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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Kamen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Eirikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eirikson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: If I had a heart. Charles Kamen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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299 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Kamen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leif Eirikson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eirikson circles away quickly and effectively.
Eirikson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kamen tries to clinch but Eirikson moves out of range.
Kamen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kamen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kamen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Leif Eirikson has been cut.
Kamen moves to clinch but Eirikson breaks away
letting Eirikson counter with a right hand.
Kamen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eirikson works over Kamen's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Charles Kamen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eirikson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamen has Eirikson up against the cage in a clinch.
Eirikson misses with a body punch.
Kamen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamen.
Eirikson blocks an uppercut.
Kamen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamen swings wildly with an uppercut but Eirikson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eirikson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Eirikson.
Kamen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kamen keeps control of Eirikson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kamen misses with a knee strike.
Kamen 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.
Eirikson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eirikson misses with a punch to the body.
Eirikson throws a head punch that misses.
Eirikson can't find room to land a body shot as Kamen controls the action.
Kamen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eirikson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kamen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eirikson blocks an uppercut.
Kamen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Eirikson.
Kamen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eirikson breaks from the clinch.
Kamen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eirikson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kamen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kamen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eirikson misses with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kamen fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been informed that Eirikson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Eirikson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamen tries to clinch but Eirikson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kamen. Those never looked like landing.
Kamen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eirikson throws out the jab.
Eirikson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamen.
Kamen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eirikson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kamen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eirikson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kamen's head.
Eirikson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kamen off the cage and back into range.
Kamen looks to land a combination but Eirikson avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamen is looking to clinch.
Kamen moves in looking to clinch but Eirikson pushes him off.
Eirikson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kamen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamen tries to clinch there but Eirikson circles away.
Eirikson throws the left hand but Kamen avoids the punch easily.
Kamen is looking to clinch but Eirikson is avoiding it.
Eirikson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eirikson sizes up Kamen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kamen has managed to clinch.
Eirikson breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eirikson. Kamen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eirikson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamen feinted with a counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Eirikson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eirikson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eirikson throws a right hand that Kamen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamen also avoids with ease.
Kamen tries to clinch up but Eirikson circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamen wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eirikson lands with a nice body punch.
Kamen wants to clinch up but Eirikson keeps it at a distance.
Kamen gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamen swings wildly with an uppercut but Eirikson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kamen blocking some punches.
Eirikson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamen controls his hands.
Kamen throws a punch but it's blocked by Eirikson.
Eirikson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eirikson takes a swing at Kamen's ribcage but misses.
Kamen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eirikson throws a series of punches but Kamen moves out of range.
Eirikson lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Eirikson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kamen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eirikson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamen tries to clinch there but Eirikson circles away.
Kamen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eirikson throws a shot from downtown. Kamen moves away and avoids it.
Kamen swinging wildly here.
Eirikson's corner calls for a 1-2. Eirikson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kamen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eirikson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kamen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Eirikson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eirikson lands with a nice body punch.
Charles Kamen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooh!!! Eirikson has knocked Kamen down with a huge combo! Eirikson steps away and waves a wobbly Kamen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kamen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eirikson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamen.
Kamen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eirikson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kamen on the side of the head.
Kamen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamen avoids the body shot from Eirikson.
Kamen feinted with a counter takedown.
Oh Kamen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eirikson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamen.
Kamen seems to have got his legs back now.
Kamen walks into a stiff left hand from Eirikson.
Kamen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamen doesn't manage to clinch there - Eirikson circles away.
Eirikson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eirikson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leif Eirikson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kamen closes the distance and clinches.
Eirikson drops Kamen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kamen is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Eirikson manages to break the clinch.
Eirikson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Eirikson misses.
Kamen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Eirikson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kamen right on the button. Kamen goes down! Eirikson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Eirikson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leif Eirikson!
Leif Eirikson took some time post fight to say the following; 'Cattle die
kinsmen die
all men are mortal.
Words of praise
will never perish
nor a noble name. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Mylleri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mylleri comes to the cage accompanied by Om du har nåt att säga, säg det till mig!. Leo Mylleri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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156 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Mylleri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mylleri throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mylleri lands a jab to the head.
Castrello gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Castrello wants to stand but Mylleri is controlling the position.
Mylleri throws a strike but Castrello rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Castrello wants to stand but Mylleri has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Castrello preventing the sweep.
We've been hearing good reports from Mylleri's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mylleri has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mylleri has a closed guard, preventing Castrello from standing up.
Castrello stopping the sweep attempt from Mylleri.
Mylleri is pulling down on Castrello's head. It's preventing any offense from Castrello, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylleri's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Mylleri.
Castrello wants to get up but he can't break Mylleri's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mylleri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castrello is one step ahead there.
Mylleri working a defensive guard here.
Castrello wants to get up but he can't break Mylleri's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mylleri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Castrello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castrello connects with a high kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castrello.
Mylleri fails with the takedown
and Castrello counters with a nice body kick.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mylleri.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mylleri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castrello.
Castrello tests Mylleri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mylleri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mylleri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mylleri has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castrello.
Knees to the body from Castrello.
Castrello misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mylleri misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Castrello.
Mylleri prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Castrello scores with a shoulder strike.
Castrello landing knees to the body.
Castrello crunches a lovely knee into Mylleri's ribcage.
Mylleri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mylleri tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Mylleri back against the cage.
Mylleri lands a shot to the body.
Mylleri misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mylleri tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Mylleri avoids the damage to the body.
Castrello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mylleri backwards.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mylleri avoids it.
Mylleri pushes Castrello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Mylleri controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mylleri.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mylleri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Castrello.
Mylleri slowing the pace effectively.
Mylleri has Castrello pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Castrello manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mylleri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castrello is fending him off so far but Mylleri persists. Nope, Castrello circles away and we're back to standing.
Castrello tries to counter with a clinch but Mylleri shakes him off and moves away.
Mylleri misses with a takedown attempt
and Castrello counters by clinching up.
Castrello lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Mylleri misses with a punch to the body.
Mylleri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mylleri blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mylleri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mylleri managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Mylleri misses with a body punch.
Castrello working aggressively here.
Castrello lands a nice knee to the body.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mylleri's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Mylleri avoids the damage to the body.
Mylleri tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mylleri is looking to control Castrello's arms but Castrello gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mylleri has his back to the cage.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mylleri avoids it.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cullen Castrello seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mylleri blocking some punches.
Mylleri has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castrello after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Mylleri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castrello.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Mylleri.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mylleri.
Mylleri avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Mylleri blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike.
Mylleri has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castrello after a bit of a struggle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Castrello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello is pressed up against the cage. Mylleri has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castrello down to the mat. Castrello avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mylleri, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leo Mylleri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mylleri misses with a hook
and Castrello counters with an inside leg kick.
Mylleri misses with a straight right.
Castrello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mylleri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castrello fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mylleri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Castrello. Beautiful body shot.
Castrello cracks Mylleri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mylleri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Castrello lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mylleri doesn't seem phased though.
Castrello closes the distance and clinches.
Castrello working Mylleri over with knees to the body.
Mylleri is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Mylleri 's eye.
Mylleri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mylleri struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Mylleri blocks an uppercut.
Castrello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mylleri drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castrello pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mylleri throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castrello's waist but Castrello gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mylleri off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Mylleri's leg. Mylleri is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mylleri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castrello has time to react.
Castrello defending well as Mylleri loads up on a big left hand.
Mylleri scores with a jab to the body.
Mylleri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Mylleri.
Castrello closes the distance and clinches.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Mylleri avoids the damage to the body.
Mylleri managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Mylleri wants a takedown but no success here.
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castrello dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mylleri tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Mylleri avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Mylleri in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Castrello moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mylleri throws out a loose jab but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello moves out of range as Mylleri strikes.
Mylleri steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castrello. That one must have hurt.
Castrello is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mylleri misses with a straight right.
Castrello stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Castrello. That snapped Mylleri's head back.
A big left from Mylleri misses.
Mylleri throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Castrello.
Castrello closes the distance and pushes Mylleri back into the cage.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Mylleri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Mylleri avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Mylleri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylleri avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
Castrello is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mylleri blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Mylleri tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Mylleri.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Mylleri avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Mylleri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Mylleri in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Mylleri blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mylleri avoids it.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Castrello as the two fighters clinch.
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello tries to work over Mylleri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello lands a nice shot to the body.
Mylleri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mylleri is defending well for now.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mylleri dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mylleri avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri misses with a body punch.
Mylleri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mylleri struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Mylleri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mylleri avoids it.
Mylleri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mylleri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leo Mylleri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mylleri blocks an elbow strike.
Mylleri managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Castrello prevents the takedown attempt.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mylleri wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Mylleri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Mylleri controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mylleri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mylleri tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mylleri works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Castrello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mylleri managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Castrello's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mylleri lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mylleri stops Castrello from getting back to his feet.
Mylleri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castrello looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Castrello 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
An out of breath Cullen Castrello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Indigo Starseed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starseed comes into the arena with Bass Nectar- Take You Down blaring out of the sound system. Callum Pagnozzi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Indigo Starseed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Callum Pagnozzi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starseed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pagnozzi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Starseed somewhat.
Pagnozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starseed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pagnozzi, right into the meat.
Starseed drives through with a takedown into Pagnozzi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pagnozzi looking for a guillotine here but Starseed defends easily.
Pagnozzi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starseed trying to control the position from guard on top but Pagnozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starseed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pagnozzi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Starseed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Starseed throwing strikes but missing.
Starseed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Starseed postures up.
Starseed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Starseed throwing strikes but missing.
Starseed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pagnozzi looking for a guillotine here but Starseed defends easily.
Pagnozzi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Starseed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi being controlled here, momentarily.
Starseed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pagnozzi trying to keep a closed guard but Starseed is proving a slippery customer.
Starseed passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Starseed working away.
Starseed working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starseed trying to control the position but Pagnozzi is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starseed working away.
The referee asks Starseed politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Starseed prefers to stall for the moment though.
Starseed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pagnozzi keeps working.
An elbow from Starseed crashes against the mat.
Starseed is looking to take a break and control but Pagnozzi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pagnozzi can't do much from the bottom here.
Starseed misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You can see the frustration on Pagnozzi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pagnozzi tries to buck Starseed off but Starseed is having none of it.
Starseed tries to score with some ground and pound. Pagnozzi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Starseed is trying to get an arm triangle but Pagnozzi is defending well.
Starseed fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pagnozzi is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Starseed is staying tight to Pagnozzi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Starseed working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Indigo Starseed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Starseed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Pagnozzi misses its intended target.
Starseed throws a series of strikes that have Pagnozzi backpedaling.
Starseed staying out of range there.
Starseed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pagnozzi tries to work over Starseed's front leg with a kick but Starseed checks it.
Pagnozzi looks to land a right hand but Starseed moved out of range.
Starseed throws a leg kick which misses Pagnozzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Pagnozzi tries to avoid it.
Pagnozzi throws an overhand right that lands on Starseed's shoulder, as Starseed tries to avoid the shot.
Indigo Starseed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starseed throws a body shot but no joy.
Starseed lands a slapping body shot.
Pagnozzi clobbers Starseed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Starseed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pagnozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pagnozzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Starseed. Starseed obviously looking to wear him down.
Starseed looks to score with a jab to the body but Pagnozzi is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starseed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi cracks Starseed with an open hand slap.
Starseed misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed shoots for a takedown but Pagnozzi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pagnozzi. That's going to slow Starseed down.
Pagnozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starseed.
Pagnozzi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice shot lands for Starseed.
Pagnozzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Starseed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Starseed feinted with a counter takedown.
Starseed steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pagnozzi. That one must have hurt.
Starseed staying out of range there.
Starseed 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.
Starseed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pagnozzi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Pagnozzi tries to counter it with a takedown but Starseed pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Starseed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pagnozzi is out of range and Starseed settles back down.
Starseed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pagnozzi can do to turn this around?
Pagnozzi misses the shot to the body.
Pagnozzi throws a solid leg kick but Starseed takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pagnozzi.
Starseed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pagnozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Starseed.
Starseed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Starseed is looking to wear down Pagnozzi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Starseed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Indigo Starseed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starseed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pagnozzi. Pagnozzi obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Pagnozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starseed manages to avoid it.
Pagnozzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pagnozzi slips a jab and a cross from Starseed.
Starseed fails with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pagnozzi.
Starseed moves out of range of the body kick from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Starseed throws a leg kick but Pagnozzi moved away.
Starseed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pagnozzi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Starseed is trying to defend but Pagnozzi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Starseed trying to hold on to Pagnozzi's head to control him but Pagnozzi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi lands with a punch from half guard.
Starseed is refusing to be controlled, as Pagnozzi sits in half guard.
Starseed makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Starseed.
Pagnozzi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Starseed is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pagnozzi is aware though and is defending well.
Pagnozzi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Starseed keeping moving, preventing Pagnozzi from controlling successfully.
Pagnozzi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Starseed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pagnozzi manages to get himself to full guard.
Pagnozzi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pagnozzi controlling the position.
Pagnozzi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Starseed trying to hold on to Pagnozzi's head to control him but Pagnozzi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Callum Pagnozzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Starseed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice combination there by Starseed.
Starseed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pagnozzi misses with a combination
and Starseed counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pagnozzi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Starseed.
Pagnozzi wants to improve his position but Starseed is controlling well.
Starseed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pagnozzi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pagnozzi taking some punishment here, with Starseed in his half guard.
Starseed is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed prevents Pagnozzi from improving his position.
Starseed is trying to work for a kimura but Pagnozzi is defending well.
Pagnozzi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Starseed.
Pagnozzi is looking for a sweep. Starseed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Starseed is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pagnozzi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pagnozzi wants to improve his position but Starseed is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pagnozzi is not content to let Starseed control the position.
Pagnozzi wants to get back to full guard.
Starseed is keen to just control but Pagnozzi is a slippery customer.
Starseed is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Starseed is working for a kimura but Pagnozzi is defending it quite comfortably.
Pagnozzi is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starseed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pagnozzi is holding on to half guard well.
Starseed is keen to just control but Pagnozzi is a slippery customer.
Pagnozzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Starseed stalling away here and it's allowed Pagnozzi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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.
Pagnozzi keeping moving, preventing Starseed from controlling successfully.
Starseed is in close to Pagnozzi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pagnozzi keeping moving, preventing Starseed from controlling successfully.
Pagnozzi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pagnozzi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Starseed controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab from Starseed finds it's way through Pagnozzi's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Indigo Starseed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Starseed 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Indigo Starseed!
Indigo Starseed made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Man first off I want to say thank you to the creator for allowing me to show you all my true potential tonight, and then I would like to thank Broken Halo Pride! You are my blood and my family! I also want to say Garfield, your a a beast man, if you would have just laced off the lasagna I might no'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martinez Eluard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laoka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Bell Tolls. Eluard has chosen Sail as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
16 - 6 - 3 |
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197 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martinez Eluard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Eluard finds it's way through Laoka's defenses.
Laoka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eluard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laoka. That's going to slow Eluard down.
Nice straight punches there by Eluard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eluard.
Eluard looks to score with a jab to the body but Laoka is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eluard.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laoka checks a leg kick.
Laoka tries a head kick but it misses.
Laoka scores with a punch to the head.
Laoka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eluard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Eluard moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Laoka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eluard manages to pull guard.
Eluard is looking for a triangle but Laoka pushes his legs off easily.
Eluard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laoka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eluard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Our spies down at at LOD - Combat Fitness inform us that Eluard has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka wants to stand but Eluard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Eluard is looking for a triangle here but Laoka uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Laoka stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Laoka scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka looks to score with a jab to the body but Eluard is just out of range.
Laoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eluard.
Eluard moves into the clinch successfully.
Eluard throws a punch but it's blocked by Laoka.
Eluard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Laoka to keep the fight standing.
Eluard struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Eluard pulls guard successfully.
Eluard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Laoka has picked Eluard up and slammed him! Eluard can't keep hold of the triangle and Laoka manages to pass to side control!
Eluard wants to control but Laoka postures up.
Laoka decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Eluard lands with a shot to the body.
Eluard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eluard throws a leg kick but Laoka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eluard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laoka throws a leg kick that misses.
Eluard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Laoka is looking to regain half guard here but Eluard keeps moving and retains side control.
Eluard tries for a kimura but Laoka is defending well.
Laoka throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eluard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laoka throws the kick towards the body but Eluard avoids it.
Eluard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laoka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eluard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laoka. Laoka obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Laoka throws a shot to the body.
Eluard has closed the distance and engaged Laoka in a clinch.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laoka misses with a body punch.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but Eluard blocks it.
Eluard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eluard as Laoka tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laoka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Eluard jumps guard but Laoka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Eluard prevents a body shot from Laoka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eluard, right into the meat.
Eluard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Laoka's guard.
Eluard trying to control the position from guard on top but Laoka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eluard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Eluard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eluard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laoka is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard wants to control from the top but Laoka keeps moving.
Eluard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Laoka looking for a sweep. Not yet Laoka, not yet.
Eluard looking to sit in guard and control but Laoka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eluard trying to keep a closed guard but Laoka is proving a slippery customer.
Laoka tries to stand but Eluard is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Eluard working a defensive guard here.
Eluard pulls Laoka in to control the position.
Eluard isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Laoka stacks Eluard on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Laoka!
Eluard wants to control but Laoka postures up.
Eluard is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eluard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Eluard wants to control the action here but instead Laoka manages to pass to full mount!
Laoka stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Laoka scores with a hook.
Eluard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eluard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laoka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laoka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eluard.
Eluard cracks the inside of Laoka's front leg.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Laoka blocking some punches.
Eluard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laoka lands an uppercut.
Laoka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eluard can do to turn this around?
Eluard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Eluard avoids the damage to the body.
Eluard tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Eluard back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Eluard.
Laoka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laoka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laoka swings wildly with an uppercut but Eluard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eluard is defending well for now.
Eluard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laoka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Eluard being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Laoka misses with a wild body shot.
Eluard looks to land a left hand but Laoka moved out of range nicely.
Eluard throws a hook but Laoka blocks it.
Laoka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eluard.
Laoka checks a leg kick.
Laoka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eluard just misses with a punch to the body.
Eluard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eluard misses with a straight right.
Laoka wants to land a leg kick but Eluard is out of range.
Katsu Laoka is winning the standup battle so far.
Laoka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laoka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eluard darts in looking for a takedown but Laoka gets double underhooks and turns Eluard into the cage.
Laoka half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Eluard moves out of range of the strikes.
Laoka punishes Eluard's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laoka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eluard moves out of range of the strikes.
Eluard 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.
Eluard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eluard trying to control but Laoka is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eluard is looking to pass into half guard but Laoka pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Laoka is in guard.
Laoka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Eluard is proving hard to escape from.
Eluard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eluard controls Laoka momentarily but Laoka frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eluard has an active guard here but Laoka has managed to pass into half guard.
Eluard wants to get back to full guard but Laoka has passed into side control.
Eluard is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Eluard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Eluard is looking to regain half guard here but Laoka keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eluard is trying to control Laoka's posture but Laoka avoids it.
Eluard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Laoka haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Martinez Eluard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eluard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Laoka's best efforts.
Laoka stands up out of the half guard.
Eluard forces Laoka back against the cage and clinches.
Laoka lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laoka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Laoka.
Laoka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laoka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eluard's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katsu Laoka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laoka struggles to land a body shot inside as Eluard controls his hands.
Eluard tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Eluard back against the cage.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laoka misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Eluard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Katsu Laoka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eluard tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eluard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Laoka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laoka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsu Laoka!
A less than humble Katsu Laoka misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Martinez Eluard spoke after the fight, saying ' '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Ritzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong has chosen Nobody Nobody as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rupert Ritzik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Jong!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Ritzik misses.
Ritzik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jong.
We've been told by Ritzik's head coaches at LOD - Combat Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jong throws a head kick but Ritzik moves out of range.
Ritzik tries to keep at a distance but Jong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ritzik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ritzik digs a good body shot into Jong's ribs.
Jong moves in looking to clinch but Ritzik pushes him off.
Jong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ritzik.
Ritzik cracks a nice hook into Jong's ribs.
Jong tries to clinch up.
Ritzik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jong shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritzik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ritzik throws a looping overhand right but Jong ducks down to avoid it.
Jong wants to clinch up but Ritzik keeps it at a distance.
Ritzik darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritzik wants to stand up but Jong is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong tries to roll over but Ritzik keeps him under control.
Ritzik decides to return to a standing position.
Ritzik thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Jong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ritzik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Ritzik lands.
Ritzik circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Ritzik misses.
Ritzik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ritzik lands with a right and another and another! Jong is in big trouble! Ritzik lands again and this time it's lights out for Jong! A quality knockout there for Ritzik.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rupert Ritzik!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rupert Ritzik made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phill Bunce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing in the name of.... Ivar Lodbrok has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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219 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phill Bunce!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok moves into the clinch.
Lodbrok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunce blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunce is trying to break free.
Lodbrok with a knee to the head.
It looks like Phill Bunce has been cut.
Lodbrok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunce breaks the clinch.
Lodbrok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunce was well out of range. Poor timing from Lodbrok.
Bunce misses with a few strikes there.
Lodbrok is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bunce.
Bunce throws out a powerful jab.
Lodbrok throws a body kick that misses.
Lodbrok takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lodbrok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunce.
The fighters circling - Bunce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lodbrok is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bunce.
Bunce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lodbrok throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been told by Lodbrok's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lodbrok drops his hands momentarily and Bunce takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Bunce does no damage.
Bunce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lodbrok.
Bunce motions for Lodbrok to come forward. Bunce throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lodbrok misses with a hook. Bunce ducked under it nicely.
Bunce lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lodbrok throws a leg kick but Bunce moved away.
Bunce throws a hook but Lodbrok blocks it.
Bunce on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lodbrok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lodbrok scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lodbrok ducks under a wild hook from Bunce.
Lodbrok connects with a body shot that sends Bunce's belly button to the back.
Bunce misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunce avoids the body shot from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok with a hook.
Bunce is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunce moves out of range of the strikes.
Lodbrok slips under a jab from Bunce.
A left lands for Lodbrok.
Bunce is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodbrok finish him?
Lodbrok measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Bunce! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ivar Lodbrok!
Ivar Lodbrok bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kivipelto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Snead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kivipelto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Snead!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivipelto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kivipelto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kivipelto working the head and body with strikes.
Kivipelto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Snead is looking for a sweep.
Kivipelto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Snead dodges the ground and pound from Kivipelto.
Kivipelto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kivipelto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Snead tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kivipelto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kivipelto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Snead is avoiding damage well.
Kivipelto in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivipelto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Snead is avoiding damage well.
Kivipelto scoring with punches and elbows.
Kivipelto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Snead sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kivipelto tries to score with some ground and pound. Snead controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kivipelto wants to control but Snead is keeping him busy.
Snead gets back to half guard.
Kivipelto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kivipelto throwing shots but Snead is blocking nicely.
Snead wants to improve his position but Kivipelto is controlling well.
Kivipelto slips a nice elbow through Snead's hands, connecting with Snead's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kivipelto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Snead blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kivipelto.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kivipelto lands a nice short elbow.
Kivipelto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kivipelto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kivipelto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Snead keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kivipelto is nestled in close to Snead, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Snead is staying active underneath Kivipelto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kivipelto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Snead with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kivipelto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snead defending well though.
Kivipelto working over Snead with some ground and pound. Snead looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kivipelto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Kivipelto.
We've been hearing good reports from Kivipelto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kivipelto slips a nice elbow through Snead's hands, connecting with Snead's forehead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snead wants to control but Kivipelto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kivipelto throwing shots but Snead is blocking nicely.
Kivipelto throwing shots but Snead is blocking nicely.
Kivipelto wants to advance to full mount but Snead doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kivipelto wants to control from the top but Snead keeps moving.
Snead tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snead looking to control.
Kivipelto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kivipelto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kivipelto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kivipelto works over Snead with some ground and pound from guard.
Kivipelto is stalling in the full guard.
Snead pulls Kivipelto in close to his closed guard and prevents Kivipelto from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kivipelto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Snead tries a head kick but it misses.
Snead just misses with a punch to the body.
Kivipelto scores with a sloppy right hand. Snead should have avoided that one.
Kivipelto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kivipelto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snead has time to react.
No joy there for Snead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kivipelto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kivipelto dips to his left and cracks Snead with an uppercut!
Kivipelto shoots in looking for a takedown but Snead manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kivipelto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kivipelto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kivipelto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kivipelto lands in his opponent's guard.
Kivipelto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snead can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snead utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snead is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivipelto throwing strikes but missing.
Kivipelto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kivipelto is looking to work some ground and pound but Snead has wrist control.
Kivipelto stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Snead throws up his legs and catches Kivipelto in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Kivipelto tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Snead! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sam Snead!
Sam Snead gave a mention to Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 200$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qasem Suleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humphrey Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleimani comes into the arena with Busta Rhymes - Arab Money blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qasem Suleimani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Baker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker throws a solid leg kick but Suleimani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baker.
Suleimani throws a leg kick but Baker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suleimani throws out the jab.
Humphrey Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker throws a leg kick
and Suleimani counters with a good low kick that Baker was not able to check.
Suleimani wants to slow Baker down by chopping away at his legs.
Suleimani connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Suleimani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suleimani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baker checks it well.
Suleimani looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.
Baker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Suleimani's hands.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suleimani manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suleimani throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suleimani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suleimani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baker feints a jab promting Suleimani to slip. Baker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suleimani slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suleimani lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleimani just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Suleimani misses with a body punch
and Baker counters with a nice uppercut.
Suleimani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Suleimani loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Baker with a hook.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Suleimani moved out of range.
Suleimani throwing a counter right hand but Baker manages to avoid it.
Suleimani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baker connects with a body shot that sends Suleimani's belly button to the back.
Baker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suleimani under the eye.
Suleimani jabs Baker right on the nose. Baker blinks but takes it well.
Baker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baker closes the distance but Suleimani moves to the side
and Suleimani counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suleimani lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suleimani ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker checks a leg kick.
Baker flicks out a counter leg kick but Suleimani steps away.
Suleimani takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A cross from Baker lands.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Suleimani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baker closes the distance and clinches.
Suleimani tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baker gets through Suleimani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suleimani tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Suleimani back against the cage.
Baker blocking some punches.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Baker misses with some punches.
Baker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suleimani backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baker.
Suleimani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Suleimani throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Baker.
Suleimani blocking some punches.
Baker working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Baker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suleimani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker misses with some punches.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Suleimani.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Suleimani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker lands a body punch.
A short left from Baker.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suleimani.
Baker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suleimani backwards.
Suleimani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baker connects with a single shot there.
Baker scoring well with a low kick there.
Baker tries to clinch but Suleimani is having none of it.
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
Suleimani tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baker clinches.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Suleimani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suleimani throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Suleimani.
Suleimani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suleimani backwards.
Suleimani lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suleimani misses with a hook
and Baker counters with a straight right hand.
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suleimani is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baker.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suleimani manages to avoid it.
Baker cracks Suleimani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baker throws a solid leg kick but Suleimani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baker.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suleimani.
Baker scores with the left hand. Suleimani knows he should have avoided that one.
Suleimani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suleimani throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suleimani.
Baker throws a shot from downtown. Suleimani moves away and avoids it.
Suleimani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Baker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suleimani moves out of range of the leg kick from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleimani slips a jab from Baker.
A left lands for Suleimani.
Baker lands a jab to Suleimani's midsection.
Baker throws a low kick, looking for Suleimani's leg but Suleimani calmly moves out of range.
Baker lands a body shot.
Baker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Suleimani is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Suleimani avoids the body shot from Baker.
Suleimani throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Suleimani!
Suleimani closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baker cracks Suleimani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Baker wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suleimani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Suleimani.
Baker pushes Suleimani up against the cage in a clinch.
Suleimani breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suleimani.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suleimani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker throws a one two combo.
Baker staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Baker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suleimani doesn't seem phased though.
Suleimani thuds a left hand into Baker's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleimani. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Baker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suleimani counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to land a leg kick but Suleimani saw it coming and moves away.
Suleimani has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Baker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Baker throws the left hand but Suleimani avoids the punch easily.
Humphrey Baker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suleimani misses with a hook
and Baker counters with a straight right hand.
Baker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suleimani connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baker scrambles back to his feet.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Suleimani is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Baker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suleimani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab.
Baker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Baker lands the left hand.
Baker tries to clinch but Suleimani is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Baker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Suleimani misses the jab.
Suleimani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baker takes a swing at Suleimani's ribcage but misses.
Suleimani looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Baker with a hook.
Baker misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suleimani was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Suleimani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suleimani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Suleimani.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suleimani counters with a straight right hand.
Baker avoids the body shot from Suleimani.
Suleimani misses with a wild body shot.
Suleimani ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Suleimani looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
Baker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suleimani's head backwards.
Suleimani looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baker checks a leg kick nicely.
Baker lands a slapping body shot.
Baker closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleimani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Suleimani stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suleimani.
Suleimani throws a head punch that misses.
Suleimani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suleimani blocks a body shot from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker misses with some punches.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Suleimani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suleimani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Suleimani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suleimani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suleimani tries to move into range but Baker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Suleimani needs to keep his hands up - Baker had a free shot at his head there.
Suleimani takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Suleimani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Suleimani throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baker counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suleimani doesn't seem bothered though.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suleimani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baker.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Suleimani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suleimani slips under a jab from Baker.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Suleimani lands a slapping body shot.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Suleimani.
Suleimani throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baker.
Baker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suleimani. That did some damage!
Baker wants to land a leg kick but Suleimani is out of range.
Suleimani tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suleimani lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker blocks a jab.
Suleimani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Suleimani.
Baker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suleimani scores with a hook to the body. Baker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suleimani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suleimani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Suleimani throws a body shot but no joy.
Suleimani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baker cracks Suleimani with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suleimani with a jab.
Baker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baker throws a right hand that Suleimani ducks under and follows up with a left that Suleimani also avoids with ease.
Suleimani misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker throws out a counter right but Suleimani avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suleimani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baker. That did some damage!
Baker cracks Suleimani with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleimani. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baker moves into range and clinches up with Suleimani.
Baker prevents Suleimani from breaking the clinch.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suleimani scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suleimani.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suleimani.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Suleimani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baker slips a straight right by Suleimani.
Baker lands a nice shot that snaps Suleimani's head back.
Baker closes the distance but Suleimani moves to the side
and Suleimani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Humphrey Baker just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baker checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Suleimani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baker lands an overhand right.
Suleimani scores with a nice right hand.
Baker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suleimani.
Suleimani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suleimani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Suleimani throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baker counters with a body kick that stops Suleimani in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suleimani walks into a jab.
Suleimani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Baker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Suleimani appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker swinging wildly here.
As Baker backs away, Suleimani returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from Suleimani tenderised Baker's leg. Baker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baker misses with a looping right.
Suleimani feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Suleimani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Suleimani misses with a leg kick.
Baker tries a quick counter leg kick but Suleimani is wise to it.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Suleimani's head but Suleimani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suleimani checks a leg kick nicely.
Suleimani takes one on the button.
Baker blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Baker 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.
Suleimani looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Suleimani 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 Baker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suleimani misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Suleimani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suleimani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suleimani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Suleimani.
Baker blocks a leg kick.
Suleimani takes one on the button.
Baker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suleimani throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Suleimani moved out of range.
Baker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Suleimani misses with a series of wild punches.
Suleimani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Baker misses.
Suleimani misses with a left hand
and Baker counters with a one-two to the body.
Suleimani has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suleimani there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baker throws a low kick but Suleimani moves out of range easily.
Baker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Suleimani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baker's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suleimani throws a sloppy body shot
and Baker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suleimani's knee momentarily.
Baker throws a series of strikes that have Suleimani backpedaling.
Baker moves into the clinch successfully.
Suleimani misses with a punch on the inside.
Suleimani blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
Good body shot from Baker.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Baker lands with a left to the head.
Suleimani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Suleimani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baker.
Suleimani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker 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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suleimani.
Suleimani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baker connects with a looping right hand.
Suleimani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Suleimani just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Suleimani half committed to a counter leg kick.
Suleimani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Suleimani looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.
Baker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick from Suleimani misses.
Baker throws a front kick aimed at Suleimani's knee but Suleimani avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Suleimani misses the target.
Baker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker misses the jab.
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baker throws a leg kick but Suleimani sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Suleimani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Suleimani misses the shot to the body.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suleimani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suleimani feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Baker staying out of range there.
Baker jabs Suleimani right on the nose. Suleimani blinks but takes it well.
Baker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suleimani circles away quickly and effectively.
Baker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Suleimani slips a jab from Baker.
Suleimani fires out a quick counter leg kick but Baker just manages to avoid it.
Suleimani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suleimani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baker blocks the body kick.
Humphrey Baker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suleimani misses with a straight right.
Suleimani throws a poor cross that misses
and Baker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baker swings for the body but Suleimani moves out of range.
Suleimani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
A jab from Baker finds it's way through Suleimani's defenses.
Baker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baker feints and then cracks Suleimani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suleimani down.
Suleimani throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Baker lands an overhand right.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suleimani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suleimani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Suleimani.
Baker walks into a straight right hand from Suleimani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suleimani working hard to break the clinch.
Baker pushes Suleimani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker tries a body shot but Suleimani blocks it.
Suleimani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Suleimani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suleimani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suleimani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suleimani misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suleimani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker is rocked!
Suleimani wants to break free but Baker has control.
Baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Suleimani finish him?
Suleimani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suleimani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suleimani works on Baker's body with a couple of short punches.
Baker seems to have recovered his senses.
A left hand lands to the body for Baker.
Qasem Suleimani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Suleimani.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suleimani manages to break the clinch.
Baker lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humphrey Baker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker is the new light heavyweight champion!
Humphrey Baker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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