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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Knockout (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar Knockout!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Knockout to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Devon Smith has been cut.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Knockout's head but Knockout sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knockout looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith cracks Knockout with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Oscar Knockout has been cut.
Smith misses the body punch
and Knockout counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Knockout throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knockout lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knockout to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knockout was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Knockout swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knockout on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith throws a hook but Knockout avoids it easily.
Smith digs a good body shot into Knockout's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knockout can pounce on him.
Knockout misses with a looping left.
Smith misses with a hook
and Knockout counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knockout eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good shot there by Smith.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Knockout counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith is looking to chop away at Knockout's legs.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith takes a swing at Knockout's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Knockout counters with a stiff right hand.
Knockout lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockout throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knockout works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Devon Smith's cut is getting worse.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knockout with a nice cross.
Knockout throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knockout.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith slips under a jab from Knockout.
Knockout throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Knockout was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knockout misses with an uppercut.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knockout throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Knockout moved out of range.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Devon Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knockout throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith cracks Knockout with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knockout looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Knockout scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knockout staying out of range there.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knockout tries a quick counter leg kick but Smith is wise to it.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Knockout takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockout lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Knockout takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Knockout takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That has opened up Oscar Knockout's cut even more.
A big right from Knockout misses.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knockout was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Knockout moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith moves out of range as Knockout strikes.
Knockout closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knockout is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Knockout counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oscar Knockout will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith slips under a jab from Knockout.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Knockout ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Knockout unleashes a big counter combination but Smith bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Knockout misses the jab.
Knockout takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knockout, as that shot connected.
Oscar Knockout seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith connects with a right hand. Knockout shakes it off.
Knockout misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Knockout moves out of range.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knockout swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Knockout.
Jeez, Devon Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Knockout counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knockout connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knockout misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knockout thinking.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knockout was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith lands a nice hook to Knockout's body. Knockout takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Knockout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Devon Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oscar Knockout!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Oscar Knockout waved his t-shirt featuring Sin City Allstars's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devil Anse Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by Ratamahatta. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devil Anse Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
Austin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hatfield fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Austin is out of range.
Austin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Austin scoring well with a low kick there.
Austin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hatfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Austin staying out of range there.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Austin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
Austin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatfield throws a right hand that Austin ducks under and follows up with a left that Austin also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Austin as he connects with a hook.
Austin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Austin defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Austin swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatfield.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin misses with a looping left.
Hatfield now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hatfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Austin.
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Hatfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin tries a knee to the head but Hatfield blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Austin.
Austin tries a body shot but Hatfield blocks it.
Hatfield tries a body shot but Austin blocks it.
Hatfield is trying to push Austin away but Austin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Austin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hatfield blocks an uppercut.
Hatfield is trying to break free.
Hatfield has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Austin is trying to keep an underhook but Hatfield manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hatfield looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hatfield thows a huge punch but Austin dodges it nicely.
Hatfield wants to work for an arm triangle but Austin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hatfield winds up and cracks Austin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hatfield trying to pass the guard but Austin defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Austin wants to get back to full guard but Hatfield has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Austin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield looking to control but Austin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hatfield working Austin over with strikes here.
Austin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Austin regains half guard.
Hatfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hatfield is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Austin sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is not content to let Hatfield control the position.
Austin trying to control here.
Austin is staying active underneath Hatfield, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Austin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hatfield.
Hatfield is keen to just control but Austin is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Hatfield.
Hatfield is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Austin is just riding it out for now. Hatfield eventually gives up the hold.
Hatfield wants to pass to mount but Austin is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Austin keeping hold of Hatfield's head, controlling as best he can.
Hatfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Austin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Austin manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Anse Hatfield dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Austin.
Austin slips a straight right by Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.
Hatfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Austin.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatfield throws an overhand right that lands on Austin's shoulder, as Austin tries to avoid the shot.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Austin ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Austin misses the target.
Austin staying out of range there.
Landon Austin is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Austin.
Hatfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Austin blocks the low kick.
Hatfield has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Devil Anse Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Austin misses.
Austin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatfield swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
Austin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hatfield.
Austin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin scores with a jab to the head.
Austin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatfield moves away from the strike by Austin.
Austin blocks a jab.
Austin is looking to counter with head kicks.
A solid body kick from Austin.
Hatfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Austin throws a lazy right hand but Hatfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Austin is looking to slow Hatfield down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Hatfield misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Austin. That's going to slow Hatfield down.
Austin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
Hatfield lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Austin looks to throw the jab but Hatfield is out of range.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Austin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hatfield misses the shot to the body.
Hatfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Austin.
Austin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatfield.
Austin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Austin as he avoids it easily.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hatfield with a hook.
Hatfield misses with a body shot
and Austin counters with a low kick, right behind Hatfield 's knee.
Austin lands with a slapping head kick.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hatfield's calf.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Austin throws a leg kick but Hatfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Austin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield misses with a two punch combination.
Landon Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Austin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hatfield.
Austin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Austin.
Austin throws a leg kick which misses Hatfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatfield tries to avoid it.
Austin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hatfield swings away with a body shot that misses
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield throws the left hand but Austin avoids the punch easily.
Austin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hatfield is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Austin.
Austin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Austin motions for Hatfield to come forward. Austin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Austin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a two punch combination.
Austin scores with a head kick. Hatfield tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Austin walks into a jab.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Austin as he avoids it easily.
Austin misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Hatfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Austin lands a leg kick that knocks Hatfield off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin lands a head shot.
Hatfield with a lazy takedown attempt
and Austin counters with a nice leg kick.
Landon Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devil Anse Hatfield.
Hatfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Austin dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Austin.
Austin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Austin slips a jab and a cross from Hatfield.
Hatfield darts in looking for a takedown but Austin gets double underhooks and turns Hatfield into the cage.
Austin fakes the leg kick and cracks Hatfield in the body.
Austin tries to sprawl but Hatfield drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin is looking for a sweep. Hatfield is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hatfield controlling the action here.
Austin has hold of Hatfield's hands but Hatfield slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield slows the pace down in half guard.
Hatfield throwing shots but Austin is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is looking to control Hatfield's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Austin avoid being mounted?
Austin is doing well to control the position and prevent Hatfield from advancing to side control.
Hatfield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Austin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hatfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Austin wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hatfield is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd cheers as Austin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hatfield doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Hatfield.
A punch lands to the side of Hatfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hatfield misses with a double jab.
Austin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hatfield shoots in looking for a takedown but Austin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hatfield's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Austin.
Hatfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Austin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatfield throws out the jab.
Hatfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Austin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hatfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hatfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hatfield takes a kick to the side of the head.
Austin scores with a sloppy right hand. Hatfield should have avoided that one.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Austin saw that one coming.
Hatfield cracks Austin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hatfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Austin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatfield.
Austin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Austin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Austin.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
That kick from Austin tenderised Hatfield's leg. Hatfield is trying to keep his angry face on.
Austin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Austin, right into the meat.
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hatfield has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hatfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Hatfield there.
Austin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
Hatfield throws out a counter right but Austin avoids it with no problem.
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Austin counters with a big head kick but Hatfield shrugs it off.
Hatfield swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hatfield swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
Austin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hatfield in his tracks.
Austin cracks the inside of Hatfield's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Austin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Austin!
A victorious Landon Austin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wi Tu Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borden Chantry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
21 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wi Tu Lo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo moves out of range as Chantry strikes.
Lo throws a combination that misses
and Chantry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Lo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lo lands with a straight right. Chantry didn't see that one coming.
Chantry misses with an uppercut.
Chantry misses with a looping right.
Lo throws a body punch but Chantry moves out of range.
Chantry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lo misses with a left hand
and Chantry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lo thinking.
Chantry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lo 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.
Chantry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lo misses with a right hand
and Chantry counters with a stiff right hand.
Lo lands with an uppercut that bounces Chantry off the cage and back into range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chantry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chantry digs a good hook to Lo's body.
Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chantry is just out of range.
Chantry tried to counter with a leg kick but Lo avoided it.
Good leg kick by Chantry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chantry.
Lo lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo scores with a hook to the body. Chantry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Lo misses.
Chantry tries a head kick but it misses.
Lo takes a swing at Chantry's ribcage but misses.
Chantry catches Lo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lo misses with a combination
letting Chantry counter with a right hand.
Chantry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chantry defending well as Lo loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Chantry.
Chantry misses with a hook.
A big right from Chantry misses.
Lo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Chantry!
Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lo misses with a hook to the body
and Chantry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chantry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chantry scores with a nice strike.
Lo misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lo.
Chantry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chantry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lo moves away.
Lo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chantry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chantry rather than just go for the knockout.
Lo throws a jab when Chantry was well out of range.
Lo digs a good body shot into Chantry's ribs.
Chantry blocks a jab.
Chantry cracks Lo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lo misses with a combination
and Chantry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Chantry.
Chantry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lo manages to avoid it.
Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Chantry's shoulder, as Chantry tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chantry slips a straight right by Lo.
Chantry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chantry slips a straight right by Lo.
Lo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chantry throws the kick towards the body but Lo avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chantry. That's going to slow Lo down.
Chantry cracks Lo with an open hand slap.
Lo is rocked!
Lo misses with a double jab
and Chantry counters with a right hand from hell and Lo is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Borden Chantry!
Borden Chantry 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarov has chosen "Fade to Black" by Metallica 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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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
20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Nazarov - just one landing.
Koistinen lands with a nice combination. Nazarov backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Vadim Nazarov has been cut.
Nazarov swinging wildly here.
Koistinen sizes up Nazarov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nazarov lands a nice shot that snaps Koistinen's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a body punch but Nazarov moves out of range.
Nazarov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Koistinen needs to keep his hands up - Nazarov had a free shot at his head there.
Koistinen throws the kick towards the body but Nazarov avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koistinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koistinen throws a series of punches but Nazarov avoids them all with ease.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut.
Nazarov moves out of range of the leg kick from Koistinen.
Koistinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koistinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nazarov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koistinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koistinen tries to land a body kick
and Nazarov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koistinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nazarov.
Koistinen scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Nazarov manages to mount him!
Nazarov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nazarov lands a big elbow.
Koistinen tries to hold on but Nazarov postures up.
Nazarov prevents Koistinen from getting the reversal.
Nazarov lands a couple of good shots and Koistinen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Nazarov is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Koistinen up.
Koistinen wants to escape the position.
Nazarov lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Koistinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Koistinen right now.
Nazarov lands a shot to the head.
Koistinen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nazarov has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Koistinen.
Nazarov lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Koistinen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nazarov lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nazarov has the hooks in. Koistinen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Koistinen is taking damage to the body and head.
Koistinen is rocked!
Nazarov avoiding Koistinen 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov drops a big shot to the side of Koistinen's head! Oh, Koistinen is out! He's out cold! Nazarov jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner. In his post fight interview he thanks God. Saying that without him, he wouldn't have the power to knock his opponent senseless. Amen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vadim Nazarov!
A victorious Vadim Nazarov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Riccuito 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, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Riccuito!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Tarczynski tenderised Riccuito's leg. Riccuito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tarczynski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riccuito. That did some damage!
Karol Tarczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarczynski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tarczynski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riccuito's sensitive parts.
Tarczynski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tarczynski throws a front kick that sends Riccuito stumbling back into the cage.
Riccuito throws a hook but Tarczynski avoids it easily.
Tarczynski lands a nice shot that snaps Riccuito's head back.
Donk. Tarczynski catches Riccuito right on the button with a cross.
Tarczynski throws a looping overhand right but Riccuito ducks down to avoid it.
Riccuito tries to counter with a clinch but Tarczynski shakes him off and moves away.
Tarczynski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riccuito cracks a nice hook into Tarczynski's ribs.
Riccuito wants to clinch up but Tarczynski keeps it at a distance.
Tarczynski throws a jab when Riccuito was well out of range.
Riccuito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarczynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tarczynski looks to land a body kick but Riccuito moved away.
A little jabbing left from Riccuito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tarczynski motions for Riccuito to come forward. Tarczynski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito defending well as Tarczynski loads up on a big left hand.
Riccuito follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Riccuito forces Tarczynski back against the cage and clinches.
Riccuito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riccuito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short uppercut from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tarczynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarczynski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tarczynski has Riccuito pushed against the cage.
Riccuito unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tarczynski prevents a body shot from Riccuito.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Riccuito.
Riccuito lands a nice knee to the body.
Riccuito tries a body shot but Tarczynski blocks it.
Riccuito lands a damaging elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tarczynski.
Riccuito crunches a lovely knee into Tarczynski's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tarczynski blocks it with crossed arms.
Tarczynski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski has Riccuito pushed against the cage.
Tarczynski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tarczynski pushes Riccuito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarczynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tarczynski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riccuito moves out of range of the leg kick from Tarczynski.
A lazy body kick from Tarczynski
and Riccuito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tarczynski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tarczynski misses the jab.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riccuito.
A little jabbing left from Riccuito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski 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.
Riccuito slips under a jab from Tarczynski.
A big right from Riccuito misses.
Riccuito drives through and clinches with Tarczynski against the cage.
Tarczynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riccuito.
Riccuito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tarczynski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tarczynski being controlled against the cage.
Tarczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tarczynski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tarczynski lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski has a couple of punches blocked by Riccuito.
Tarczynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarczynski working aggressively here.
Tarczynski working aggressively here.
Tarczynski manages to break the clinch.
Riccuito misses with a series of wild punches.
Riccuito throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tarczynski counter with a right hand.
Tarczynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarczynski lands a nice hook to Riccuito's body. Riccuito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the side of Riccuito's head but Riccuito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tarczynski swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccuito.
Tarczynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riccuito. Riccuito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Riccuito has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Tarczynski dominated that round.
That's time! Tarczynski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tarczynski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Riccuito counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tarczynski misses with a left hand
and Riccuito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tarczynski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot by Riccuito.
Tarczynski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riccuito can do to turn this around?
Riccuito avoids the head kick by Tarczynski.
Riccuito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tarczynski momentarily.
Riccuito blocks a leg kick.
Riccuito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tarczynski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riccuito slips a jab from Tarczynski.
Riccuito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tarczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riccuito.
Nice defenses there by Tarczynski.
Riccuito looks to land a right hand but Tarczynski moved out of range.
Tarczynski fakes the leg kick and cracks Riccuito in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarczynski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tarczynski misses with a kick to the body.
Riccuito is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tarczynski with a body shot.
Karol Tarczynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Tarczynski thuds his shin into the meat of Riccuito's side.
Riccuito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarczynski.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarczynski, right into the meat.
Riccuito checks a low kick from Tarczynski.
A swing and a miss from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riccuito misses with a hook.
Riccuito wants to clinch up but Tarczynski keeps it at a distance.
Tarczynski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riccuito checks a low kick from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarczynski. Tarczynski obviously looking to wear him down.
Tarczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riccuito moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski tries a knee to the head but Riccuito blocks it.
Tarczynski lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski is pushing Riccuito up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski has Riccuito pressed against the cage.
Tarczynski looking to stall.
Tarczynski crunches a lovely knee into Riccuito's ribcage.
Tarczynski avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tarczynski takes an elbow to the temple.
Riccuito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarczynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarczynski trying to control the position but instead, Riccuito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tarczynski into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karol Tarczynski.
Riccuito moves out of range of the strikes.
Riccuito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Riccuito scores with a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Tarczynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski scoring well with a low kick there.
Tarczynski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tarczynski tried to score with a low kick but Riccuito checks it.
Tarczynski swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Riccuito counter with a right hand.
Riccuito tries to move into range but Tarczynski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Riccuito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tarczynski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarczynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riccuito scores with a jab. Tarczynski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Riccuito throws a looping overhand right but Tarczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Tarczynski tries a head kick but it misses.
Riccuito was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A shot to the liver by Tarczynski. Beautiful body shot.
Tarczynski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riccuito fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tarczynski, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Tarczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Tarczynski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tarczynski misses the shot to the body.
Tarczynski throws an overhand right that lands on Riccuito's shoulder, as Riccuito tries to avoid the shot.
Riccuito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tarczynski throws a sloppy head kick and Riccuito moves out of range easily.
Riccuito has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tarczynski connects with a solid leg kick.
Tarczynski throws out a loose jab but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarczynski thuds his right hand into Riccuito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tarczynski throws a right hand that Riccuito ducks under and follows up with a left that Riccuito also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riccuito tries to clinch but Tarczynski is having none of it.
Riccuito lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarczynski's head.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Tarczynski missing with a left hand there. Riccuito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Riccuito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tarczynski ducks under a wild hook from Riccuito.
A little feinted left hand from Tarczynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a push kick but Riccuito slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarczynski, right into the meat.
Tarczynski throws a lazy right hand but Riccuito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riccuito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tarczynski misses the jab.
Riccuito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy left from Tarczynski finds it's target.
Tarczynski throws a jab when Riccuito was well out of range.
Riccuito steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tarczynski. That one must have hurt.
Riccuito tries to clinch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Tarczynski swings for the body but Riccuito moves out of range.
Tarczynski throws out a powerful jab.
Tarczynski rushes Riccuito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riccuito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito scores with a shoulder strike.
Riccuito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski digs a right hand into Riccuito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riccuito's gas tank.
Riccuito scores with a shot to the side of Tarczynski's head.
Riccuito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tarczynski is keeping busy.
Mark Riccuito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tarczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Tarczynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tarczynski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tarczynski 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 Riccuito has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riccuito and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tarczynski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Riccuito.
A countering left hand to the body from Riccuito misses.
Riccuito slips a straight right by Tarczynski.
Riccuito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarczynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tarczynski tried to counter with a leg kick but Riccuito avoided it.
Tarczynski lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riccuito.
Tarczynski scores with a leg kick.
Tarczynski throws a shot from downtown. Riccuito moves away and avoids it.
Tarczynski cracks the inside of Riccuito's front leg.
Riccuito checks a leg kick.
Tarczynski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riccuito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Riccuito is looking to clinch.
Riccuito throws out a loose jab but Tarczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarczynski is looking to chop away at Riccuito's legs.
Riccuito slips under a jab from Tarczynski.
Riccuito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riccuito tries to clinch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Tarczynski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Riccuito releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Riccuito moves into the clinch successfully.
Riccuito stalling in the clinch but Tarczynski improves position.
Tarczynski trying to control the position but instead, Riccuito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tarczynski into the cage.
Tarczynski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riccuito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tarczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Riccuito controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Tarczynski.
Riccuito slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Tarczynski clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tarczynski works the jab nicely.
Riccuito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tarczynski with a nice cross.
Tarczynski slips a jab from Riccuito.
Tarczynski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tarczynski throws a shot from downtown. Riccuito moves away and avoids it.
Riccuito throws a fast counter high kick but Tarczynski manages to duck under it in time.
Tarczynski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Riccuito checks it well.
Tarczynski connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarczynski. Riccuito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarczynski sets himself, and Riccuito steps forward looking for the clinch! Tarczynski avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski thuds his shin into the meat of Riccuito's side.
Tarczynski lands with a cross.
Tarczynski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tarczynski connects with the punch.
Tarczynski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riccuito doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a wild body kick that Riccuito sees coming a mile off.
Riccuito tries to clinch there but Tarczynski circles away.
Riccuito misses with an uppercut. Tarczynski saw that one coming.
Riccuito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tarczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tarczynski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tarczynski lands with a nice body punch.
Tarczynski lands with a shot to the body.
Tarczynski lands with a shot to the body.
Tarczynski staying out of range there.
Riccuito misses with a leg kick
and Tarczynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tarczynski connects with a leg kick. Riccuito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Tarczynski misses.
Riccuito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a jab when Riccuito was well out of range.
Tarczynski swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccuito.
Riccuito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Tarczynski throws a right hand that misses
and Riccuito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tarczynski throws a right hand that misses
and Riccuito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riccuito misses with a hook. Tarczynski ducked under it nicely.
Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Tarczynski connects with the punch.
Riccuito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riccuito throws out a loose jab but Tarczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarczynski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Riccuito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito is looking to clinch but Tarczynski is avoiding it.
Tarczynski misses with a looping right.
Riccuito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Riccuito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riccuito slips a straight right by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riccuito eats them both and turns towards Tarczynski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Riccuito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarczynski sets himself, and Riccuito steps forward looking for the clinch! Tarczynski avoids it this time.
Tarczynski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riccuito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tarczynski can pounce on him.
Riccuito 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.
Tarczynski connects with a body shot that sends Riccuito's belly button to the back.
Tarczynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarczynski misses the jab.
Riccuito tries to counter with a clinch but Tarczynski shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski scores with a hook.
Tarczynski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riccuito tries to clinch
and Tarczynski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Tarczynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riccuito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riccuito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarczynski.
Riccuito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tarczynski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Tarczynski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tarczynski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riccuito up against the cage.
Tarczynski effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Tarczynski had his way with Mark Riccuito in that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Riccuito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riccuito rushes Tarczynski and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Riccuito.
A short uppercut from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tarczynski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tarczynski lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tarczynski working Riccuito over with knees to the body.
Tarczynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riccuito backwards.
Riccuito blocks an uppercut.
Riccuito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riccuito is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tarczynski blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tarczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarczynski looks to land a body kick but Riccuito moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot.
Riccuito wants to counter with a clinch but Tarczynski pushes him away.
Tarczynski swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccuito.
Tarczynski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tarczynski throws a head kick but Riccuito moves out of range.
Riccuito tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tarczynski throws a lazy right hand but Riccuito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riccuito ducks right into an uppercut from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski darts in and clinches Riccuito up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tarczynski is looking to break free of the clinch but Riccuito has double underhooks.
Riccuito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tarczynski blocks it with crossed arms.
Riccuito is trying to maintain a safe position but Tarczynski gets an underhook and turns Riccuito into the cage.
Riccuito tries to throw a body punch but Tarczynski avoids it by throwing Riccuito back against the cage.
Tarczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mark Riccuito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riccuito walks into a straight right hand from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski lands a leg kick that knocks Riccuito off balance momentarily.
Tarczynski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riccuito moves out of range of the body kick from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riccuito moves away.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Riccuito.
Tarczynski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riccuito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tarczynski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riccuito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarczynski cracks Riccuito with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Riccuito.
Riccuito walks into a straight right hand from Tarczynski.
Riccuito blocks the body kick.
Riccuito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tarczynski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Riccuito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarczynski. Riccuito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarczynski tests Riccuito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riccuito momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito throws a solid leg kick but Tarczynski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riccuito.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tarczynski. Riccuito shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarczynski cracks the inside of Riccuito's front leg.
A slow jab from Tarczynski misses its intended target.
Tarczynski stuns Riccuito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Tarczynski does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Tarczynski scores with a four punch combination!
Tarczynski misses with a looping left.
Riccuito checks a leg kick nicely.
Tarczynski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tarczynski staying out of range there.
Riccuito throws the left hand but Tarczynski avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Tarczynski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarczynski 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Tarczynski!
The defeated Mark Riccuito had this to say: '153'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Spiteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiteri has chosen AC/DC -TNT as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Kanitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanitz stuffs the takedown attempt from Spiteri. Spiteri gets slowly back to his feet.
Kanitz throws a looping overhand right but Spiteri ducks down to avoid it.
Spiteri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanitz throws out the jab.
Kanitz lands a lovely overhand right.
Kanitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Kanitz's head coaches at Hunter MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kanitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spiteri momentarily.
Spiteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiteri.
Spiteri misses with a hook
and Kanitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Kanitz.
Nice straight punches there by Spiteri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spiteri.
Spiteri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kanitz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Spiteri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanitz.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Spiteri has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Spiteri checks the leg kick.
Kanitz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanitz moves away from the strike by Spiteri.
Kanitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simon Kanitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanitz.
Spiteri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kanitz momentarily.
Spiteri fails to land with a series of punches.
Kanitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Spiteri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spiteri misses with a looping left.
Kanitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spiteri fails to land with a series of punches.
Kanitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spiteri's sensitive parts.
Kanitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kanitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spiteri throws out the jab.
Spiteri moves out of range as Kanitz strikes.
Kanitz is looking to score with low kicks.
Kanitz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. Kanitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Kanitz throws a hook but Spiteri avoids it easily.
Kanitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kanitz misses.
Spiteri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kanitz defends it well.
Kanitz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kanitz has managed to clinch.
Kanitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spiteri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kanitz working aggressively here.
Kanitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Spiteri can't get the takedown.
Kanitz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kanitz.
Spiteri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kanitz has him pressed against the cage.
Kanitz lands a hook that snaps the head of Spiteri backwards.
A short right from Spiteri on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanitz.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanitz.
Kanitz stops a takedown attempt from Spiteri.
Simon Kanitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Spiteri.
Spiteri looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spiteri.
Spiteri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
Kanitz has a couple of punches blocked by Spiteri.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Kanitz.
Kanitz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kanitz digs a right hand into Spiteri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spiteri's gas tank.
Spiteri goes for a takedown attempt but Kanitz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spiteri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanitz clinches.
Kanitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Kanitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kanitz can't find room to land a body shot as Spiteri controls the action.
Spiteri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spiteri wants a takedown but no success here.
Kanitz keeps control of Spiteri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kanitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri trying to stall but Kanitz improves his position.
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spiteri changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kanitz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kanitz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Kanitz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiteri moves out of range of the leg kick from Kanitz.
Spiteri moves forwards but Kanitz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kanitz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kanitz is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Spiteri misses.
Spiteri dives in and scores a takedown into Kanitz's guard.
Kanitz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spiteri wants to control from the top but Kanitz keeps moving.
Kanitz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kanitz tries to get out of the position.
Spiteri throws a strike but Kanitz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz dominated that round.
That's time! Kanitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spiteri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanitz.
A little feinted left hand from Kanitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Kanitz misses.
Spiteri throws a jab but it's blocked by Kanitz.
Spiteri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kanitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spiteri.
Kanitz feints and then cracks Spiteri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spiteri down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kanitz.
Kanitz throws a hook but Spiteri blocks it.
Kanitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanitz throws a shot from downtown. Spiteri moves away and avoids it.
Spiteri misses with a double jab.
Spiteri misses with a hook. Kanitz ducked under it nicely.
Kanitz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz misses the jab.
Simon Kanitz is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Spiteri misses its intended target.
Kanitz stuffs the takedown attempt from Spiteri. Spiteri gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spiteri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz throws out a loose jab but Spiteri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiteri misses with an uppercut
and Kanitz counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Kanitz finds it's way through Spiteri's defenses.
Kanitz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kanitz misses with an uppercut. Spiteri saw that one coming.
Kanitz tries a low kick but Spiteri avoids it.
Spiteri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kanitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kanitz.
A cross from Kanitz lands.
Kanitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spiteri digs a good hook to Kanitz's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanitz throws a shot from downtown. Spiteri moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri misses with a hook
and Kanitz counters with a right hand to the body.
Kanitz leaves Spiteri with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kanitz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kanitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kanitz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Spiteri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spiteri misses with a takedown attempt
and Kanitz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spiteri thinking.
Simon Kanitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Spiteri.
Kanitz tries to score with a low kick but Spiteri moves his leg out of the way.
Spiteri has a takedown stuffed.
Spiteri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kanitz counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Spiteri.
Kanitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spiteri scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range.
Kanitz looks to land a body kick but Spiteri moved away.
Kanitz connects with a crisp jab.
Spiteri throws a hook but Kanitz avoids it easily.
Spiteri misses with a left hand
and Kanitz counters with a thumping low kick.
Spiteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiteri.
Kanitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spiteri throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kanitz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanitz.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kanitz.
Spiteri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanitz.
Spiteri blocks the body kick.
Kanitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spiteri.
Spiteri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanitz lands a leg kick that knocks Spiteri off balance momentarily.
Spiteri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Spiteri.
Kanitz tries to clinch up but Spiteri circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanitz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Spiteri.
Kanitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spiteri can do to turn this around?
Kanitz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spiteri is looking to score with low kicks.
Spiteri misses with a wild combination.
Kanitz throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Kanitz finds it's way through Spiteri's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for Kanitz. That snapped Spiteri's head back.
Spiteri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanitz.
Spiteri tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Spiteri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kanitz circles away quickly and effectively.
Kanitz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spiteri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kanitz misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kanitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Spiteri misses with a hook. Kanitz ducked under it nicely.
Spiteri cracks Kanitz with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanitz misses the target.
Spiteri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanitz counters with a thumping low kick.
Kanitz slips a jab and a cross from Spiteri.
Kanitz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Spiteri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kanitz clinches up with Spiteri and pushes him back against the cage.
Spiteri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spiteri's elbow.
Spiteri struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanitz controls his hands.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spiteri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kanitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Spiteri on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanitz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spiteri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri is pushing Kanitz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kanitz.
Spiteri has a couple of punches blocked by Kanitz.
Spiteri wants to take the fight to the mat but Kanitz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kanitz misses with some punches.
Spiteri blocking some punches.
Kanitz lands with a left to the head.
Kanitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spiteri tries to work over Kanitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spiteri.
Kanitz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spiteri backwards.
Kanitz misses with a body punch.
Kanitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Spiteri.
Kanitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanitz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kanitz misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz has a couple of punches blocked by Spiteri.
Spiteri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spiteri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanitz lands a left hand.
Kanitz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spiteri or not.
Kanitz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spiteri backwards.
Kanitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spiteri backwards.
Nice body punch from Kanitz - that landed with a thud.
Kanitz lands a hook that snaps the head of Spiteri backwards.
Kanitz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spiteri is rocked!
Spiteri misses with the head strike.
Spiteri is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanitz finish him?
Kanitz lands a shot to the body.
Spiteri seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice left hand lands by Kanitz.
Kanitz tries to work over Spiteri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Kanitz - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Kanitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kanitz unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Spiteri! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kanitz is unloading with more strikes now! Spiteri drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Kanitz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Rocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ki:Theory - Stand By Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Rocker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rocker is out of range and Benson settles back down.
Benson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Rocker.
Rocker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Benson connects with a crisp jab.
Rocker connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rocker is looking to land body kicks.
Rocker connects with a right hand. Benson shakes it off.
Benson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benson tried to counter with a leg kick but Rocker avoided it.
Benson misses the jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rocker has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rocker misses with a straight right.
It appears Benson was looking to counter with a kick there.
A head kick misses from Rocker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocker delivers a nice body kick.
Rocker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rocker 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.
Rocker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker throws a looping overhand right but Benson ducks down to avoid it.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Rocker throws a jab but it's blocked by Benson.
Rocker misses with the combination.
Benson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Rocker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rocker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rocker.
Benson feints and then cracks Rocker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rocker down.
Rocker throws a lazy head kick
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Tony Benson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rocker jabs Benson right on the nose. Benson blinks but takes it well.
Rocker misses with a two punch combination.
Benson tries to score with a low kick but Rocker moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick there by Benson.
Decent striking displayed by Rocker there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rocker throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
Rocker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rocker slips a straight right by Benson.
Rocker misses with a wild body shot.
Rocker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocker.
A lazy left from Rocker finds it's target.
Benson 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.
Rocker wants to slow Benson down by chopping away at his legs.
Rocker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocker scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Rocker. Beautiful body shot.
Rocker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benson 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 Rocker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rocker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rocker throws an off balance right hand
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
Rocker misses with a leg kick
and Benson counters with a thumping low kick.
Rocker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rocker scoring well with a low kick there.
Rocker scores with the left hand. Benson knows he should have avoided that one.
Rocker lands with a straight right. Benson didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Rocker misses.
Rocker connects with a looping right hand.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Rocker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Rocker as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rocker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rocker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benson swings widly with a right hand
and Rocker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson dodges the punch combination from Rocker.
Benson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab by Rocker.
Rocker misses with a lunging right hand
and Benson counters with a low kick, right behind Rocker 's knee.
Rocker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rocker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benson's head.
Rocker throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rocker is defended easily by Benson.
It looked like Benson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocker throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocker moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rocker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rocker throws a combination. Benson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rocker connects with a nice looking jab.
Rocker misses with a low kick as Benson jumps back.
Rocker with a hook.
Nice cross by Rocker.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Benson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.
Rocker punishes Benson's body with a nice straight punch.
Rocker misses with a straight left.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rocker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Benson defends it well.
Rocker thuds a left hand into Benson's body.
Rocker checks the leg kick.
Rocker throws a body kick that misses.
Benson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rocker will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocker connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rocker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Benson is positioning himself well to prevent Rocker advancing to mount.
Rocker wants to advance to full mount but Benson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rocker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rocker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rocker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rocker throws an elbow that misses. Benson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rocker's guard. Nice move by Benson!
Rocker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rocker holds on and takes a little breather.
Rocker looking for subs off his back but Benson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rocker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rocker wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson trying to mount his opponent but Rocker defends it.
Rocker has a hand on Benson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Benson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Benson controlling the pace for now.
Rocker working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker wants to hold on but Benson pushes him away.
Rocker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Benson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocker wants to hold on but Benson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rocker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rocker throws out a loose jab but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rocker connects with a nice looking jab.
Rocker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocker tries to score with a low kick but Benson moves his leg out of the way.
Rocker misses with a wild body shot.
Benson cracks Rocker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rocker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rocker looks for the body kick but Benson saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rocker cracks the inside of Benson's front leg.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Rocker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benson defending well as Rocker loads up on a big left hand.
Rocker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Rocker.
Rocker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rocker just manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Rocker.
A swing and a miss from Rocker.
Rocker walks into a stiff left hand from Benson.
Benson clobbers Rocker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocker.
A low kick from Benson misses
and Rocker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricky Rocker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rocker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benson's calf.
Rocker is looking to slow Benson down with leg kicks.
Rocker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benson throws a leg kick but Rocker checks it.
Benson scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rocker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rocker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rocker looks for the body kick but Benson saw that one coming.
Rocker misses the shot to the body.
Benson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benson is looking to slow Rocker down with leg kicks.
Rocker misses with a kick to the body
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
Rocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricky Rocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benson with a body shot.
Benson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rocker.
Benson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rocker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.
Rocker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rocker throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Rocker lands a head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Benson scores with a four punch combination!
A lazy left from Rocker finds it's target.
Rocker cracks Benson with a good jab.
Benson throws a right hand that misses
and Rocker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benson cracks Rocker with a good jab.
Rocker connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson connects with a solid leg kick.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benson tries to move into range but Rocker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocker misses with a low kick as Benson jumps back.
Rocker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rocker checks a low kick from Benson.
Rocker misses with a hook.
Benson throws an overhand right that lands on Rocker's shoulder, as Rocker tries to avoid the shot.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Rocker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rocker tries a quick counter leg kick but Benson is wise to it.
Rocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocker throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rocker really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benson walks into a left hand.
Rocker swings widly with a right hand
and Benson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benson scores with a jab to the body.
Rocker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rocker throws a leg kick but Benson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Rocker.
Rocker connects with a single shot there.
Rocker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Benson blocks the leg kick.
Rocker throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a thumping low kick.
Benson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's 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!
Some bone on bone action there as Benson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker misses with a takedown
and Benson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rocker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rocker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benson checks a low kick from Rocker.
Benson misses with a hook
and Rocker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benson feints and then cracks Rocker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rocker down.
Benson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rocker off the cage and back into range.
Benson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rocker is out of range and Benson settles back down.
Rocker replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Benson blocks it well.
Benson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker lands with a straight right. Benson didn't see that one coming.
Benson throws a hook but Rocker avoids it easily.
Rocker throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Benson misses its target.
Rocker throws a leg kick which misses Benson's front leg but catches the back leg as Benson tries to avoid it.
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!
Rocker misses with a leg kick
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rocker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rocker can pounce on him.
Benson takes a swing at Rocker's ribcage but misses.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Rocker throws a jab when Benson was well out of range.
Rocker with a jab.
Rocker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rocker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocker looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Rocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rocker is looking to score with low kicks.
Rocker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rocker connects with a nice looking jab.
Rocker throws a leg kick but Benson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A cross from Rocker lands.
Benson tries to land a front kick but Rocker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rocker misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Rocker is predictable there
letting Benson counter with a right hand.
Benson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocker.
Rocker throws a leg kick but Benson moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Benson misses the target.
Rocker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benson backs up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benson scores with a hook to the body. Rocker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rocker is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
Benson tried to counter with a leg kick but Rocker avoided it.
Benson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocker.
Benson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rocker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rocker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson tries a low kick but Rocker avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Rocker. Beautiful body shot.
Benson throws a front kick aimed at Rocker's knee but Rocker avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rocker dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rocker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rocker, right into the meat.
Rocker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rocker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Rocker scores with a hook.
Rocker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benson but Benson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benson misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocker throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Rocker.
Rocker swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker 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.
Rocker slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rocker.
Benson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rocker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Benson misses with a hook. Rocker ducked under it nicely.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Rocker ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Rocker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Benson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rocker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocker fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Benson misses with a leg kick
and Rocker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benson moves out of range of the body kick from Rocker.
Benson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benson wants it to stay on the feet.
Benson throwing a counter right hand but Rocker manages to avoid it.
Tony Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Rocker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Rocker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Benson.
Rocker misses with a takedown attempt
and Benson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Rocker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Rocker.
Benson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Rocker.
Tony Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson takes one to the side of the head.
Rocker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocker. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocker throws a body shot but no joy.
Benson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rocker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rocker throws a right and a left that Benson avoids nicely.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Benson misses with a right hand
and Rocker counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocker scores with a nice strike.
Benson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocker cracks Benson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rocker scores with a one two! Benson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Rocker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benson's calf.
Rocker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rocker lands a two punch combo.
Benson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rocker tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Rocker finds it's way through Benson's defenses.
Benson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rocker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Rocker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocker thuds his shin into the meat of Benson's side.
Benson misses with a leg kick.
Rocker connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Rocker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rocker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Rocker!
Ricky Rocker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitry Borschev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borschev misses the shot to the body.
Dobson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dobson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Borschev tries to clinch but Dobson moves out of range.
Borschev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Borschev misses with a body kick.
Borschev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Dobson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dobson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dobson throws a push kick but Borschev slaps the foot to one side.
Borschev 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.
Dobson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borschev dips to his left and cracks Dobson with an uppercut!
Borschev clobbers Dobson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Borschev clinches up with Dobson and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dobson manages to break the clinch.
Borschev scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Borschev.
Borschev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dobson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borschev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
Borschev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dobson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Borschev moves out of range as Dobson strikes.
Borschev sends Dobson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Borschev is motioning to the referee to let Dobson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dobson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borschev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borschev cracks the inside of Dobson's front leg.
Dobson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Borschev. Borschev obviously looking to wear him down.
Borschev pushes Dobson away with a front kick.
Borschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dobson.
Dobson blocks a head kick by Borschev.
Dobson throws a big counter combination but Borschev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson throws a head kick that misses.
Dobson moves out of range of the body kick.
Dobson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dobson lands a nice shot to the body.
Dobson throws the kick towards the body but Borschev avoids it.
Dmitry Borschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borschev.
Borschev replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dobson blocks it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Borschev.
Dobson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borschev.
Borschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dobson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dobson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Borschev throws a lazy right hand but Dobson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dobson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borschev's corner calls for a 1-2. Borschev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Borschev throws a lazy head kick
and Dobson counters with a left to the body.
Dobson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borschev.
Dobson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Borschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borschev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dobson.
Borschev jabs at Dobson's body.
Dobson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Borschev drives through and clinches with Dobson against the cage.
Borschev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Borschev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobson misses with a body punch.
Dobson gets control of Borschev's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dobson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Borschev stays in close to Dobson's body and controls the position.
Borschev postures up.
Dobson keeping moving, preventing Borschev from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borschev passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borschev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Borschev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Dobson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Borschev.
Dobson avoids the head kick by Borschev.
Borschev checks a low kick from Dobson.
Dmitry Borschev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dobson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borschev doesn't seem bothered though.
Dobson blocks a jab.
Borschev throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Borschev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borschev throws a front kick aimed at Dobson's knee but Dobson avoids it well.
Dobson misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borschev lands a nice hook to Dobson's body. Dobson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dobson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dobson throws a body punch but Borschev moves out of range.
Dobson swings for the body but Borschev moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev swings for the body but Dobson moves out of range.
Borschev cracks Dobson with a good jab.
Dobson lands with a kick to the temple. Borschev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Dmitry Borschev has been cut.
Borschev throws the kick towards the body but Dobson avoids it.
Borschev misses with a straight right.
Dobson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Borschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dobson.
Borschev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dobson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dobson is looking to wear down Borschev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That kick from Dobson tenderised Borschev's leg. Borschev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borschev throws a body punch but Dobson moves out of range.
Dobson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Borschev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Borschev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Borschev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Borschev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dobson on the side of the head.
Borschev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borschev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dobson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Borschev will feel that in the morning.
Dobson scores with a punch to the head.
Dobson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borschev.
Dobson takes a swing at Borschev's ribcage but misses.
Borschev thinks about the counter body kick.
Borschev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Borschev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Borschev cracks Dobson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dobson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borschev.
Borschev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dobson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dobson cracks Borschev with a good jab.
Dobson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dobson connects with a right hand. Borschev shakes it off.
Dobson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dobson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Borschev is rocked!
Dobson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borschev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dobson drops Borschev with a huge uppercut! Borschev drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Dobson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dobson!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Dobson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinetto comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Rock - Wanna Ride. Fortunado has chosen Stairway to Heaven as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vinetto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquin Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinetto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fortunado will feel that in the morning.
Vinetto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Vinetto counters with a quick kick to the body but Fortunado blocks it.
Fortunado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fortunado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fortunado walks into a stiff left hand from Vinetto.
Vincent Vinetto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortunado digs a good body shot into Vinetto's ribs.
Fortunado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinetto.
Vinetto scores with a jab to the head.
Fortunado lands with a nice body punch.
Vinetto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vinetto tries to land a front kick but Fortunado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fortunado tries to move into range but Vinetto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vinetto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinetto looks to land a body kick but Fortunado moved away.
Vinetto throws a series of punches but Fortunado moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto moves away from the strike by Fortunado.
Vinetto throws the left hand but Fortunado avoids the punch easily.
Vinetto cracks Fortunado with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinetto. Fortunado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinetto swinging wildly here.
Fortunado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vinetto momentarily.
Fortunado looks to land a left hand but Vinetto moved out of range nicely.
Fortunado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinetto.
Fortunado misses with a wild body shot.
Vinetto looks to throw the jab but Fortunado is out of range.
Vinetto throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto connects with a jab.
Fortunado throws an off balance right hand
and Vinetto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinetto misses with a looping right.
Fortunado counters with a body kick.
Vinetto looks to land a body kick but Fortunado moved away.
Vinetto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Fortunado slams his shin into Vinetto's torso.
Vinetto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortunado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fortunado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinetto manages to avoid it.
Vinetto cracks Fortunado with a good jab.
Vinetto throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinetto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fortunado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinetto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinetto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto connects with a jab.
Vinetto swings for the body but Fortunado moves out of range.
A jab from Vinetto misses.
Fortunado cracks Vinetto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vinetto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fortunado fakes the leg kick and cracks Vinetto in the body.
Vinetto misses with a straight right.
Fortunado tried to score with a low kick but Vinetto checks it.
Vinetto misses with a looping right.
Vinetto backing away here, and Fortunado unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vinetto misses with a few strikes there.
Fortunado fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vinetto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortunado.
Vinetto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortunado scores with a shot to the body.
Fortunado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vinetto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fortunado throws a leg kick but Vinetto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vinetto misses with a body kick.
Vinetto misses the jab.
Vinetto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vinetto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fortunado will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Vinetto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vinetto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vinetto throws the kick towards the body but Fortunado avoids it.
Vinetto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fortunado's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vinetto!
Fortunado cracks Vinetto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vinetto lands a head shot.
Vinetto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vinetto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vinetto misses with a hook. Fortunado ducked under it nicely.
Vinetto avoids a kick to the body.
Vinetto missing with a left hand there. Fortunado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Fortunado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Fortunado.
Fortunado drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinetto defends it well.
Fortunado scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinetto throws a looping overhand right but Fortunado ducks down to avoid it.
Fortunado changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vinetto throws a hook to the side of Fortunado's head but Fortunado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinetto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vinetto misses with a straight right.
Vinetto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinetto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fortunado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fortunado.
Vinetto misses with a hook.
Vinetto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinetto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fortunado counters with a good, hard body kick but Vinetto shrugs it off.
Vinetto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fortunado can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vinetto moves out of range of the body kick from Fortunado.
A little feinted left hand from Vinetto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fortunado counters with a nice body shot.
Fortunado cracks a nice hook into Vinetto's ribs.
Vinetto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortunado scores with a body shot.
Vinetto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fortunado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vinetto scrambles back to his feet.
Fortunado lands the left hand.
Vinetto is rocked!
Fortunado measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Vinetto! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Joaquin Fortunado!
Joaquin Fortunado is the new light heavyweight champion!
Joaquin Fortunado very nearly forgot to thank HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Tyson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a head kick but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Bowdrie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowdrie pushes Tyson away with a front kick.
Bowdrie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowdrie 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.
Bowdrie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Bowdrie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Bowdrie moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.
Bowdrie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bowdrie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tyson throws a leg kick
and Bowdrie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tyson walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bowdrie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie lunges at Tyson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyson's hand.
Bowdrie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bowdrie throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowdrie moves away.
Bowdrie fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tyson just manages to avoid it.
Bowdrie tries to land a front kick but Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bowdrie scores with the left hand. Tyson knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Bowdrie misses.
Bowdrie ducks right into an uppercut from Tyson.
Bowdrie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bowdrie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy body kick from Tyson
and Bowdrie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Bowdrie avoids them all with ease.
Bowdrie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Bowdrie misses its target.
Bowdrie is looking to score with low kicks.
Bowdrie missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Tyson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bowdrie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tyson if he has to take too many more of those.
Bowdrie connects with a nice looking jab.
Bowdrie tries to work over Tyson's front leg with a kick but Tyson checks it.
Bowdrie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Bowdrie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson connects with a single shot there.
Tyson takes a swing at Bowdrie's ribcage but misses.
Tyson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bowdrie lands a nice hook to Tyson's body. Tyson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bowdrie drives through and clinches with Tyson against the cage.
Bowdrie breaks the clinch.
Tyson blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bowdrie doesn't seem phased though.
Tyson lands a jab to Bowdrie's midsection.
Bowdrie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Bowdrie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyson scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowdrie circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowdrie slips a straight right by Tyson.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowdrie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bowdrie throws a solid leg kick but Tyson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bowdrie.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowdrie.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Bowdrie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bowdrie lands a slapping body shot.
Bowdrie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Bowdrie slips the punch.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick but Tyson checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bowdrie. That's going to slow Tyson down.
Bowdrie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bowdrie throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bowdrie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bowdrie moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Bowdrie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body kick from Bowdrie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowdrie staying out of range there.
Tyson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bowdrie has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Bowdrie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bowdrie throws a solid leg kick but Tyson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bowdrie.
Bowdrie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowdrie.
Tyson connects with a solid leg kick.
Bowdrie motions for Tyson to come forward. Bowdrie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Bowdrie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Bowdrie slips the punch.
Bowdrie thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bowdrie connects with the punch.
Bowdrie lands a nice looking body shot.
Bowdrie cracks Tyson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tyson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyson lands a head shot.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Bowdrie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowdrie looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Tyson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Bowdrie saw that one coming.
Bowdrie misses with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowdrie walks into a jab.
Bowdrie moves out of range of the strikes.
Bowdrie misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyson! But no joy.
Bowdrie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Bowdrie misses.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson fakes the leg kick and cracks Bowdrie in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson jabs Bowdrie right on the nose. Bowdrie blinks but takes it well.
Bowdrie misses with a wild body shot.
Bowdrie misses with a hook to the body
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bowdrie slips under a jab from Tyson.
An attempted straight right counter from Bowdrie misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie misses with a looping right.
Tyson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tyson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A punch combination from Bowdrie misses.
Tyson flicks out a counter leg kick but Bowdrie steps away.
Bowdrie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bowdrie slips a straight right by Tyson.
Bowdrie ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowdrie misses the target.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Bowdrie just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Bowdrie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bowdrie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tyson will feel that in the morning.
Bowdrie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bowdrie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bowdrie lands a jab to the head.
Bowdrie moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Bowdrie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson defending well as Bowdrie loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyson! But no joy.
Bowdrie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bowdrie lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson tries to bum rush Bowdrie with a series of wild strikes but Bowdrie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowdrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Bowdrie jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tyson tries to work over Bowdrie's front leg with a kick but Bowdrie checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bowdrie misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson 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.
Bowdrie digs a good body shot into Tyson's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bowdrie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowdrie.
Tyson tries a quick counter leg kick but Bowdrie is wise to it.
Tyson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowdrie.
Tyson is looking for the big counter here.
Bowdrie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowdrie scores with a jab to the head.
Bowdrie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Bowdrie scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Bowdrie dominated that second round.
That's time! Bowdrie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bowdrie throws a front kick that sends Tyson stumbling back into the cage.
Bowdrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowdrie scores with a nice right hand.
Tyson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bowdrie jabs at Tyson's body.
A shot to the liver by Bowdrie. Beautiful body shot.
Bowdrie thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Tyson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chick Bowdrie is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson lands with a nice combination. Bowdrie backs away looking to recover.
Tyson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Bowdrie.
Tyson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Bowdrie catches Tyson right on the button with a cross.
Bowdrie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyson. That did some damage!
Bowdrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowdrie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tyson is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bowdrie finish him?
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bowdrie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowdrie.
Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Bowdrie lands with a hook. Tyson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bowdrie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
Bowdrie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bowdrie misses with a low kick.
Bowdrie misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bowdrie lands a big shot that drops Tyson! Can he finish him?
Bowdrie wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bowdrie wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Bowdrie postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it.
Bowdrie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyson is on top in guard.
Tyson content to stall in guard here.
Tyson passes into half guard.
Bowdrie is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to free his trapped foot but Bowdrie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tyson prevents Bowdrie from improving his position.
Bowdrie is trying to control but can't.
Bowdrie is controlling Tyson's trapped leg to prevent Tyson from advancing to side control.
Tyson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bowdrie to stand up.
Bowdrie lands a really nice looking cross but Tyson seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Bowdrie clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bowdrie moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Tyson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bowdries jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bowdrie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowdrie.
A slow jab from Bowdrie misses its intended target.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowdrie was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Tyson takes a swing at Bowdrie's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bowdrie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bowdrie moves into the clinch.
Bowdrie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bowdrie slips under a jab from Tyson.
Bowdrie connects with a leg kick. Tyson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie takes the fight into the clinch.
Bowdrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Bowdrie can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Bowdrie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Bowdrie.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowdrie's elbow.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowdrie throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Bowdrie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Tyson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowdrie. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tyson.
Tyson throws the kick towards the body but Bowdrie avoids it.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Bowdrie moved away.
A left and a right from Bowdrie both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowdrie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tyson throws a hook but Bowdrie blocks it.
Tyson tries to land a front kick but Bowdrie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Bowdrie's head but Bowdrie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Bowdrie.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bowdrie counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Bowdrie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowdrie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bowdrie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowdrie scores with a punch to the head.
Tyson keeps Bowdrie at a distance using the push kick.
Tyson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bowdrie jabs Tyson right on the nose. Tyson blinks but takes it well.
Bowdrie cracks Tyson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tyson falls to his knees and Bowdrie doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chick Bowdrie!
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