Templeton.
Donowitz 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.
Donowitz checks a leg kick.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Templeton.
Templeton misses with a left hand
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Templeton.
Templeton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donowitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Templeton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Templeton manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Templeton misses
and Donowitz counters with a leg kick.
Templeton 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.
Templeton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Templeton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Templeton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donowitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donowitz connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Templeton's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz lands a lovely overhand right.
Donowitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donowitz connects with a looping right hand.
Templeton is looking to score with low kicks.
Donowitz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Templeton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donowitz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donowitz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Templeton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Templeton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donowitz slips under a jab.
Donowitz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Templeton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz cracks Templeton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Donowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donowitz 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Donny Donowitz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivic comes to the cage accompanied by La La Girl by Paffendorf. Tantor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by tantor. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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
46 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fritzie Zivic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zivic misses with a low kick.
Zivic misses with a leg kick
and Tantor counters with a straight right hand.
Tantor blocks a jab.
Zivic rushes Tantor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Zivic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zivic misses with a body punch.
Zivic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zivic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zivic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zivic scores with a shoulder strike.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Zivic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zivic lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Tantor on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zivic.
Tantor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tantor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zivic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zivic throws an off balance right hand
and Tantor counters with a nice uppercut.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zivic finds it's way round the side to connect with Tantor's head.
Zivic misses the shot to the body.
Zivic moves out of range of the body kick.
Zivic scores with a shot to the body.
Tantor looks for the body kick but Zivic saw that one coming.
Zivic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tantor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tantor misses with a hook
and Zivic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zivic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zivic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tantor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tantor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zivic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zivic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice defenses there by Tantor.
Tantor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tantor lands a glancing blow to the side of Zivic's head.
Tantor throws a wild body kick that Zivic sees coming a mile off.
Tantor throws out a leg kick but Zivic moves out of range and Tantor only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zivic.
Zivic throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
Zivic throws a looping overhand right but Tantor ducks down to avoid it.
Zivic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zivic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zivic scores with a nice right hand.
Zivic scores with a jab. Tantor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tantor moves away from the strike by Zivic.
And Tantor responds with a good body kick, but Zivic manages to step out the way in time.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Zivic.
Zivic connects with a nice looking jab.
Tantor motions for Zivic to come forward. Tantor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zivic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tantor staying out of range there.
Zivic clobbers Tantor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Zivic throws the left hand but Tantor avoids the punch easily.
Zivic ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Zivic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tantor throws out a counter right but Zivic avoids it with no problem.
Zivic 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.
Zivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zivic throws a jab but it's blocked by Tantor.
Zivic throws an overhand right that lands on Tantor's shoulder, as Tantor tries to avoid the shot.
Zivic lands with a cross.
Zivic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Zivic lands.
Zivic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zivic throws an overhand right that lands on Tantor's shoulder, as Tantor tries to avoid the shot.
Tantor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zivic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tantor counters with a right hand to the body.
Tantor connects with an inside leg kick.
Zivic throws a body shot but no joy.
Tantor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zivic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zivic.
Tantor checks a low kick from Zivic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zivic moves in looking to clinch but Tantor pushes him off.
Tantor lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic has closed the distance and engaged Tantor in a clinch.
Tantor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zivic backwards.
Tantor stalling in the clinch but Zivic improves position.
Zivic tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tantor tries to work over Zivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Tantor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zivic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zivic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tantor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Tantor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tantor tries to keep at a distance but Zivic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tantor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zivic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tantor walks into a straight right hand from Zivic.
The crowd cheers as Zivic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tantor doesn't seem phased though.
Zivic missing with a left hand there. Tantor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zivic lands with a good body shot.
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 Fritzie Zivic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Zivic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zivic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zivic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zivic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tantor looks to land a body kick but Zivic moved away.
Zivic misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zivic throws a leg kick
and Tantor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zivic throws a looping overhand right but Tantor ducks down to avoid it.
Zivic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zivic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zivic. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tantor - that will leave a mark!
Tantor tries to bum rush Zivic with a series of wild strikes but Zivic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zivic misses with an uppercut. Tantor saw that one coming.
Zivic moves into range and clinches up with Tantor.
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!
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tantor's elbow.
Tantor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Tantor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tantor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tantor wants to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right hook to the body lands for Zivic.
Tantor prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Zivic controls his hands.
Zivic blocking some punches.
Zivic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Zivic controls the action.
Tantor blocking some punches.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Zivic tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zivic.
Zivic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Zivic looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a punch but it's blocked by Zivic.
Fritzie Zivic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tantor tries a body shot but Zivic blocks it.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic lands a body shot.
Tantor is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Zivic.
Zivic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tantor or not.
Zivic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zivic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zivic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tantor.
Zivic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Zivic.
Zivic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Zivic pushes Tantor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Zivic as the two fighters clinch.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Tantor controls his hands.
Zivic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic with a knee to the head.
Zivic lands an uppercut.
Tantor blocks a body shot from Zivic.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zivic.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zivic tries to stall but Tantor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Zivic.
A shot in the inside from Zivic.
A short uppercut from Zivic.
A head punch on the inside from Tantor fails to land.
Zivic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zivic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tantor is rocked!
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tantor is still on wobbly legs! Can Zivic finish him?
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Tantor controls his hands.
Tantor seems to have recovered his senses.
Zivic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Zivic lands with a left to the head.
Tantor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zivic.
Zivic throws a big uppercut that drops Tantor! More strikes from Zivic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tantor lies dazed against the cage as Zivic celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fritzie Zivic!
Fritzie Zivic retains his light heavyweight title!
Fritzie Zivic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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