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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lik Alotadik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alotadik has chosen When Death comes Knocking - Primal Fear as his entrance music. Lik Alotadik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Winston Churchill's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lik Alotadik!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alotadik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Churchill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alotadik needs to keep his hands up - Churchill had a free shot at his head there.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alotadik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alotadik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Churchill manages to avoid it.
Alotadik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alotadik tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Alotadik.
Alotadik cracks the inside of Churchill's front leg.
Alotadik closes the distance and clinches.
Alotadik blocks an uppercut.
Alotadik misses with a punch to the body.
Alotadik tries to work over Churchill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alotadik.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Alotadik controls his hands.
Alotadik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alotadik working aggressively here.
Churchill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Churchill.
Alotadik is trying to maintain a safe position but Churchill gets an underhook and turns Alotadik into the cage.
Churchill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Churchill 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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alotadik struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchill controls his hands.
Alotadik tries to work over Churchill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill digs a right hand into Alotadik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alotadik's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Churchill.
Alotadik tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing Alotadik back against the cage.
Alotadik tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing Alotadik back against the cage.
Alotadik fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Churchill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Churchill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alotadik backwards.
Alotadik tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing Alotadik back against the cage.
Alotadik misses with a punch on the inside.
Alotadik throws a head punch that misses.
Alotadik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alotadik trying to land knees to the body.
Churchill scores with a shot to the side of Alotadik's head.
A short body shot lands from Churchill as the two fighters clinch.
Alotadik looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Alotadik tries a body shot but Churchill blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Churchill.
Churchill digs a right hand into Alotadik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alotadik's gas tank.
Churchill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head.
Churchill lands a shoulder strike.
Churchill lands a left hand.
Churchill tries to work over Alotadik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Churchill lands a left hand.
Churchill lands with a right to the head.
Churchill digs a right hand underneath Alotadik's ribcage. Alotadik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Churchill.
Churchill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Churchill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Churchill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Churchill works on Alotadik's body with a couple of short punches.
Churchill works on Alotadik's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Churchill.
Churchill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alotadik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alotadik tries a body shot but Churchill blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Churchill.
Churchill lands a nice shot to the body.
Churchill lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Churchill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Churchill.
Churchill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Churchill lands with a light punch inside.
Churchill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Churchill.
Alotadik trying to stall but Churchill improves his position.
Churchill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Churchill.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Churchill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alotadik is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Churchill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alotadik is still on wobbly legs! Can Churchill finish him?
Churchill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Churchill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Alotadik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Churchill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Churchill lands a nice uppercut.
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head.
Churchill dips a shoulder and cracks Alotadik with a mighty uppercut! Alotadik falls back against the cage and Churchill unloads with a barrage of strikes! Alotadik is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Churchill screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Churchill!
Winston Churchill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Lik Alotadik had this to say: 'You may have won this one, but fuck that, lets go again. In a cage, in the alley, I don't give a fuck. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere. Quin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Matt Quin enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Murphy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Quin.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Quin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Quin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Joe Murphy has been cut.
Quin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murphy throws the left hand but Quin avoids the punch easily.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quin.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
Quin lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Quin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Murphy pushes Quin off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quin 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.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Despite the aggression on Quin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy takes a swing at Quin's ribcage but misses.
Quin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Quin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matt Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Quin is out of range.
Quin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Quin with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murphy is looking for a counter combo.
Quin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Quin misses with a wild combination.
Quin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murphy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quin.
Murphy throws the left hand but Quin avoids the punch easily.
Quin throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Sloppy strikes from Quin. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
Quin cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Quin lands with a good body shot.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Sloppy strikes from Quin. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
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 big left from Quin misses.
Quin misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Quin looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy slips under a jab from Quin.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quin.
Quin throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Quin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murphy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Murphy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Quin but great work by Murphy.
Murphy decides to stand back up.
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quin checks a low kick from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Quin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Murphy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
Quin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but Quin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy throws a big counter combination but Quin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Quin thuds his right hand into Murphy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quin swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Quin 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.
Quin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matt Quin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Quin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matt Quin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Quin's head back.
Quin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murphy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joe Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quin misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Quin backing up. Quin nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Quin does no damage.
Quin moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Quin's body. Quin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy swings for the body but Quin moves out of range.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quin moves away.
Quin throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Quin swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Quin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Quin slips the punch.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quin moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Quin avoids the body shot from Murphy.
A clash of legs there as Quin blocks the low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Quin misses.
Quin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quin.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quin moves away.
Murphy misses with a double jab
and Quin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Quin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy lands with a cross.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Quin.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Quin avoids nicely.
Quin misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin fails with the takedown.
It looked like Murphy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Quin.
Quin throws a combination that misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Quin avoids them all with ease.
Murphy cracks Quin with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Quin moved away.
Quin scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Quin misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Murphy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quin misses with a double jab.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Quin.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin slips under a jab.
Quin misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
Quin fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Quin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Quin fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Quin coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
Murphy takes a swing at Quin's ribcage but misses.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Quin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy throws a jab when Quin was well out of range.
Quin throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quin fails with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Quin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quin takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quin's sensitive parts.
Quin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Quin. Quin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a body punch but Quin moves out of range.
Quin misses with an uppercut.
Quin dives in and scores a takedown into Murphy's guard.
Quin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Quin won't allow Murphy to get back to his feet.
Quin controlling from the top position.
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quin on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quin stops Murphy from standing up.
Murphy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quin controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Quin throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Murphy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Quin.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Quin avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Murphy!
An out of breath Joe Murphy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Tyrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad May 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Tyrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad May!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
May scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyrell misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from May on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
May is looking to slow Tyrell down with leg kicks.
May drops his hands momentarily and Tyrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
May keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
May tries to clinch up.
Tyrell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tyrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
May cracks Tyrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
May throws a body punch but Tyrell moves out of range.
May misses with an uppercut. Tyrell saw that one coming.
Tyrell is looking for a counter combo.
Tyrell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyrell is trying to force a seperation but May has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from May as the two fighters clinch.
May has Tyrell pushed against the cage.
May lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May blocks a body shot from Tyrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell scores with a hook to the body.
Tyrell can't find room to land a body shot as May controls the action.
Tyrell throws a head punch that misses.
Tyrell trying to control the position but instead, May has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyrell into the cage.
A short right from May on the inside.
Tyrell lands a shot to the body.
Tyrell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
May lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyrell throws a head punch that misses.
Tyrell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning May up against the cage.
May takes a shot to the head.
Tyrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
May goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
May managing to block the knees to the body from Tyrell.
Tyrell swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tyrell fails to land.
Tyrell digs a right hand underneath May's ribcage. May let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tyrell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tyrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrell throws a shot from downtown. May moves away and avoids it.
As Tyrell backs off May throws a huge counter combo but Tyrell manages to avoid it all.
Tyrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by May.
Tyrell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyrell throws a low kick, looking for May's leg but May calmly moves out of range.
Tyrell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tyrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tyrell stuns May with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
May's coach down at LOD: Ground Zero was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on May's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
May cracks Tyrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyrell with a nice cross.
Tyrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
May throws a head kick that misses.
Tyrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but May moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
May throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrell lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
May on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyrell throws a hook but May blocks it.
Tyrell lands a body shot.
May tests Tyrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
May keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
May swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tyrell counters with a stiff right hand.
May scores with a hook to the body. Tyrell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyrell misses with a body shot.
Tyrell throws a front kick aimed at May's knee but May avoids it well.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyrell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tyrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyrell connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell misses with a kick to the body.
May misses with a straight right.
Tyrell thuds a left hand into May's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrell connects with a right hand. May shakes it off.
Tyrell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tyrell throws a body shot but no joy.
May shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tyrell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tyrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May manages to avoid it.
May tests Tyrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
May connects with a leg kick. Tyrell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Tyrell.
Tyrell misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Tyrell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A clash of legs there as May blocks the low kick.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyrell as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyrell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
May moves into range and clinches up with Tyrell.
May tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyrell scores with a shot to the side of May's head.
Tyrell misses with a punch to the body.
May misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyrell tries to throw a body punch but May avoids it by throwing Tyrell back against the cage.
Tyrell misses with the head strike.
Tyrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that May can do to turn this around?
Tyrell misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrell working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrell.
Tyrell working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrell.
Tyrell misses with the head strike.
May blocking some punches.
Tyrell tries a body shot but May blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell blocks an uppercut.
A short right from May on the inside.
May tries a body shot but Tyrell blocks it.
Tyrell manages to break the clinch.
Tyrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyrell avoids the head kick by May.
Tyrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
May throws a head kick that misses.
May smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
May cracks Tyrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyrell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyrell there as he acknowledges the shot.
May ducks under a wild hook from Tyrell.
May doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tyrell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyrell moves out of range of the body kick from May.
Tyrell throws out a loose jab but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by May.
A little jabbing left from May on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyrell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyrell counters with a body kick.
Tyrell tries to land a front kick but May steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
May throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from May.
Tyrell lands a high kick!
May misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrell scores with a body shot.
May connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
May checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
May tries to score with a low kick but Tyrell moves his leg out of the way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tyrell.
May moves out of range of the body kick from Tyrell.
Tyrell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but May is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from May! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
May takes a swing at Tyrell's ribcage but misses.
Tyrell throws a jab when May was well out of range.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyrell throws a nice looking combination but May bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
May feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyrell's calf.
May takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyrell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and May counters with a straight right hand.
Tyrell avoids the body shot from May.
Good leg kick by Tyrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyrell stuns May with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
May is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyrell.
Tyrell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell throws a body punch but May moves out of range.
May checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from May on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
May with a nice cross.
May chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyrell can pounce on him.
May misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from May.
An inside leg kick from May misses.
Tyrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but May just manages to avoid it.
Tyrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
May tries to score with a low kick but Tyrell moves his leg out of the way.
Tyrell jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
May showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyrell.
May throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyrell jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tyrell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but May checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Tyrell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A slapping leg kick lands for May.
May throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Tyrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from May.
Tyrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but May just manages to avoid it.
Tyrell lands a head shot.
May takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyrell sizes up May with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
May is rocked!
Tyrell scores with a shot to the body.
May is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyrell finish him?
A good leg kick by Tyrell.
May throws a hook to the side of Tyrell's head but Tyrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
May's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
May scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyrell doesn't seem bothered though.
May seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyrell misses with a kick to the body.
Tyrell lands with a big left! May is wobbled badly! Tyrell comes in with a flurry of punches and drops May to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chad Tyrell!
A very excited looking Chad Tyrell 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McKenzie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papaioanou misses with a body shot.
McKenzie unleashes a big counter combination but Papaioanou bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Papaioanou misses with a left hand
and McKenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McKenzie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McKenzie loads up on a big right hand but Papaioanou slips the punch.
McKenzie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Papaioanou rushes McKenzie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McKenzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've been informed that McKenzie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Papaioanou stalling against the cage.
Papaioanou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like AJ McKenzie has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Papaioanou fails to land.
Papaioanou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McKenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papaioanou backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McKenzie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papaioanou prevents McKenzie from breaking the clinch.
Papaioanou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McKenzie, pushing him back against the cage.
Papaioanou swings wildly with an uppercut but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie misses with the head strike.
Papaioanou has a couple of punches blocked by McKenzie.
Papaioanou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Papaioanou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McKenzie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Papaioanou is keeping busy.
McKenzie lands with a right to the head.
Papaioanou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papaioanou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKenzie misses with the head strike.
McKenzie lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Papaioanou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papaioanou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papaioanou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McKenzies head.
McKenzie manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from McKenzie misses.
McKenzie throws out a loose jab but Papaioanou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papaioanou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie looks to throw the jab but Papaioanou is out of range.
Lefteris Papaioanou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie walks into a straight right hand from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou blocks a low kick nicely.
Papaioanou throws a right hand that misses
and McKenzie counters with an inside leg kick.
AJ McKenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by McKenzie as he connects with a hook.
McKenzie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papaioanou in his tracks.
Papaioanou digs a good body shot into McKenzie's ribs.
Papaioanou wants to clinch but McKenzie slips to the side
and McKenzie counters with a straight right hand.
Papaioanou throws a low kick but McKenzie moves out of range easily.
McKenzie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Papaioanou's hands.
Papaioanou misses with a hook
and McKenzie moves into the clinch.
McKenzie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Papaioanou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKenzie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Papaioanou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McKenzie at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou lands a body shot.
Papaioanou throws a sloppy head kick and McKenzie moves out of range easily.
McKenzie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Papaioanou fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McKenzie checks it well.
McKenzie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Papaioanou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKenzie counters with a stiff right hand.
McKenzie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Papaioanou changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McKenzie tries to avoid it but Papaioanou manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McKenzie to the ground. McKenzie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McKenzie moves out of range as Papaioanou strikes.
Papaioanou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKenzie throws a leg kick but Papaioanou checks it.
It looked like Papaioanou was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a head shot.
Papaioanou tries to clinch
and McKenzie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papaioanou moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Papaioanou to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papaioanou tests McKenzie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McKenzie moves out of range as Papaioanou strikes.
A clash of legs there as McKenzie blocks the low kick.
Papaioanou tries to clinch up.
Papaioanou misses with a left hand
and McKenzie counters with a leg kick.
Good work by Papaioanou as he checks the leg kick.
Papaioanou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McKenzie misses with a double jab
and Papaioanou counters with a stiff right hand.
McKenzie tried to score with a low kick but Papaioanou checks it.
McKenzie blocks a head kick by Papaioanou.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papaioanou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKenzie throws out the jab.
McKenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papaioanou was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenzie.
McKenzie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Papaioanou is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AJ McKenzie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on AJ McKenzie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Papaioanou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papaioanou wants to clinch but McKenzie slips to the side
letting McKenzie counter with a right hand.
McKenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papaioanou was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenzie.
Papaioanou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McKenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKenzie throws a hook but Papaioanou blocks it.
McKenzie cracks a nice hook into Papaioanou's ribs.
Papaioanou swings for the body but McKenzie moves out of range.
Papaioanou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McKenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Papaioanou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenzie tries to work over Papaioanou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papaioanou digs a right hand underneath McKenzie's ribcage. McKenzie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McKenzie prevents a body shot from Papaioanou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKenzie.
Papaioanou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Papaioanou drives through with a takedown into McKenzie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Papaioanou is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McKenzie won't allow Papaioanou to pass to mount.
Papaioanou trying to control from half guard but McKenzie is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Papaioanou stalling away here and it's allowed McKenzie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Papaioanou looking to pass the guard.
Papaioanou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two 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.
Papaioanou engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Papaioanou trying to control the position from guard on top but McKenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKenzie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Papaioanou is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Papaioanou postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McKenzie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Papaioanou, into his guard.
Papaioanou is trying to hold McKenzie in close to prevent damage but McKenzie has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou keeps control of the position for the meantime.
McKenzie prevents Papaioanou from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Papaioanou is working hard here to advance position.
Papaioanou is trying to maintain the position but McKenzie is very close to passing his half guard.
McKenzie tries to stand but can't do so whilst Papaioanou controls his leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Papaioanou throws a hook to the side of McKenzie's head but McKenzie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papaioanou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKenzie throws out the jab.
Papaioanou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by McKenzie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lefteris Papaioanou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on AJ McKenzie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Papaioanou scores with a hook to the body. McKenzie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McKenzie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Papaioanou misses the shot to the body.
Papaioanou misses with a wild combination.
Papaioanou just misses with a punch to the body.
AJ McKenzie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papaioanou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKenzie.
Papaioanou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McKenzie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Papaioanou half committed to a counter leg kick.
Papaioanou throws a good cross that connects.
Papaioanou shoots and misses
and McKenzie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papaioanou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McKenzie throws a lazy right hand but Papaioanou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McKenzie is looking to slow Papaioanou down with leg kicks.
McKenzie punishes Papaioanou's body with a nice straight punch.
Papaioanou swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a head kick that half lands.
Papaioanou swings for the body but McKenzie moves out of range.
McKenzie misses with a body shot.
McKenzie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papaioanou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McKenzie can pounce on him.
McKenzie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McKenzie!
Papaioanou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Papaioanou misses with a hook.
Papaioanou has managed to clinch.
Papaioanou blocks an uppercut.
Papaioanou gets through McKenzie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McKenzie lands a hook that snaps the head of Papaioanou backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papaioanou being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Papaioanou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKenzie tries to stall but Papaioanou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Papaioanou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papaioanou throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Papaioanou lands an uppercut.
McKenzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou manages to break the clinch.
McKenzie slips a jab from Papaioanou.
McKenzie lands a leg kick that knocks Papaioanou off balance momentarily.
Papaioanou looks to throw the jab but McKenzie is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie leaves Papaioanou with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Papaioanou misses with a left hand
and McKenzie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Papaioanou's knee momentarily.
Papaioanou tries a low kick but McKenzie avoids it.
McKenzie moves away from the strike by Papaioanou.
McKenzie wants to counter the offense by Papaioanou and move into the clinch position.
Papaioanou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papaioanou swings for the body but McKenzie moves out of range.
McKenzie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McKenzie misses the shot to the body.
McKenzie misses with a low kick as Papaioanou jumps back.
Papaioanou tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McKenzie manages to circle out of the way.
Papaioanou misses with a hook to the body
and McKenzie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papaioanou shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from McKenzie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lefteris Papaioanou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papaioanou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKenzie moves away.
McKenzie loads up on a big right hand but Papaioanou slips the punch.
Papaioanou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKenzie wants to counter with a clinch but Papaioanou pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou lands with a straight right. McKenzie didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from McKenzie misses its intended target.
McKenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papaioanou.
A chopping leg kick lands by McKenzie.
Papaioanou throws a hook but McKenzie blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by McKenzie.
Papaioanou misses with a hook. McKenzie ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papaioanou feints and then cracks McKenzie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McKenzie down.
McKenzie misses with a straight left.
McKenzie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McKenzie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to AJ McKenzie.
I think McKenzie 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... AJ McKenzie!
A relieved looking AJ McKenzie 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Wojnasiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojnasiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by Ministry - Lies lies lies. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojnasiewicz lands with an uppercut that bounces Castrello off the cage and back into range.
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wojnasiewicz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castrello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wojnasiewicz somewhat.
Wojnasiewicz slips a straight right by Castrello.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Castrello with a jab.
Wojnasiewicz throws a good cross that connects.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wojnasiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Wojnasiewicz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castrello.
Wojnasiewicz defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Wojnasiewicz misses the target.
Wojnasiewicz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Castrello misses the target.
Wojnasiewicz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School Of Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castrello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wojnasiewicz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castrello at a distance.
Wojnasiewicz lands a nice hook to Castrello's body. Castrello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castrello throws a one two combo.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castrello connects with a high kick.
Wojnasiewicz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Castrello tries to improve position but can't.
Castrello defending against the ground and pound.
Castrello can't do much from the bottom here.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to take a break and control but Castrello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castrello wants to control but Wojnasiewicz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wojnasiewicz.
Who's going to make the next move?
You can see the frustration on Castrello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wojnasiewicz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Castrello sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wojnasiewicz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castrello keeps working.
Castrello struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz in side control, throwing shots but Castrello defends.
Wojnasiewicz lands an elbow.
Wojnasiewicz lands a nice forearm strike.
Wojnasiewicz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Castrello is looking for a sweep.
Wojnasiewicz in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wojnasiewicz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Castrello is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Castrello struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello is looking to regain half guard here but Wojnasiewicz keeps moving and retains side control.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Castrello tries to improve position but can't.
Castrello struggling a bit here.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wojnasiewicz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Castrello is avoiding damage well.
Castrello wants to control but Wojnasiewicz postures up.
Castrello is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wojnasiewicz cracks Castrello with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Castrello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wojnasiewicz cracks Castrello with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castrello has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wojnasiewicz with a nice cross.
Wojnasiewicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello wants to counter with a clinch but Wojnasiewicz pushes him away.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Castrello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Castrello misses.
Wojnasiewicz throws a leg kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello misses with a right hand
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wojnasiewicz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojnasiewicz misses with an uppercut. Castrello saw that one coming.
Castrello wants to counter the offense by Wojnasiewicz and move into the clinch position.
Wojnasiewicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castrello looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castrello tries to clinch but Wojnasiewicz moves out of range.
As Castrello backs away, Wojnasiewicz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojnasiewicz.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wojnasiewicz.
Castrello takes one to the chin there.
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojnasiewicz.
Castrello works Wojnasiewicz's body with a nice hook.
Castrello moves out of range as Wojnasiewicz strikes.
Wojnasiewicz tries to work over Castrello's front leg with a kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castrello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wojnasiewicz. Wojnasiewicz obviously looking to wear him down.
Castrello sizes up Wojnasiewicz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wojnasiewicz blocks a jab.
Castrello tries to land a front kick but Wojnasiewicz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castrello throws a good cross that connects.
Wojnasiewicz throws a sloppy head kick and Castrello moves out of range easily.
Wojnasiewicz lands a right hook to the body.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wojnasiewicz.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wojnasiewicz throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojnasiewicz missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wojnasiewicz's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wojnasiewicz moves away from the strike by Castrello.
Castrello misses the jab.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Wojnasiewicz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Wojnasiewicz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castrello throws a series of strikes that have Wojnasiewicz backpedaling.
Wojnasiewicz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castrello can do to turn this around?
Wojnasiewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castrello! But no joy.
Castrello misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wojnasiewicz.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
Wojnasiewicz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wojnasiewicz.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
Wojnasiewicz throws a right and a left that Castrello avoids nicely.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.
Wojnasiewicz throws a low kick, looking for Castrello's leg but Castrello calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz throws a wild body kick that Castrello sees coming a mile off.
Castrello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wojnasiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
Wojnasiewicz with a jab.
Wojnasiewicz tries to bum rush Castrello with a series of wild strikes but Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Castrello's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wojnasiewicz fails to land the takedown.
Wojnasiewicz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wojnasiewicz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wojnasiewicz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojnasiewicz throwing shots but Castrello is blocking nicely.
Wojnasiewicz drops an elbow to the side of Castrello's head.
Castrello makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Castrello.
That's four 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!
Castrello managing to control the position.
Castrello bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wojnasiewicz's guard.
Castrello is looking to advance position but Wojnasiewicz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wojnasiewicz throwing strikes here but Castrello is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Castrello regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Wojnasiewicz there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Castrello throws a head kick that misses.
Wojnasiewicz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Castrello looks to land a body kick but Wojnasiewicz moved away.
Castrello swinging wildly here.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a sloppy right hand. Castrello should have avoided that one.
Wojnasiewicz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castrello counters with a nice body kick.
Castrello on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Wojnasiewicz ducks down to avoid it.
Wojnasiewicz misses with an uppercut. Castrello saw that one coming.
Wojnasiewicz blocks a head kick by Castrello.
Castrello throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Wojnasiewicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wojnasiewicz.
Castrello is looking to clinch.
Wojnasiewicz looking to score a takedown here. Castrello is defending well but Wojnasiewicz drives through and ends up in Castrello's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wojnasiewicz throws an elbow that misses. Castrello uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wojnasiewicz's guard. Nice move by Castrello!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello advances to half guard.
Wojnasiewicz wants to get back to full guard.
Wojnasiewicz is staying active underneath Castrello, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wojnasiewicz tries to get to full guard but Castrello has control of the leg.
Well, if Castrello is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Castrello wants to control but Wojnasiewicz is keeping him busy.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wojnasiewicz trying to get back to full guard but Castrello takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Castrello tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wojnasiewicz is working to get back to half guard.
Castrello trying to control but Wojnasiewicz is having none of it.
Wojnasiewicz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wojnasiewicz is trying to control but Castrello manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Castrello controlling from the full mount.
Wojnasiewicz regains half guard.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to control Castrello's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wojnasiewicz avoid being mounted?
Wojnasiewicz looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wojnasiewicz wants to improve his position but Castrello is controlling well.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in half guard, Castrello seems content to control.
Wojnasiewicz is not content to let Castrello control the position.
Castrello not doing much here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castrello is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cullen Castrello.
Well Wojnasiewicz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
Krystian Wojnasiewicz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (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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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hauki misses with a hook
and Dias Jimenez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dias Jimenez throws a hook but Hauki avoids it easily.
Hauki just misses with a punch to the body.
Dias Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hauki.
Dias Jimenez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hauki lands a really nice looking cross but Dias Jimenez seems unphased.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a leg kick but Hauki saw it coming and moves away.
Hauki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hauki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dias Jimenez throws out the jab.
Hauki throws a looping overhand right but Dias Jimenez ducks down to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hauki moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dias Jimenez scores with a hook.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hauki.
A swing and a miss from Hauki.
Dias Jimenez looks for the body kick but Hauki saw that one coming.
Hauki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hauki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dias Jimenez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hauki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dias Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Hauki moves out of range as Dias Jimenez throws a body kick.
Hauki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dias Jimenez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hauki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hauki lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hauki moves away from the strike by Dias Jimenez.
Hauki tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dias Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hauki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hauki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dias Jimenez is looking to slow Hauki down with leg kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez looks to land a right hand but Hauki moved out of range.
Hauki scores with a shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws an overhand right that lands on Hauki's shoulder, as Hauki tries to avoid the shot.
Dias Jimenez scores with a nice body kick.
Hauki tries to clinch but Dias Jimenez is having none of it.
Hauki lands with a cross.
Dias Jimenez looks for the body kick but Hauki saw that one coming.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook. Hauki ducked under it nicely.
Dias Jimenez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hauki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias Jimenez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hauki. That did some damage!
Dias Jimenez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dias Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Hauki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hauki moves into the clinch.
Hauki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dias Jimenez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dias Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow just above Hauki 's eye.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Hauki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dias Jimenez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hauki blocking some punches.
Dias Jimenez pushes Hauki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hauki controls his hands.
Dias Jimenez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hauki blocking some punches.
Hauki lands a nice uppercut.
Dias Jimenez pushes off an throws an elbow but Hauki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dias Jimenez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dias Jimenez misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hauki.
Hauki gets through Dias Jimenez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dias Jimenez lands with a right to the head.
Hauki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hauki blocks the elbow strike.
Dias Jimenez throws a head punch that misses.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hauki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
Hauki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hauki is trying to stall.
Hauki tries to throw a body punch but Dias Jimenez avoids it by throwing Hauki back against the cage.
Dias Jimenez gets through Hauki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hauki working aggressively here.
Dias Jimenez blocks a body shot from Hauki.
A short right from Dias Jimenez on the inside.
Hauki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dias Jimenez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with the head strike.
Dias Jimenez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hauki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dias Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Hauki avoids it by throwing Dias Jimenez back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez lands with a right to the head.
Hauki is rocked!
Dias Jimenez pushes Hauki against the cage. Dias Jimenez is working some dirty boxing. Dias Jimenez pushes off with a quick right hook! Hauki goes down! Hauki tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dias Jimenez moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jimmy Dias Jimenez waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Dijkstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dijkstra's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Soulfly - Back To The Primitive. This should be fireworks!
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Omar Dijkstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dijkstra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flagg.
Flagg lands a lovely overhand right.
Dijkstra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flagg.
Dijkstra attempts a counter takedown but Flagg avoids it well and moves away.
Dijkstra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dijkstra.
A solid body kick from Flagg.
Flagg moves into the clinch successfully.
Flagg struggles to land a body shot inside as Dijkstra controls his hands.
Dijkstra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dijkstra manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Flagg stays in close to Dijkstra's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flagg's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg is continuing to stall.
Dijkstra working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Flagg has passed into half guard!
Dijkstra moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkstra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flagg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dijkstra is keeping the position for now.
Flagg wants to control from the top but Dijkstra keeps moving.
Flagg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Flagg trying to control the position from guard on top but Dijkstra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flagg is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dijkstra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flagg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flagg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dijkstra is on top in guard.
Dijkstra postures up.
Dijkstra looking to pass the guard.
Dijkstra is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra drops back, looking for a kneebar! Flagg looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Flagg looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Flagg!
Flagg decides to stand back up.
Flagg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dijkstra attempts a counter takedown but Flagg avoids it well and moves away.
Flagg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Flagg lands a nice hook to Dijkstra's body. Dijkstra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dijkstra throws out a leg kick but Flagg moves out of range and Dijkstra only half commits.
Flagg lands a jab to Dijkstra's midsection.
Flagg missing with a left hand there. Dijkstra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dijkstra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg clinches up with Dijkstra and pushes him back against the cage.
Flagg lands a hook that snaps the head of Dijkstra backwards.
I was talking to Dijkstra's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Flagg struggles to land a body shot inside as Dijkstra controls his hands.
Dijkstra pulls guard effortlessly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flagg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dijkstra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flagg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dijkstra keeping full guard, as Flagg tries to pass.
Flagg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The adventures of Flagg the control monster continue. Boring.
Flagg trying to control the position from guard on top but Dijkstra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Flagg dominated 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.
Flagg checks a leg kick.
Flagg throws out a counter right but Dijkstra avoids it with no problem.
Dijkstra scores with a decent looking hook.
Dijkstra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flagg.
Flagg loads up on a big right hand but Dijkstra slips the punch.
Dijkstra throws a low kick but Flagg moves out of range easily.
Flagg moves out of range as Dijkstra throws a body kick.
Flagg throws a shot from downtown. Dijkstra moves away and avoids it.
Flagg misses with an uppercut. Dijkstra saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Flagg.
Flagg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dijkstra misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg misses with a body shot.
Flagg lands with a cross.
Flagg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dijkstra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dijkstra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Flagg misses.
Flagg gets caught flat footed, as Dijkstra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkstra stands and throws Flagg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dijkstra working away.
Dijkstra looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Flagg managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dijkstra.
Omar Dijkstra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flagg defending against the ground and pound.
Dijkstra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flagg, who protects the arm well.
Flagg can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg tries to improve position but can't.
Flagg stops Dijkstra from passing to mount.
Flagg struggling a bit here.
Dijkstra lands a few punches from side control.
Flagg tries to improve position but can't.
Dijkstra in side control, throwing shots but Flagg defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra trying to control the action but Flagg is working from the bottom.
Flagg being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flagg managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dijkstra.
Flagg is trying to control Dijkstra's posture but Dijkstra avoids it.
Flagg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg trying to control from half guard but Dijkstra is working away.
Flagg wants to pass to mount but Dijkstra is defending the position.
Flagg is looking to take a break and control but Dijkstra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dijkstra tries to roll over but Flagg keeps him under control.
Flagg content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dijkstra is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randall Flagg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Flagg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Flagg throws a body shot but no joy.
Dijkstra tries to counter with a takedown but Flagg is quick to defend against it.
Dijkstra connects with a solid leg kick.
Flagg scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Dijkstra.
Dijkstra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Flagg wants to clinch up but Dijkstra keeps it at a distance.
Dijkstra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Flagg as he connects with a hook.
Dijkstra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dijkstra tries for a takedown but Flagg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dijkstra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dijkstra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Flagg gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkstra sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dijkstra trying to control but Flagg is having none of it.
Dijkstra throws a sloppy strike and Flagg uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Flagg has ended up in Dijkstra's guard.
Flagg wanted to stand there but Dijkstra had control of the position.
Flagg trying to control the position from guard on top but Dijkstra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dijkstra has a closed guard, preventing Flagg from standing up.
Dijkstra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Randall Flagg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Flagg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dijkstra is looking for a triangle but Flagg pushes his legs off easily.
Flagg trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dijkstra's guard.
Flagg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dijkstra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Flagg has managed to get both his arms back between Dijkstra's legs - danger averted.
Flagg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
My spies in Bonsai Club MMA inform me that Flagg has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flagg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flagg defends well.
Flagg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Flagg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Omar Dijkstra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dijkstra looking for a sweep. Not yet Dijkstra, not yet.
Flagg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dijkstra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Flagg has managed to get both his arms back between Dijkstra's legs - danger averted.
Flagg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flagg. Dijkstra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dijkstra changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dijkstra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Randall Flagg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flagg clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra working hard to break the clinch.
Flagg pushes Dijkstra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flagg gets through Dijkstra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dijkstra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flagg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dijkstra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dijkstra tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flagg just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Dijkstra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dijkstra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flagg's defenses.
Dijkstra wants to get back to striking at distance but Flagg won't allow it.
Dijkstra wants a takedown.
Dijkstra tries to pull guard but Flagg forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dijkstra tries to land knees in the clinch but Flagg avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Flagg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Flagg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Flagg!
A very excited looking Randall Flagg 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rokicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laoka's entrance music is The Bell Tolls. A fine choice. Rokicki has chosen Survivor - Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Piotr Rokicki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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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
25 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Rokicki!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laoka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rokicki counters with a leg kick.
Rokicki swats away the attempt to clinch by Laoka.
Rokicki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rokicki drives through with a takedown into Laoka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Laoka pushes Rokicki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rokicki throws a looping overhand right but Laoka ducks down to avoid it.
Rokicki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laoka looks to land a body kick but Rokicki moved away.
Piotr Rokicki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laoka throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokicki scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Rokicki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laoka throws a lazy right hand but Rokicki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laoka scores with a shot to the body.
Laoka misses with a body kick.
Rokicki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rokicki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laoka scores with a jab. Rokicki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka takes a swing at Rokicki's ribcage but misses.
Rokicki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Rokicki misses.
Laoka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rokicki's head.
Laoka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laoka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Laoka misses the target.
Rokicki slips under a jab from Laoka.
Katsu Laoka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rokicki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laoka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Laoka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rokicki throws an elbow that misses. Laoka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rokicki's guard. Nice move by Laoka!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka won't allow Rokicki to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka gets to his feet. Rokicki looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rokicki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laoka throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laoka.
We've been told by Laoka's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the body from Rokicki misses
and Laoka counters with a nice body kick.
Rokicki checks the leg kick.
Rokicki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rokicki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laoka, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rokicki.
Rokicki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laoka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rokicki misses with a body shot.
Laoka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laoka moves out of range of the strikes.
Laoka fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rokicki just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Rokicki there.
Laoka swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Rokicki counter with a right hand.
Laoka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laoka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Rokicki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rokicki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laoka.
Laoka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rokicki manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Laoka
and Rokicki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rokicki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rokicki looks to land a right hand but Laoka moved out of range.
Laoka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rokicki.
A little feinted left hand from Laoka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laoka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rokicki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rokicki defending well as Laoka loads up on a big left hand.
Laoka slips under a jab.
Rokicki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laoka lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka throws the left hand but Rokicki avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rokicki looks to land a right hand but Laoka moved out of range.
Laoka moves forwards but Rokicki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rokicki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rokicki throws a chopping leg kick but Laoka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laoka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laoka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laoka looks to land a left hand but Rokicki moved out of range nicely.
Rokicki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laoka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rokicki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laoka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laoka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rokicki tries to score with a low kick but Laoka moves his leg out of the way.
Laoka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rokicki misses with a shot to the body
and Laoka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laoka swings for the body but Rokicki moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laoka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Laoka moves out of range of the leg kick from Rokicki.
Rokicki lands a head shot.
Laoka moves out of range of the body kick.
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 Katsu Laoka 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.
Laoka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rokicki throws a sloppy head kick
and Laoka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rokicki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laoka.
A little jabbing left from Rokicki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rokicki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laoka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rokicki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laoka throws a big shot that misses.
Rokicki throws a counter combo.
Laoka slips under a jab from Rokicki.
Laoka avoids the head kick by Rokicki.
Laoka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Katsu Laoka is winning the standup battle so far.
Rokicki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laoka moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Laoka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laoka checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka clinches up with Rokicki and pushes him back against the cage.
Rokicki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rokicki scores with a shoulder strike.
Rokicki misses with an elbow strike.
Rokicki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laoka has a couple of punches blocked by Rokicki.
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!
Laoka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rokicki working aggressively here.
Rokicki lands with a right to the head.
Laoka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rokicki.
Laoka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rokicki is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short uppercut from Laoka.
Rokicki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rokicki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Laoka.
Laoka lands a shoulder strike.
Rokicki lands an elbow that stopped Laoka in his tracks for a moment.
Laoka misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Laoka.
Laoka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but Rokicki blocks it.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rokicki is working Laoka over against the cage.
Laoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Rokicki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laoka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rokicki swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laoka scores with a shot to the side of Rokicki's head.
Laoka trying to control the position but instead, Rokicki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laoka into the cage.
Laoka misses with a body punch.
Rokicki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Rokicki blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rokicki.
Rokicki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rokicki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rokicki.
A knee to the head by Rokicki.
Still in the clinch, Rokicki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laoka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laoka takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rokicki throws an elbow but misses.
Laoka misses with a punch on the inside.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rokicki blocking some punches.
Rokicki blocks an uppercut.
Rokicki misses with a punch on the inside.
Rokicki misses with an elbow strike.
Rokicki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Rokicki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rokicki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laoka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rokicki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rokicki tries to land a knee to the head but Laoka blocks with his arms.
Laoka blocks an elbow strike from Rokicki.
A short uppercut from Laoka.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Piotr Rokicki has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laoka misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rokicki throws an elbow that misses.
Rokicki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Katsu Laoka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laoka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rokicki tries to land knees in the clinch but Laoka avoids the damage to the body.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rokicki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rokicki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laoka misses with a knee strike.
Rokicki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rokicki tries to break the clinch but Laoka is controlling the position.
Laoka misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Laoka.
Rokicki swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Laoka fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokicki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rokicki.
Rokicki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rokicki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Katsu Laoka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki's cut.
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. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Laoka.
And Rokicki tries to counter it with a takedown but Laoka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rokicki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laoka ducks under a wild hook from Rokicki.
Laoka tries a head kick but it misses.
Rokicki feints a counter leg kick.
Laoka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laoka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rokicki.
Rokicki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rokicki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokicki scores with a nice head shot.
Rokicki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laoka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laoka walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laoka.
That kick from Laoka tenderised Rokicki's leg. Rokicki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rokicki throws out a loose jab but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Rokicki there.
Rokicki motions for Laoka to come forward. Rokicki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokicki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Laoka.
Laoka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rokicki checks a leg kick.
Laoka throws a body shot but no joy.
Rokicki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laoka connects with a body shot that sends Rokicki's belly button to the back.
Laoka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rokicki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laoka. That did some damage!
Rokicki moves out of range of the strikes.
Laoka staying out of range there.
Laoka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rokicki blocks a leg kick.
Laoka misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Rokicki.
Rokicki avoids the head kick by Laoka.
Rokicki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laoka cracks Rokicki with an open hand slap.
Piotr Rokicki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laoka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Rokicki. That snapped Laoka's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rokicki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laoka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laoka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laoka connects with a looping right hand.
Rokicki throws a body punch but Laoka moves out of range.
Rokicki digs a good hook to Laoka's body.
Rokicki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laoka misses with a body kick.
Laoka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rokicki loads up on a big right hand but Laoka slips the punch.
It looked like Laoka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Laoka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rokicki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Laoka scores with the left hand. Rokicki knows he should have avoided that one.
Laoka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokicki.
Laoka throws an overhand right that lands on Rokicki's shoulder, as Rokicki tries to avoid the shot.
Rokicki looks to score with a jab to the body but Laoka is just out of range.
Laoka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rokicki in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rokicki.
Rokicki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laoka misses with a hook to the body
and Rokicki counters with a two punch combo.
Laoka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rokicki throws out the jab.
A big left from Rokicki misses.
Laoka works Rokicki's body with a nice hook.
Laoka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rokicki's calf.
Rokicki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laoka. That did some damage!
Nice shot by Rokicki.
Laoka swinging wildly here.
Laoka walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laoka blocks a head kick by Rokicki.
Rokicki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rokicki swings widly with a right hand
and Laoka counters with a straight right hand.
Laoka blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laoka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laoka.
Laoka misses with a straight left.
Rokicki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laoka connects with a solid leg kick.
Rokicki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Laoka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rokicki's knee momentarily.
Rokicki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laoka lands a jab.
Laoka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Katsu Laoka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rokicki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laoka lands with an overhand left.
Laoka scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laoka connects with the punch.
Rokicki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rokicki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laoka throws a hook to the side of Rokicki's head but Rokicki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laoka forces Rokicki back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Katsu Laoka.
Well Laoka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsu Laoka!
In his post fight interview, Katsu Laoka 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos has chosen Sepultura - Nomad as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geoffrey Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos forces Barbossa back against the cage and clinches.
Barbossa manages to break the clinch.
Barbossa connects with a right hand. Ramos shakes it off.
Ramos wants to clinch up but Barbossa keeps it at a distance.
It appears Barbossa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ramos tries to work over Barbossa's front leg with a kick but Barbossa checks it.
Ramos instigates a clinch.
Barbossa scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
A short right from Ramos on the inside.
Barbossa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ramos up against the cage.
Barbossa tries to break the clinch but Ramos is controlling the position.
Barbossa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Barbossa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barbossa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramos throws out a counter right but Barbossa avoids it with no problem.
Ramos digs a good hook to Barbossa's body.
Barbossa looks to throw the jab but Ramos is out of range.
Ramos flicks out a counter leg kick but Barbossa steps away.
Barbossa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Barbossa throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa takes one to the chin there.
Ramos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws the left hand but Barbossa avoids the punch easily.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbossa is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Ramos misses.
It appears Barbossa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Barbossa throws a body kick that misses.
Barbossa lands a body shot.
Barbossa misses with an uppercut. Ramos saw that one coming.
Ramos scores with a jab.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbossa is just out of range.
Barbossa misses with a wild combination.
Barbossa with a nice cross.
Barbossa gets tackled into the cage by Ramos. Ramos maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ramos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbossa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbossa scores with the left hand. Ramos knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbossa misses the jab.
Ramos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbossa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbossa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbossa thumps Ramos with a low kick.
Ramos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Geoffrey Barbossa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbossa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramos feints and then cracks Barbossa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbossa down.
Barbossa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbossa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbossa lands a jab to Ramos's midsection.
Ramos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbossa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Barbossa. Beautiful body shot.
Ramos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbossa takes one to the chin there.
Ramos tests Barbossa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbossa is rocked!
Ramos throws a head kick that misses.
Ramos moves out of range as Barbossa strikes.
Ramos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbossa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbossa moves away.
Ramos punishes Barbossa's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramos scores with a leg kick.
Ramos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barbossa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbossa checks a leg kick.
Barbossa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ramos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbossa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Ramos misses
and Barbossa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbossa lands a right hook to the body.
Ramos misses with a body punch
and Barbossa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbossa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbossa scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramos should have avoided that one.
Barbossa throws a shot to the body.
Barbossa throws a head kick that half lands.
Ramos darts in and clinches Barbossa up against the cage.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.
Barbossa stalling in the clinch.
Barbossa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barbossa is trying to force a seperation but Ramos has the dominant position.
Ramos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Barbossa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbossa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
It looked like Barbossa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ramos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbossa counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramos misses with a low kick as Barbossa jumps back.
Barbossa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramos slips a straight right by Barbossa.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbossa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ramos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbossa. Barbossa obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbossa moves away.
Barbossa throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos has closed the distance and engaged Barbossa in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramos.
Barbossa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barbossa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbossa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbossa throws a low kick, looking for Ramos's leg but Ramos calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbossa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Barbossa scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbossa connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbossa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbossa throws a series of punches but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos misses the jab.
Barbossa slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barbossa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Barbossa - just one landing.
Ramos misses with a body shot
and Barbossa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ramos throws a front kick aimed at Barbossa's knee but Barbossa avoids it well.
It looked like Barbossa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ramos.
Ramos connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbossa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramos is looking to clinch.
Ramos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbossa.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramos blocks the leg kick.
Barbossa misses with a low kick.
Geoffrey Barbossa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbossa throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbossa looks to land a body kick but Ramos moved away.
Barbossa slips under a jab from Ramos.
Ramos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbossa.
Ramos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramos swings for the body but Barbossa moves out of range.
Donk. Barbossa catches Ramos right on the button with a cross.
Ramos clinches up with Barbossa and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbossa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Barbossa controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramos wants to take the fight to the mat but Barbossa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barbossa blocks a body shot from Ramos.
A short uppercut from Ramos.
Barbossa lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbossa lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbossa.
Barbossa has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Barbossa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbossa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos can do to turn this around?
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbossa working hard to break the clinch.
Ramos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Henrique Ramos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbossa.
Barbossa prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos looking for a takedown.
Geoffrey Barbossa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrique Ramos.
Barbossa prevents a body shot from Ramos.
A shot in the inside from Barbossa.
Barbossa looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbossa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramos throws a leg kick but Barbossa moved away.
Barbossa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbossa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbossa lunges at Ramos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramos's hand.
Barbossa throws a right hand that Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramos also avoids with ease.
Ramos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbossa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Barbossa blocks the low kick.
Barbossa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barbossa walks into a stiff left hand from Ramos.
Barbossa avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Barbossa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Barbossa counters with a good low kick that Ramos was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Barbossa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barbossa throws a low kick but Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Ramos lands a leg kick that knocks Barbossa off balance momentarily.
Barbossa thumps Ramos with a low kick.
Ramos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbossa looks to land a right hand but Ramos moved out of range.
Barbossa connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbossa misses with a body kick.
Ramos thows a leg kick but Barbossa checks it
and Barbossa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbossa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbossa scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Ramos is predictable there
and Barbossa counters with a good low kick that Ramos was not able to check.
Jab, jab by Barbossa - just one landing.
Barbossa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbossa.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos misses with a shot to the body
and Barbossa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Barbossa.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Barbossa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramos shoots and misses
and Barbossa counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos tries to clinch there but Barbossa circles away.
Barbossa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos misses with an uppercut. Barbossa saw that one coming.
Henrique Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geoffrey Barbossa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Barbossa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ramos keeps Barbossa at a distance using the push kick.
Ramos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ramos throws a leg kick which misses Barbossa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbossa tries to avoid it.
Barbossa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ramos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barbossa's waist but Barbossa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramos off to one side.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Barbossa ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbossa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramos on the side of the head.
Barbossa looks to land a left hand but Ramos moved out of range nicely.
Barbossa connects with a body shot that sends Ramos's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbossa throws out the jab.
Barbossa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbossa jabs Ramos right on the nose. Ramos blinks but takes it well.
Ramos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramos.
Barbossa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos misses with a leg kick
and Barbossa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab by Barbossa.
Barbossa lands a nice shot that snaps Ramos's head back.
Ramos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbossas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice sprawl there from Barbossa as Ramos shoots in.
Geoffrey Barbossa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrique Ramos.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown. Barbossa tries to sprawl out of it but Ramos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barbossa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 jab from Ramos does it's job there.
Barbossa avoids the body shot from Ramos.
A little feinted left hand from Barbossa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ramos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbossa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbossa.
Nice straight punches there by Barbossa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbossa.
Ramos tries to land a body kick
enabling Barbossa to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbossa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Barbossa counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Barbossa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barbossa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Barbossa!
Geoffrey Barbossa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamb comes into the arena with All Of The Lights blaring out of the sound system. Sito has chosen DMX - What's my name? as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Sito!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb with a hook.
Sito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamb blocks a jab.
Lamb throws a hook but Sito blocks it.
Sito with a jab.
Lamb drops his hands momentarily and Sito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sito misses with a straight right.
Sito cracks Lamb with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lamb misses the jab.
Lamb lands an overhand right.
Sito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
Sito 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.
Sito slips under a jab from Lamb.
Sito lands a nice shot to the body.
Sito throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lamb's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamb misses with a looping left.
Sito slips a straight right by Lamb.
Sito looks to land a right hand but Lamb moved out of range.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. Sito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sito throws a hook to the side of Lamb's head but Lamb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Sito misses its intended target.
Sito throws a looping overhand right but Lamb ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick from Sito lands but Lamb takes it in his stride.
Robert Sito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamb lands a slapping body shot.
Lamb misses with a looping right.
Sito staying out of range there.
Lamb misses the jab.
Lamb blocks a head kick by Sito.
Robert Sito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sito under the eye.
Sito defending well as Lamb loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamb misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Lamb. Beautiful body shot.
Sito throws a hook to the side of Lamb's head but Lamb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamb has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sito finds it's way round the side to connect with Lamb's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lamb with a nice cross.
Lamb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamb throws the left hand but Sito avoids the punch easily.
Lamb misses with a straight right.
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sito was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
We've been hearing reports that Lamb has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sito slips a jab from Lamb.
Lamb throws out a loose jab but Sito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamb tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sito sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lamb somewhat.
Lamb throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
Sito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamb.
Sito slips under a jab.
Lamb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamb under the eye.
Lamb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb misses with an uppercut. Sito saw that one coming.
Sito ducks under a wild hook from Lamb.
Sito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lamb momentarily.
Sito misses the jab.
Sito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lamb shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sito sprawls well. Sito wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lamb gets slowly back to his feet.
Sito throws out a counter right but Lamb avoids it with no problem.
Lamb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sito. That's going to slow Lamb down.
Lamb looks to throw the jab but Sito is out of range.
Lamb connects with a body shot that sends Sito's belly button to the back.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sito lands a glancing blow to the side of Lamb's head.
Sito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamb.
Lamb slips a jab from Sito.
Sloppy strikes from Sito. Those never looked like landing.
Sito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamb throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sito! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sito throws a lazy right hand but Lamb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamb looking to score a takedown here. Sito is defending well but Lamb drives through and ends up in Sito's guard.
Lamb is standing up over Sito. Sito looks to escape but Lamb dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamb is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sito's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sito is looking for a sweep.
Lamb lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sito down.
Lamb cracks Sito with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Lamb's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sito is looking for a sweep.
Lamb cracks Sito with a big right hand but Sito just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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 Darren Lamb will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lamb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sito manages to avoid it.
Lamb misses the body punch
and Sito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamb misses with a looping right.
Lamb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sito.
Lamb stuns Sito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamb moves away.
Sito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamb.
Lamb lands the left hand.
Sito misses with an uppercut. Lamb saw that one coming.
Lamb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lamb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lamb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb slips a jab from Sito.
A little feinted left hand from Lamb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lamb.
Lamb tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sito swivels and escapes.
Lamb throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito throws a body shot but no joy.
Sito misses with a hook.
Lamb throwing a counter right hand but Sito manages to avoid it.
Lamb tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sito swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sito! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamb blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lamb misses the target.
Sito misses with a low kick.
Lamb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sito connects with a single shot there.
Sito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamb.
Sito takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sito misses with a hook.
Sito lands a nice hook to Lamb's body. Lamb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sito walks into a jab.
Sito misses with a body shot.
Sito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sito punishes Lamb's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lamb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sito staying out of range there.
Sito blocks a jab.
Lamb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamb shoots in and bounces Sito off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sito managing to control the position.
Lamb wants to pass the guard but Sito is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sito lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lamb keeping full guard, as Sito tries to pass.
Lamb pulls Sito in close to his closed guard and prevents Sito from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sito stands up from Lamb's guard - Sito perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lamb shoots in and gets a takedown into Sito's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lamb.
Sito is pulling down on Lamb's head. It's preventing any offense from Lamb, at least for the moment.
Lamb engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lamb drops back looking for a leg! Sito is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sito manages to kick Lamb off! Lamb jumps back into Sito's guard.
Darren Lamb overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robert Sito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sito moves away.
Sito misses with a hook.
It looked like Lamb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sito misses with a straight right.
Sito misses with a body shot.
Sito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamb moves away.
A low kick from Sito is predictable there
and Lamb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Sito.
A swing and a miss from Lamb.
Lamb throws a big shot that misses.
Sito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamb.
Sito throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb slips under a jab.
Sito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sito throws an overhand right that lands on Lamb's shoulder, as Lamb tries to avoid the shot.
Sito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sito misses.
Lamb appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sito missing with a left hand there. Lamb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lamb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sito throws a shot from downtown. Lamb moves away and avoids it.
Sito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Lamb.
Sito delivers a nice body kick.
Sito slips a jab from Lamb.
Sito throws a hook but Lamb avoids it easily.
Lamb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamb.
Lamb slips a jab from Sito.
Jab, jab by Lamb - just one landing.
Lamb moves out of range as Sito strikes.
Sito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sito is looking to clinch.
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!
Sito ducks under a wild hook from Lamb.
Sito appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
Sito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamb throwing a counter right hand but Sito manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Lamb finds it's target.
Lamb misses with an uppercut
and Sito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sito misses with a double jab.
Lamb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sito.
Lamb throws a shot from downtown. Sito moves away and avoids it.
Lamb moves forwards but Sito connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lamb drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sito explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb scores with the left hand. Sito knows he should have avoided that one.
Lamb takes a swing at Sito's ribcage but misses.
Lamb shoots in but Sito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Lamb misses.
Sito throws a body punch but Lamb moves out of range.
Sito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamb.
Sito misses with the body kick
and Lamb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sito misses with a straight right.
Sito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Lamb was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sito.
Sito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sito throws a leg kick but Lamb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
Sito works over Lamb's head and body with a nice combination.
Sito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robert Sito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sito scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamb should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Sito misses.
Sito throws a series of punches but Lamb moves out of range.
Lamb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lamb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lamb misses with a hook. Sito ducked under it nicely.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crunch! Sito slams his shin into Lamb's torso.
Sito slips a jab from Lamb.
Sito misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Sito catches Lamb right on the button with a cross.
Sito avoids the body shot from Lamb.
Lamb throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
Sito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sito really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lamb throws an overhand right that lands on Sito's shoulder, as Sito tries to avoid the shot.
Sito is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sito misses the shot to the body.
Lamb jabs Sito right on the nose. Sito blinks but takes it well.
Sito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sito misses with a hook
enabling Lamb to counter with a crisp jab.
Sito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
Sito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lamb. That did some damage!
Sito throws a leg kick but Lamb moved away.
Sito digs a good hook to Lamb's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sito.
Lamb drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamb showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lamb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito wants to sweep but no luck.
Lamb lands a couple of elbows.
Sito seems keen to control Lamb's posture.
Lamb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sito keeping moving, preventing Lamb from controlling successfully.
Sito trying to keep a closed guard but Lamb is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lamb trying to control the position from guard on top but Sito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lamb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sito.
Lamb misses with a straight left.
Sito avoids the body shot from Lamb.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sito! But no joy.
Sito lands with an overhand left.
Lamb misses with a hook. Sito ducked under it nicely.
Lamb misses with an uppercut.
Lamb throws a sloppy body shot
and Lamb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sito moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Sito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sito avoids the body shot from Lamb.
Sito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamb was well out of range. Poor timing from Sito.
A head kick misses from Sito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lamb connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sito scrambles back to his feet.
Sito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb looks to throw the jab but Sito is out of range.
Sito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sito moves away from the strike by Lamb.
Lamb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lamb connects with a body shot that sends Sito's belly button to the back.
Lamb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sito instigates a clinch.
Lamb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lamb slips a straight right by Sito.
Sito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sito misses with a wild combination.
Sito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamb.
Lamb shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lamb.
Sito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamb was well out of range. Poor timing from Sito.
Lamb slips under a jab.
Lamb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lamb fails with a takedown attempt.
Lamb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sito cracks Lamb with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lamb looks to score with a jab to the body but Sito is just out of range.
Lamb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sito. Sito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sito throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Darren Lamb will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sito misses with a low kick.
Sito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamb.
Sito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamb throws out the jab.
Sito forces Lamb back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sito.
Sito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lamb avoids it.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike.
Sito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lamb misses with a punch on the inside.
Sito throws a head punch that misses.
Lamb leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sito's elbow.
Sito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lamb backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sito.
Lamb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Sito scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lamb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lamb breaks from the clinch.
Sito throws a good cross that connects.
Sito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sito throws a nice looking combination but Lamb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
Sito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sito digs a good hook to Lamb's body.
Lamb misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Lamb.
Sito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lamb throws a jab but it's blocked by Sito.
Lamb misses with a hook. Sito ducked under it nicely.
As Lamb backs off Sito throws a huge counter combo but Lamb manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sito misses its intended target.
Lamb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sito misses the jab.
Lamb takes a swing at Sito's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Sito tenderised Lamb's leg. Lamb is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamb misses with an uppercut.
Lamb scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamb. Sito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sito throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lamb throws the left hand but Sito avoids the punch easily.
Lamb staying out of range there.
Lamb throwing a counter right hand but Sito manages to avoid it.
Lamb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sito slips under a jab.
Sito throws an overhand right that lands on Lamb's shoulder, as Lamb tries to avoid the shot.
Sito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sito throws a nice looking combination but Lamb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws an off balance right hand
and Sito counters with a nice leg kick.
Sito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Lamb tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sito throws a low kick but Lamb avoids it.
Lamb shoots for a double leg takedown but Sito sprawls well. He's pushed Lamb's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sito blocks a jab.
Sito drops his hands momentarily and Lamb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sito looks to land a right hand but Lamb moved out of range.
Sito misses with a hook. Lamb ducked under it nicely.
Lamb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lamb looks to throw the jab but Sito is out of range.
Sito tries a quick counter leg kick but Lamb is wise to it.
Sito moves away from the strike by Lamb.
Sito throws the left hand but Lamb avoids the punch easily.
Lamb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sito. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sito misses with a body kick.
Sito misses with a double jab
and Lamb counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito slips under a jab.
Lamb swings for the body but Sito moves out of range.
Sito tries to bum rush Lamb with a series of wild strikes but Lamb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sito throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lamb throws a shot from downtown. Sito moves away and avoids it.
Lamb misses the jab.
Lamb jabs at Sito's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamb lands a head shot.
Lamb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sito.
Sito throws a leg kick which misses Lamb's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamb tries to avoid it.
Lamb blocks a low kick nicely.
Sito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamb moves away.
Sito throws a one two combo.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sito moves away.
Lamb slips a jab from Sito.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Sito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sito 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Sito!
Robert Sito is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Robert Sito thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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