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EPL 8.4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Von Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Koljeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivo Koljeno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ivo Koljeno!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat moves into the clinch.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ivo Koljeno has been cut.
Koljeno takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koljeno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Goat landing knees to the body.
Koljeno looks winded!
Koljeno takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
Goat lands a nice elbow.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koljeno's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koljeno letting Goat take a breather here.
Goat stalling the fight.
Koljeno takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Ivo Koljeno's cut even more.
Goat lands an elbow just above Koljeno 's eye.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koljeno's defenses.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koljeno takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Ivo Koljeno's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goat.
Koljeno is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goat.
Koljeno is still on wobbly legs! Can Goat finish him?
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Koljeno in his tracks for a moment.
Ivo Koljeno's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goat.
Goat creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Koljeno! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Goat.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Goat!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dickie Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crash looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Crash throws out a powerful jab.
Crash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crash misses with a body punch
and Hall counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Crash!
Crash is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Crash sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A control attempt from Crash but he's now mounted!
Crash tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall with good strikes from the mount here!
Hall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Crash has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Hall's lack of action.
Crash is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crash avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crash is working hard here to advance position.
Hall landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crash is trying to get back to full guard.
Crash trying to hold on to Hall's head to control him but Hall postures up.
Crash is not content to let Hall control the position.
Crash is trying to get back to full guard.
Crash has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
Crash slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash wants to improve his position but instead Hall has moved into half guard.
Hall prevents Crash from improving his position.
Crash gets full guard.
Crash controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hall is fighting to break Crash's control of his arms but Crash is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crash misses the shot to the body.
Crash has managed to clinch.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Crash, against the cage.
Hall gets through Crash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall tries to work over Crash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crash prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
The referee calls for Hall to work.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crash throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Crash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Crash off the cage and back into range.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crash.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crash manages to avoid it.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Crash moves out of range easily.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Crash.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.
Good shot there by Crash.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crash.
Hall cracks Crash with a good jab.
Crash throws a chopping leg kick but Hall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crash looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Crash swings widly with a right hand
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crash moves into full guard.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Crash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hall being controlled here momentarily.
Hall trying to control but Crash is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crash is pressing down on Hall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hall is holding on for now.
Hall is trying to control but can't.
Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Crash.
Crash is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crash prevents Hall from improving his position.
Crash is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Crash is just content to waste time from the top position. Hall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Crash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crash trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall pulls Crash in close to his closed guard and prevents Crash from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crash trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall shoots and misses
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crash sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice shot lands for Crash.
Crash listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Crash.
Hall lands with a cross.
Dickie Crash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crash wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Crash looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall tries a quick counter leg kick but Crash is wise to it.
Crash lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dickie Crash.
I think Crash 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 10:10
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dickie Crash!
Dickie Crash thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. Harris is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Jurmas Uusisto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
193 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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178 lbs
40 - 22 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uusisto.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uusisto.
Uusisto scores with a jab to the body.
Uusisto connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Bastien Harris has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Uusisto.
The fighters circle, before Uusisto throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Harris's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Uusisto lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jurmas Uusisto!
In defeat, Bastien Harris stepped up to the mic, saying 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Outerspace- Revolution. Nikitin has chosen Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tantalus Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay lands a body shot.
Tantalus Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikitin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nikitin throws a body punch but Flay moves out of range.
Flay half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nikitin misses with a wild body shot.
Flay feinted with a counter takedown.
Flay darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Flay wants to take a breather but Nikitin is having none of it.
Nikitin has his hands clasped together around Flay's back. He's all about the action.
Nikitin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flay sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Flay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nikitin defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay prevents Nikitin from improving his position.
Flay with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nikitin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Flay sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nikitin's guard.
Nikitin wants to control but Flay is keeping busy.
Nikitin wants to improve his position but Flay is controlling well.
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.
Flay wants to free his trapped foot but Nikitin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nikitin is trying to control but can't.
Flay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nikitin wants to control but Flay is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flay.
A big left from Flay misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Nikitin blocks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Flay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin ducks right into an uppercut from Flay.
The crowd cheers as Flay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nikitin doesn't seem phased though.
Flay connects with the punch.
Nikitin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Nikitin.
Nikitin tries for a takedown but Flay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flay cracks Nikitin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nikitin shoots in for a takedown but Flay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Flay, as that shot connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nikitin.
Tantalus Flay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Nikitin.
Flay lands a jab to the head.
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!
Flay avoids the body shot from Nikitin.
Flay dips to his left and cracks Nikitin with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin takes one on the button.
Nikitin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flay.
Flay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikitin.
Flay misses with an uppercut. Nikitin saw that one coming.
Nikitin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good shot there by Nikitin.
Flay misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nikitin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Flay uses from the top position.
Nikitin wants to improve his position but instead Flay has moved into half guard.
Flay wants to control but Nikitin is keeping him busy.
Flay not doing much here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin trying to hold on to Flay's head to control him but Flay postures up.
Nikitin taking some punishment here, with Flay in his half guard.
Flay is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's six 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.
Nikitin trying to control from the bottom.
Nikitin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Flay is staying active.
Nikitin is looking to improve his position.
Nikitin manages to get to full guard.
Flay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Flay connects with a couple of short punches.
Nikitin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nikitin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nikitin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nikitin trying to keep a closed guard but Flay is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Flay lands with a hook. Nikitin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nikitin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Flay as he connects with a hook.
Flay is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nikitin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nikitin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from Flay.
Nikitin throws a body shot but no joy.
Flay tries to land a front kick but Nikitin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nikitin scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikitin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flay's waist but Flay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nikitin off to one side.
Nikitin lands an overhand right.
Flay throws a jab when Nikitin was well out of range.
Nikitin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut.
Flay changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Flay is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nikitin lands with a shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Flay cracks Nikitin with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Flay.
A jab from Nikitin finds it's way through Flay's defenses.
Flay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nikitin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nikitin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nikitin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Flay throws a hook to the side of Nikitin's head but Nikitin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flay throws a looping overhand right but Nikitin ducks down to avoid it.
Flay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Flay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nikitin momentarily.
Nikitin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Flay misses.
Nikitin slips under a jab from Flay.
A big left from Flay misses.
Nikitin has closed the distance and engaged Flay in a clinch.
Flay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tantalus Flay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flay 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tantalus Flay!
A victorious Tantalus Flay thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz comes into the arena with Everyday blaring out of the sound system. Gregorovitsj has chosen Pink Panther Theme as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz throws the left hand but Gregorovitsj avoids the punch easily.
Gregorovitsj looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gregorovitsj ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
Gutz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice leg kick.
Gutz throws a good cross that connects.
Gutz cracks the inside of Gregorovitsj's front leg.
Gutz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gregorovitsj cracks the inside of Gutz's front leg.
Gregorovitsj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Gutz looks to land a left hand but Gregorovitsj moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregorovitsj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutz tries to bum rush Gregorovitsj with a series of wild strikes but Gregorovitsj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gregorovitsj only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gutz misses with a body kick.
Gutz swings for the body but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj throws a counter combo.
Gutz 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's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz looks to throw the jab but Gregorovitsj is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutz. That's going to slow Gregorovitsj down.
Gregorovitsj moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gutz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gregorovitsj walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gregorovitsj walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gregorovitsj counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gutz misses with a hook
and Gregorovitsj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gutz scores with a head kick.
That has opened up Boris Gregorovitsj's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz misses with a left hand
and Gregorovitsj counters with a right hand to the body.
Gregorovitsj lands with a straight right. Gutz didn't see that one coming.
Gutz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gutz lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gregorovitsj.
Gutz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gregorovitsj swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gregorovitsj misses with a body kick.
Gregorovitsj throws a sloppy head kick and Gutz moves out of range easily.
Gutz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gregorovitsj.
Gutz takes a swing at Gregorovitsj's ribcage but misses.
Gregorovitsj throws out a counter right but Gutz avoids it with no problem.
Gutz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gutz scores with a hook to the body. Gregorovitsj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gutz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gutz working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregorovitsj is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gutz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is looking to stall here but Gregorovitsj recovers full guard.
Gutz trying to control but Gregorovitsj is working from the bottom.
Gregorovitsj trying to control the position here.
Gregorovitsj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gutz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gregorovitsj is adopting a defensive guard.
Gutz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gutz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gutz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gutz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gutz wants to pass the guard but Gregorovitsj is keeping the position.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Gregorovitsj keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj pulls Gutz in to control the position.
Gutz is looking to work some ground and pound but Gregorovitsj has wrist control.
Gregorovitsj seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Gutz misses its intended target.
Gutz misses with the body kick
and Gregorovitsj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gutz throws a low kick but Gregorovitsj avoids it.
Gregorovitsj looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gutz cracks Gregorovitsj with an open hand slap.
Gutz dips to his left and cracks Gregorovitsj with an uppercut!
Gutz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutz motions for Gregorovitsj to come forward. Gutz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz missing with a left hand there. Gregorovitsj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gutz missing with a left hand there. Gregorovitsj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gutz throws out a powerful jab.
Gregorovitsj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Gregorovitsj's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gutz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gregorovitsj scrambles back to his feet.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gregorovitsj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Gregorovitsj to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Gregorovitsj's head but Gregorovitsj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gregorovitsj thinks about the counter body kick.
Gregorovitsj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gregorovitsj finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gutz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gregorovitsj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gregorovitsj slips under a jab from Gutz.
Gutz closes the distance and clinches up with Gregorovitsj, looking for a takedown. Gutz pushes Gregorovitsj against the cage but Gregorovitsj circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a lazy uppercut
and Gregorovitsj counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gutz! Gregorovitsj lets Gutz back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gutz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gregorovitsj lands a big uppercut and Gutz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gutz looks OK. Gregorovitsj waves Gutz back to his feet!
Gutz is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregorovitsj avoids the body shot from Gutz.
Oh Gutz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gutz throws a good cross that connects.
Gutz seems to have got his legs back now.
Gutz cracks Gregorovitsj with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gregorovitsj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz works over Gregorovitsj's head and body with a nice combination.
Gregorovitsj on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gutz lands a nice shot that snaps Gregorovitsj's head back.
Gregorovitsj on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gutz. Gutz obviously looking to wear him down.
Gregorovitsj stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gutz, as that shot connected.
Gregorovitsj throws the left hand but Gutz avoids the punch easily.
Gutz misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Gutz.
Gutz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gutz ducks under a wild hook from Gregorovitsj.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gutz 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 Gregorovitsj has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gregorovitsj and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gutz throws a looping overhand right but Gregorovitsj ducks down to avoid it.
Gutz lands with an uppercut that bounces Gregorovitsj off the cage and back into range.
Gutz misses with a leg kick
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice uppercut.
Gregorovitsj throws a jab but it's blocked by Gutz.
Gutz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gregorovitsj ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gutz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab by Gutz.
Gutz scores with a jab. Gregorovitsj acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gutz.
Gregorovitsj blocks a head kick by Gutz.
Gutz misses with a hook to the body
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice leg kick.
Gutz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gregorovitsj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gregorovitsj misses with a double jab
and Gutz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cormac Gutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregorovitsj throws a wild body kick that Gutz sees coming a mile off.
Gutz is looking to counter punch.
Gregorovitsj has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gutz.
Gregorovitsj throws the kick towards the body but Gutz avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Gutz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 10:9
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. GZA - Shadowboxin' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. DeVanzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grice cracks DeVanzo with a good jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Grice blocks the leg kick.
DeVanzo misses with the combination.
DeVanzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grice.
DeVanzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grice can pounce on him.
DeVanzo throws a body kick that misses.
Grice steps into range and cracks DeVanzo with a monster punch that buckles his knees! DeVanzo flops backwards and Grice dives into his guard looking to finish!
DeVanzo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVanzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oh DeVanzo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeVanzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grice is one step ahead there.
DeVanzo seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grice is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Grice looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grice postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
DeVanzo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grice defends it easily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
DeVanzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grice is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
DeVanzo wants to sweep here but Grice controlling him for the moment.
Grice trying to control the position from guard on top but DeVanzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
DeVanzo connects with a leg kick. Grice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
DeVanzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
DeVanzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grice. DeVanzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Grice.
DeVanzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeVanzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grice throws out the jab.
DeVanzo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grice just manages to avoid it.
Grice looks for the body kick but DeVanzo saw that one coming.
Grice scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grice, right into the meat.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grice connects with a leg kick. DeVanzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grice throws a low kick but it's checked well by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a lazy head kick
and Grice counters with a low kick, right behind DeVanzo 's knee.
Gary Grice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grice lunges at DeVanzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeVanzo's hand.
The crowd cheers as DeVanzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grice doesn't seem phased though.
DeVanzo takes a swing at Grice's ribcage but misses.
Grice throws a big shot that misses.
Grice moves out of range of the body kick from DeVanzo.
Grice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gary Grice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeVanzo staying out of range there.
Grice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grice with a hook.
DeVanzo lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice 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.
Grice avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeVanzo shoots in for a takedown but Grice shows good takedown defense.
DeVanzo is looking to land body kicks.
DeVanzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grice.
Grice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
DeVanzo checks a leg kick.
DeVanzo checks the leg kick.
Grice throws a jab but it's blocked by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grice tries to land a leg kick but DeVanzo saw it coming and moves away.
Grice throws a right hand that misses
and DeVanzo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
DeVanzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but DeVanzo is out of range.
Grice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grice misses the shot to the body.
DeVanzo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
DeVanzo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grice fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeVanzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Grice in the body.
Grice lands a nice leg kick that just misses DeVanzo's sensitive parts.
DeVanzo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
DeVanzo thows a huge punch but Grice dodges it nicely.
Grice tries to get to full guard but DeVanzo has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grice wants to control but DeVanzo is keeping busy.
DeVanzo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grice wants to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from DeVanzo.
Grice is pressing down on DeVanzo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
DeVanzo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Grice is trying to control the position but DeVanzo postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Grice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grice misses with a straight right.
DeVanzo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeVanzo throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Grice.
DeVanzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
DeVanzo lands a slapping body shot.
DeVanzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Grice lands a nice leg kick that just misses DeVanzo's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. DeVanzo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeVanzo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grice just manages to avoid it.
Grice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeVanzo can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeVanzo throws a low kick but Grice moves out of range easily.
DeVanzo scoring well with a low kick there.
DeVanzo 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.
Grice swings for the body but DeVanzo moves out of range.
Grice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeVanzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
DeVanzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
DeVanzo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
DeVanzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grice has a couple of punches blocked by DeVanzo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
DeVanzo throws a head punch that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeVanzo working aggressively here.
Grice misses with a body punch.
Grice avoiding damage as DeVanzo throws knees to the body.
Grice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but DeVanzo is keeping busy.
Grice has a couple of punches blocked by DeVanzo.
Grice is trying to stall.
Grice tries to throw a body punch but DeVanzo avoids it by throwing Grice back against the cage.
DeVanzo lands with a left to the head.
Grice lands a left hand.
Grice swings wildly with an uppercut but DeVanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grice looking to slow down the pace here.
Grice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeVanzo has Grice pressed against the cage, preventing Grice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Grice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 9:10
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Grice!
Gary Grice spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Artie DeVanzo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hey, are we done here? 'Cause I'm losing my buzz.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul pivots, looking for a leg kick but Teimosia is out of range and Thrul settles back down.
Teimosia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Teimosia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aznar Thrul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teimosia throws a head kick that misses.
Thrul attempts a counter takedown but Teimosia avoids it well and moves away.
Thrul lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thrul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Teimosia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teimosia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thrul. That's going to slow Teimosia down.
Thrul keeps Teimosia at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul closes this distance looking for a takedown but Teimosia circles away.
Teimosia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thrul tries a head kick but it misses.
Teimosia counters with a body kick.
Teimosia moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Teimosia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Teimosia steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thrul.
Thrul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Teimosia.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thrul.
Thrul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teimosia avoids the body shot from Thrul.
Teimosia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Teimosia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrul was well out of range. Poor timing from Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a leg kick.
Thrul connects with a leg kick. Teimosia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thrul throws a sloppy head kick and Teimosia moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul needs to keep his hands up - Teimosia had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Thrul scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thrul throws out a leg kick but Teimosia moves out of range and Thrul only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teimosia lands with a nice combination. Thrul backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Thrul.
Teimosia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Teimosia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Thrul misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thrul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teimosia wants to counter the offense by Thrul and move into the clinch position.
Thrul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Teimosia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thrul throws out the jab.
Thrul moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul is working Teimosia over against the cage.
I was talking to Thrul's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thrul prevents a body shot from Teimosia.
Thrul tries to throw a body punch but Teimosia avoids it by throwing Thrul back against the cage.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teimosia lands a body shot.
Thrul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrul tries for a takedown. No joy.
Teimosia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrul backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teimosia.
Thrul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teimosias head.
Thrul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teimosia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thrul backwards.
Teimosia blocks a body shot from Thrul.
Thrul scores with a shoulder strike.
Thrul is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Teimosia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia throws a head punch that misses.
Teimosia misses with a punch to the body.
Teimosia scores with a shot to the side of Thrul's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teimosia misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thrul fails to land.
Thrul scores with a hook to the body.
Thrul is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aznar Thrul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrul blocking some punches.
Teimosia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Teimosia.
Still in the clinch, Teimosia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Teimosia can't find room to land a body shot as Thrul controls the action.
Thrul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Teimosia gets through Thrul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thrul lands a shot to the body.
Thrul throws a head punch that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Thrul fails to land.
Teimosia blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Thrul - that landed with a thud.
Thrul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia gets through Thrul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thrul or not.
Teimosia works on Thrul's body with a couple of short punches.
Teimosia lands a hook that snaps the head of Thrul backwards.
Nice body punch from Teimosia.
Thrul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teimosia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teimosia cracks Thrul with a nice body shot.
Teimosia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrul lands with a short shot to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thrul tries for a takedown but Teimosia manages to get underhooks.
Thrul tries to work over Teimosia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrul pushes Teimosia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teimosia lands a nice uppercut.
Teimosia blocking some punches.
Thrul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teimosia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thrul.
Thrul blocking some punches.
Teimosia scores with a shot to the side of Thrul's head.
Thrul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thrul lands with a light punch inside.
Thrul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teimosia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrul working aggressively here.
Thrul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teimosia.
Thrul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teimosia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Teimosia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teimosia throws a head punch that misses.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
Thrul blocks an uppercut.
Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrul controls his hands.
Thrul wants to take the fight to the mat but Teimosia manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thrul struggles to land a body shot inside as Teimosia controls his hands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Teimosia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrul drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Teimosia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teimosia.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Thrul.
A short uppercut from Teimosia.
A short left from Thrul.
Thrul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teimosia.
Teimosia gets through Thrul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thrul can't find room to land a body shot as Teimosia controls the action.
Thrul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrul lands a nice shot to the body.
Thrul pushes Teimosia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teimosia digs a right hand underneath Thrul's ribcage. Thrul let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thrul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Teimosia lands with a right to the head.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teimosia prevents a body shot from Thrul.
Teimosia cracks Thrul with a nice body shot.
A short right from Teimosia on the inside.
Thrul throws a head punch that misses.
Teimosia tries a body shot but Thrul blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Teimosia fails to land.
Thrul misses with a punch to the body.
Teimosia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Teimosia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Thrul.
A short uppercut from Teimosia.
Teimosia blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hilton Teimosia.
I think Teimosia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 9:10
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 9:10
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hilton Teimosia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Sara - Weatherman. 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 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Beast!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale throws out a loose jab but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beast throws a jab when Hale was well out of range.
Hale appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hale scores with a punch to the head.
Beast blocks the body kick.
Hale misses with the body kick
and Beast counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Billy Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale slips under a jab.
Beast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Hale misses.
It seemed like Beast was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beast moves away.
Beast looks for the body kick but Hale saw that one coming.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hale connects with a jab.
Hale throws a lazy head kick
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Billy Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hale scores with a hook to the body. Beast takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beast misses the jab.
Hale moves out of range of the body kick from Beast.
Beast looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale connects with an inside leg kick.
Hale slips under a jab from Beast.
Beast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hale throws a leg kick but Beast checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast thows a body kick. Hale tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Beast throws a series of punches but Hale moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast throws a looping overhand right but Hale ducks down to avoid it.
Beast misses with a left hand
and Hale counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beast escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beast is pulling down on Hale's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hale trying to control the position from guard on top but Beast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Beast looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hale forces his way into half guard.
Beast is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hale seems to be working for a kimura but Beast defends the submission attempt.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Beast looks to land a body kick but Hale moved away.
Hale half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beast looks to land a body kick but Hale moved away.
Hale lands a leg kick that knocks Beast off balance momentarily.
A left lands for Hale.
Hale defending well as Beast loads up on a big left hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Beast.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beast.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hale.
Hale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beast lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beast is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hale throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Beast as Hale shoots in.
Beast takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beast connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hale sizes up Beast with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beast throws a lazy uppercut
and Hale decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beast's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast looking for a guillotine here but Hale defends easily.
Beast has control of Hale's left arm, preventing Hale from doing any damage.
Hale is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Beast is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Beast has escaped and now he's on top!
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Hale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Beast works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hale looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beast controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hale trying to control but Beast postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beast keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hale is staying active underneath Beast, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hale is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hale misses with a lunging right hand
and Beast counters with a nice leg kick.
Hale shoots and misses
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Beast as he checks the leg kick.
Beast swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws a hook to the side of Beast's head but Beast sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Beast.
Hale checks a leg kick.
Beast is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hale had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hale takes one to the side of the head.
Hale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beast is able to avoid easily.
Beast swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beast misses with an uppercut.
Beast throws a hook but Hale blocks it.
Beast checks a low kick from Hale.
Hale fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beast is out of range.
Beast misses with a hook. Hale ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Beast as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Beast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beast has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Beast!
Billy Beast looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm bad, I know it. I'm bad, I show it.'.
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