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Highland Games 176 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Markus Woodsmall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vice Versa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Versa's choice of entrance music: Unshakable (dedicated to victims and survivors of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Woodsmall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vice Versa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodsmall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Versa counter with a right hand.
Woodsmall rushes Versa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Versa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Woodsmall fails to land.
Woodsmall throws a head punch that misses.
Woodsmall tries a body shot but Versa blocks it.
A short right from Woodsmall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Versa.
Woodsmall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Versa tries to break the clinch but Woodsmall is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodsmall tries to throw a body punch but Versa avoids it by throwing Woodsmall back against the cage.
Woodsmall misses with the head strike.
Woodsmall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Versa breaks the clinch.
Versa catches Woodsmall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodsmall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Woodsmall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Versa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Versa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Versa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woodsmall wants to clinch but Versa slips to the side
and Versa counters with a stiff right hand.
Woodsmall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Woodsmall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Woodsmall misses with a punch on the inside.
Woodsmall throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woodsmall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Woodsmall misses with a punch on the inside.
Versa takes an elbow to the temple.
Versa is trying to break the clinch but Woodsmall is controlling him.
Versa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Markus Woodsmall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Versa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Woodsmall's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodsmall moves to clinch but Versa breaks away
and Versa counters with a straight right hand.
Woodsmall lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Versa.
Woodsmall throws an off balance right hand
and Versa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woodsmall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Versa.
Woodsmall misses with a double jab
and Versa counters with a nice uppercut.
Woodsmall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Versa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Versa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woodsmall throws a combination that misses
and Versa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woodsmall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Versa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Versa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Versa swats away the attempt to clinch by Woodsmall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodsmall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Versa circles away quickly and effectively.
Versa lands a head shot.
Woodsmall takes the fight into the clinch.
Woodsmall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Woodsmall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Woodsmall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woodsmall digs a right hand underneath Versa's ribcage. Versa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Woodsmall throws a punch but it's blocked by Versa.
Versa tries a body shot but Woodsmall blocks it.
Woodsmall has a couple of punches blocked by Versa.
Woodsmall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Versa breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodsmall misses the body punch
and Versa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Versa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Versa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woodsmall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodsmall throws a nice looking combination but Versa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Woodsmall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Woodsmall lands with a light punch inside.
Woodsmall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woodsmall struggles to land a body shot inside as Versa controls his hands.
Woodsmall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Woodsmall.
A left hand lands to the body for Woodsmall.
Versa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woodsmall misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Markus Woodsmall will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Woodsmall tries to clinch up
and Woodsmall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Versa does it's job there.
Woodsmall tries to clinch up
and Versa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Versa misses.
Woodsmall misses with a jab to the body
and Versa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woodsmall is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Versa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Woodsmall throws a sloppy body shot
and Versa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woodsmall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Versa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Versa thuds his right hand into Woodsmall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodsmall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodsmall missing with a left hand there. Versa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markus Woodsmall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Versa scores with the left hand. Woodsmall knows he should have avoided that one.
Woodsmall tries to close the distance and clinch but Versa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woodsmall is looking to wear down Versa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Woodsmall tries to clinch up
and Versa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woodsmall misses with a right hand
letting Versa counter with a right hand.
Woodsmall tries to move into range but Versa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Versa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Versa dodges the punch combination from Woodsmall.
Versa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Woodsmall with a body shot.
Woodsmall misses the body punch
and Versa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woodsmall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Versa throws a lazy right hand but Woodsmall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Versa 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.
Woodsmall clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodsmall swings wildly with an uppercut but Versa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woodsmall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Versa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Markus Woodsmall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Woodsmall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woodsmall has Versa pressed against the cage, preventing Versa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Woodsmall.
A head punch on the inside from Woodsmall fails to land.
Versa pushes off an throws an elbow but Woodsmall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Versa can't break the clinch.
Woodsmall gets through Versa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Versa tries to circle away but Woodsmall has him pinned against the cage.
Woodsmall has a couple of punches blocked by Versa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodsmall misses with a body punch.
Woodsmall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woodsmall is working Versa over against the cage.
Woodsmall working aggressively here.
Woodsmall throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woodsmall.
Woodsmall is working Versa over against the cage.
Versa blocks the elbow strike.
Woodsmall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Woodsmall misses with a punch on the inside.
Woodsmall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Versa blocks an uppercut.
Woodsmall lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Versa.
Versa breaks the clinch.
Woodsmall wants to clinch
and Versa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Versa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woodsmall tries to clinch up
and Woodsmall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Woodsmall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Versa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woodsmall misses with a hook
and Versa counters with a straight right hand.
Woodsmall misses with a body shot.
Woodsmall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Woodsmall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Versa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Versa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woodsmall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Versa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vice Versa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Woodsmall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Versa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Versa misses with a hook. Woodsmall ducked under it nicely.
Woodsmall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Versa manages to circle out of the way.
Woodsmall slips a straight right by Versa.
Woodsmall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Versa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woodsmall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Versa manages to avoid it.
As Woodsmall backs off Versa throws a huge counter combo but Woodsmall manages to avoid it all.
Versa scores with a nice strike.
Versa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Woodsmall misses the body punch
and Versa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woodsmall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Versa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodsmall throws an off balance right hand
and Versa counters with a nice uppercut.
Woodsmall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Versa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Woodsmall looks to throw the jab but Versa is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Versa! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Versa scores with a nice head shot.
Versa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Versa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woodsmall is rocked!
Woodsmall throws a right hand that misses
and Versa counters with a huge left! Woodsmall is in big trouble! He's backing up but Versa isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Woodsmall from any more damage. A dominating finish by Versa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vice Versa!
Vice Versa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Longworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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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
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Serge Ibaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinnie Longworth!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longworth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Longworth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Longworth wants to clinch.
Longworth closes the distance and clinches up with Ibaka, looking for a takedown. Longworth pushes Ibaka against the cage but Ibaka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ibaka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ibaka staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Ibaka.
Longworth misses with a straight right.
Longworth misses with a hook.
Longworth throws a combination. Ibaka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Serge Ibaka has been cut.
Longworth misses with a looping right.
Ibaka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Longworth to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ibaka wants to sweep here but Longworth controlling him for the moment.
Ibaka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Longworth puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Longworth there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Longworth working his ground and pound in the gym.
Ibaka is holding on to half guard well.
Longworth is trying to control the action in half guard but Ibaka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ibaka controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Longworth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ibaka's head.
Longworth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ibaka won't allow Longworth to pass to mount.
Longworth thows a huge punch but Ibaka dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Longworth.
Longworth working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ibaka's thigh. Ibaka counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ibaka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ibaka keeping moving, preventing Longworth from controlling successfully.
Ibaka trying to keep a closed guard but Longworth is proving a slippery customer.
Longworth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ibaka being controlled here, momentarily.
Ibaka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibaka misses the target.
Longworth tries to clinch up
and Ibaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longworth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ibaka but Ibaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Longworth is defended easily by Ibaka.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Serge Ibaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Longworth.
Longworth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Longworth misses with an uppercut. Ibaka saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Longworth.
Ibaka misses with a few strikes there.
Longworth gets a double leg takedown into Ibaka's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longworth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Longworth drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ibaka dives on top into guard.
Longworth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longworth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ibaka defends it easily.
Ibaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Longworth on the ground.
Longworth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Longworth lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ibaka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Longworth manages to get himself to full guard.
Longworth has his foot on Ibaka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ibaka works his way back into a safe position though.
Ibaka trying to control but Longworth is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Longworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Serge Ibaka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Longworth swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Longworth. Ibaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Longworth.
Ibaka slips a straight right by Longworth.
Longworth scores with a nice strike.
Vinnie Longworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ibaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Longworth looks to land a left hand but Ibaka moved out of range nicely.
Ibaka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Ibaka. That snapped Longworth's head back.
Longworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Longworth moves away from the strike by Ibaka.
Vinnie Longworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longworth throws out a loose jab but Ibaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Ibaka lands.
Nice defenses there by Ibaka.
Longworth lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longworth moves out of range of the leg kick from Ibaka.
Longworth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Longworth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longworth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth's corner calls for a 1-2. Longworth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Longworth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ibaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longworth misses with a wild body shot.
Ibaka slips a jab from Longworth.
Ibaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibaka connects with the punch.
Longworth throws a low kick, looking for Ibaka's leg but Ibaka calmly moves out of range.
Longworth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Longworth lands a nice looking body shot.
Longworth stalks Ibaka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ibaka's face. Ibaka staggers backwards, shaken.
Ibaka 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Ibaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ibaka throws a body punch but Longworth moves out of range.
Ibaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Ibaka tries to land a knee to the head but Longworth blocks with his arms.
Our sources have told us that Ibaka has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Ibaka.
Ibaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longworth.
Longworth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Longworth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longworth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longworth tries to work over Ibaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Longworth as Ibaka tries to tie him up.
Longworth misses with a body punch.
Longworth takes a shot to the head.
Ibaka blocking some punches.
Ibaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Longworth's elbow.
Longworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibaka.
Ibaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibaka blocking some punches.
Longworth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longworth working aggressively here.
Longworth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ibaka tries to work over Longworth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibaka lands with a light punch inside.
Ibaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ibaka or not.
Longworth misses with a body punch.
Longworth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Ibaka as the two fighters clinch.
Ibaka tries to stall but Longworth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Longworth as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Serge Ibaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Longworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Longworth is leaning against Ibaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Longworth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Longworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibaka's elbow.
Longworth misses with a punch on the inside.
Longworth misses with some punches.
A short left from Longworth.
Longworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Longworth.
Nice body punch from Longworth - that landed with a thud.
Longworth pushes Ibaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Longworth cracks Ibaka with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Longworth fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longworth.
Longworth digs a right hand underneath Ibaka's ribcage. Ibaka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ibaka tries to work over Longworth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Longworth misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Longworth.
Longworth misses with some punches.
Longworth scores with a shoulder strike.
Ibaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longworth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ibaka backwards.
Ibaka misses with the head strike.
Ibaka blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibaka.
Longworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibaka controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longworth.
Ibaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Longworth tries to throw a body punch but Ibaka avoids it by throwing Longworth back against the cage.
Longworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibaka.
Longworth misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Longworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Serge Ibaka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Longworth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ibaka on the side of the head.
Ibaka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Longworth in his tracks.
Longworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Longworth moves to clinch but Ibaka breaks away
and Ibaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ibaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Longworth circles away quickly and effectively.
Ibaka throws a combination. Longworth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ibaka moves away from the strike by Longworth.
Longworth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longworth throws a jab when Ibaka was well out of range.
Ibaka misses with a hook. Longworth ducked under it nicely.
Ibaka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ibaka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ibaka looks to land a left hand but Longworth moved out of range nicely.
Longworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibaka throws a right and a left that Longworth avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Longworth! But no joy.
Longworth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Longworth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ibaka swivels and escapes.
Longworth has his takedown stuffed
and Ibaka counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Ibaka.
Longworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibaka.
Ibaka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Longworth takes one on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Longworth. Those never looked like landing.
Ibaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Longworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibaka is looking to counter punch.
Longworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longworth moves away from the strike by Ibaka.
Ibaka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Longworth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Longworth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibaka is working Longworth over against the cage.
Serge Ibaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Longworth - that landed with a thud.
Longworth prevents a body shot from Ibaka.
Longworth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibaka lands a nice uppercut.
Longworth misses with some punches.
Ibaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ibaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longworth backwards.
Longworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Longworth fails to land.
Longworth pushes Ibaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibaka lands a body shot.
Longworth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Longworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Longworth tries to throw a body punch but Ibaka avoids it by throwing Longworth back against the cage.
Ibaka lands a left hand.
Ibaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibaka blocks an uppercut.
Longworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibaka.
Longworth lands a left hand.
Ibaka lands a body punch.
Longworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Ibaka.
Longworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ibaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longworth throws a head punch that misses.
Ibaka missing with knees to the body.
Ibaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longworths head.
Longworth managing to block the knees to the body from Ibaka.
Ibaka blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Longworth.
Ibaka takes a shot to the head.
Longworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibaka lands a shot to the body.
Ibaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Longworth avoids the damage to the body.
Ibaka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ibaka misses with a body punch.
Longworth misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka scores with a shot to the side of Longworth's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibaka blocks a body shot from Longworth.
Longworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibaka tries a knee to the head but Longworth blocks it.
Longworth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibaka lands a left hand.
Longworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ibaka backwards.
Ibaka trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibaka.
Longworth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Longworth works on Ibaka's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Ibaka.
Ibaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibaka.
Longworth blocks a body shot from Ibaka.
Vinnie Longworth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ibaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serge Ibaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Longworth 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Longworth!
An out of breath Vinnie Longworth thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Serge Ibaka had this to say: 'I'm on a tough run but I'm close to figuring it out. I'll be back at the top.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Bremner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bremner comes to the cage accompanied by Superbeast by Rob Zombie. White has chosen Fugees - Ready or not as his entrance music. Bill Bremner had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Bremner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris White!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bremner scores with a push kick.
Bremner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bremner lands with a right hand.
It looks like Chris White has been cut.
Bremner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Bremner throws a body kick that misses.
White wants to counter with a clinch but Bremner pushes him away.
White closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bremner to the mat! Bremner manages to get full guard.
Bremner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bremner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bremner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
White trying to control but Bremner is working from the bottom.
White throws a strike but Bremner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner stopping the sweep attempt from White.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as White holds on and takes a little breather.
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bremner controls the pace.
Bremner continues to stall.
Bremner wants to stand but White is controlling his posture from full guard.
White wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Bremner scores with a jab to the body.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bremner lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
White blocks a jab.
Bill Bremner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bremner.
Bremner stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bremner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White has clasped his hands together around Bremner's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bremner throws White to one side and escapes!
Good leg kick by Bremner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White clinches up with Bremner and pushes him back against the cage.
White can't get the takedown.
White looking for a takedown.
Bill Bremner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris White.
Bremner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bremner. Bremner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White tries for a takedown but Bremner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Bremner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A good leg kick by Bremner.
White shoots in and bounces Bremner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bremner 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White wants to pass the guard but Bremner is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
White being controlled here momentarily.
Bremner is trying to control the position but White postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Bremner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris White's cut.
That's time! Bremner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
Bremner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White looks to land a combination but Bremner avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Bremner.
Jab from Bremner.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bremner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bill Bremner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White has closed the distance and engaged Bremner in a clinch.
White gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bremner is looking to improve his position.
White lands strikes from half guard.
Bremner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White wants to take a breather but Bremner is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner wants to control but White is keeping busy.
White is keen to just control but Bremner is a slippery customer.
Bremner is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bremner avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
White slips a straight right by Bremner.
White scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bremner tries to improve position but can't.
Chris White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White working the ground and pound.
White moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White working the strikes but Bremner uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bremner tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
Bremner is working hard here to advance position.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White is controlling the pace.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner has hold of White's hands but White slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
White prevents Bremner from standing back up.
White performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bremner wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White throws a hook but Bremner avoids it easily.
Bremner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by Bremner. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bremner.
Bremner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bremner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bremner misses with a two punch combination.
White throws a shot from downtown. Bremner moves away and avoids it.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bremner tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bremner to the ground. Bremner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bill Bremner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White moves forwards but Bremner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bremner misses the target.
Bremner throws a hook but White blocks it.
White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bremner wants to break free but White has control.
White has Bremner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bremner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris White's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bremner is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Bremner circles away and we're back to standing.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bremner.
Crunch! Bremner slams his shin into White's torso.
Bremner throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
As Bremner backs off White throws a huge counter combo but Bremner manages to avoid it all.
Bremner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bremner.
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bremner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bremner lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
White throws a jab when Bremner was well out of range.
White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White wants to control from the top but Bremner keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Bremner.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bremner wants to get back to his feet but White is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Bremner's brow.
Bremner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Bremner has wrist control.
Bremner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bremner looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
White is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bremner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Bremner trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
White preventing the sweep.
White is looking to advance position but Bremner has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner tries to control but White wriggling away.
White wants to hold on but Bremner pushes him away.
White controls the position.
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Bremner has a good base and remains in mount.
Bremner content just to control the position here.
White sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White keeps control of the position for the meantime.
White is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Bremner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bremner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Bremner!
Our winner, Bill Bremner, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barol Kedorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Schneeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kedorf comes to the cage accompanied by POPEK MONSTER - DIRTY DIANA (MATHEO PRODUCTION). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
265 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Barol Kedorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Schneeger!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Schneeger.
Schneeger lands a head kick. Kedorf smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Barol Kedorf has been cut.
Schneeger pushes Kedorf away with a front kick.
Kedorf is breathing heavily.
Schneeger tries to clinch there but Kedorf circles away.
It looked like Kedorf was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schneeger.
Schneeger ducks under a wild hook from Kedorf.
We've been told by Kedorf's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kedorf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schneeger throws a head kick but Kedorf moves out of range.
Schneeger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kedorf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schneeger works over Kedorf's head and body with a nice combination.
Schneeger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schneeger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kedorf.
Schneeger looks for the body kick but Kedorf saw that one coming.
Schneeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schneeger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schneeger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schneeger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kedorf has had enough of the clinch but Schneeger keeps him there for the moment.
Schneeger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schneeger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barol Kedorf's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedorf blocks the elbow strike.
Schneeger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schneeger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schneeger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schneeger has Kedorf pressed against the cage, preventing Kedorf from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schneeger tries to throw a body punch but Kedorf avoids it by throwing Schneeger back against the cage.
Kedorf blocks an elbow strike.
Schneeger told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kedorf tries to break free but Schneeger pushes him back against the cage.
Schneeger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schneeger throws a punch but it's blocked by Kedorf.
Kedorf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schneeger has him pressed against the cage.
Schneeger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schneeger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kedorf avoids the elbow strike from Schneeger, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schneeger throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneeger throws an elbow but it misses.
Kedorf blocks a body shot from Schneeger.
Schneeger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schneeger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barol Kedorf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Schneeger lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Barol Kedorf's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Barol Kedorf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dick Schneeger!
The defeated Barol Kedorf had this to say: 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa. Wezme Go na kolana, a potem poloze sie obok Niego i razem zasniemy. To jest prawdziwe szczescie'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Gumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Nube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nube comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boom - P.O.D. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Barney Gumble could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Davy Nube's chin.
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270 lbs
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245 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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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
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Gumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Nube!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nube fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nube throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A clash of legs there as Gumble blocks the low kick.
Nube moves forwards but Gumble connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gumble wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Gumble misses its intended target.
Gumble loads up on a big right hand but Nube slips the punch.
Nube connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumble scores with a hook.
Gumble feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nube sprawling to the canvas! Nube rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gumble finish him?!
Nube is rocked!
It looks like Davy Nube has been cut.
Gumble lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Nube head around and knocks him out cold! Gumble hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barney Gumble!
A relieved looking Barney Gumble thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Face might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tyga - Real Deal. Rojas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Apaga Mas Não Bate. Rodrigo Rojas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Face misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Face.
Face throws a series of strikes that have Rojas backpedaling.
Face swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Face.
Face lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rojas misses with a hook.
Face throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rojas.
Rojas staying out of range there.
Rojas with the counter takedown but Face avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rojas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas works the jab nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Face. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rojas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Angel Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rojas swings widly with a right hand
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Rojas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Face dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Face connects with the punch.
Face fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Face throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Face waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Rojas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Face defends it well.
Rojas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rojas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Face is looking to counter punch.
Rojas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Face throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas wants to counter the offense by Face and move into the clinch position.
Rojas wants to clinch up but Face keeps it at a distance.
Face rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rojas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rojas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Face.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Face keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Face appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Face slips a jab from Rojas.
Rojas tries to land a leg kick but Face saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Face misses the target.
Rojas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Face defends it well.
Rojas shoots in and drives through. Face sprawls well.
Angel Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Rojas.
Rojas staying out of range there.
Rojas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Face to score with a decent uppercut.
Rojas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Face fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Rojas wants to clinch up but Face keeps it at a distance.
Face swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Face throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Face swinging wildly here.
Rojas with the counter takedown but Face avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Face.
Rojas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Face.
Rojas slips under a jab.
Face loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch.
Rojas blocks a jab.
Face misses with a hook.
Rojas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Face dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Face listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Face is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Rojas is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rojas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Face.
Face misses with a looping right.
Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
Face is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Oooooh!!! Face has knocked Rojas down with a huge combo! Face steps away and waves a wobbly Rojas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rojas is rocked!
It looks like Rodrigo Rojas has been cut.
Face misses the shot to the body.
Face is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Face throws a looping overhand right but Rojas ducks down to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rojas or perhaps it was just good defense by Face, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face misses with a hook.
Face looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely.
Angel Face is winning the standup battle so far.
Face swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angel Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face swinging wildly here.
Rojas tries to counter with a clinch but Face shakes him off and moves away.
Face slips under a jab from Rojas.
Rojas shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rojas is defended easily by Face.
Angel Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Rojas.
Rojas tests Face's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Face. Those never looked like landing.
Rojas defending well as Face loads up on a big left hand.
Face throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rojas.
Rojas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Face connects with a single shot there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rojas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Face has got the better of the exchanges.
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Face.
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Rojas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas is looking to chop away at Face's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a right hand that Rojas ducks under and follows up with a left that Rojas also avoids with ease.
Face misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rojas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Face misses with a double jab.
Rojas wants to counter with a clinch but Face pushes him away.
Face just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Face missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Face misses the target.
A combination from Face does no damage.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Face manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rojas clinches.
Rojas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Face up against the cage.
Face tries to break the clinch but Rojas is controlling the position.
Rojas tries to pull guard but Face won't allow it.
Face is trying to force a seperation but Rojas has the dominant position.
Rojas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Face tries to circle away but Rojas has him pinned against the cage.
Face is trying to break free.
Rojas decides to pull guard.
Rojas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas controlling Face's posture.
Rojas has an active guard here but Face has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Face dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Rojas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rojas shoots for a double leg takedown but Face sprawls well. He's pushed Rojas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Face tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Face.
Face scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rojas blocks a jab.
Rojas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Face sizes up Rojas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Rojas.
Rojas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rojas looks for a takedown but Face sprawls well.
Face swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Face was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rojas throws a lazy right hand but Face sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Face throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Face misses.
Rojas misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Face lands with a good body shot.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Face swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rojas misses with a takedown attempt - Face sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Angel Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Rojas.
Rojas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Face tries to avoid it but Rojas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Face to the ground. Face escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Face lands a jab to Rojas's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Face.
Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Rojas tries to counter it with a takedown but Face pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rojas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Face uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rojas has time to react.
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Face.
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Rojas tries to counter with a clinch but Face shakes him off and moves away.
Face cracks a nice hook into Rojas's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face looks to land a combination but Rojas avoids it well.
Face pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rojas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Face controls the position for a moment.
Rojas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Face rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rojas's guard! Nice work there by Face!
Rojas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rojas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Face is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face postures up.
Rojas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Face defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Face defends well.
Face wants to get up but he can't break Rojas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Face stands and steps away. Rojas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rodrigo Rojas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face avoids the body shot from Rojas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Face showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Face, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Face!
Angel Face seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Mighty Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes to the cage accompanied by Mighty Quinn. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Black Coleman enters the cage!
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Mighty Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman avoids the body shot from Quinn.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Quinn is avoiding it.
Coleman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Black Coleman has been cut.
Black Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman throws a right hand that Quinn ducks under and follows up with a left that Quinn also avoids with ease.
Quinn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coleman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quinn.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quinn as he avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Quinn.
Coleman shoots in for a double leg but Quinn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quinn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quinn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coleman momentarily.
Coleman dives in and grabs Quinn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quinn pushes down on Coleman's head and hops out.
Quinn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The Mighty Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Coleman.
Quinn drops Coleman with a big left hand! Coleman is injured, injured bad! Quinn jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Mighty Quinn!
The Mighty Quinn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shoei Braz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats as his entrance music. Mel Gordon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shoei Braz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mel Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gordon misses with a straight left.
It looked like Braz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gordon lands with a shot to the body.
Braz moves out of range as Gordon strikes.
Gordon misses with a looping left.
Gordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Braz is just out of range.
Gordon pushes Braz up against the cage in a clinch.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Shoei Braz has been cut.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gordon.
Gordon avoiding damage as Braz throws knees to the body.
Braz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gordon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gordon.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Braz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gordon prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Shoei Braz's cut is getting worse.
Gordon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shoei Braz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gordon pushes Braz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Braz controls his hands.
Braz avoiding damage as Gordon throws knees to the body.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Braz shrugs off.
Jeez, Shoei Braz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Braz dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Braz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Braz shrugs off.
Braz avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Braz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braz takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shoei Braz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mel Gordon!
Our winner, Mel Gordon, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Darth Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Seery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seery has chosen An Irish Pub Song as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Mauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Seery!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mauler ducks under a wild hook from Seery.
Seery misses with a straight right.
Mauler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seery moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mauler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mauler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Seery.
Patrick Seery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mauler swings for the body but Seery moves out of range.
Seery wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Seery.
Seery lands a right hook to the 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!
Jab, jab by Mauler - just one landing.
Mauler misses with a wild combination.
Mauler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Seery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seery.
The fighters circling - Mauler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seery swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mauler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mauler swings for the body but Seery moves out of range.
Seery swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mauler throws a big shot that misses.
Seery is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Seery lunges at Mauler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mauler's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Seery misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Mauler. Beautiful body shot.
Mauler blocks a jab.
Mauler misses with a hook to the body
and Mauler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mauler misses the target.
Seery lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Seery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mauler.
Seery walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Seery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mauler is rocked!
Mauler moves out of range of the strikes.
Mauler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mauler looks to throw the jab but Seery is out of range.
It seemed like Seery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seery takes a swing at Mauler's ribcage but misses.
Mauler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Seery tests Mauler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Mauler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mauler staying out of range there.
Mauler seems to have got his legs back now.
Mauler ducks right into an uppercut from Seery.
A combination from Mauler does no damage.
Seery throws out a counter right but Mauler avoids it with no problem.
Seery is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mauler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Seery throws a lazy right hand but Mauler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seery scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Seery with a jab.
Mauler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Seery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seery misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Mauler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seery misses with a shot to the body
and Mauler counters with a straight right hand.
Seery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seery's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Seery duly obliges.
Seery throws a body shot but no joy.
Mauler lands a nice hook to Seery's body. Seery takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mauler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mauler throwing a counter right hand but Seery manages to avoid it.
Seery just misses with a punch to the body.
Mauler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A combination from Seery does no damage.
Mauler throws a big counter combination but Seery scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Mauler misses its intended target.
Seery lands a jab.
Seery swings widly with a right hand
and Mauler counters with a stiff right hand.
Mauler avoids the body shot from Seery.
Mauler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
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!
Mauler throws a series of punches but Seery avoids them all with ease.
Mauler throws a hook to the side of Seery's head but Seery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seery stuns Mauler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler swings for the body but Seery moves out of range.
Mauler dodges the punch combination from Seery.
A slow jab from Mauler misses its intended target.
Mauler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mauler throwing a counter right hand but Seery manages to avoid it.
Mauler walks into a stiff left hand from Seery.
Seery digs a good hook to Mauler's body.
The fighters circling - Mauler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mauler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mauler loads up on a big right hand but Seery slips the punch.
Seery comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seery misses with a straight left.
Mauler takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seery dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seery scores with a jab. Mauler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seery throws a body punch but Mauler moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Mauler misses its target.
Seery lands a jab.
Mauler throws a shot from downtown. Seery moves away and avoids it.
Seery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seery. Mauler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seery looks to score with a jab to the body but Mauler is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mauler.
Mauler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seery darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seery fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mauler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mauler lands a jab to the nose.
Seery connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mauler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seery. Mauler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mauler cracks Seery with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mauler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mauler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seery.
Mauler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mauler might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mauler blocks a jab.
Seery moves out of range as Mauler strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seery.
Mauler avoids the body shot from Seery.
Mauler lands a body shot.
Mauler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patrick Seery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Seery misses.
Mauler is looking to counter punch.
Seery throws a looping overhand right but Mauler ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Mauler was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Seery.
Seery throws the left hand but Mauler avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Mauler misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery misses with a right hand
and Mauler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mauler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seery manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Mauler misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauler loads up on a big right hand but Seery slips the punch.
Mauler avoids the body shot from Seery.
Mauler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Seery scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Seery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mauler.
Mauler ducks under a wild hook from Seery.
Mauler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Seery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mauler looks to score with a jab to the body but Seery is just out of range.
Seery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mauler was well out of range. Poor timing from Seery.
A left lands for Seery.
Seery lands a slapping body shot.
Seery misses with a shot to the body
and Mauler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seery ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mauler defending well as Seery loads up on a big left hand.
Mauler needs to keep his hands up - Seery had a free shot at his head there.
Seery tries to bum rush Mauler with a series of wild strikes but Mauler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Mauler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mauler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seery manages to avoid it.
Seery misses with a straight right.
Seery misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Mauler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mauler looks to score with a jab to the body but Seery is just out of range.
A nice side step and Seery releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Seery slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Seery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mauler moves out of range of the strikes.
Mauler throws a right hand that Seery ducks under and follows up with a left that Seery also avoids with ease.
Seery misses with a wild body shot.
Seery slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler misses with a series of wild punches.
Mauler misses with a straight right.
Seery connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seery throws a poor cross that misses
and Mauler counters with a left and a right that stings Seery.
Seery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mauler.
Seery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Seery misses with a body shot
letting Mauler counter with a right hand.
Seery throws a sloppy body shot
and Mauler counters with a two punch combo.
Seery is rocked!
Seery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mauler cracks Seery on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Seery falls backwards against the cage. Mauler follows up with more strikes that drop Seery to his knees. Mauler keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Seery! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Mauler!
An out of breath Darth Mauler 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 Pyotr Korobeikin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyotr Korobeikin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Massimo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti swinging wildly here.
Benvenuti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Korobeikin.
Korobeikin lands a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Benvenuti.
Korobeikin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Korobeikin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Korobeikin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Korobeikin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benvenuti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Korobeikin trying to control but Benvenuti is working from the bottom.
Korobeikin has gone for a leg lock! Benvenuti slips out almost immediately though and dives into Korobeikin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benvenuti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Korobeikin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benvenuti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Korobeikin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benvenuti has managed to get both his arms back between Korobeikin's legs - danger averted.
Benvenuti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benvenuti preventing the sweep.
Benvenuti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Korobeikin is on top in guard.
Korobeikin trying to control but Benvenuti is working from the bottom.
Korobeikin looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Korobeikin tries to free his leg and advance position but Benvenuti is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Korobeikin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Korobeikin 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 decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Korobeikin shoots in for a double leg but Benvenuti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benvenuti misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Benvenuti as Korobeikin shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benvenuti! But no joy.
Benvenuti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Korobeikin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Korobeikin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Korobeikin trying to control but Benvenuti is working from the bottom.
Benvenuti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Korobeikin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin looking to sit in guard and control but Benvenuti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Korobeikin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Benvenuti uses it to pass to side control.
Korobeikin is not content to let Benvenuti control the position.
A lull in the action here as Benvenuti stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pyotr Korobeikin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Korobeikin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benvenuti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benvenuti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benvenuti throws a big shot that misses.
Korobeikin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Korobeikin avoids the head kick by Benvenuti.
Korobeikin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Benvenuti misses the shot to the body.
Benvenuti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Benvenuti.
Korobeikin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korobeikin tries for a takedown but Benvenuti manages to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benvenuti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benvenuti being controlled against the cage.
Benvenuti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti slowing the pace effectively.
Benvenuti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benvenuti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Korobeikin backwards.
Korobeikin being controlled against the cage.
Benvenuti is trying to maintain a safe position but Korobeikin gets an underhook and turns Benvenuti into the cage.
Benvenuti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Korobeikin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Benvenuti can turn it around.
Benvenuti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benvenuti wants to stall.
Korobeikin stalling in the clinch but Benvenuti improves position.
Benvenuti has Korobeikin pushed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Korobeikin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Korobeikin is trying to maintain a safe position but Benvenuti gets an underhook and turns Korobeikin into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Korobeikin looking to stall.
Benvenuti stalling.
Benvenuti lands a right hand.
Benvenuti lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Korobeikin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Korobeikin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benvenuti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Korobeikin backwards.
Benvenuti wants to stall.
Benvenuti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Korobeikin can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pyotr Korobeikin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti - that landed with a thud.
Korobeikin has Benvenuti pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benvenuti manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Benvenuti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Benvenuti lands a right hand.
Benvenuti avoiding damage.
Benvenuti tries to work over Korobeikin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benvenuti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Korobeikin jumps guard but Benvenuti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Massimo Benvenuti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benvenuti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Korobeikin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Benvenuti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Benvenuti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Benvenuti fails to land.
Korobeikin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Benvenuti up against the cage.
Korobeikin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benvenuti after a bit of a struggle.
Korobeikin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benvenuti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Benvenuti lands a nice uppercut.
Benvenuti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Korobeikin up against the cage.
A short right from Benvenuti.
A hook to the body from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti breaks from the clinch.
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!
Korobeikin connects with a looping right hand.
Benvenuti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Korobeikin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Korobeikin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benvenuti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Korobeikin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Benvenuti.
A swing and a miss from Korobeikin.
A countering left hand to the body from Benvenuti misses.
Benvenuti misses with a wild body shot.
Benvenuti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Benvenuti misses.
Korobeikin throws a looping overhand right but Benvenuti ducks down to avoid it.
Benvenuti lands a nice hook to Korobeikin's body. Korobeikin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Korobeikin misses with a right hand
and Benvenuti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benvenuti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benvenuti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korobeikin.
Benvenuti throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Korobeikin throws a lazy uppercut
and Benvenuti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Korobeikin's knee momentarily.
Benvenuti moves out of range of the strikes.
Korobeikin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benvenuti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands a jab-cross combination.
Korobeikin just misses with a punch to the body.
Korobeikin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benvenuti. Benvenuti obviously looking to wear him down.
Benvenuti lands a leg kick that knocks Korobeikin off balance momentarily.
Korobeikin throws an overhand right that lands on Benvenuti's shoulder, as Benvenuti tries to avoid the shot.
Korobeikin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Benvenuti manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pyotr Korobeikin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Korobeikin postures up in Benvenuti's guard and throws a big left but Benvenuti blocks it.
Korobeikin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Korobeikin wants to control from the top but Benvenuti keeps moving.
Korobeikin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Benvenuti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Benvenuti is trying to keep Korobeikin in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin preventing the sweep.
Korobeikin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Benvenuti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Korobeikin, into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korobeikin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benvenuti defends well.
Korobeikin working for submissions but it's allowed Benvenuti to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Korobeikin is looking for a sweep. Benvenuti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Benvenuti 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.
Korobeikin is pressing down on Benvenuti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Benvenuti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Korobeikin swats away the attempt to clinch by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Korobeikin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Korobeikin throws out a loose jab but Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benvenuti wants to counter with a clinch but Korobeikin pushes him away.
Korobeikin takes a swing at Benvenuti's ribcage but misses.
Korobeikin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benvenuti.
Korobeikin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benvenuti lands an overhand right.
Benvenuti throws out a loose jab but Korobeikin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korobeikin fails with the takedown.
Korobeikin swats away the attempt to clinch by Benvenuti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benvenuti cracks the inside of Korobeikin's front leg.
Korobeikin throws a hook to the side of Benvenuti's head but Benvenuti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Korobeikin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Korobeikin lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobeikin slips nicely into half guard.
Korobeikin passes to full mount!
Korobeikin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Korobeikin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Korobeikin with the ground and pound from mount.
Korobeikin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Benvenuti because Korobeikin loaded up on that one.
Korobeikin trying to control but Benvenuti is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Benvenuti turns into him and now he's in Korobeikin's guard.
Benvenuti is looking to advance position but Korobeikin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korobeikin misses with some ground and pound and Benvenuti recovers position to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti is pressing down on Korobeikin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Korobeikin passes Benvenuti's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Korobeikin prevents Benvenuti from improving his position.
Korobeikin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Korobeikin is looking for a kimura here.
Korobeikin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benvenuti defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Korobeikin prevents Benvenuti from improving his position.
Korobeikin seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Korobeikin lands a nice short elbow.
Benvenuti regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Korobeikin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benvenuti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benvenuti keeping moving, preventing Korobeikin from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Korobeikin had his way with Massimo Benvenuti in that round.
That's time! Korobeikin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Benvenuti scores with a leg kick.
Benvenuti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benvenuti feints a jab promting Korobeikin to slip. Benvenuti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Korobeikin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Korobeikin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Korobeikin swats away the attempt to clinch by Benvenuti.
Korobeikin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Korobeikin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benvenuti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Korobeikin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korobeikin shoots for a takedown but Benvenuti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Korobeikin swings for the body but Benvenuti moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Benvenuti. Korobeikin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti misses with a straight left.
Benvenuti rushes Korobeikin and presses him up against the cage.
Korobeikin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benvenuti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Come on Benvenuti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benvenuti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benvenuti looking to slow down the pace here.
Benvenuti tries to work over Korobeikin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benvenuti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Benvenuti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Benvenuti prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pyotr Korobeikin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Korobeikin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Korobeikin looking to stall.
Korobeikin is trying to break the clinch but Benvenuti has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Benvenuti.
A short body shot lands from Benvenuti as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Benvenuti.
Korobeikin effectively controlling the action here.
Korobeikin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Benvenuti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin blocks an uppercut.
Korobeikin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benvenuti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Korobeikin misses with a right hand
and Benvenuti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benvenuti connects with a solid leg kick.
Benvenuti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benvenuti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benvenuti throws a sloppy head kick and Korobeikin moves out of range easily.
Korobeikin slips under a jab.
Massimo Benvenuti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benvenuti misses with a two punch combination.
Benvenuti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Korobeikin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Korobeikin staying out of range there.
Benvenuti moves away from the strike by Korobeikin.
Nice straight punches there by Benvenuti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benvenuti.
Korobeikin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benvenuti under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benvenuti misses with a combination
and Korobeikin counters with a single leg into guard. Benvenuti didn't expect that.
Benvenuti has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Korobeikin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti needs to keep his hands up - Korobeikin had a free shot at his head there.
Korobeikin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice defenses there by Korobeikin.
Korobeikin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benvenuti moves away.
Benvenuti digs a good hook to Korobeikin's body.
Korobeikin throws the left hand but Benvenuti avoids the punch easily.
Benvenuti tries to clinch but Korobeikin is having none of it.
Benvenuti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benvenuti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Korobeikin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korobeikin was well out of range. Poor timing from Benvenuti.
Korobeikin tries to counter with a takedown but Benvenuti is quick to defend against it.
Benvenuti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Benvenuti.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimo Benvenuti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benvenuti 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimo Benvenuti!
Massimo Benvenuti is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Massimo Benvenuti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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C
A |
G |
S |
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B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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