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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pugilistic Dementia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dementia comes to the cage accompanied by Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
42 - 33 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pugilistic Dementia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dementia rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dementia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Dementia.
Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Dementia.
Morgan trying to stall but Dementia improves his position.
Dementia lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dementia misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dementia pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dementia tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dementia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Dementia, against the cage.
Morgan avoiding damage as Dementia throws knees to the body.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Dementia is controlling the position.
Dementia lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Dementia.
Dementia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morgan is rocked!
Dementia lands a big right hand that drops Morgan! The killer instinct kicks in and Dementia finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dementia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pugilistic Dementia!
A victorious Pugilistic Dementia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kaspov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shezzo Wicked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wicked has chosen Takin U' High by Greyhoundz as his entrance music. Sergei Kaspov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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289 lbs
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240 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Kaspov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shezzo Wicked!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaspov shoots in for a takedown but Wicked shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaspov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wicked avoids it really well and circles away.
Wicked goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Sergei Kaspov has been cut.
Kaspov misses with a right hand
and Wicked counters with a nice leg kick.
Wicked scores with a head kick.
Kaspov just misses with a punch to the body.
Wicked throws a combination. Kaspov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kaspov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wicked tries to bum rush Kaspov with a series of wild strikes but Kaspov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wicked tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaspov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kaspov drives through with a takedown into Wicked's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Wicked manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wicked scores with a shoulder strike.
Wicked misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaspov.
A short right from Wicked on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wicked.
Kaspov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kaspov manages to end up in side control.
Wicked is looking to reverse the position.
Wicked tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kaspov presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kaspov controlling his opponent.
Kaspov tries to control but Wicked wriggling away.
Wicked is looking to get to half guard.
Wicked blocking the ground and pound.
Wicked is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kaspov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kaspov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Wicked has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Wicked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wicked tries to stand but Kaspov is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicked is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaspov looking to control.
Wicked decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kaspov, up you get!
Wicked just misses with a punch to the body.
Wicked uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shezzo Wicked is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaspov avoids the head kick by Wicked.
Wicked fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaspov throws a head kick but Wicked moves out of range.
Wicked scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaspov doesn't seem bothered though.
Wicked closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wicked with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaspov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wicked, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wicked closes the distance and clinches.
Wicked scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wicked lands a right hand.
Wicked doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kaspov fails to land.
Kaspov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Kaspov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaspov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Wicked.
Kaspov tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Kaspov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaspov is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Wicked.
Wicked works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wicked lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaspov backwards.
Wicked gets through Kaspov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wicked lands a shoulder strike.
Wicked lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaspov backwards.
A right hand to the body from Wicked.
Wicked scores with a shoulder strike.
Wicked throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaspov avoids a wild elbow strike from Wicked.
Wicked lands with a left to the head.
Kaspov takes a shot to the head.
Wicked lands a shoulder strike.
Wicked misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Wicked.
A shot in the inside from Wicked.
Kaspov is rocked!
Wicked misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Kaspov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wicked lands with a light punch inside.
Kaspov blocks an elbow strike from Wicked.
Kaspov tries for a takedown but Wicked manages to get underhooks.
Kaspov seems to have got his legs back now.
Wicked looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaspov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Wicked.
Wicked misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wicked working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Wicked.
Kaspov misses with the head strike.
Wicked swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Wicked - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shezzo Wicked dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kaspov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wicked swinging wildly here.
Kaspov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kaspov misses with an uppercut. Wicked saw that one coming.
Wicked lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wicked.
Kaspov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wicked lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wicked throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wicked lands a big head kick that sends Kaspov tumbling to the mat! Wicked takes a step backwards and waves Kaspov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaspov misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wicked has Kaspov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaspov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wicked working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Wicked.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wicked. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wicked lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicked lands a body punch.
Wicked drops Kaspov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kaspov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wicked lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kaspov to his knees! Wicked keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shezzo Wicked!
An out of breath Shezzo Wicked 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 Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pink Panther Theme. 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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181 lbs
32 - 22 - 2 |
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196 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
32 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul blocks a jab.
Thrul doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gregorovitsj looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook
and Thrul counters with a nice leg kick.
Thrul connects with a body shot.
Gregorovitsj throws a lazy right hand but Thrul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thrul misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thrul misses with a low kick as Gregorovitsj jumps back.
Gregorovitsj wants to land a leg kick but Thrul is out of range.
Thrul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thrul scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Boris Gregorovitsj has been cut.
Thrul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gregorovitsj.
A little jabbing left from Thrul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregorovitsj looks to land a left hand but Thrul moved out of range nicely.
Thrul misses with a few strikes there.
Thrul blocks a low kick nicely.
Gregorovitsj misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thrul takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thrul has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gregorovitsj.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gregorovitsj.
Thrul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gregorovitsj goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thrul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thrul avoids the head kick by Gregorovitsj.
Thrul blocks a head kick by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thrul in his tracks.
Gregorovitsj slips under a jab from Thrul.
Boris Gregorovitsj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrul throws a combination that misses
and Gregorovitsj counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Thrul lands a hook that snaps the head of Gregorovitsj backwards.
Gregorovitsj gets through Thrul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Aznar Thrul's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul tries a body shot but Gregorovitsj blocks it.
Thrul misses with some punches.
Gregorovitsj lands an elbow that stopped Thrul in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thrul.
Gregorovitsj missing with knees to the body.
Thrul avoiding damage as Gregorovitsj throws knees to the body.
Gregorovitsj pushes Thrul back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thrul tries a body shot but Gregorovitsj blocks it.
Thrul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gregorovitsj's elbow.
Thrul goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gregorovitsj prevents it.
Thrul blocks an uppercut.
Gregorovitsj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj tries to land knees in the clinch but Thrul avoids the damage to the body.
Thrul has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gregorovitsj seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thrul can turn it around.
Thrul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gregorovitsj backwards.
Gregorovitsj prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thrul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gregorovitsj's elbow.
Thrul is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boris Gregorovitsj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aznar Thrul.
Thrul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gregorovitsj backwards.
Thrul breaks the clinch.
Gregorovitsj feints and then cracks Thrul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thrul down.
Thrul moves away from the strike by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a hook but Thrul avoids it easily.
A low kick from Gregorovitsj misses
and Thrul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gregorovitsj throws a low kick, looking for Thrul's leg but Thrul calmly moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gregorovitsj to score with a decent uppercut.
Gregorovitsj connects with a right hand. Thrul shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrul throws a looping overhand right but Gregorovitsj ducks down to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gregorovitsj throws a poor cross that misses
letting Thrul counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gregorovitsj, right into the meat.
Gregorovitsj is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Thrul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thrul.
Boris Gregorovitsj's cut is getting worse.
Gregorovitsj 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.
Gregorovitsj scores with a leg kick.
Gregorovitsj moves into the clinch successfully.
Gregorovitsj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrul takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thrul has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thrul throws a head punch that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gregorovitsj.
Thrul swings wildly with an uppercut but Gregorovitsj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gregorovitsj misses with a body punch.
Gregorovitsj struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrul controls his hands.
Thrul prevents Gregorovitsj from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gregorovitsj fails to land.
Thrul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thrul takes an elbow to the temple.
Gregorovitsj crunches a lovely knee into Thrul's ribcage.
Gregorovitsj misses with an elbow strike.
Thrul tries a body shot but Gregorovitsj blocks it.
Gregorovitsj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gregorovitsj swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thrul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thrul tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thrul has a couple of punches blocked by Gregorovitsj.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gregorovitsj.
The cut above Aznar Thrul's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregorovitsj tries to work over Thrul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gregorovitsj tries to land knees in the clinch but Thrul avoids the damage to the body.
Thrul has a couple of punches blocked by Gregorovitsj.
Thrul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gregorovitsj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrul backwards.
Gregorovitsj tries to work over Thrul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Thrul.
Gregorovitsj tries a body shot but Thrul blocks it.
Gregorovitsj prevents a body shot from Thrul.
Gregorovitsj pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrul throws a wild body kick that Gregorovitsj sees coming a mile off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj throws an off balance right hand
enabling Thrul to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrul misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gregorovitsj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gregorovitsj misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Gregorovitsj blocks the low kick.
Gregorovitsj throws a shot from downtown. Thrul moves away and avoids it.
Gregorovitsj misses with a series of wild punches.
Boris Gregorovitsj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thrul stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gregorovitsj.
Thrul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thrul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thrul ducks under a wild hook from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook. Thrul ducked under it nicely.
Thrul throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gregorovitsj tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thrul is in Gregorovitsj's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregorovitsj is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thrul trying to control but Gregorovitsj is working from the bottom.
Thrul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gregorovitsj is keeping the position for now.
Thrul is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gregorovitsj controlling the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thrul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thrul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gregorovitsj wants to land a leg kick but Thrul is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Gregorovitsj as Thrul shoots in.
Gregorovitsj loads up on a big right hand but Thrul slips the punch.
Thrul checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thrul scores with a jab to the body.
Thrul tries to score with a low kick but Gregorovitsj moves his leg out of the way.
Thrul ducks right into an uppercut from Gregorovitsj.
Thrul takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Gregorovitsj showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gregorovitsj 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 10:9
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Gregorovitsj!
Boris Gregorovitsj got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. Gutz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Everyday. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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187 lbs
36 - 22 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 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
36 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Gutz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gutz throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Gutz misses with a left hand
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Harris is predictable there
and Gutz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gutz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gutz checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Gutz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Gutz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook.
And Gutz responds with a good body kick, but Harris manages to step out the way in time.
Harris throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gutz counters with a nice right hand that sends Harris toppling to the canvas! Harris scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gutz finish him?!
Harris is rocked!
It looks like Bastien Harris has been cut.
Gutz closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Harris out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Bastien Harris had this to say: '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 Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beast throws out the jab.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick from Beast.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Beast dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beast uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Hall walks into a straight right hand from Beast.
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.
Beast uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beast counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beast throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
Beast throws a shot to the body.
Beast lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Beast lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Beast pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beast connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
Beast is looking to land body kicks.
Beast is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Beast misses the jab.
Beast throws a low kick but Hall moves out of range easily.
Beast connects with the punch.
Beast wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beast misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall is thwarting Beast's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beast defending well though.
Hall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beast tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Beast blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands strikes from half guard.
Beast controlling the position well.
Beast is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at GWad's Playpen that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Beast is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hall wants to take a breather but Beast is having none of it.
Beast is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beast avoid being mounted?
Hall is trying to control the action in half guard but Beast 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.
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.
Beast looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Beast throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall with the counter takedown but Beast avoids it easily.
Beast connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Beast. Hall shrugs it off though.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
Beast throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
Hall shapes to counter with a head kick.
Beast misses with a kick to the body
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beast's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Beast looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall stalling away here and it's allowed Beast to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beast swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall throws an elbow that misses. Beast uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hall's guard. Nice move by Beast!
Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hall is pulling down on Beast's head to control his posture.
Beast's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Beast avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beast looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hall pulls Beast in to control the position.
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beast not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Beast counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hall thinking.
Beast lands a two punch combo.
Beast keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beast throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Billy Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Beast lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Beast lands a left and a right that send Hall crashing to the mat, dazed. Beast thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hall is rocked!
It looks like Justin Hall has been cut.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Beast finish him?
Beast drops Hall with a straight right hand, right on the button! Beast follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Beast!
Post fight, Billy Beast took to the microphone: 'I'm bad, I know it. I'm bad, I show it.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is GZA - Shadowboxin'. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hale's choice of entrance music: Dead Sara - Weatherman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
17 - 7 - 2 |
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182 lbs
24 - 11 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Hale.
Hale throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Hale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grice throws a jab when Hale was well out of range.
Grice throws the kick towards the body but Hale avoids it.
Grice thumps Hale with a low kick.
Grice tries to score with a low kick but Hale moves his leg out of the way.
Grice thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hale! But no joy.
Hale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grice looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hale. Grice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hale 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.
Grice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grice holds on and takes a little breather.
Grice wants to sweep here but Hale controlling him for the moment.
Hale pushes down on Grice's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice tries to roll over but Hale keeps him under control.
Hale is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grice has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hale is looking to take a break and control but Grice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grice wants to get back to full guard.
Hale is looking to take a break and control but Grice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grice tries to get to full guard but Hale has control of the leg.
That's two 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.
Hale thows a huge punch but Grice dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hale wants to control but Grice is keeping him busy.
Grice is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hale's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hale's back!
Grice is looking to control Hale but Hale is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hale has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Grice.
Grice is landing with strikes. Hale can't take much more of this.
Grice tightening his grip on Hale, looking for the choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grice throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Grice.
Hale is taking damage to the body and head.
Grice throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hale defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hale covering up well under a series of strikes from Grice.
Grice scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hale covering up well and avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hale trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice doesn't have the hooks in and Hale manages to turn into his guard.
Grice is looking for a triangle but Hale pushes his legs off easily.
Hale looking to pass the guard.
Grice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grice keeping moving, preventing Hale from controlling successfully.
Grice wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Grice wants to sweep here but Hale controlling him for the moment.
Hale postures up.
Hale trying to control but Grice is working from the bottom.
Grice is trying to hold Hale in close to prevent damage but Hale has managed to pass into half guard.
Hale throwing shots but Grice is blocking nicely.
That's six 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.
Grice is trying to get back to full guard.
Grice moves into full guard.
Grice wants to control the position but Hale says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hale is trying to work for a kimura but Grice is defending well.
Hale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grice is looking to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grice is working hard here to advance position.
Grice taking some punishment here, with Hale in his half guard.
Grice wants to get back to full guard.
Grice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hale is working away from the top position though.
Hale seems to be looking for submissions.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grice trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
Grice throws a low kick but Hale moves out of range easily.
Grice tries to clinch there but Hale circles away.
Hale thumps Grice with a low kick.
Hale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gary Grice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grice tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grice.
Hale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grice is looking to land body kicks.
Grice misses with a looping right.
Hale misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Hale.
Grice throws a hook to the side of Hale's head but Hale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hale has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Grice forces Hale back against the cage and clinches.
Grice lands a nice shot to the body.
Grice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Hale.
Hale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hale works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hale misses with the head strike.
A short right from Grice.
Hale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hale swings wildly with an uppercut but Grice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hale can't find room to land a body shot as Grice controls the action.
Nice body punch from Hale.
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!
Hale breaks from the clinch.
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 Dean Styles scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 9:10
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Hale!
In his post fight interview, Brandon Hale started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Gary Grice had this to say: '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 Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikitin comes into the arena with Smack My Bitch Up blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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28
175 lbs
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178 lbs
42 - 24 - 1 |
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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 - 14 - 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
42 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Nikitin misses the target.
Uusisto keeps Nikitin at a distance using the push kick.
Nikitin has managed to clinch.
Uusisto can't find room to land a body shot as Nikitin controls the action.
Uusisto is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nikitin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Uusisto to the mat. Uusisto regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nikitin won't allow Uusisto to sweep him here.
Uusisto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Uusisto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Uusisto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nikitin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nikitin gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto throws a big right hand that misses.
Uusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikitin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikitin is controlling Uusisto's posture.
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.
Uusisto wants to control but Nikitin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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. Nikitin connects with a nice short shot to Uusisto's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikitin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uusisto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nikitin wants to free his trapped foot but Uusisto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Uusisto trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin is stalling here. Uusisto is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nikitin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Uusisto has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Uusisto in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nikitin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Uusisto off and has taken his back!
Nikitin looking for the choke but no joy.
Nikitin has the hooks in. Uusisto is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin lands a shot to the body.
Uusisto is really stuck here.
Nikitin is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Uusisto defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Nikitin doesn't have the hooks in and Uusisto manages to turn into his guard.
Uusisto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Uusisto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nikitin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Uusisto has managed to get both his arms back between Nikitin's legs - danger averted.
Nikitin working a defensive guard here.
Uusisto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin is trying to control the position but Uusisto postures up.
Uusisto trying to control but Nikitin is working from the bottom.
Nikitin working a defensive guard but Uusisto passes into half guard.
Uusisto wants to advance to full mount but Nikitin doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nikitin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nikitin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uusisto manages to get himself to full guard.
Nikitin won't allow Uusisto to sweep him here.
Nikitin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uusisto is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto working a defensive guard here.
Uusisto keeping full guard, as Nikitin tries to pass.
Uusisto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uusisto keeping moving, preventing Nikitin from controlling successfully.
Uusisto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uusisto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nikitin escapes and throws Uusisto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nikitin working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
An elbow from Nikitin crashes against the mat.
Nikitin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Uusisto has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nikitin but great work by Uusisto.
Uusisto sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nikitin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nikitin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nikitin is concentrating on defense, preventing Uusisto from advancing position.
Uusisto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nikitin defends it well.
Nikitin is doing well to control the position and prevent Uusisto from advancing to side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Uusisto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Uusisto's back!
Nikitin keeps control of the position as Uusisto tries to break free.
Nikitin lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Uusisto hold on?!
Can Uusisto hold on?! Nikitin is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Nikitin working for the choke.
Uusisto controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Nikitin cracks Uusisto with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Uusisto from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto tries to break free.
Nikitin is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
A lull in the action here.
Uusisto trying to control the action but Nikitin just sinks the hooks in.
Uusisto tries to roll but Nikitin sticks to his back.
Nikitin looking to break Uusisto's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Uusisto remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Nikitin will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto can't escape the position.
Nikitin tries to keep control of the position but Uusisto is staying busy.
Nikitin avoiding Uusisto 's attempts to control his hands.
Uusisto is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Uusisto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nikitin wants to control the pace but Uusisto is squirming around nicely.
Nikitin looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Nikitin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nikitin 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 10:9
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Nikitin!
Our winner, Alexandr Nikitin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
23 - 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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Teimosia as he connects with a hook.
Teimosia misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Teimosia.
A big left from Teimosia misses.
DeVanzo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Teimosia.
Hilton Teimosia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVanzo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DeVanzo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teimosia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy body kick from DeVanzo
and Teimosia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeVanzo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeVanzo slips under a jab.
DeVanzo dodges the punch combination from Teimosia.
Teimosia lands a jab.
Teimosia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeVanzo throws a hook to the side of Teimosia's head but Teimosia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeVanzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
DeVanzo clinches up with Teimosia and pushes him back against the cage.
DeVanzo blocks an uppercut.
DeVanzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia lands a shot to the body.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeVanzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeVanzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards.
Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia managing to block the knees to the body from DeVanzo.
Teimosia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DeVanzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teimosia takes a shot to the head.
Teimosia misses with a body punch.
DeVanzo throws a head punch that misses.
DeVanzo can't find room to land a body shot as Teimosia controls the action.
Teimosia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Teimosia lands a shoulder strike.
DeVanzo missing with knees to the body.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeVanzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVanzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Teimosia - that landed with a thud.
Teimosia tries to throw a body punch but DeVanzo avoids it by throwing Teimosia back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia is leaning against DeVanzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
DeVanzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Teimosia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teimosia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as DeVanzo controls his hands.
DeVanzo prevents a body shot from Teimosia.
DeVanzo misses with a body punch.
DeVanzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeVanzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teimosia.
DeVanzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teimosia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo tries to throw a body punch but Teimosia avoids it by throwing DeVanzo back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Teimosia.
Teimosia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeVanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teimosia working aggressively here.
DeVanzo pushes Teimosia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeVanzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeVanzo is looking to control Teimosia's arms but Teimosia gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeVanzo has his back to the cage.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeVanzo lands a shoulder strike.
DeVanzo misses with a body punch.
Teimosia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia lands a nice uppercut.
DeVanzo can't find room to land a body shot as Teimosia controls the action.
Teimosia managing to block the knees to the body from DeVanzo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DeVanzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DeVanzo has Teimosia pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. DeVanzo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Teimosia tumbling to the mat - DeVanzo dives into Teimosia's guard.
Teimosia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Teimosia is controlling DeVanzo's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teimosia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teimosia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Teimosia chips away with some ground and pound.
Teimosia working some strikes from top position.
Teimosia throwing strikes from guard but DeVanzo blocks nicely.
Teimosia pushes down on DeVanzo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Teimosia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeVanzo's head.
Teimosia stalling away here and it's allowed DeVanzo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia throwing strikes but missing.
Teimosia throws an elbow that misses. DeVanzo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Teimosia's guard. Nice move by DeVanzo!
DeVanzo stopping the sweep attempt from Teimosia.
DeVanzo wants to control from the top but Teimosia keeps moving.
Teimosia controls DeVanzo momentarily but DeVanzo frees himself.
DeVanzo is fighting to break Teimosia's control of his arms but Teimosia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Teimosia trying to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
DeVanzo won't allow Teimosia to sweep him here.
Teimosia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. DeVanzo manages to get himself to full guard.
DeVanzo wants to sweep but no luck.
Teimosia is looking to work some ground and pound but DeVanzo has wrist control.
Teimosia scoring with punches to the head and body.
DeVanzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Teimosia looking to pass the guard.
Teimosia sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo pulls Teimosia in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Teimosia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teimosia advances position into side control!
Teimosia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but DeVanzo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
DeVanzo struggling a bit here.
DeVanzo regains half guard, as Teimosia was trying to land strikes.
DeVanzo is looking to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia wants to free his trapped foot but DeVanzo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Teimosia in particular looking to stall.
DeVanzo trying to hold on to Teimosia's head to control him but Teimosia postures up.
Teimosia trying to control the action but DeVanzo is working from the bottom.
Teimosia is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Teimosia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia wants to clinch.
Teimosia lands with a nice body punch.
DeVanzo darts in looking for a takedown but Teimosia gets double underhooks and turns DeVanzo into the cage.
Teimosia throws a jab but it's blocked by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo moves away from the strike by Teimosia.
Teimosia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Teimosia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeVanzo.
Teimosia scores with a jab to the body.
Teimosia throws a series of punches but DeVanzo moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Teimosia.
Hilton Teimosia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeVanzo moves out of range of the body kick.
Teimosia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeVanzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teimosia throws the left hand but DeVanzo avoids the punch easily.
Teimosia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
DeVanzo slips a straight right by Teimosia.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hilton Teimosia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 9:10
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hilton Teimosia!
Artie DeVanzo spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey, are we done here? 'Cause I'm losing my buzz.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dickie Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Outerspace- Revolution. 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 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 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
24 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tantalus Flay!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Crash misses.
Flay scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Flay throws a strike but Crash avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Flay controls from within his opponent's guard.
Flay throwing strikes but missing.
Crash has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Crash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flay is one step ahead there.
Flay landing with the ground and pound.
Flay works over Crash with some ground and pound from guard.
Crash has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Flay has passed into side control.
Crash takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Flay advances nicely into full mount.
Crash is squirming around, avoiding Flay's attempts to control the action.
Flay connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay landing strikes, looking to finish!
Crash taking shots to the head.
Flay is landing with some decent strikes but Crash is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Crash is rocked!
Crash tries to hold on but Flay postures up.
Flay unloading with bombs!
Oh Crash is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crash is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crash seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash tries to hold on but Flay postures up.
Crash is wriggling around trying to escape.
Flay lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crash hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Flay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flay lands a big elbow.
Flay lands a big elbow.
Flay working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Flay lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Crash! Flay sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Crash and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tantalus Flay!
During a confident post fight interview, Tantalus Flay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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