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Highland Games 205 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darko Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne ft Drake - Right above it. Vader has chosen Return of Darko as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Darko Vader!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Munoz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Munoz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vader jabs at Munoz's body.
Vader has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Munoz fails with a takedown attempt.
Munoz fails with the takedown.
Jackson Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munoz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vader digs a good hook to Munoz's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader scores with a jab. Munoz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Munoz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munoz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vader sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vader throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vader misses with a straight right.
Munoz has his takedown stuffed
and Vader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz misses with a takedown
letting Vader counter with a right hand.
Munoz moves away from the strike by Vader.
Donk. Vader catches Munoz right on the button with a cross.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Munoz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Munoz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Vader's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vader is looking for a sweep.
Vader sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munoz lands strikes from half guard.
Munoz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vader with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vader is trying to maintain the position but Munoz is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munoz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vader regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader trying to control the position.
Vader trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Munoz won't allow Vader to sweep him here.
Vader working a defensive guard here.
Munoz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vader trying to keep a closed guard but Munoz is proving a slippery customer.
Munoz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vader 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.
Munoz postures up in Vader's guard and throws a big left but Vader blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Munoz is pushing down on Vader's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vader is fighting to maintain full guard but Munoz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Munoz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Munoz stalling away here and it's allowed Vader to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Munoz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Munoz looking to sit in guard and control but Vader gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Munoz has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Vader is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz breaks the clinch.
Munoz ducks under a wild hook from Vader.
Vader misses with a straight right.
Munoz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vader sprawls and moves away.
Vader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munoz misses with the combination.
Vader throws a series of strikes that have Munoz backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vader tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Munoz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Vader tries to hold on but Munoz pushes him away.
BOOM! Munoz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darko Vader will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vader throws a hook but Munoz blocks it.
Vader connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Munoz momentarily.
Vader looks to land a left hand but Munoz moved out of range nicely.
Vader lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Munoz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Munoz shoots in looking for a takedown but Vader manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Munoz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Vader as Munoz shoots in.
A head kick by Munoz misses
and Vader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vader lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch lands to the side of Munoz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vader gets caught napping as Munoz dives in and scores a takedown. Vader manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vader pulls Munoz in close to prevent any damage.
Vader is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Munoz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Munoz trying to control but Vader is working from the bottom.
Munoz won't allow Vader to sweep him here.
Munoz throwing strikes but missing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vader is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vader scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson Munoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munoz dives in and grabs Vader's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vader pushes down on Munoz's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Munoz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Munoz shoots in looking for a takedown but Vader manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Munoz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vader lands a jab to the nose.
Munoz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munoz walks into a left hand.
Munoz has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munoz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vader sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Munoz somewhat.
Vader 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vader uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Munoz has time to react.
Munoz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.
Munoz fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader scores with a hook.
Vader throws a poor cross that misses
and Munoz counters with an outside leg kick.
Vader throws a good cross that connects.
Munoz is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Vader misses the target.
Oh Munoz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Munoz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vader as he avoids it easily.
Munoz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vader avoids it really well and circles away.
Vader looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Munoz misses with a few strikes there.
Vader takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vader throws an overhand right that drops Munoz like a sack of potatoes! Vader dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darko Vader!
A very excited looking Darko Vader 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Punchers Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Westlake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyril Westlake is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Punchers Chance !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyril Westlake!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance scores with a decent looking hook.
Chance throws an overhand right that lands on Westlake's shoulder, as Westlake tries to avoid the shot.
Chance connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Westlake's hands.
It looks like Cyril Westlake has been cut.
Westlake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chance displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chance cracks Westlake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chance throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Westlake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Westlake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chance throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chance throws a right hand that misses
enabling Westlake to counter with a crisp jab.
Chance misses with an uppercut
and Westlake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Westlake throws a hook to the side of Chance 's head but Chance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chance misses with a jab, cross combination.
Westlake throws out a counter right but Chance avoids it with no problem.
Chance ducks under a wild hook from Westlake.
Chance is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Westlake misses with a looping left.
Chance throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlake lands a jab.
Chance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Westlake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chance .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Westlake! But no joy.
Chance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westlake.
Westlake throws a body punch but Chance moves out of range.
Westlake defending well as Chance loads up on a big left hand.
Westlake throws out a counter right but Chance avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Chance . Beautiful body shot.
Chance swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Westlake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chance throws a body punch but Westlake moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Westlake! But no joy.
Westlake lands a jab to the nose.
Westlake looks to throw the jab but Chance is out of range.
Chance misses with a hook
and Westlake counters with a stiff right hand.
Chance throws a right hand that misses
and Westlake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westlake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chance .
Westlake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Chance misses.
Chance throws a jab but it's blocked by Westlake.
Chance throws a right hand that misses
and Westlake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Westlake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Westlake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Westlake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Westlake misses with a hook.
Westlake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chance had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Westlake scores with a hook.
Chance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westlake throws a good cross that connects.
Chance is rocked!
Westlake measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Chance ! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Cyril Westlake!
A relieved looking Cyril Westlake 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Itshak Rabinovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnavut Sevket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Itshak Rabinovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnavut Sevket!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabinovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sevket uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rabinovitch.
Sevket checks a low kick from Rabinovitch.
Sevket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabinovitch.
Sevket on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sevket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabinovitch.
A head kick from Rabinovitch lands but Sevket takes it in his stride.
Sevket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rabinovitch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sevket misses with a body shot.
Rabinovitch misses with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sevket darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sevket throws a nice looking combination but Rabinovitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sevket throws a body shot but no joy.
Sevket misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Rabinovitch finds it's target.
Sevket blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabinovitch misses with a head kick.
Rabinovitch is looking to slow Sevket down with leg kicks.
Rabinovitch looks to land a left hand but Sevket moved out of range nicely.
Rabinovitch connects with the punch.
Rabinovitch misses with a head kick.
Rabinovitch misses with a head kick.
Rabinovitch misses with an uppercut
and Sevket connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rabinovitch throws a push kick but Sevket slaps the foot to one side.
Rabinovitch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by Sevket.
Sevket connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sevket. Rabinovitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sevket jabs Rabinovitch right on the nose. Rabinovitch blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Rabinovitch misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Sevket on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Rabinovitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rabinovitch misses with a hook. Sevket ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Sevket misses.
Rabinovitch throws a head kick that misses
and Sevket counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rabinovitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rabinovitch misses with a straight left.
Rabinovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Sevket moves out of range easily.
Rabinovitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch motions for Sevket to come forward. Rabinovitch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Itshak Rabinovitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabinovitch throws a low kick but Sevket moves out of range easily.
Sevket moves out of range of the body kick from Rabinovitch.
Sevket thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rabinovitch tries to land a body kick
and Sevket counters with a stiff right hand.
Sevket thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sevket ducks under a wild hook from Rabinovitch.
Sevket looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 Itshak Rabinovitch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rabinovitch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rabinovitch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sevket throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rabinovitch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rabinovitch. That's going to slow Sevket down.
A head kick misses from Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch misses with the body kick
and Sevket counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A thudding body kick lands there by Rabinovitch!
Rabinovitch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sevket will feel that in the morning.
Sevket blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Rabinovitch finds it's target.
Sevket misses with a jab to the body
and Rabinovitch counters with a two punch combo.
Rabinovitch tries to bum rush Sevket with a series of wild strikes but Sevket uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabinovitch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rabinovitch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sevket.
Rabinovitch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sevket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rabinovitch, right into the meat.
Sevket fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sevket in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rabinovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Rabinovitch there.
Rabinovitch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rabinovitch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rabinovitch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sevket can do to turn this around?
Sevket throws a right and a left that Rabinovitch avoids nicely.
Sevket cracks Rabinovitch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rabinovitch moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid body kick from Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch misses with a head kick.
Rabinovitch lands a front kick.
A big right from Sevket misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevket tries to bum rush Rabinovitch with a series of wild strikes but Rabinovitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabinovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Sevket moves out of range easily.
Rabinovitch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sevket misses with an uppercut. Rabinovitch saw that one coming.
Rabinovitch misses with a low kick.
Rabinovitch lands a nice looking body shot.
Sevket misses with a two punch combination.
Rabinovitch misses with a body shot.
Rabinovitch swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sevket to counter with a crisp jab.
Sevket misses with a hook.
Sevket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sevket lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sevket misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Rabinovitch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sevket doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itshak Rabinovitch dominated that second round.
That's time! Rabinovitch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rabinovitch.
Jab from Rabinovitch.
Sevket moves out of range as Rabinovitch strikes.
Rabinovitch throws a shot from downtown. Sevket moves away and avoids it.
Rabinovitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sevket sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rabinovitch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rabinovitch throws a front kick aimed at Sevket's knee but Sevket avoids it well.
Sevket throws a nice looking combination but Rabinovitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rabinovitch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sevket throws a combination. Rabinovitch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Sevket.
Rabinovitch misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabinovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sevket swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rabinovitch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket looks to land a combination. Rabinovitch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab lands there for Sevket.
Sevket waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rabinovitch.
Itshak Rabinovitch is winning the standup battle so far.
Rabinovitch ducks under a wild hook from Sevket.
Sevket cracks Rabinovitch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rabinovitch cracks Sevket with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rabinovitch throws a front kick that sends Sevket stumbling back into the cage.
Sevket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rabinovitch misses with an uppercut. Sevket saw that one coming.
Sevket misses with a wild body shot.
Rabinovitch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sevket throws a hook but Rabinovitch avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sevket moves out of range as Rabinovitch strikes.
Rabinovitch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rabinovitch throws out a powerful jab.
Rabinovitch misses with a head kick.
Rabinovitch scores with a leg kick.
Sevket takes a swing at Rabinovitch's ribcage but misses.
Rabinovitch scores with a nice head shot.
Rabinovitch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Sevket throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sevket blocks a head kick by Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch misses with a shot to the body
and Sevket makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sevket looks to throw the jab but Rabinovitch is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabinovitch throws a nice looking combination but Sevket bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Itshak Rabinovitch did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sevket avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sevket checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sevket! But no joy.
Rabinovitch throws an off balance right hand
and Sevket counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rabinovitch lands with a kick to the temple. Sevket shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rabinovitch lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Rabinovitch lands but Sevket takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Rabinovitch misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sevket might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rabinovitch has got the better of the exchanges.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch throws a low kick but Sevket moves out of range easily.
Sevket swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rabinovitch lands with a cross.
Rabinovitch misses with a left hand
and Sevket counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sevket throws a lazy right hand but Rabinovitch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sevket avoids the body shot from Rabinovitch.
Sevket swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rabinovitch throws a head kick but Sevket moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket just misses with a punch to the body.
Rabinovitch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rabinovitch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sevket moves out of range of the body kick from Rabinovitch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sevket, as that shot connected.
Sevket lands a really nice looking cross but Rabinovitch seems unphased.
Rabinovitch scores with a punch to the head.
Rabinovitch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rabinovitch throws a hook but Sevket blocks it.
Rabinovitch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sevket dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sevket takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rabinovitch looks to land a body kick but Sevket moved away.
Sevket misses with an uppercut
letting Rabinovitch counter with a right hand.
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!
Sevket throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sevket blocks a head kick by Rabinovitch.
Sevket misses with a wild body shot.
Rabinovitch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rabinovitch slips a jab from Sevket.
Sevket moves out of range of the body kick.
Sevket throws a looping overhand right but Rabinovitch ducks down to avoid it.
Sevket avoids the head kick by Rabinovitch.
Sevket takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sevket has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rabinovitch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sevket crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rabinovitch - the referee stops the clock and Sevket gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rabinovitch. Sevket manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rabinovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sevket chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rabinovitch can pounce on him.
Sevket lands a nice hook to Rabinovitch's body. Rabinovitch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sevket's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sevket avoids the head kick by Rabinovitch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itshak Rabinovitch had his way with Arnavut Sevket in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rabinovitch lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rabinovitch.
Sevket appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sevket misses with a looping left.
Rabinovitch misses with a head kick.
Rabinovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Sevket moves out of range easily.
Rabinovitch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sevket throws a right hand that Rabinovitch ducks under and follows up with a left that Rabinovitch also avoids with ease.
Rabinovitch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick from Rabinovitch lands but Sevket takes it in his stride.
Rabinovitch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rabinovitch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sevket blocks a low kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sevket swings widly with a right hand
and Rabinovitch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rabinovitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sevket manages to avoid it.
Itshak Rabinovitch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket moves out of range as Rabinovitch throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Sevket blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Sevket was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sevket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabinovitch.
Danga de danga de dang - Sevket scores with a four punch combination!
Sevket lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rabinovitch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sevket blocks a low kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rabinovitch, right into the meat.
Rabinovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Sevket moves out of range easily.
Sevket throws a lazy right hand but Rabinovitch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rabinovitch jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rabinovitch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sevket blocks a head kick by Rabinovitch.
Sevket fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabinovitch manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevket lunges at Rabinovitch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rabinovitch's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Sevket, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rabinovitch takes a swing at Sevket's ribcage but misses.
Rabinovitch throws a lazy right hand but Sevket sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sevket fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabinovitch manages to avoid it.
Sevket takes a swing at Rabinovitch's ribcage but misses.
Rabinovitch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rabinovitch throws a wild body kick that Sevket sees coming a mile off.
Rabinovitch throws a lazy head kick
and Sevket counters with a straight right hand.
Rabinovitch moves out of range as Sevket strikes.
Sevket scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sevket fails to land with a series of punches.
Arnavut Sevket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sevket takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arnavut Sevket.
Well Rabinovitch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itshak Rabinovitch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voljin Ulfzaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boobie Miles Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boobie Miles Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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240 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Voljin Ulfzaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Boobie Miles Iii!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles Iii rushes Ulfzaar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ulfzaar avoiding damage as Miles Iii throws knees to the body.
Ulfzaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miles Iii's elbow.
Miles Iii tries to land knees in the clinch but Ulfzaar avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Miles Iii.
Knees to the body from Miles Iii.
Ulfzaar is breathing heavily.
Miles Iii landing knees to the body.
Miles Iii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miles Iii throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ulfzaar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ulfzaar working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulfzaar managing to block the knees to the body from Miles Iii.
Knees to the body from Miles Iii.
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!
Ulfzaar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miles Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Ulfzaar misses with the head strike.
Miles Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulfzaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miles Iii's elbow.
Miles Iii lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfzaar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miles Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miles Iii utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miles Iii lands a knee to the body.
Miles Iii missing with knees to the body.
Miles Iii misses with an elbow strike.
Ulfzaar working aggressively here.
Ulfzaar looking to slow down the pace here.
Miles Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulfzaar.
Miles Iii working aggressively here.
Miles Iii lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ulfzaar working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miles Iii.
Ulfzaar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ulfzaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ulfzaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miles Iii throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulfzaar is defending well for now.
Ulfzaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Miles Iii.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulfzaar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miles Iii using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ulfzaar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miles Iii.
Ulfzaar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ulfzaar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miles Iii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ulfzaar is leaning against Miles Iii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ulfzaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ulfzaar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miles Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ulfzaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ulfzaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miles Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Ulfzaar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boobie Miles Iii dominated that round.
That's time! Ulfzaar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice defenses there by Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar is looking to counter punch.
Miles Iii throws a hook but Ulfzaar blocks it.
Ulfzaar moves in looking to clinch but Miles Iii pushes him off.
Ulfzaar ducks under a wild hook from Miles Iii.
Ulfzaar misses with a hook.
Miles Iii misses with a looping right.
Miles Iii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ulfzaar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Miles Iii. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Miles Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar tests Miles Iii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulfzaar misses with a body kick.
Ulfzaar lands a nice shot that snaps Miles Iii's head back.
Miles Iii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miles Iii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Iii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ulfzaar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ulfzaar throws a push kick but Miles Iii slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Miles Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ulfzaar moves into range and clinches up with Miles Iii.
Ulfzaar misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miles Iii.
Ulfzaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ulfzaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miles Iii tries to land knees in the clinch but Ulfzaar avoids the damage to the body.
Ulfzaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ulfzaar blocking some punches.
Miles Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miles Iii scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miles Iii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulfzaar avoids it.
Ulfzaar misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ulfzaar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulfzaar avoids it.
Ulfzaar lands with a left to the head.
Ulfzaar is working Miles Iii over against the cage.
Miles Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulfzaar struggles to land a body shot inside as Miles Iii controls his hands.
Ulfzaar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miles Iii working aggressively here.
Ulfzaar avoiding damage as Miles Iii throws knees to the body.
Ulfzaar scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Ulfzaar as the two fighters clinch.
Miles Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulfzaar cracks Miles Iii with a nice body shot.
Ulfzaar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miles Iii backwards.
Ulfzaar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miles Iii backwards.
Ulfzaar lands with a right to the head.
Miles Iii takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ulfzaar fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Voljin Ulfzaar dominated that second 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.
Miles Iii misses with an uppercut
and Ulfzaar counters with a straight right hand.
Miles Iii moves into the clinch.
Ulfzaar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulfzaar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ulfzaar pushes Miles Iii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ulfzaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miles Iii's elbow.
Ulfzaar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulfzaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Miles Iii.
Nice body punch from Ulfzaar - that landed with a thud.
Miles Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar avoiding damage as Miles Iii throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulfzaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ulfzaar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miles Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Ulfzaar.
Miles Iii prevents a body shot from Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfzaar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miles Iii blocks a body shot from Ulfzaar.
Boobie Miles Iii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar blocks an uppercut.
Miles Iii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ulfzaar lands a right hand.
Ulfzaar lands a shoulder strike.
Miles Iii tries to land knees in the clinch but Ulfzaar avoids the damage to the body.
Ulfzaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ulfzaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ulfzaar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ulfzaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ulfzaar managing to block the knees to the body from Miles Iii.
Ulfzaar lands a shoulder strike.
Ulfzaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Miles Iii blocks an uppercut.
Ulfzaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miles Iii misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulfzaar lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulfzaar tries to throw a body punch but Miles Iii avoids it by throwing Ulfzaar back against the cage.
Ulfzaar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miles Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ulfzaar misses with a body punch.
Ulfzaar blocks an uppercut.
Ulfzaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ulfzaar has a couple of punches blocked by Miles Iii.
Ulfzaar scores with a hook to the body.
Ulfzaar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Ulfzaar on the inside.
Ulfzaar lands a body shot.
Ulfzaar is working Miles Iii over against the cage.
Ulfzaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miles Iii's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Voljin Ulfzaar clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ulfzaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miles Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Ulfzaar misses its target.
Miles Iii tries to clinch
and Ulfzaar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miles Iii has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ulfzaar.
Miles Iii takes one on the button.
Ulfzaar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miles Iii's head.
Ulfzaar blocks a jab.
Miles Iii misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ulfzaar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miles Iii tries to close the distance and clinch but Ulfzaar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miles Iii is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ulfzaar misses with a wild body shot.
Miles Iii throws out a counter right but Ulfzaar avoids it with no problem.
Miles Iii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ulfzaar to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfzaar sends Miles Iii crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ulfzaar is motioning to the referee to let Miles Iii up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Miles Iii is rocked!
Miles Iii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ulfzaar throws a shot from downtown. Miles Iii moves away and avoids it.
Miles Iii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ulfzaar with a body shot.
Ulfzaar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miles Iii.
Ulfzaar misses with a body shot.
Ulfzaar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miles Iii can do to turn this around?
Miles Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ulfzaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Miles Iii finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulfzaar misses with a double jab
enabling Miles Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Miles Iii misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfzaar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miles Iii's calf.
Miles Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ulfzaar.
Boobie Miles Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulfzaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miles Iii.
Ulfzaar misses with a low kick.
Miles Iii moves out of range of the body kick.
Miles Iii moves into the clinch successfully.
Ulfzaar can't find room to land a body shot as Miles Iii controls the action.
Ulfzaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ulfzaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ulfzaar digs a right hand into Miles Iii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miles Iii's gas tank.
Ulfzaar avoiding damage as Miles Iii throws knees to the body.
Miles Iii lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Ulfzaar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Voljin Ulfzaar had his way with Boobie Miles Iii in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ulfzaar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Ulfzaar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ulfzaar has Miles Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Ulfzaar blocks an elbow strike from Miles Iii.
A short left from Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miles Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulfzaar.
A head punch on the inside from Miles Iii fails to land.
Ulfzaar throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulfzaar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ulfzaar working aggressively here.
Miles Iii is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Miles Iii taking a breather.
Ulfzaar stalling.
Ulfzaar working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfzaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ulfzaar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ulfzaar lands with a right to the head.
Ulfzaar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar digs a right hand into Miles Iii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miles Iii's gas tank.
Ulfzaar can't find room to land a body shot as Miles Iii controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar misses with a punch to the body.
Ulfzaar works on Miles Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
Ulfzaar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miles Iiis head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miles Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Ulfzaar finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii seems to have recovered his senses.
Ulfzaar drops Miles Iii onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Miles Iii is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Voljin Ulfzaar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ulfzaar tries a body shot but Miles Iii blocks it.
Miles Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulfzaar drops Miles Iii onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Miles Iii is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ulfzaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Ulfzaar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boobie Miles Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miles Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ulfzaar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ulfzaar throws a big uppercut that drops Miles Iii! More strikes from Ulfzaar and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Miles Iii lies dazed against the cage as Ulfzaar celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Voljin Ulfzaar!
During a confident post fight interview, Voljin Ulfzaar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peper Panel (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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265 lbs
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250 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peper Panel!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes 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.
Panel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Panel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Panel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holmes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Hank Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panel connects with a jab.
Holmes wants to stay close but Panel steps back to make room for something. Holmes seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Panel and Holmes drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Peper Panel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Fretwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unz Unz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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31
212 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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212 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyle Fretwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Unz Unz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fretwell darts in and clinches Unz up against the cage.
Fretwell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fretwell is pressed up against the cage. Unz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fretwell down to the mat. Fretwell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fretwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Unz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fretwell dips to his left and cracks Unz with an uppercut!
It looks like Unz Unz has been cut.
Fretwell drops Unz with a huge uppercut! Unz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Fretwell is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyle Fretwell!
Lyle Fretwell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Schopenhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schopenhauer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, London Calling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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186 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Schopenhauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Schopenhauer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Kid throws out a loose jab but Schopenhauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schopenhauer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Kid throws out the jab.
Schopenhauer moves out of range as The Kid strikes.
The Kid takes a swing at Schopenhauer's ribcage but misses.
Schopenhauer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The Kid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schopenhauer attempts a counter takedown but The Kid avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schopenhauer manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Kid. Schopenhauer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid 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.
The Kid swings widly with a right hand
and Schopenhauer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schopenhauer.
The Kid keeping moving, preventing Schopenhauer from controlling successfully.
Schopenhauer stops The Kid from standing up.
The Kid keeping full guard, as Schopenhauer tries to pass.
Schopenhauer throws a big right hand that misses.
Schopenhauer cracks The Kid with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schopenhauer slips nicely into half guard.
Schopenhauer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schopenhauer is looking for a kimura but The Kid is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schopenhauer to get the leverage.
Schopenhauer trying to mount his opponent but The Kid defends it.
Schopenhauer is working hard here to advance position.
Schopenhauer throwing shots but The Kid is blocking nicely.
The Kid has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rusterman's. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Schopenhauer is looking to stall here but The Kid recovers full guard.
Schopenhauer trying to control but The Kid is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer passes into half guard.
The Kid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer throwing shots but The Kid is blocking nicely.
Schopenhauer trying to pass the guard but The Kid defending well.
Schopenhauer wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Kid keeps working.
Schopenhauer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schopenhauer thows a huge punch but The Kid dodges it nicely.
Schopenhauer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Kid's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schopenhauer throwing shots but The Kid is blocking nicely.
Schopenhauer wants to pass the guard but The Kid is defending well.
Schopenhauer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schopenhauer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Kid's head.
Schopenhauer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Kid's head.
The Kid is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schopenhauer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schopenhauer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schopenhauer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Kid defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Schopenhauer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Kid with a hook.
The Kid throws a jab when Schopenhauer was well out of range.
Schopenhauer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Kid clobbers Schopenhauer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Kid connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from The Kid finds it's way through Schopenhauer's defenses.
The Kid misses with an uppercut
and Schopenhauer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for The Kid!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid wants to get back to his feet but Schopenhauer drags him back down.
The Kid is looking to regain half guard here but Schopenhauer keeps moving and retains side control.
Arthur Schopenhauer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schopenhauer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Schopenhauer crashes against the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schopenhauer tries for a kimura but The Kid is defending well.
Schopenhauer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Kid knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Schopenhauer tries to advance to mount but The Kid denies him.
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.
Sloppy strikes there by Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer advances to full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Schopenhauer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Kid avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schopenhauer.
The Kid wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Schopenhauer.
The Kid keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schopenhauer punching from mount but The Kid doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid trying desperately to get to his feet.
The Kid blocking the ground and pound.
Schopenhauer raining down hammerfists from mount.
Schopenhauer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Schopenhauer breaks from The Kid's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schopenhauer looking to finish The Kid with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Kid!
The Kid is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Schopenhauer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The Kid is rocked!
Schopenhauer lands a big elbow - The Kid is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and The Kid is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Arthur Schopenhauer!
Our winner, Arthur Schopenhauer, 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 Scott Keene (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. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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30
158 lbs
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150 lbs
20 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Keene!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Seery!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seery misses with a lunging right hand
and Keene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patrick Seery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seery missing with a left hand there. Keene was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seery lands with a right hand.
Seery moves to clinch but Keene breaks away
and Keene counters with a left to the body.
Seery throws the left hand but Keene avoids the punch easily.
Keene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keene has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seery finds it's way round the side to connect with Keene's head.
Keene walks into a left hand.
Seery throws out a powerful jab.
Keene is rocked!
Keene slips a jab from Seery.
Keene is looking to counter punch.
Oh Keene is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seery throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Seery misses.
Keene seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keene closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Keene cracks Seery with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keene manages to avoid it.
Seery ducks under a wild hook from Keene.
Keene swats away the attempt to clinch by Seery.
An attempted straight right counter from Keene misses the target.
A big right from Keene misses.
Keene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seery.
Seery pushes Keene up against the cage in a clinch.
Seery is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Seery prevents a body shot from Keene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keene working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seery tries a body shot but Keene blocks it.
Seery scores with a shot to the side of Keene's head.
Keene breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keene moves 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!
A slow jab from Seery misses its intended target.
Keene throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keene throws a looping overhand right but Seery ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Keene misses.
Seery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seery steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Keene.
A swing and a miss from Seery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seery manages to avoid it.
Seery darts in and clinches Keene up against the cage.
Seery lands with a left to the head.
Seery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Keene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seery has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Keene seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Seery can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seery.
Seery can't find room to land a body shot as Keene controls the action.
Seery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keene misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Keene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seery gets through Keene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Keene's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Keene lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seery backwards.
Seery tries to throw a body punch but Keene avoids it by throwing Seery back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Seery fails to land.
Keene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seery will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keene up against the cage.
Seery lands a right hand.
Seery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keene lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Seery.
Seery has Keene pressed against the cage.
Seery blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seery dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Keene throws a big shot that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Seery in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Seery's jab looks to have found its range, popping Keene under the eye.
Keene misses with a body shot.
Seery tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Keene counters with a straight right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Seery.
Seery rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keene counters with a straight right hand.
Keene throws a right hand that misses
and Keene takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seery misses with a body shot
and Keene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keene throws an overhand right that lands on Seery's shoulder, as Seery tries to avoid the shot.
Seery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keene was well out of range. Poor timing from Seery.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seery throws a sloppy body shot
and Keene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seery.
Keene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seery.
Seery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keene throws out the jab.
Seery scores with a shot to the body.
Seery ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keene slips a straight right by Seery.
Keene appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Seery misses.
Keene ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seery slips a jab from Keene.
Seery tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keene just misses with a punch to the body.
Seery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keene.
Seery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keene manages to avoid it.
Seery lands a nice looking body shot.
Seery misses the shot to the body.
Keene waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seery.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seery clinches with his opponent.
Seery is pushing Keene up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Seery slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keene.
Seery has a couple of punches blocked by Keene.
Patrick Seery seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keene digs a right hand underneath Seery's ribcage. Seery let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keene can't find room to land a body shot as Seery controls the action.
Keene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seery tries a body shot but Keene blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seery.
Seery lands a body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seery - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Keene breaks the clinch.
Seery throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keene takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keene ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keene throws an off balance right hand
and Keene takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Seery misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Seery misses
and Seery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patrick Seery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keene misses with an uppercut.
Seery misses with a lunging right hand
letting Keene counter with a right hand.
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!
Seery lands with a shot to the body.
Keene ducks under a wild hook from Seery.
Seery cracks Keene with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seery uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keene.
Seery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seery lands a jab to Keene's midsection.
Seery tries to clinch up.
Seery misses with a lunging right hand
and Keene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Seery will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Seery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keene manages to avoid it.
Seery throws a shot from downtown. Keene moves away and avoids it.
Keene was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seery takes a swing at Keene's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Keene misses the target.
Seery misses with a looping right.
It looked like Keene was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Seery.
Seery throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keene shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Seery throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seery rushes Keene and presses him up against the cage.
Keene misses with some punches.
Seery is pushing Keene up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Seery works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keene lands a body shot.
Keene has a couple of punches blocked by Seery.
Keene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seery works on Keene's body with a couple of short punches.
Seery slowing the pace effectively.
Seery lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Seery misses with a punch to the body.
Seery taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Keene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Keene.
Seery taking a breather.
Keene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seery backwards.
Seery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seery.
Seery lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seery can't find room to land a body shot as Keene controls the action.
Seery misses with a punch to the body.
Seery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keene misses with a punch on the inside.
Seery tries to work over Keene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seery lands a nice uppercut.
Seery lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keene blocks a body shot from Seery.
Seery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Seery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keene lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seery backwards.
Seery throws a punch but it's blocked by Keene.
Keene lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keene.
Seery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keene misses with some punches.
Keene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seery misses with a punch to the body.
Seery is leaning against Keene and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Seery lands with a light punch inside.
Seery lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seery pushes Keene back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keene lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seery - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Seery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keene swings wildly with an uppercut but Seery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keene's elbow.
Seery misses with the head strike.
Seery is working Keene over against the cage.
Keene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Seery.
Keene tries a body shot but Seery blocks it.
Keene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seery lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seery really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Seery has Keene up against the cage in a clinch.
Seery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Seery.
Seery effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Keene.
Seery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keene misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seery stalling in the clinch.
Seery tries to work over Keene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keene misses with the head strike.
Seery manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Seery lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Keene or not.
A short uppercut from Seery.
Keene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seery misses with the head strike.
Seery can't find room to land a body shot as Keene controls the action.
Keene blocks an uppercut.
Seery blocks a body shot from Keene.
Seery scores with a hook to the body.
Keene misses with a punch to the body.
Seery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seery throws a head punch that misses.
Keene working aggressively here.
Seery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seery is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Keene.
Keene blocks a body shot from Seery.
A short left from Seery.
Keene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seery misses with the head strike.
Keene misses with a punch on the inside.
Seery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery stalls.
Keene throws a punch but it's blocked by Seery.
Seery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seery lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keene.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Seery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keene blocks a body shot from Seery.
Seery leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Keene.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seery tries to throw a body punch but Keene avoids it by throwing Seery back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keene blocks an uppercut.
Keene is working Seery over against the cage.
Seery manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Seery misses with the head strike.
Seery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keene breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Keene on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keene scores with a body shot.
Seery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keene misses with a straight left.
Seery closes the distance and clinches.
Keene tries a body shot but Seery blocks it.
Seery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seery lands a right hand.
Seery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keene can't find room to land a body shot as Seery controls the action.
Seery tries to stall but Keene uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seery misses with a punch to the body.
Keene lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keene blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seery.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seery dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Seery misses
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
Seery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seery avoids the body shot from Keene.
Seery misses with a body shot
and Keene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seery shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Keene eats them both and turns towards Seery to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Keene looks to land a right hand but Seery moved out of range.
Seery throws a body punch but Keene moves out of range.
Seery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keene takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keene thuds a left hand into Seery's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seery thuds a left hand into Keene's body.
Seery tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seery misses with a body punch
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
Keene misses with a body shot.
Seery tries to counter by closing the distance.
Seery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keene.
Keene staying out of range there.
Keene circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keene lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Seery.
Seery tries to close the distance and clinch but Keene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Keene misses the target.
Seery misses with a body shot
letting Keene counter with a right hand.
Scott Keene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery works Keene's body with a nice hook.
Seery is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Keene rather than just go for the knockout.
Seery misses with a hook to the body
and Keene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keene uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seery.
Keene throws an overhand right that lands on Seery's shoulder, as Seery tries to avoid the shot.
Seery tries to counter with a clinch but Keene shakes him off and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seery throws a jab but it's blocked by Keene.
Keene has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Keene there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seery tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keene swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keene.
Keene throws a right hand that misses
and Seery counters with a stiff right hand.
Seery throws a body punch but Keene moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Keene misses the target.
Seery scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seery slips a straight right by Keene.
Keene throws a hook but Seery blocks it.
Seery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keene throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Keene misses.
Seery misses with a series of wild punches.
Seery steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keene.
Keene looks to score with a jab to the body but Seery is just out of range.
A jab from Keene misses.
Seery misses with a shot to the body
and Keene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seery slips under a jab.
Seery let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Keene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keene on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Seery scores with a nice strike.
Seery digs a good body shot into Keene's ribs.
Keene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seery manages to avoid it.
Keene throws a shot from downtown. Seery moves away and avoids it.
Seery is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seery looks to score with a jab to the body but Keene is just out of range.
Seery misses with a few strikes there.
Keene is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keene misses with a hook. Seery ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Seery.
Well Seery has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Seery! Patrick Seery retains his featherweight title!
Patrick Seery thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Theodorou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuke Laloosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Theodorou had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Theodorou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nuke Laloosh!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theodorou changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laloosh tries to avoid it but Theodorou manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laloosh to the ground. Laloosh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Theodorou shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laloosh pinned against the cage. Laloosh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laloosh! But no joy.
Theodorou shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Theodorou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Theodorou with that takedown attempt.
Theodorou shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Laloosh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh lands a right hand.
Laloosh digs a right hand underneath Theodorou's ribcage. Theodorou let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Theodorou tries to score a body lock takedown but Laloosh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodorou tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice left hand lands by Laloosh.
Theodorou is looking to take this one to the mat.
Laloosh misses with some punches.
Laloosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh is struggling to control the position.
Laloosh pushes Theodorou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laloosh scores with a shot to the side of Theodorou's head.
The referee calls for Laloosh to work.
Laloosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Theodorou.
Laloosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Theodorou changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laloosh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Theodorou misses with a takedown attempt - Laloosh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodorou on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laloosh lands a leg kick that knocks Theodorou off balance momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Laloosh. No joy for Theodorou on that attempt.
Theodorou dives in for a single leg takedown but Laloosh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Laloosh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Theodorou connects with the punch.
Laloosh stuffs the takedown attempt from Theodorou. Theodorou gets slowly back to his feet.
Theodorou sets himself, and Laloosh steps forward looking for the clinch! Theodorou avoids it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theodorou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh misses with a low kick.
Theodorou decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Theodorou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laloosh's head.
Theodorou throwing shots but Laloosh is blocking nicely.
Laloosh tries to get to full guard but Theodorou has control of the leg.
Laloosh wants to control but Theodorou is keeping busy.
Laloosh is trying to get back to full guard.
Theodorou has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Theodorou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Laloosh has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Theodorou working over Laloosh with some ground and pound. Laloosh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theodorou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Theodorou thows a huge punch but Laloosh dodges it nicely.
Theodorou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Laloosh has hold of Theodorou's hands but Theodorou slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Theodorou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Theodorou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laloosh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Laloosh controlling the position well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Laloosh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuke Laloosh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Theodorou bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Theodorou wants to control but Laloosh is keeping him busy.
Theodorou lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Laloosh down.
It looks like Nuke Laloosh has been cut.
Theodorou in side control, throwing shots but Laloosh defends.
Laloosh tries to buck Theodorou off but Theodorou is having none of it.
Theodorou is working Laloosh over with some ground and pound from side control.
Theodorou throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Theodorou is trying to ground and pound but Laloosh uses the momentary lack of control by Theodorou to regain half guard.
Laloosh is trying to control but Theodorou manages to pass to mount!
Theodorou throws some wild stikes that Laloosh manages to avoid easily.
Theodorou lands a nice shot to the head.
Laloosh is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Theodorou! Laloosh is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Theodorou!
In his post fight interview, Jake Theodorou started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Texas Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struja comes to the cage accompanied by HIJACK - THE BADMAN IS ROBBIN. Texas Pete acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludko Struja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Texas Pete!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struja tries to clinch up.
Struja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Struja throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pete's waist but Pete gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Struja off to one side.
Pete replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Struja blocks it well.
Struja paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Struja scores with a jab.
Struja throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pete stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pete drops his hands momentarily and Struja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pete.
Struja throws a sloppy body shot
and Pete counters with a good low kick that Struja was not able to check.
Pete gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Struja.
Struja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pete sprawls well. Pete wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Struja gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pete throws a body kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pete!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pete lands a really nice looking cross but Struja seems unphased.
Struja tries to clinch but Pete is having none of it.
Pete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Struja.
Donk. Struja catches Pete right on the button with a cross.
Ludko Struja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pete loads up on a big right hand but Struja slips the punch.
Pete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Struja.
An inside leg kick from Pete misses.
Pete misses with an uppercut. Struja saw that one coming.
Pete connects with a body shot.
Struja fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pete.
Struja attempts a counter takedown but Pete avoids it well and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Struja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete tries a head kick but it misses.
Pete fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Struja does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pete throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pete tried to score with a low kick but Struja checks it.
Struja seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Texas Pete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pete.
Struja swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pete has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Pete swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Struja counters with a stiff right hand.
Pete drops his hands momentarily and Struja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pete swings for the body but Struja moves out of range.
Struja is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pete.
An inside leg kick from Pete misses.
It looked like Struja was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pete displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Struja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete connects with a leg kick. Struja looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pete.
A shot to the liver by Struja. Beautiful body shot.
Pete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Struja moves away.
Pete misses with a right hand
and Struja counters with a nice uppercut.
Pete walks into a left hand.
Struja checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Struja.
Pete misses with a low kick.
Pete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Struja.
Pete tries to score with a low kick but Struja moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete takes one on the button.
Struja scores with the left hand. Pete knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struja misses with a looping right.
Pete stuffs the takedown.
Pete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Struja moves away.
Some wild striking there from Pete.
Struja shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pete is trying to defend but Struja finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Struja looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pete is trying to get back to full guard.
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 Ludko Struja 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.
Struja has his takedown stuffed
and Struja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Struja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Struja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pete was well out of range. Poor timing from Struja.
Pete feints a counter leg kick.
Pete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Struja.
Pete's corner calls for a 1-2. Pete obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Struja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pete tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pete doesn't seem bothered though.
Struja throws a hook but Pete avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Pete.
Pete misses with a hook to the body
and Struja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pete misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Struja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Struja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pete as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struja misses the shot to the body.
Pete takes a swing at Struja's ribcage but misses.
Struja throws a combination that misses
and Pete counters with a good low kick that Struja was not able to check.
Struja takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Struja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pete lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pete tries a head kick but it misses.
Struja on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete misses with a looping right.
Struja shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pete's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Struja is looking to work some ground and pound but Pete has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pete keeping moving, preventing Struja from controlling successfully.
Struja is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pete is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pete really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Struja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Struja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Struja works over Pete with some ground and pound from guard.
Struja is looking to work some ground and pound but Pete has wrist control.
Struja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pete utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pete avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Struja trying to control but Pete is working from the bottom.
Struja looking to pass the guard.
Struja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Struja lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Struja keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pete's head.
Pete preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Struja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pete works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struja passes into half guard.
Struja trying to control from half guard but Pete is working away.
Struja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pete's head.
Struja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pete with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Struja is trying to control. Pete wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Struja is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pete doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Struja.
Struja is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludko Struja dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Struja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ludko Struja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pete misses with a kick to the body.
Struja defending well as Pete loads up on a big left hand.
Struja tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pete defends well and Struja ends up having to push Pete into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Struja throws a good cross that connects.
Struja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pete counters with an outside leg kick.
Pete throws a leg kick but Struja checks it.
Pete throws out a loose jab but Struja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Struja throws a looping overhand right but Pete ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete misses with a body punch
and Struja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pete swats away the attempt to clinch by Struja.
Pete is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Struja rather than just go for the knockout.
Pete slips a straight right by Struja.
Struja throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja throws a hook but Pete avoids it easily.
Pete looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pete lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Struja at a distance.
Pete moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Texas Pete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Struja fails to land with a series of punches.
Struja takes a swing at Pete's ribcage but misses.
Pete cracks Struja with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Struja lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Struja misses.
Pete takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Struja.
Struja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pete.
Struja moves out of range of the strikes.
Pete misses with a kick to the body
and Struja counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pete lands a nice shot to the body.
Struja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pete lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pete looks to land a left hand but Struja moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Struja checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pete keeps Struja at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pete throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Struja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struja is looking to counter punch.
Struja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pete.
Struja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Pete was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Struja misses with a few strikes there.
Pete scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Struja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pete. Pete obviously looking to wear him down.
Pete lands a jab to the head.
Pete throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Struja walks into a stiff left hand from Pete.
Struja throws out a loose jab but Pete uses good head movement to avoid it.
Struja takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Struja misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pete looks to land a body kick but Struja moved away.
An inside leg kick from Pete misses.
Struja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pete sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Struja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Struja works over Pete's head and body with a nice combination.
Pete lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Struja swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pete counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Pete misses.
Pete takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Pete really 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.
Struja darts in trying to clinch
and Pete cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Struja ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Struja slips a jab and a cross from Pete.
Pete lands a slapping body shot.
Pete displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Struja.
Struja is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pete scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Pete. No joy for Struja on that attempt.
Struja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pete manages to avoid it.
Pete is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja tries to bum rush Pete with a series of wild strikes but Pete uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Struja throws a hook but Pete avoids it easily.
Struja moves away from the strike by Pete.
Pete lands a jab to Struja's midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pete slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Struja falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Pete counter with a right hand.
Pete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Struja manages to avoid it.
Pete throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pete missing with a left hand there. Struja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pete throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pete scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pete manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Struja.
Struja will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struja takes a swing at Pete's ribcage but misses.
Struja throws a body punch but Pete moves out of range.
Pete has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pete throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Struja stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Struja just misses with a punch to the body.
Pete lands with a good body shot.
Struja avoids the head kick by Pete.
Pete on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pete throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Struja feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Struja gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete throws a shot from downtown. Struja moves away and avoids it.
Pete throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pete lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Struja looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pete is fending him off so far but Struja persists. Nope, Pete circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pete scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pete throws a head kick but Struja moves out of range.
It looked like Struja was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pete.
Pete slaps away a takedown attempt from Struja, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Struja scores with a hook to the body. Pete takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pete digs a good body shot into Struja's ribs.
Pete moves out of range as Struja strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Pete misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Struja was well out of range. Poor timing from Pete.
Struja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Struja manages to avoid it.
Struja throws a hook but Pete blocks it.
Pete bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pete takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Struja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Pete fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Struja slips a jab from Pete.
Pete swings for the body but Struja moves out of range.
Struja throws a looping overhand right but Pete ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Pete dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Struja clinches up against the cage.
Struja blocks an elbow strike from Pete.
Pete lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Struja blocks an elbow strike.
Pete lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pete misses with a hook to the ribs.
Struja has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pete is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pete.
Pete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Pete.
Pete scores with a hook to the body.
Struja dodges an elbow strike from Pete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Pete as the two fighters clinch.
Pete misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pete.
It looks like Ludko Struja has been cut.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A nice left hand lands by Pete.
Struja changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pete fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pete looks to land a right hand but Struja moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pete.
Struja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pete. Pete obviously looking to wear him down.
Struja takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Struja!
Struja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pete cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pete pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Struja throws an off balance right hand
and Pete counters with a nice kick to the body.
Struja wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pete! But no joy.
Nice cross by Pete.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pete.
Struja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pete.
Pete appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja misses with a wild combination.
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!
Pete throws a head kick that misses.
Pete fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Struja is out of range.
Struja went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Struja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pete throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pete.
Pete fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Struja looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pete fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Pete. No joy for Struja on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pete! But no joy.
Pete stuffs the takedown.
Pete lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete ducks under a wild hook from Struja.
Pete misses with a hook. Struja ducked under it nicely.
Struja fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pete sprawls well initially but Struja persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pete tries to roll over but Struja keeps him under control.
Struja is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pete!
Struja misses with a head shot.
Pete is squirming around, avoiding Struja's attempts to control the action.
Pete is trying to escape the mount.
Pete is in a horrible position here. Struja smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Struja raining down hammerfists from mount.
Struja looking to ground and pound but Pete is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pete holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Struja tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Struja lands a big shot there that rocks Pete but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Struja thowing shots but they're missing.
Struja scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Texas Pete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pete 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Texas Pete! Texas Pete retains his light heavyweight title!
Texas Pete thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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