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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brett Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan Jr has chosen Neon Skies as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Brett Helix has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brett Helix seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sheehan Jr misses.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick but Helix moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Sheehan Jr as Helix shoots in.
Sheehan Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Helix. Helix circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sheehan Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Helix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Helix misses with a looping left.
Sheehan Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Helix is able to avoid easily.
Helix lands with a nice body kick.
Helix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheehan Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helix counters with a good low kick that Sheehan Jr was not able to check.
A head kick from Helix lands but Sheehan Jr takes it in his stride.
Sheehan Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehan Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Helix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Sheehan Jr lands but Helix takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helix.
Sheehan Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Sheehan Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheehan Jr tries to bum rush Helix with a series of wild strikes but Helix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Helix misses the target.
Sheehan Jr takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Helix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helix.
Sheehan Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sheehan Jr connects with a single shot there.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Brett Helix has been cut.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination that misses
and Helix counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix wants to take a breather but Sheehan Jr is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr pushes Helix off and gets back to his feet.
Sheehan Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helix.
Helix slips under a jab from Sheehan Jr.
A big right from Helix misses.
Helix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr checks a leg kick.
Sheehan Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Helix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheehan Jr misses with a right hand
and Helix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Helix off the cage and back into range.
Sheehan Jr blocks a leg kick.
Helix looks to land a left hand but Sheehan Jr moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix misses with a wild body shot.
Sheehan Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheehan Jr misses the target.
Sheehan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheehan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helix throws a right and a left that Sheehan Jr avoids nicely.
Sheehan Jr slips under a jab from Helix.
Justus Sheehan Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehan Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Helix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Sheehan Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Sheehan Jr misses.
Helix motions for Sheehan Jr to come forward. Helix throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab.
Helix appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Helix throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Helix clobbers Sheehan Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr misses with an uppercut. Helix saw that one coming.
Helix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheehan Jr.
Helix looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehan Jr is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helix misses with an uppercut. Sheehan Jr saw that one coming.
Sheehan Jr throws a looping overhand right but Helix ducks down to avoid it.
Helix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sheehan Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Helix's head.
Sheehan Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helix.
Helix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Sheehan Jr does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helix lands a nice shot that snaps Sheehan Jr's head back.
Sheehan Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brett Helix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brett Helix's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sheehan Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Helix counters with a nice leg kick.
Sheehan Jr avoids the body shot from Helix.
Sheehan Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Helix bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sheehan Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sheehan Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Helix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheehan Jr.
Helix throws a big counter combination but Sheehan Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sheehan Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crunch! Helix slams his shin into Sheehan Jr's torso.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sheehan Jr.
Helix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that Helix avoids nicely.
Helix connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! Helix slams his shin into Sheehan Jr's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sheehan Jr throws a shot from downtown. Helix moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix connects with a single shot there.
Sheehan Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Helix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheehan Jr.
Brett Helix is winning the standup battle so far.
Helix misses with a low kick.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheehan Jr misses with a combination
and Helix counters with a nice uppercut.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab
and Helix counters with an outside leg kick.
Helix scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Sheehan Jr misses its intended target.
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehan Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
Helix misses with an uppercut.
Sheehan Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sheehan Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Helix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehan Jr slips a jab and a cross from Helix.
Helix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheehan Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helix circles away quickly and effectively.
Helix slips a straight right by Sheehan Jr.
Helix is looking to counter punch.
Sheehan Jr lands a nice hook to Helix's body. Helix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Helix does no damage.
Helix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sheehan Jr in his tracks.
Helix bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sheehan Jr's head.
Helix looks for the body kick but Sheehan Jr saw that one coming.
Sheehan Jr throws out a counter right but Helix avoids it with no problem.
Sheehan Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Helix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sheehan Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr swings for the body but Helix moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Sheehan Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Sheehan Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Sheehan Jr throws a body punch but Helix moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Sheehan Jr misses with a body shot.
It looked like Helix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Helix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.
Sheehan Jr loads up on a big right hand but Helix slips the punch.
Helix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sheehan Jr looks for the body kick but Helix saw that one coming.
Helix throws a combination. Sheehan Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Helix misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr slips a straight right by Helix.
Helix avoids the body shot from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helix throws a right and a left that Sheehan Jr avoids nicely.
Sheehan Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehan Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helix.
Sheehan Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Helix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Helix takes one to the chin there.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sheehan Jr misses with a straight right.
Sheehan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheehan Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sheehan Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Helix loads up on a big right hand but Sheehan Jr slips the punch.
Helix lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Helix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brett Helix's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Helix throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheehan Jr.
Nice cross by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Helix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sheehan Jr scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Helix.
Sheehan Jr lands a head kick!
Sheehan Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Helix throws a head kick that misses.
Helix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Helix.
Sheehan Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helix throws a front kick that sends Sheehan Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheehan Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheehan Jr misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr with a hook.
Helix is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr throws a hook but Helix avoids it easily.
Sheehan Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sheehan Jr misses with a hook. Helix ducked under it nicely.
Sheehan Jr throws a hook but Helix blocks it.
Helix throws a leg kick but Sheehan Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helix.
A punch lands to the side of Sheehan Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Helix uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sheehan Jr has time to react.
Helix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helix misses with a hook. Sheehan Jr ducked under it nicely.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab
letting Helix counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehan Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sheehan Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Helix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sheehan Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Helix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sheehan Jr misses with a hook
enabling Helix to counter with a crisp jab.
Helix takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sheehan Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helix.
Sheehan Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Helix throws a big shot that misses.
Helix walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sheehan Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Helix looks to throw the jab but Sheehan Jr is out of range.
Sheehan Jr tries to land a body kick
and Helix counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sheehan Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sheehan Jr defending well as Helix loads up on a big left hand.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination that misses
and Helix counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Helix misses with a wild body shot.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that Helix avoids nicely.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab.
Helix moves out of range of the strikes.
Helix throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sheehan Jr avoids it.
Helix closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sheehan Jr to the mat! Sheehan Jr manages to get full guard.
Helix trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheehan Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helix content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helix prevents Sheehan Jr from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sheehan Jr keeping moving, preventing Helix from controlling successfully.
Helix connects with a couple of short punches.
Sheehan Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Sheehan Jr is trying to keep Helix in close.
Helix wants to control from the top but Sheehan Jr keeps moving.
Justus Sheehan Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sheehan Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Helix is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brett Helix.
Well Helix 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Helix!
Brett Helix seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Stoned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoned comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre - The Watcher. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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164 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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168 lbs
24 - 25 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Stoned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Rua!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoned throws a leg kick that misses.
Stoned 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.
Stoned misses with a body kick.
Stoned throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stoned waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Stoned cracks Rua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rua tries to clinch but Stoned moves out of range.
Rua feints and then cracks Stoned's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stoned down.
Stoned throws a low kick but Rua moves out of range easily.
Stoned scores with a takedown into Rua's guard.
Stoned trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stoned pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Stoned from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoned pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stoned with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stoned throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rua is adopting a defensive guard.
Rua trying to keep a closed guard but Stoned is proving a slippery customer.
Stoned 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.
That's two 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.
Rua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stoned is pressing down on Rua's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stoned working a defensive guard here.
Rua is posturing up here but Stoned has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rua tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rua has to tap! Slick submission there by Stoned!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oliver Stoned!
A relieved looking Oliver Stoned thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Gabriel Rua stepped up to the mic, saying 'For Fucks sake.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Du Hast. Gregorovitsj comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pink Panther Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorovitsj gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Gregorovitsj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris tries to stall but Gregorovitsj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gregorovitsj avoids the body shot from Harris.
Gregorovitsj has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harris is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Harris wants to clinch up but Gregorovitsj keeps it at a distance.
Gregorovitsj steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harris.
A low kick from Harris is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Gregorovitsj swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gregorovitsj gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gregorovitsj pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris pushes off an throws an elbow but Gregorovitsj leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gregorovitsj lands an uppercut.
Gregorovitsj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Gregorovitsj misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj misses with an elbow strike.
Gregorovitsj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gregorovitsj lands a right hand.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Gregorovitsj gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Gregorovitsj jabs at Harris's body.
Harris rushes Gregorovitsj and presses him up against the cage.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gregorovitsj tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gregorovitsj counters by moving into the clinch.
Gregorovitsj wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Gregorovitsj.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gregorovitsj lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregorovitsj misses with some punches.
Gregorovitsj connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harris's face.
Gregorovitsj can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Gregorovitsj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Gregorovitsj presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bastien Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregorovitsj throws a good cross that connects.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A counter left hand to the body from Harris misses its target.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gregorovitsj's calf.
That kick from Gregorovitsj tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gregorovitsj moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj misses with a punch on the inside.
Gregorovitsj gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gregorovitsj breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harris throws a front kick aimed at Gregorovitsj's knee but Gregorovitsj avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gregorovitsj keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris pushes off an throws an elbow but Gregorovitsj leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gregorovitsj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
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!
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Gregorovitsj's shoulder, as Gregorovitsj tries to avoid the shot.
Gregorovitsj throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Harris went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gregorovitsj lands with a good body shot.
Harris looks to throw a body kick
and Gregorovitsj counters with a straight right hand.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gregorovitsj to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Gregorovitsj.
Harris moves into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gregorovitsj cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Gregorovitsj.
Nice body punch from Gregorovitsj - that landed with a thud.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gregorovitsj backwards.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gregorovitsj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gregorovitsj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
A left lands for Gregorovitsj.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gregorovitsj scores with a counter punch that sends Harris to the canvas! Gregorovitsj smells blood - he's punishing Harris with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Harris has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Gregorovitsj!
Boris Gregorovitsj took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Bastien Harris spoke after the fight, saying 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grice might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GZA - Shadowboxin'. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice throws a nice looking combination but Uusisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uusisto's corner calls for a 1-2. Uusisto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Uusisto lands with a cross.
Uusisto lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Grice sprawling to the canvas. Uusisto follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Grice hang on?
Grice is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusisto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oh Grice is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grice on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grice trying to control here.
Grice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grice seems to have got his legs back now.
Uusisto is looking to take a break and control but Grice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uusisto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grice's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uusisto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grice has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grice is looking to improve his position.
Grice gets back to full guard.
Uusisto throwing strikes from guard but Grice blocks nicely.
Uusisto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grice pulls Uusisto in close to his closed guard and prevents Uusisto from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Uusisto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Uusisto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grice definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Uusisto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grice looking for a sweep. Not yet Grice, not yet.
Uusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Grice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uusisto controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grice blocks a jab.
Grice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Uusisto throws a push kick but Grice slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uusisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uusisto's corner calls for a 1-2. Uusisto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Uusisto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Uusisto.
An inside leg kick lands from Uusisto.
Grice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uusisto cracks Grice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Uusisto connects with a crisp jab.
Uusisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uusisto connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uusisto lands with a straight right. Grice didn't see that one coming.
Uusisto cracks Grice with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Grice tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Uusisto pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Grice is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurmas Uusisto!
Gary Grice was interviewed post fight and said 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nikitin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smack My Bitch Up . Hilton Teimosia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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28
175 lbs
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29
175 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Nikitin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Teimosia tenderised Nikitin's leg. Nikitin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Teimosia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nikitin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nikitin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nikitin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nikitin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Nikitin.
Nice straight punches there by Teimosia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Teimosia.
Nikitin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teimosia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikitin clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nikitin.
Teimosia blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Nikitin fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teimosia.
Nikitin prevents a body shot from Teimosia.
Nikitin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teimosia pushes Nikitin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teimosia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikitin's elbow.
Nikitin is trying to trip Teimosia. He has hold of a leg but Teimosia is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nikitin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nikitin tries to free his leg and advance position but Teimosia is retaining full guard.
Teimosia has Nikitin pulled in close to control his posture.
Teimosia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nikitin's guard.
Teimosia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Teimosia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia tries to free his leg and advance position but Nikitin is retaining full guard.
Nikitin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teimosia looking to pass the guard.
Nikitin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikitin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Teimosia trying to control here.
Teimosia tries to roll over but Nikitin keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin seems to be looking for submissions.
Teimosia wants to control but Nikitin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nikitin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teimosia trying to hold on to Nikitin's head to control him but Nikitin postures up.
Nikitin trying to mount his opponent but Teimosia defends it.
Nikitin controlling the pace.
That's four 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.
Teimosia is trying to maintain the position but Nikitin is very close to passing his half guard.
Teimosia is defending against the submission attempts here by Nikitin.
Nikitin trying to control the action but Teimosia is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Teimosia moves away from the strike by Nikitin.
Teimosia misses with a right hand
and Nikitin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nikitin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Teimosia.
Teimosia throws the kick towards the body but Nikitin avoids it.
A head kick misses from Teimosia.
Nikitin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Teimosia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nikitin circles away quickly and effectively.
Nikitin dives in and scores a takedown into Teimosia's guard.
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Teimosia keeps moving.
Teimosia controlling Nikitin's posture.
Teimosia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia can't keep his opponent in guard - Nikitin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Teimosia is looking to improve his position.
Nikitin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nikitin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Teimosia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nikitin.
Teimosia trying to control here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nikitin is keen to just control but Teimosia is a slippery customer.
Nikitin trying to control the pace.
Nikitin is trying to control the action in half guard but Teimosia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Teimosia wants to improve his position but Nikitin is controlling well.
Teimosia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nikitin preventing the sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nikitin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nikitin slips nicely into half guard.
Teimosia trying to hold on to Nikitin's head to control him but Nikitin postures up.
Nikitin wants to free his trapped foot but Teimosia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Teimosia is refusing to be controlled, as Nikitin sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teimosia keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Teimosia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Teimosia scores with a nice right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Teimosia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nikitin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teimosia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Teimosia works over Nikitin's head and body with a nice combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Teimosia.
Teimosia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nikitin finds it's way round the side to connect with Teimosia's head.
Teimosia swinging wildly here.
Teimosia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikitin moves away.
Hilton Teimosia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teimosia lands with a straight right. Nikitin didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hilton Teimosia.
I think Teimosia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 9:10
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 10:10
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hilton Teimosia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Hall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Artie DeVanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVanzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeVanzo throws a one two combo.
DeVanzo lands a jab to the head.
DeVanzo misses with an uppercut.
Hall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
DeVanzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
DeVanzo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
DeVanzo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hall feints and then cracks DeVanzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow DeVanzo down.
Hall throws a hook to the side of DeVanzo's head but DeVanzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Hall moves out of range as DeVanzo throws a body kick.
Hall moves out of range as DeVanzo throws a body kick.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from DeVanzo - that will leave a mark!
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeVanzo. DeVanzo obviously looking to wear him down.
DeVanzo throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws out a powerful jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
DeVanzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by DeVanzo.
Hall digs a good body shot into DeVanzo's ribs.
DeVanzo throws a leg kick that misses.
DeVanzo tries to score with a low kick but Hall moves his leg out of the way.
Hall's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hall's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DeVanzo.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall takes one on the button.
DeVanzo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hall counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeVanzo with a lazy takedown attempt
and DeVanzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DeVanzo throws a front kick aimed at Hall's knee but Hall avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hall tries to score with a low kick but DeVanzo moves his leg out of the way.
DeVanzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hall.
DeVanzo misses with a kick to the body.
DeVanzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DeVanzo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hall trying his best to control but DeVanzo has mounted him.
DeVanzo landing strikes from the mount and Hall is in trouble!
Hall is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! DeVanzo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hall wants to control but DeVanzo is having none of it.
DeVanzo raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control but DeVanzo is having none of it.
DeVanzo controlling his opponent.
DeVanzo landing shots from mount.
DeVanzo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
DeVanzo landing punches.
DeVanzo working the ground and pound effectively.
Poor strikes thrown by DeVanzo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo lands a big shot there that rocks Hall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
DeVanzo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hall is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is in a horrible position here. DeVanzo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hall is still in real trouble! Can DeVanzo finish him?
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!
DeVanzo wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
DeVanzo looking to finish Hall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hall!
Hall tries to lock up and control but DeVanzo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
DeVanzo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hall because DeVanzo loaded up on that one.
DeVanzo controlling the pace for now.
DeVanzo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hall because DeVanzo loaded up on that one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo landing shots from mount.
DeVanzo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
DeVanzo breaks from Hall's wrist control and lands an elbow.
DeVanzo lands with some strikes.
DeVanzo prevents Hall from getting the reversal.
DeVanzo postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hall out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! DeVanzo goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Artie DeVanzo!
An out of breath Artie DeVanzo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dickie Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
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24
196 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul slips under a jab from Crash.
Thrul moves into the clinch.
Crash creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thrul lands with a short shot to the head.
Thrul lands with a short shot to the head.
Crash prevents a body shot from Thrul.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crash.
Crash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thrul blocks it with crossed arms.
Crash struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrul controls his hands.
Crash 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.
Thrul lands a hook that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
Crash lands with a right to the head.
Thrul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crash's elbow.
Thrul takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thrul's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thrul is defending well for now.
Crash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crash connects with a knee to the head.
Thrul is trying to trip Crash. He has hold of a leg but Crash is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thrul persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Crash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crash working for submissions but it's allowed Thrul to get to half guard.
Thrul is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thrul missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crash wants to improve his position but Thrul is controlling well.
Crash wants to control but Thrul is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash gets back to full guard.
Crash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thrul trying to control but Crash is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crash wants to sweep but no luck.
Crash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thrul has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Thrul is refusing to be controlled, as Crash sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul tries to get to full guard but Crash has control of the leg.
Crash is trying to control the action in half guard but Thrul is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thrul wants to control but Crash is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thrul is looking to improve his position.
Thrul is refusing to be controlled, as Crash sits in half guard.
Thrul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thrul is staying active underneath Crash, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Crash is looking to advance position but Thrul won't allow it.
Crash is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Crash prevents Thrul from improving his position.
Crash trying to control from half guard but Thrul is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thrul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crash is trying to control the action in half guard but Thrul is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Crash looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrul is just out of range.
Dickie Crash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrul scores with a nice body kick.
Thrul finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thrul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crash tries to clinch up but Thrul circles away and keeps his distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Crash.
Crash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrul.
Thrul misses with a body kick.
Crash checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thrul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thrul avoids a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thrul or perhaps it was just good defense by Crash, which made it look bad.
Crash scores with a jab to the body.
Crash lands a slapping body shot.
Crash scores with a push kick.
Thrul looks winded!
Crash lands the left hand.
Thrul misses with a leg kick.
Thrul has managed to clinch.
Thrul misses with a body punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crash blocks a body shot from Thrul.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thrul goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crash prevents it.
Crash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thrul blocks it with crossed arms.
Thrul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crash takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Crash.
Crash throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Thrul.
Crash moves out of range of the strikes.
Thrul pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crash is out of range and Thrul settles back down.
Crash thinks about countering with a body kick.
Crash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thrul can pounce on him.
Crash catches Thrul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crash just misses with a punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thrul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thrul takes a swing at Crash's ribcage but misses.
Crash throws the left hand but Thrul avoids the punch easily.
Crash blocks a head kick by Thrul.
Thrul bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crash lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thrul at a distance.
Thrul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crash cracks Thrul with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Crash has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Thrul to stand back up!
Thrul is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrul gets a clinch.
Thrul is still on wobbly legs! Can Crash finish him?
Crash throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thrul seems to have recovered his senses.
Crash comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Aznar Thrul's cut even more.
Crash throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Thrul.
Crash looking to throw knees to the head but Thrul is blocking nicely.
Crash tries to work over Thrul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crash lands a nice uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crash prevents a body shot from Thrul.
Thrul lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thrul fails to land.
Thrul is working Crash over against the cage.
Crash working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thrul lands an uppercut.
Thrul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crash lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thrul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thrul looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crash takes a swing at Thrul's ribcage but misses.
Thrul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crash. Crash circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crash.
Crash throws a push kick but Thrul slaps the foot to one side.
Crash blocks a head kick by Thrul.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crash lands a big right hand that sends Thrul crashing to the mat! Crash stays standing though and waves Thrul back to his feet!
The cut above Aznar Thrul's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thrul lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crash's sensitive parts.
Thrul has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Crash.
Thrul slips a straight right by Crash.
Thrul ducks under a wild hook from Crash.
Crash checks a low kick from Thrul.
Thrul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crash.
Crash throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thrul on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crash scoring well with a low kick there.
Crash swings widly with a right hand
and Thrul counters with a low kick, right behind Crash 's knee.
Crash checks the leg kick.
Thrul scores with a nice right hand.
Thrul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thrul tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dickie Crash showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crash has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dickie Crash!
Dickie Crash seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz has chosen Everyday as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Gutz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gutz lands a glancing blow to the side of Beast's head.
Beast lands with an uppercut that bounces Gutz off the cage and back into range.
Beast darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beast tries a low kick but Gutz avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Gutz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Beast lands a front kick.
Gutz throws a right hand that misses
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
Gutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gutz throws out the jab.
Gutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gutz.
Beast was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast connects with a looping right hand.
Gutz misses with an uppercut
and Beast counters with a solid body kick.
Beast scores with a jab.
Beast wants to slow Gutz down by chopping away at his legs.
Gutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beast will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beast thumps Gutz with a low kick.
Beast changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beast attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beast looks to throw the jab but Gutz is out of range.
Gutz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beast pushes Gutz away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Beast slips a jab from Gutz.
Beast throws a nice outside leg kick.
Billy Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutz blocks the body kick.
Beast scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gutz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beast.
Gutz jabs Beast right on the nose. Beast blinks but takes it well.
Gutz scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz swings for the body but Beast moves out of range.
Beast chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Billy Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beast throws out a leg kick but Gutz moves out of range and Beast only half commits.
Beast fails to land with a series of punches.
Beast darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good exchange - Beast coming out on top.
Beast looks to throw the jab but Gutz is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Gutz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Beast gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beast scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gutz blocks the body kick.
Gutz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast misses with an uppercut.
Beast feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gutz's calf.
Beast rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gutz counters with a straight right hand.
Gutz misses with a body shot.
Beast throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Beast lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gutz doesn't seem phased though.
Gutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gutz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beast counters with a solid body kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a leg kick but Beast checks it.
Donk. Gutz catches Beast right on the button with a cross.
Gutz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beast lands with a right hand.
Beast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gutz throws out the jab.
Beast scores with a leg kick.
Gutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beast lands a big right hand that sends Gutz crashing to the mat! Beast stays standing though and waves Gutz back to his feet!
Gutz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Beast. That's going to slow Gutz down.
Gutz is still on wobbly legs! Can Beast finish him?
Beast throws a leg kick
and Gutz counters with a nice body shot.
Gutz seems to have recovered his senses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beast 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.
Beast lands an overhand right.
Beast cracks Gutz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Beast has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gutz to stand back up!
Beast misses with a leg kick
and Gutz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Beast!
The ground and pound from Gutz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gutz controls the position.
An elbow from Gutz crashes against the mat.
Gutz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Beast regains half guard, as Gutz was trying to land strikes.
Gutz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is trying to control. Beast wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gutz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beast avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutz.
Beast blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gutz.
Gutz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gutz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beast has hold of Gutz's hands but Gutz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gutz tries to pass to full mount but Beast defends it.
Gutz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gutz connects with a nice short shot to Beast's temple.
Gutz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gutz throwing shots but Beast is blocking nicely.
Gutz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutz prevents Beast from improving his position.
Gutz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gutz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beast takes a step back to recover.
Beast throws a looping overhand right but Gutz ducks down to avoid it.
Gutz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beast with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beast is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gutz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Beast finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beast is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gutz cracks Beast with an open hand slap.
Beast pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gutz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beast misses with a kick to the body.
Beast moves into range and connects with a jab.
Beast misses with a leg kick
and Gutz counters with a straight right hand.
Gutz cracks Beast with a big right hand and Beast goes down!
Beast is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Beast showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beast has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Beast!
Post fight, Billy Beast took to the microphone: 'I'm bad, I know it. I'm bad, I show it.'.
Cormac Gutz was interviewed post fight and said 'Syytän peliä ja vannon lopettavani. Palaan tunnin päästä takaisin.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay's entrance music is Outerspace- Revolution. A fine choice. Hale has chosen Dead Sara - Weatherman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tantalus Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale throws a body shot but no joy.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Tantalus Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flay scores with a jab to the body.
Flay throws a leg kick
and Hale counters with a thumping low kick.
Flay blocks a leg kick.
Flay tries to bum rush Hale with a series of wild strikes but Hale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hale throws a sloppy head kick and Flay moves out of range easily.
Flay throws a leg kick but Hale moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flay throws a sloppy head kick and Hale moves out of range easily.
Hale stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hale wants it to stay on the feet.
Hale throws a front kick aimed at Flay's knee but Flay avoids it well.
Flay shoots in and drives through. Hale sprawls well.
Flay looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale tries to work over Flay's front leg with a kick but Flay checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
Flay misses with a wild combination.
Hale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hale has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Flay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flay lunges at Hale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hale's hand.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.
Flay misses with a kick to the body.
Hale walks into a stiff left hand from Flay.
Hale defending well as Flay loads up on a big left hand.
Flay misses with a body shot.
Hale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flay is out of range and Hale settles back down.
Flay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hale.
Hale misses with a straight right.
Flay lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hale has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flay connects with a body shot that sends Hale's belly button to the back.
Hale looks to throw the jab but Flay is out of range.
Flay ducks right into an uppercut from Hale.
A punch lands to the side of Hale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Flay misses with a hook to the body
and Hale counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Flay.
Flay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hale sprawls and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hale.
Flay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Flay fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tantalus Flay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flay jabs Hale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Flay misses with a takedown attempt - Hale sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay misses with an uppercut.
Hale tries a quick counter leg kick but Flay is wise to it.
Flay throws the left hand but Hale avoids the punch easily.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flay checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Flay.
Hale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hale fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Flay on the side of the head.
Hale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Flay misses with a lunging right hand
and Hale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Flay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Flay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Flay attempts a counter takedown but Hale avoids it well and moves away.
Flay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hale moves out of range of the strikes.
Flay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hale counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Flay!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hale postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hale lands a few punches from side control.
Flay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hale wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hale in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hale looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Flay is avoiding damage well.
Flay tries to buck Hale off but Hale is having none of it.
Hale trying to control the position but Flay is working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Flay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hale swings around for an armbar but Flay sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hale's guard.
Hale controlling the position.
Flay looking to sit in guard and control but Hale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Flay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hale is one step ahead there.
Hale content to stall in guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Flay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Flay trying to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Flay has his hands on Hale's head, controlling the position.
Hale postures up and lands a big shot to Flay's brow.
Flay looking for a sweep. Not yet Flay, not yet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hale wants to control from the top but Flay keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hale looks to land a left hand but Flay moved out of range nicely.
That's eight 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.
Hale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flay jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Flay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hale misses with a hook. Flay ducked under it nicely.
Flay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Hale blocks the leg kick.
Hale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hale is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hale throws a big shot that misses.
Hale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hale throws a jab but it's blocked by Flay.
Flay swings for the body but Hale moves out of range.
Hale changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hale throws a jab when Flay was well out of range.
Flay tries to work over Hale's front leg with a kick but Hale checks it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws a head kick that misses.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Flay finds it's way through Hale's defenses.
Hale throws a jab but it's blocked by Flay.
Flay throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
Good work by Flay as he checks the leg kick.
A cross from Flay lands.
Hale works Flay's body with a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hale.
Flay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flay throws the left hand but Hale avoids the punch easily.
Flay is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Flay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flay throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
Flay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Flay.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Hale.
I think Hale has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 9:10
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:10
The fight is ruled a draw!
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