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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brody's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, my name is mud. Weber has chosen We Are The Union - We Don't Care If Yesterday Burns, Stoke Up The Fire as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Brody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Weber!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brody shoots in looking for a takedown. Weber tries to sprawl out of it but Brody keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Weber throws a series of punches but Brody avoids them all with ease.
Brody bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weber struggling a bit here.
Brody tries for a kimura but Weber is defending well.
Weber holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Brody tries for a kimura but Weber is defending well.
Brody trying to control the action but Weber is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brody is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Weber has escaped the position, nice work there.
Weber manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brody is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Weber 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.
Brody is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Weber is just riding it out for now. Brody eventually gives up the hold.
Weber is trying to control but can't.
Weber controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Brody is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Weber is looking to control Brody's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Weber avoid being mounted?
Weber is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brody's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brody's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brody is keeping busy.
Weber looking for the choke but no joy.
Weber keeps control of the position easily here as Brody tries to buck him off.
Brody wants to control his opponent's hands but Weber gets his hands free.
Brody wants to escape the position.
Weber not allowing Brody to control his hands.
Weber looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Weber working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Weber avoiding Brody 's attempts to control his hands.
Weber controlling well, preventing Brody from escaping the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Weber's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Weber not allowing Brody to control his hands.
Weber is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Brody knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Brody for a finish.
Weber looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber trying to control momentarily.
Weber has the hooks in. Brody is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Brody prevents Weber from getting a body triangle.
Brody rolls, trying to escape but Weber keeps control of the position.
Weber is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Brody knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Brody for a finish.
Weber gets his hands free as Brody looks to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weber has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Brody! Can he survive? No! He's out! Weber gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason Weber!
A less than humble Jason Weber misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nasser Al Hamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Groundbreaking News (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). News is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Imma Playa, Tech N9ne. Groundbreaking News is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nasser Al Hamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Groundbreaking News!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
News takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
News closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
News takes a shot right to the bread basket.
News takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
News looks winded!
News shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Al Hamad lands a jab to News's midsection.
Al Hamad connects with a superb combination that knocks News out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Al Hamad before he can land any more shots to the unconscious News!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nasser Al Hamad!
Nasser Al Hamad spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Groundbreaking News stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bray Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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217 lbs
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212 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bray Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Banner catches Wyatt right on the button with a cross.
Banner blocks a leg kick.
Banner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Banner lands with a hook. Wyatt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Banner misses the target.
Wyatt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wyatt digs a good body shot into Banner's ribs.
Wyatt loads up on a big right hand but Banner slips the punch.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wyatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
Nice jab there from Banner.
Wyatt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wyatt ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
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!
Wyatt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wyatt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner.
Banner with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner scores with a body shot.
A left lands for Banner.
Crunch! Wyatt slams his shin into Banner's torso.
Wyatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wyatt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Banner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wyatt wants to clinch up but Banner keeps it at a distance.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wyatt.
Banner punishes Wyatt's body with a nice straight punch.
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters circling a little - Wyatt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wyatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wyatt. Wyatt obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyatt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner.
Wyatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Banner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt tests Banner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wyatt tries to move into range but Banner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wyatt throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Wyatt connects with a solid leg kick.
Banner lands with a shot to the body.
Banner misses with a hook.
Wyatt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Banner lands with an overhand left.
Wyatt connects with an inside leg kick.
Wyatt scores with a jab to the head.
Wyatt cracks the inside of Banner's front leg.
Banner with a hook.
Wyatt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Banner swings for the body but Wyatt moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Banner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wyatt digs a good hook to Banner's body.
Banner works Wyatt's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wyatt. That's going to slow Banner down.
Nice defenses there by Wyatt.
Banner scores with a hook to the body. Wyatt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good exchange - Banner coming out on top.
Banner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Banner swings for the body but Wyatt moves out of range.
Wyatt flicks out a counter leg kick but Banner steps away.
Banner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wyatt has time to react.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Wyatt ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyatt cracks Banner with a good jab.
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wyatt counters with a thumping low kick.
Wyatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt tries to land a leg kick but Banner saw it coming and moves away.
Wyatt throws a head kick that half lands.
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wyatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banner lands with a good body shot.
Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wyatt raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Banner lands a right hook to the body.
Wyatt misses with a looping right.
A big left from Banner misses.
Wyatt tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Wyatt saw that one coming.
Banner throws a body punch but Wyatt moves out of range.
Wyatt tries a quick counter leg kick but Banner is wise to it.
Wyatt slips a straight right by Banner.
Banner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wyatt can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Le Banner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice cross by Banner.
Wyatt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banner misses with a hook
and Wyatt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Banner's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Wyatt.
Wyatt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wyatt connects with a body shot that sends Banner's belly button to the back.
Banner checks a leg kick.
Wyatt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wyatt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wyatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Wyatt slips the punch.
Wyatt swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Banner looks to land a left hand but Wyatt moved out of range nicely.
Jerome Le Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyatt keeps Banner at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner scores with a nice head shot.
Banner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wyatt lands with a straight right. Banner didn't see that one coming.
Wyatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner.
Wyatt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wyatt.
Banner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banner looks to throw the jab but Wyatt is out of range.
Wyatt misses with a hook.
Banner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wyatt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banner's calf.
Banner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyatt misses with an uppercut.
Banner attempts a counter takedown but Wyatt avoids it well and moves away.
Wyatt throws a front kick aimed at Banner's knee but Banner avoids it well.
Wyatt slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a wild body shot.
Wyatt throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Wyatt throws a sloppy head kick
and Banner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Banner.
Banner is standing up over Wyatt. Wyatt looks to escape but Banner dives into side control.
Banner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wyatt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wyatt is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Banner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wyatt wants to get back to his feet.
Banner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wyatt wants to get back to his feet but Banner drags him back down.
Banner takes a little break here. Wyatt wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wyatt is pushing Banner's head away, looking to escape. Banner manages to hold on to the position though.
Banner decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wyatt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Banner digs a good body shot into Wyatt's ribs.
Banner connects with a body shot that sends Wyatt's belly button to the back.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wyatt can do to turn this around?
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wyatt doesn't seem bothered though.
Banner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wyatt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wyatt is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Banner.
Banner scores with a sloppy right hand. Wyatt should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Banner throws a shot to the body.
Wyatt is looking to land body kicks.
Banner throws a right hand that misses
and Wyatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wyatt needs to keep his hands up - Banner had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the body from Banner misses
and Wyatt counters with a leg kick.
Banner takes a swing at Wyatt's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Wyatt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wyatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wyatt throws a wild body kick that Banner sees coming a mile off.
Wyatt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Banner waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Wyatt. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Wyatt to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Wyatt is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner gets to his feet - Wyatt follows without any prompting.
Wyatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Banner finish him?
Banner cracks Wyatt with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Wyatt tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Banner pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Wyatt is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Le Banner!
Jerome Le Banner retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Jerome Le Banner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice's entrance music is GZA - Shadowboxin'. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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33
184 lbs
17 - 8 - 2 |
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181 lbs
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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 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grice defends it well.
Grice lands a jab.
It looks like Justin Hall has been cut.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grice looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
A cross from Grice lands.
Grice connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Grice misses with a double jab
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Grice 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grice moves into the clinch successfully.
Grice pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall is trying to maintain a safe position but Grice gets an underhook and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hall is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Grice cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Grice pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Grice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Grice tries to tie him up.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Hall.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Hall - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice misses with some punches.
Hall tries to stall but Grice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Grice works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Grice is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grice misses with a body punch.
Grice blocks a body shot from Hall.
Grice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall being controlled against the cage.
Grice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grice throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
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.
Grice misses with a body punch.
Hall taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grice - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall walks into a jab.
Grice tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Grice
and Hall counters with a low kick, right behind Grice 's knee.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Grice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grice lands a big head kick that sends Hall tumbling to the mat! Grice takes a step backwards and waves Hall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Grice has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Grice is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grice.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hall.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Grice.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Grice tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grice effectively controlling the action here.
Hall tries to stall but Grice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Grice avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Grice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
Hall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Grice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grice just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Grice.
Whack! Grice lands a heavy head kick that drops Hall. The ref tackles Grice to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hall was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Gary Grice!
During a confident post fight interview, Gary Grice thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Du Hast. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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30
193 lbs
22 - 19 - 0 |
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196 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
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 - 19 - 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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrul was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris looks for the body kick but Thrul saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Thrul cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thrul moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Thrul avoids the body shot from Harris.
Thrul drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harris defends it well.
Thrul scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Thrul lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrul tries to clinch up.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Thrul misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Thrul scores with a counter punch that sends Harris to the canvas! Thrul 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 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aznar Thrul!
Aznar Thrul decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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 Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz comes to the cage accompanied by Everyday. Nikitin has chosen Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. 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
37 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikitin tries to clinch but Gutz moves out of range.
Nikitin dips to his left and cracks Gutz with an uppercut!
Nikitin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gutz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nikitin moves into range and clinches up with Gutz.
Gutz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nikitin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gutz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nikitin takes a swing at Gutz's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nikitin tries to clinch up but Gutz circles away and keeps his distance.
Nikitin misses with a hook
and Gutz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gutz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin scores with a jab to the jaw.
A left lands for Nikitin.
Gutz works Nikitin's body with a nice hook.
Nikitin lands a right hook to the body.
Cormac Gutz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikitin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikitin wants to clinch.
Jab by Nikitin.
Nikitin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikitin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gutz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gutz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nikitin is working away from the top position though.
Nikitin is looking to take a break and control but Gutz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nikitin thows a huge punch but Gutz dodges it nicely.
Gutz is doing well to control the position and prevent Nikitin from advancing to side control.
Nikitin is keen to just control but Gutz is a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Nikitin.
Nikitin darts in trying to clinch
and Gutz counters with a nice body kick.
Gutz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nikitin moves into the clinch.
Nikitin being controlled against the cage.
Nikitin can't get the takedown.
Gutz gets underhooks to prevent Nikitin's takedown attempt.
Cormac Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Nikitin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Gutz.
Gutz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nikitin lands a shoulder strike.
Nikitin is working for takedown but Gutz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gutz breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Gutz as Nikitin shoots in.
It looked like Gutz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nikitin.
Gutz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Gutz as Nikitin shoots in.
Gutz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gutz misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nikitin throws an overhand right that lands on Gutz's shoulder, as Gutz tries to avoid the shot.
Alexandr Nikitin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin throws a right hand that misses
and Gutz counters with a straight right hand.
Gutz lands the left hand.
Nikitin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikitin misses with a hook.
Nikitin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Gutz counter with a right hand.
Gutz throws a body punch but Nikitin moves out of range.
Nikitin misses with a lunging right hand
and Gutz counters with a straight right hand.
Gutz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nikitin.
Nikitin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gutz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gutz misses with the body kick
and Nikitin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot by Nikitin.
Gutz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Nikitin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikitin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gutz counter with a right hand.
Gutz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nikitin wants to clinch but Gutz slips to the side
letting Gutz counter with a right hand.
Gutz misses with a few strikes there.
Gutz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nikitin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikitin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gutz's head.
Nikitin scores with a decent looking hook.
Nikitin slips under a jab.
Gutz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikitin.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin moves into the clinch.
Gutz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nikitin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nikitin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Nikitin misses.
Gutz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gutz throws the left hand but Nikitin avoids the punch easily.
Nikitin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gutz misses with a wild body shot.
Gutz throws a series of punches but Nikitin moves out of range.
Gutz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nikitin throws out a loose jab but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikitin tries to clinch there but Gutz circles away.
A quick step to the side and Gutz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nikitin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nikitin tries to pass to full mount but Gutz defends it.
Gutz is doing well to control the position and prevent Nikitin from advancing to side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Gutz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gutz wants to control but Nikitin is keeping busy.
Gutz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gutz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin is trying to control the action in half guard but Gutz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nikitin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gutz is refusing to be controlled, as Nikitin sits in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nikitin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nikitin was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
Nikitin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nikitin scores with a jab to the head.
Gutz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexandr Nikitin.
I think Nikitin 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 10:10
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 9:10
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 10:9
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dickie Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (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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38
178 lbs
42 - 25 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash throws a lazy right hand but Uusisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uusisto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crash lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
Uusisto loads up on a big right hand but Crash slips the punch.
Uusisto shoots in for a double leg but Crash sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Uusisto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crash throws a body punch but Uusisto moves out of range.
Uusisto scores with a decent looking hook.
Crash checks a leg kick.
Jurmas Uusisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uusisto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crash tries to avoid it but Uusisto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crash to the ground. Crash escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uusisto throws the kick towards the body but Crash avoids it.
Crash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crash rushes Uusisto and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uusisto's face.
Crash working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uusisto fails to pull guard.
Dickie Crash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurmas Uusisto.
Crash trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Uusisto.
Uusisto has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Crash uses from the top position.
Crash wants to pass the guard but Uusisto is keeping the position.
Crash advances to half guard.
Uusisto is looking for a sweep. Crash is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crash is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crash trying to mount his opponent but Uusisto defends it.
Crash is working hard here to advance position.
Crash will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Uusisto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uusisto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Uusisto.
Crash content to stall in guard here.
Crash wants to pass the guard but Uusisto is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto has Crash pulled in close to control his posture.
Crash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uusisto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crash wants to control from the top but Uusisto keeps moving.
Uusisto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crash is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Uusisto looks to land a combination but Crash avoids it well.
Crash takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Crash.
Crash scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash lands with a cross.
Uusisto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Uusisto is trying to control. Crash wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Uusisto is nestled in close to Crash, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crash is looking to improve his position.
Crash keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
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 trying to control but Uusisto postures up.
Uusisto tries to pass to full mount but Crash defends it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crash gets full guard.
Crash wants to sweep here but Uusisto controlling him for the moment.
Crash is trying to control the position but Uusisto postures up.
Crash wants to sweep here but Uusisto controlling him for the moment.
Crash controls Uusisto momentarily but Uusisto frees himself.
Crash seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Crash is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crash wants to sweep here but Uusisto controlling him for the moment.
That's six 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.
Uusisto trying to control but Crash is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crash looks to score with a jab to the body but Uusisto is just out of range.
Crash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uusisto.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crash.
Crash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uusisto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Uusisto or perhaps it was just good defense by Crash, which made it look bad.
A jab lands there for Uusisto.
Crash scores with a nice head shot.
Dickie Crash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Uusisto. Those never looked like landing.
Crash darts in trying to clinch
and Uusisto counters with a straight right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Uusisto misses.
Crash getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crash has Uusisto up against the cage in a clinch.
Crash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Uusisto is trying to break the clinch but Crash is controlling him.
Crash lands a good knee to the midsection. Uusisto won't want to take too many of those.
Uusisto looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Uusisto.
Uusisto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
Crash lands a knee to the body.
Uusisto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uusisto misses with a punch to the body.
Crash utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crash misses with a punch to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crash is working Uusisto over against the cage.
Crash lands a nice elbow.
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!
Uusisto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Uusisto looks winded!
Uusisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Crash uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crash throws an elbow but misses.
Crash stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crash tries a knee to the head but Uusisto blocks it.
Uusisto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crash just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crash obliges.
Crash trying to land knees to the body.
Uusisto trying to control the position but instead, Crash has worked for underhooks and has pushed Uusisto into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crash.
That has opened up Jurmas Uusisto's cut even more.
Crash lands a damaging elbow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto avoiding damage as Crash throws knees to the body.
Crash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Uusisto tries to score a body lock takedown but Crash shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Uusisto misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crash.
Uusisto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uusisto is defending well for now.
Uusisto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crash after a bit of a struggle.
Crash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Uusisto fails to land.
Crash lands an elbow inside.
Crash digs a right hand into Uusisto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uusisto's gas tank.
Uusisto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crash is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Uusisto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crash walks away with a smile on his face. Uusisto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crash buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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 David Schapiro scores the fight 10:9
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dickie Crash!
After winning the bout, Dickie Crash thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Sara - Weatherman. Brandon Hale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
182 lbs
25 - 11 - 2 |
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184 lbs
23 - 13 - 1 |
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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
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale misses with a body shot.
DeVanzo connects with a body shot.
Hale jabs DeVanzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A good leg kick by Hale.
Hale seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hale checks the leg kick.
Hale feinted with a counter takedown.
Hale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeVanzo moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hale. That's going to slow DeVanzo down.
Hale pivots, looking for a leg kick but DeVanzo is out of range and Hale settles back down.
DeVanzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeVanzo with the counter takedown but Hale avoids it easily.
Hale fails with the takedown
and DeVanzo counters with a good low kick that Hale was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hale tries a low kick but DeVanzo avoids it.
Hale tries to work over DeVanzo's front leg with a kick but DeVanzo checks it.
DeVanzo misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a low kick but Hale avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as DeVanzo blocks the leg kick.
DeVanzo throws a right hand that Hale ducks under and follows up with a left that Hale also avoids with ease.
Brandon Hale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVanzo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeVanzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hale.
Hale pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
DeVanzo moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by DeVanzo.
Hale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeVanzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hale tries to circle away but DeVanzo has him pinned against the cage.
DeVanzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeVanzo throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeVanzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hale breaks from the clinch.
Hale misses with a wild body shot.
DeVanzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeVanzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hale is looking to wear down DeVanzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hale throws a shot from downtown. DeVanzo moves away and avoids it.
Hale tries a low kick but DeVanzo avoids it.
DeVanzo tries a quick counter leg kick but Hale is wise to it.
Hale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling DeVanzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Hale throws a body punch but DeVanzo moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hale.
DeVanzo looks to land a body kick but Hale moved away.
DeVanzo clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeVanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeVanzo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hale.
Hale breaks from the clinch.
Hale throws the left hand but DeVanzo avoids the punch easily.
DeVanzo is trying to counter with his kicks.
DeVanzo is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Hale finds it's way through DeVanzo's defenses.
DeVanzo clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeVanzo.
DeVanzo stalling in the clinch but Hale improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeVanzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hales head.
DeVanzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hale backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hale.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hale. That's going to slow DeVanzo down.
Hale sizes up DeVanzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
DeVanzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
DeVanzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hale takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeVanzo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hale defends it well.
Hale misses with a low kick as DeVanzo jumps back.
Hale thows a leg kick but DeVanzo checks it
and DeVanzo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hale gets off balance looking for a body kick
and DeVanzo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hale's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hale is on top in guard.
DeVanzo has control of Hale's left arm, preventing Hale from doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo controls Hale momentarily but Hale frees himself.
Hale trying to control but DeVanzo is working from the bottom.
DeVanzo trying to control the position.
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.
DeVanzo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
DeVanzo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
DeVanzo wants to pass to mount but Hale is defending the position.
Hale trying to control from the bottom.
DeVanzo stops Hale from getting back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hale is trying to get back to full guard.
DeVanzo is thwarting Hale's attempts to control the position.
Hale manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. DeVanzo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Hale gets through DeVanzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeVanzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
DeVanzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hale throws a right hand that misses
and DeVanzo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hale scores with a hook.
DeVanzo connects with a leg kick. Hale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeVanzo digs a good hook to Hale's body.
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 blocks a low kick nicely.
Hale scores with a kick to the midsection.
DeVanzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
DeVanzo throws a hook but Hale avoids it easily.
DeVanzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
Hale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeVanzo.
Hale misses the shot to the body.
Hale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeVanzo.
Hale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo ducks under a wild hook from Hale.
DeVanzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hale lands a really nice looking cross but DeVanzo seems unphased.
Hale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
DeVanzo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
DeVanzo blocks a leg kick.
Hale misses the shot to the body.
DeVanzo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hale sprawls well initially but DeVanzo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hale has one foot on DeVanzo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeVanzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
DeVanzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
DeVanzo has Hale up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Hale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hale 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Hale!
Brandon Hale bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Artie DeVanzo had this to say: '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 Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pink Panther Theme. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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181 lbs
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teimosia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Teimosia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teimosia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Teimosia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Teimosia, right into the meat.
Teimosia lands with a hook. Gregorovitsj tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gregorovitsj slips a straight right by Teimosia.
Teimosia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gregorovitsj checks a leg kick.
Gregorovitsj misses with an uppercut. Teimosia saw that one coming.
Teimosia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Teimosia.
Teimosia is looking to chop away at Gregorovitsj's legs.
Teimosia misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Teimosia's head coaches at V C L training center (HOME OF THE TRUE CHAMPION that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Gregorovitsj misses the target.
Teimosia rushes Gregorovitsj and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teimosia tries to work over Gregorovitsj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gregorovitsj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teimosia works on Gregorovitsj's body with a couple of short punches.
Gregorovitsj blocks a body shot from Teimosia.
Gregorovitsj tries a body shot but Teimosia blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj scores with a shot to the side of Teimosia's head.
Gregorovitsj misses with a punch to the body.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gregorovitsj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gregorovitsj has a couple of punches blocked by Teimosia.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gregorovitsj is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as Gregorovitsj controls his hands.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gregorovitsj breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teimosia looks to land a body kick but Gregorovitsj moved away.
Gregorovitsj steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Teimosia.
Gregorovitsj misses with a straight left.
Gregorovitsj is looking to land body kicks.
Hilton Teimosia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teimosia cracks Gregorovitsj with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick which misses Teimosia's front leg but catches the back leg as Teimosia tries to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj moves into the clinch successfully.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gregorovitsj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teimosia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gregorovitsj backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Teimosia fails to land.
Gregorovitsj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gregorovitsj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj tries to land knees in the clinch but Teimosia avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Teimosia.
Gregorovitsj misses with an elbow strike.
Gregorovitsj lands an elbow that stopped Teimosia in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Teimosia on the inside.
Teimosia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gregorovitsj prevents a body shot from Teimosia.
Gregorovitsj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gregorovitsj lands a left hand.
Gregorovitsj unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gregorovitsj.
Teimosia tries to work over Gregorovitsj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Gregorovitsj fails to land.
Teimosia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gregorovitsj throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teimosia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gregorovitsj unloads a knee to the mid-section. Teimosia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
Teimosia working aggressively here.
Gregorovitsj lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gregorovitsj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teimosia misses with a wild combination.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice looking kick to the body. Teimosia takes a step back to recover.
Gregorovitsj fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Teimosia is out of range.
Gregorovitsj throws a shot from downtown. Teimosia moves away and avoids it.
Teimosia throws a lazy head kick
and Gregorovitsj counters with a straight right hand.
Teimosia is looking to score with low kicks.
Teimosia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teimosia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Teimosia tries to clinch up.
Gregorovitsj works the jab nicely.
Teimosia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gregorovitsj lands a lovely overhand right.
Gregorovitsj scores with a leg kick.
Gregorovitsj lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Teimosia throws a leg kick that misses.
Gregorovitsj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teimosia connects with a leg kick. Gregorovitsj looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Gregorovitsj.
Teimosia scores with a jab. Gregorovitsj acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gregorovitsj blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gregorovitsj. That's going to slow Teimosia down.
No joy there for Teimosia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gregorovitsj misses with a straight left.
Teimosia slips under a jab.
Teimosia seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Teimosia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teimosia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Teimosia tries to clinch up but Gregorovitsj circles away and keeps his distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Gregorovitsj lands an impressive looking overhand right. Teimosia doesn't seem phased though.
Teimosia thumps Gregorovitsj with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Teimosia.
Teimosia throws a looping overhand right but Gregorovitsj ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gregorovitsj. That's going to slow Teimosia down.
Gregorovitsj motions for Teimosia to come forward. Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teimosia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Teimosia tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gregorovitsj manages to circle out of the way.
Gregorovitsj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gregorovitsj blocks a head kick by Teimosia.
Gregorovitsj throws a low kick but it's checked well by Teimosia.
Teimosia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gregorovitsj manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gregorovitsj tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gregorovitsj defending well as Teimosia loads up on a big left hand.
Gregorovitsj scores with a nice right hand.
Gregorovitsj is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Teimosia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Teimosia throws a head kick that misses.
Teimosia misses with the combination.
Gregorovitsj loads up on a big right hand but Teimosia slips the punch.
A big left from Teimosia misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teimosia cracks Gregorovitsj with an open hand slap.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia misses with a lunging right hand
and Gregorovitsj counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teimosia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gregorovitsj fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teimosia.
Gregorovitsj shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick by Teimosia misses
enabling Gregorovitsj to counter with a crisp jab.
Gregorovitsj scoring well with a low kick there.
Teimosia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gregorovitsj scores with a jab. Teimosia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Teimosia misses with a right hand
and Gregorovitsj holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gregorovitsj blocks an uppercut.
Teimosia avoiding damage as Gregorovitsj throws knees to the body.
Teimosia working aggressively here.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a head punch that misses.
Teimosia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gregorovitsj pushes off an throws an elbow but Teimosia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gregorovitsj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teimosia.
Gregorovitsj blocks a body shot from Teimosia.
A short uppercut from Gregorovitsj.
Teimosia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teimosia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Teimosia scores with a shot to the side of Gregorovitsj's head.
Gregorovitsj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teimosias head.
Gregorovitsj digs a right hand into Teimosia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teimosia's gas tank.
Teimosia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gregorovitsj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gregorovitsj obliges.
Teimosia scores with a shot to the side of Gregorovitsj's head.
Teimosia misses with a body punch.
Gregorovitsj digs a right hand underneath Teimosia's ribcage. Teimosia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Teimosia is breathing heavily.
Gregorovitsj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teimosia scores with a shoulder strike.
Gregorovitsj struggles to land a body shot inside as Teimosia controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gregorovitsj just misses with a elbow thrown towards Teimosia's brow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Teimosia.
Gregorovitsj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gregorovitsj lands an uppercut.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teimosia's elbow.
Teimosia avoids the elbow strike from Gregorovitsj, against the cage.
Gregorovitsj misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teimosia.
Gregorovitsj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gregorovitsj manages to break the clinch.
Teimosia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gregorovitsj throws a low kick, looking for Teimosia's leg but Teimosia calmly moves out of range.
Teimosia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Gregorovitsj misses.
Teimosia misses with a looping left.
Gregorovitsj appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Teimosia throws a shot from downtown. Gregorovitsj moves away and avoids it.
Teimosia throws a wild body kick that Gregorovitsj sees coming a mile off.
Teimosia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Teimosia takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj throws a quick inside leg kick.
No joy there for Teimosia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gregorovitsj stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Teimosia.
Gregorovitsj lands an overhand right.
Teimosia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Teimosia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gregorovitsj.
Teimosia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregorovitsj manages to avoid it.
Teimosia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a nice head kick!
Teimosia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Teimosia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gregorovitsj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teimosia's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Teimosia misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teimosia connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregorovitsj thuds his shin into the meat of Teimosia's side.
A jab from Gregorovitsj misses.
Teimosia walks into a straight right hand from Gregorovitsj.
Teimosia cracks Gregorovitsj with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Gregorovitsj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gregorovitsj has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Gregorovitsj!
A pretty intense looking Boris Gregorovitsj took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay has chosen Outerspace- Revolution as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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24 - 7 - 0 |
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25 - 7 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent 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
24 - 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
25 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tantalus Flay!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay slips under a jab from Beast.
Flay misses with a hook
letting Beast counter with a right hand.
Flay connects with a body shot that sends Beast's belly button to the back.
Flay throws a right and a left that Beast avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Flay misses its intended target.
Flay lands with a hook. Beast tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot lands for Flay.
Flay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Beast misses the target.
Flay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beast misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beast darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Flay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Flay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beast doesn't seem phased though.
Flay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beast at a distance.
Flay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flay manages to avoid it.
Flay throws a hook but Beast avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beast is out of range.
As Flay backs away, Beast returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Beast misses with an attempted mid kick.
Flay with the counter takedown but Beast avoids it easily.
Beast stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flay.
Flay looks to land a left hand but Beast moved out of range nicely.
Beast misses with a low kick as Flay jumps back.
Flay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beast slips under a jab.
Flay throws a jab but it's blocked by Beast.
A combination from Flay does no damage.
Flay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beast is out of range and Flay settles back down.
Tantalus Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast lands a head kick!
Beast checks the leg kick nicely there.
Flay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beast ducks under a wild hook from Flay.
Beast scores with a push kick.
Beast fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Flay on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Flay.
Flay throws a good cross that connects.
Jab by Flay.
Flay works the jab nicely.
Beast throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A leg kick checked by Flay.
Beast looks to land a left hand but Flay moved out of range nicely.
Flay lands with a good body shot.
Flay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Billy Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Beast coming out on top.
Beast loads up on a big right hand but Flay slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beast.
Flay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beast connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flay scrambles back to his feet.
Beast swinging wildly here.
Flay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beast.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast misses with a body kick.
Flay shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flay showed some decent athleticism there.
Flay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beast is trying to get back to full guard.
Flay 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.
Beast blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flay.
Well, if Flay is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Flay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast trying to control from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Flay 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.
Flay winds up and cracks Beast with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Flay controlling the action here.
Flay trying to control from Beast's half guard. Beast has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Flay wants to control from the top but Beast keeps moving.
Flay postures up in Beast's guard and throws a big left but Beast blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beast misses with an uppercut.
Flay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beast slips under a jab.
Flay lands with an uppercut that bounces Beast off the cage and back into range.
Beast blocks a jab.
Flay has his takedown stuffed
and Beast counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beast bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flay's head backwards.
A clash of legs there as Flay blocks the low kick.
Beast with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flay at a distance.
Beast shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beast dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flay. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Flay throws a hook but Beast blocks it.
Flay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Flay throws out a loose jab but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flay misses with a low kick.
Flay takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
Flay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beast counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Flay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Flay moves out of range as Beast strikes.
Beast lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a head kick but Flay moves out of range.
Flay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Flay misses.
Beast connects with a leg kick. Flay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flay closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Flay working the ground and pound from side control.
Flay looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beast is avoiding damage well.
Flay scoring with punches from side control.
Flay working the body and head with strikes.
Flay is looking to take a break and control but Beast is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Beast is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Flay is looking to take a break and control but Beast is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beast is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Flay is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Flay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beast with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Flay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beast is looking for a sweep. Flay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Flay is taking a breather. Beast says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Beast has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flay is working away from the top position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tantalus Flay.
I think Flay 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 10:9
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by split decision... 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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