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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo has chosen Fireball - Pitbull as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
32 - 14 - 0 |
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27
145 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Gullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renan Melo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Gullit misses the target.
Melo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Melo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gullit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Melo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Melo connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Melo there.
We've been told by Gullit's head coaches at Vicious Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Melo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Melo wants it to stay on the feet.
Melo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gullit looks for a takedown but Melo sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Melo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Melo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gullit is just out of range.
Gullit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gullit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Melo throws a big shot that misses.
Gullit just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Melo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gullit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gullit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gullit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Melo misses.
Melo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit tries for a takedown but Melo circles away easily
enabling Melo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruud Gullit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gullit moves forwards but Melo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gullit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Melo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gullit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melo.
Gullit throwing a counter right hand but Melo manages to avoid it.
Ruud Gullit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Melo slips a straight right by Gullit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Melo.
Gullit connects with a looping right hand.
Gullit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Melo throws a shot from downtown. Gullit moves away and avoids it.
Melo walks into a stiff left hand from Gullit.
A swing and a miss from Gullit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melo jabs Gullit right on the nose. Gullit blinks but takes it well.
Melo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gullit.
A lazy body kick from Gullit
and Melo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gullit falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Melo counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullit misses with a body shot.
Melo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gullit.
Gullit misses with an uppercut. Melo saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melo.
Melo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Melo misses.
Gullit went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Melo throws a leg kick but Gullit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Melo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Melo misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Melo finds it's target.
Gullit is rocked!
Melo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gullit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gullit looks to throw the jab but Melo is out of range.
Gullit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melo.
Melo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melo lands a really nice looking cross but Gullit seems unphased.
Oh Gullit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gullit shoots in but no luck this time.
Gullit seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the liver by Melo. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Melo but Melo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice cross by Melo.
It looks like Ruud Gullit has been cut.
Gullit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melo manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Melo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Melo takes a swing at Gullit's ribcage but misses.
Melo lands a leg kick that knocks Gullit off balance momentarily.
Melo looks to land a right hand but Gullit moved out of range.
Melo slips under a jab.
Gullit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gullit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Melo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gullit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gullit slips under a jab from Melo.
Melo rushes Gullit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gullit is trying to force a seperation but Melo has the dominant position.
Melo works on Gullit's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gullit blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gullit cracks Melo with a nice body shot.
Gullit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Melo.
Melo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gullit is looking to break free of the clinch but Melo has double underhooks.
Melo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gullit controls his hands.
Gullit prevents a body shot from Melo.
Gullit working hard to break the clinch.
Melo tries to throw a body punch but Gullit avoids it by throwing Melo back against the cage.
Melo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Gullit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gullit tries to break free but Melo pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Melo.
Gullit wants a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Gullit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gullit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sloppy strikes from Gullit. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Melo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Gullit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gullit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Melo tries to avoid it but Gullit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Melo to the ground. Melo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Melo has managed to clinch.
Melo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Melo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gullit's elbow.
Melo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gullit controls his hands.
Melo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Melo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gullit controls his hands.
Gullit breaks from the clinch.
Gullit ducks right into an uppercut from Melo.
Gullit misses with the combination.
Melo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gullit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gullit misses with a wild combination.
Melo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Melo looks to land a combination. Gullit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo closes the distance and pushes Gullit back into the cage.
Gullit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Melo misses its intended target.
Gullit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Melo.
A jab from Gullit misses.
Melo stuns Gullit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Melo scores with a nice strike.
Gullit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gullit looks to land a left hand but Melo moved out of range nicely.
Gullit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Melo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gullit under the eye.
Gullit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Melo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gullits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melo wants to clinch.
Gullit has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo connects with a body shot.
Gullit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gullit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Melo coming out on top.
Melo avoids the body shot from Gullit.
Gullit tries to keep at a distance but Melo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Melo.
Melo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melo scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Melo.
Gullit has had enough of the clinch but Melo keeps him there for the moment.
Gullit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gullit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Melo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruud Gullit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gullit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melo has him pressed against the cage.
Melo keeps control of Gullit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Melo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gullit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Melo prevents Gullit from breaking the clinch.
Gullit is looking to break free of the clinch but Melo has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullit misses with a punch on the inside.
Melo lands a left hand.
Melo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gullit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Melo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Melo has Gullit pressed against the cage, preventing Gullit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Melo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Gullit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Melo misses with a body punch.
Gullit working hard to break the clinch.
Gullit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Renan Melo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Melo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Melo.
Melo tries to throw a body punch but Gullit avoids it by throwing Melo back against the cage.
Melo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Melo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gullit tries a body shot but Melo blocks it.
A short uppercut from Melo.
Melo is pressed up against the cage. Gullit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Melo down to the mat. Melo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Melo lands a leg kick that knocks Gullit off balance momentarily.
Gullit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Melo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gullit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gullit momentarily.
Gullit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Melo as he jumps to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Melo.
Gullit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Melo is fending him off so far but Gullit persists. Nope, Melo circles away and we're back to standing.
Gullit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gullit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Melo drops Gullit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gullit looks back up at him and smiles so Melo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gullit circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Melo. Gullit falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Melo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renan Melo!
Our winner, Renan Melo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Spiteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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183 lbs
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177 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Spiteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri works the jab nicely.
Maneno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maneno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spiteri.
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Spiteri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maneno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Maneno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Spiteri misses with a hook.
Maneno walks into a straight right hand from Spiteri.
Maneno scores with a punch to the head.
Spiteri ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Spiteri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spiteri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiteri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Spiteri misses its intended target.
Spiteri 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.
Spiteri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Spiteri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno swings for the body but Spiteri moves out of range.
Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Spiteri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maneno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maneno moves out of range as Spiteri strikes.
Maneno digs a good hook to Spiteri's body.
Spiteri misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Maneno finds it's way through Spiteri's defenses.
Maneno throws an off balance right hand
and Spiteri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maneno takes one on the button.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno misses with a left hand
and Spiteri counters with a shoot takedown. Maneno fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiteri is in close to Maneno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spiteri throws a big elbow that misses.
Maneno is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Spiteri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spiteri.
Spiteri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spiteri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Spiteri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maneno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spiteri's head.
Maneno lands a nice shot that snaps Spiteri's head back.
Spiteri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spiteri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spiteri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maneno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spiteri connects with a body shot.
Spiteri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Spiteri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Maneno throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Spiteri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maneno now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spiteri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spiteri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maneno misses with a straight left.
Maneno throws a lazy uppercut
letting Spiteri counter with a right hand.
Spiteri takes a swing at Maneno's ribcage but misses.
Maneno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spiteri.
Spiteri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maneno to the ground. Spiteri is now in Maneno's guard.
Maneno is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Spiteri is controlling him.
Spiteri throws a head punch that misses.
Spiteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spiteri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maneno.
Maneno throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range.
A big right from Maneno misses.
Spiteri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno checks the leg kick.
Maneno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
Maneno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spiteri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spiteri slips a jab from Maneno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Spiteri.
Spiteri shoots in and drives through. Maneno sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maneno lands a jab to Spiteri's midsection.
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 Dave Spiteri will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spiteri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maneno momentarily.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
Spiteri looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spiteri misses with a looping left.
Maneno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spiteri.
Spiteri attempts a counter takedown but Maneno avoids it well and moves away.
Maneno misses with a looping left.
Spiteri feinted with a counter takedown.
Maneno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spiteri doesn't seem bothered though.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiteri.
Spiteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiteri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maneno's guard.
Spiteri throwing strikes but missing.
Maneno wants to stand up but Spiteri is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spiteri won't allow Maneno to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Spiteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Maneno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maneno is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maneno throws an overhand right that lands on Spiteri's shoulder, as Spiteri tries to avoid the shot.
Maneno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno misses with a straight right.
Spiteri scores with a takedown into Maneno's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spiteri stops Maneno from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maneno pushes Spiteri off and scrambles back to his feet.
Maneno misses with a body punch
and Spiteri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spiteri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spiteri lands a nice shot that snaps Maneno's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maneno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spiteri misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
Spiteri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maneno moves away.
Maneno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spiteri.
Spiteri lands a body shot.
Maneno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spiteri. Spiteri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spiteri ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maneno misses with a hook. Spiteri ducked under it nicely.
Spiteri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maneno connects with a body shot that sends Spiteri's belly button to the back.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Chiku Maneno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spiteri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
Spiteri catches Maneno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spiteri scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiteri with a jab.
Maneno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maneno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spiteri on the side of the head.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
It looked like Spiteri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maneno.
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!
Maneno throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri misses with a left hand
and Maneno counters with a nice uppercut.
Maneno blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno throws out a counter right but Spiteri avoids it with no problem.
Spiteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiteri.
A nice side step and Maneno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spiteri lands with a nice body punch.
Maneno misses with a jab to the body
and Spiteri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spiteri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spiteri throws a right hand that misses
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.
Spiteri takes one on the button.
Maneno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maneno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spiteri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Spiteri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maneno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spiteri.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Spiteri ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chiku Maneno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spiteri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maneno's head.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Spiteri slips the punch.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiteri lands a nice shot to the body.
Spiteri swings for the body but Maneno moves out of range.
Spiteri scores with a hook to the body. Maneno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Spiteri tries to counter with a takedown but Maneno is quick to defend against it.
Spiteri looks to land a combination but Maneno avoids it well.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Maneno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno misses with a jab to the body
enabling Spiteri to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Spiteri there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Spiteri.
Maneno lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri throws a poor cross that misses
and Maneno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spiteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiteri.
Maneno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiteri.
Spiteri gets the takedown into side control.
Maneno sneaks out the side door and pushes Spiteri away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Spiteri misses.
Maneno lands a really nice looking cross but Spiteri seems unphased.
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!
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Spiteri there.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Maneno avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Maneno misses.
Spiteri lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
A jab from Spiteri misses.
Spiteri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maneno misses with a right hand
and Spiteri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spiteri. Spiteri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maneno lands a jab to Spiteri's midsection.
Maneno scores with a body shot.
Maneno jabs Spiteri right on the nose. Spiteri blinks but takes it well.
Spiteri lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Maneno.
Maneno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spiteri.
Spiteri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maneno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Spiteri moved out of range.
Good shot there by Maneno.
Maneno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spiteri throws a big shot that misses.
Spiteri slips under a jab.
Spiteri throws a body shot but no joy.
Spiteri slips a straight right by Maneno.
Maneno thuds a left hand into Spiteri's body.
Spiteri throws a jab but it's blocked by Maneno.
Maneno lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Spiteri moves away and avoids it.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno throws a jab when Spiteri was well out of range.
Spiteri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Spiteri went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spiteri counters with a single leg into guard. Maneno didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiteri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spiteri postures up in Maneno's guard and throws a big left but Maneno blocks it.
Spiteri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maneno uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Spiteri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Spiteri closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maneno to the mat! Maneno manages to get full guard.
Spiteri throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet but Spiteri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spiteri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chiku Maneno.
I think Maneno 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiku Maneno!
After winning the bout, Chiku Maneno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Quint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (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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31
137 lbs
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27
141 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Quint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith prevents a body shot from Quint.
Quint pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Quint fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quint controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quint.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Quint jumps into guard, dragging Smith to the mat.
Quint escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Quint has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Quint escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Smith wants to stand but Quint is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quint throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quint fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Quint's front leg but catches the back leg as Quint tries to avoid it.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Quint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quint thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith misses with a low kick.
Quint lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Quint circles away.
Quint lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith tries to clinch up but Quint circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quint tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quint looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Quint throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
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 short right from Quint on the inside.
Quint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quint swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Sam Quint has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Quint.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Quint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Quint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Quint's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quint tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith tries to clinch but Quint moves out of range.
Quint misses with a low kick.
Quint throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Quint.
Smith looks to throw a body kick
and Quint counters with a nice uppercut.
Sam Quint is winning the standup battle so far.
Quint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Quint lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Quint tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quint misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint misses with the head strike.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quint backwards.
Quint is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quint misses with a punch on the inside.
Quint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Quint controls his hands.
Quint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Quint avoids the damage to the body.
Quint avoiding damage.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
Quint wants to stall.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Quint in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Quint fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quint.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quint can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Quint swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quint blocks the elbow strike.
Quint struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Good body shot from Quint.
Quint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Quint.
Quint swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quint blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quint swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quint is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith effectively controlling the action here.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Quint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quint blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quint lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quint's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Quint.
Quint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matt Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Quint improves position.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Quint.
Quint misses with the head strike.
Quint pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quint lands with a left to the head.
Smith misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quint blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Quint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quint breaks from the clinch.
Smith swings for the body but Quint moves out of range.
Quint throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Quint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Quint dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Quint's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith looks to throw a body kick
and Quint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Quint.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quint blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Quint stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Quint misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quint blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Quint in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quint's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Quint fails to land.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quint blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quint's efforts to push away.
Smith blocking some punches.
Quint working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Quint blocks with his arms.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quint avoids it.
Quint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quint swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matt Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Quint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Quint backwards.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quint stalling the fight.
Quint scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quint takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Quint lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quint blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Quint misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Quint misses with the head strike.
Quint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quint creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quint misses with a punch on the inside.
Quint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Quint controls his hands.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Quint.
Quint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Quint counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quint with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quint fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a hook
and Quint counters with an outside leg kick.
Quint chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Quint showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quint, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Quint!
Sam Quint spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
162 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
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28
160 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Cilian Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Lynch!
Fortune tries to clinch but Lynch is having none of it.
A clash of legs there as Fortune blocks the low kick.
Lynch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lynch is working Fortune over against the cage.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortune is trying to maintain a safe position but Lynch gets an underhook and turns Fortune into the cage.
A short uppercut from Lynch.
Lynch working aggressively here.
Lynch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lynch lands a shoulder strike.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Fortune misses with a body punch.
Fortune tries to throw a body punch but Lynch avoids it by throwing Fortune back against the cage.
Lynch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortune.
A body shot lands from Lynch.
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lynch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lynch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fortune backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortune blocks a body shot from Lynch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune throws a punch but it's blocked by Lynch.
Fortune misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch tries to throw a body punch but Fortune avoids it by throwing Lynch back against the cage.
Lynch digs a right hand underneath Fortune's ribcage. Fortune let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lynch manages to pull guard.
Fortune content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Lynch has locked up a guillotine! Lynch's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Fortune is holding on here and Lynch must be using up a lot of energy. Fortune has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Lynch gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cilian Lynch!
A victorious Cilian Lynch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Nilkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nilkki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fintelligens - Sori kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pikku Nilkki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sergey Keosayan's chin.
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29
151 lbs
24 - 13 - 3 |
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33
145 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pikku Nilkki!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keosayan misses with a straight left.
Keosayan swings for the body but Nilkki moves out of range.
Nilkki checks a leg kick.
Keosayan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keosayan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nilkki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Keosayan.
Nilkki tries to roll over but Keosayan keeps him under control.
Nilkki controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Keosayan working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilkki trying to control here.
Nilkki tries to roll over but Keosayan keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keosayan is thwarting Nilkki's attempts to control the position.
Nilkki tries to get to full guard but Keosayan has control of the leg.
Nilkki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nilkki trying to control from the bottom.
Keosayan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nilkki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Keosayan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Keosayan's back!
Keosayan trying to control the hands but Nilkki breaks the grip.
Keosayan tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Keosayan tries to break free.
Keosayan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nilkki's guard. Nice work there by Keosayan.
Nilkki working a defensive guard here.
Keosayan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nilkki is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keosayan looking to pass the guard.
Nilkki trying to control the position here.
Keosayan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nilkki looking for a sweep. Not yet Nilkki, not yet.
Keosayan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keosayan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nilkki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nilkki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nilkki tries to close the distance and clinch but Keosayan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keosayan scores with a body shot.
Nilkki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nilkki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nilkki throws a leg kick but Keosayan sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Nilkki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keosayan checks a leg kick.
Nilkki misses with an uppercut.
Keosayan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nilkki throws out a loose jab but Keosayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilkki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keosayan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Keosayan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nilkki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keosayan.
Nice sprawl there from Nilkki as Keosayan shoots in.
Nilkki unleashes a big counter combination but Keosayan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Keosayan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keosayan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Keosayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilkki.
Keosayan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nilkki.
Nilkki works Keosayan's body with a nice hook.
Keosayan looks for the body kick but Nilkki saw that one coming.
Nilkki thuds a left hand into Keosayan's body.
Keosayan 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.
Nilkki throws a body punch but Keosayan moves out of range.
Nilkki throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keosayan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab, jab by Nilkki - just one landing.
Keosayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilkki tries a low kick but Keosayan avoids it.
Keosayan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keosayan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keosayan's calf.
Nilkki misses with a body shot.
Keosayan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nilkki's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Keosayan blocks the low kick.
Keosayan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keosayan slips a jab from Nilkki.
Keosayan feinted with a counter takedown.
Nilkki slips a straight right by Keosayan.
And Nilkki responds with a good body kick, but Keosayan manages to step out the way in time.
Nilkki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keosayan throws out a leg kick but Nilkki moves out of range and Keosayan only half commits.
Keosayan throws a head kick that misses.
Nilkki misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Keosayan.
Keosayan misses with a jab to the body
and Nilkki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nilkki trying to land knees to the body.
Nilkki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keosayan's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nilkki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keosayans head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A body shot lands from Keosayan.
Nilkki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keosayan.
Keosayan tries to pull guard but Nilkki holds him up against the cage and eventually Keosayan drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Keosayan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilkki throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nilkki throws an elbow but misses.
Keosayan manages to pull guard.
Keosayan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nilkki is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki trying to control the position from guard on top but Keosayan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nilkki wants to pass the guard but Keosayan is keeping the position.
Nilkki trying to control the position from guard on top but Keosayan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keosayan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nilkki defends it easily.
Nilkki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keosayan is trying to control the position but Nilkki postures up.
Keosayan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Keosayan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nilkki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Keosayan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nilkki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nilkki trying to control the position from guard on top but Keosayan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keosayan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nilkki doesn't defend quickly enough and Keosayan has managed to lock this one up! Can Nilkki escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Keosayan on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sergey Keosayan!
A victorious Sergey Keosayan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose has chosen You Could Be Mine as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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178 lbs
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Axl Rose!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rose. Rose obviously looking to wear him down.
Saibot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saibot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Rose.
It looks like Noob Saibot has been cut.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saibot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
Saibot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Saibot misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.
Rose misses with a shot to the body
and Saibot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saibot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saibot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saibot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose scores with a nice body kick.
Saibot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose throws a leg kick but Saibot sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Saibot.
A head kick misses from Rose.
Nice body kick from Saibot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rose.
Saibot throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a nice body shot.
Saibot tries to land a body kick
and Rose counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saibot moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saibot. That did some damage!
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Saibot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saibot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Saibot does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with a good body shot.
Rose throws a front kick aimed at Saibot's knee but Saibot avoids it well.
Saibot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose lands with a right hand.
Saibot misses with a hook
and Rose counters with a nice leg kick.
Rose is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saibot rather than just go for the knockout.
Rose does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Saibot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saibot is able to avoid easily.
Saibot is looking to counter punch.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saibot doesn't seem bothered though.
Saibot lands with a cross.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot misses with a leg kick
and Rose counters with an inside leg kick.
Saibot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saibot moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Saibot is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose throws the kick towards the body but Saibot avoids it.
Saibot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rose lands a jab-cross combination.
Rose misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axl Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rose throws a front kick aimed at Saibot's knee but Saibot avoids it well.
Saibot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saibot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Axl Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saibot throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose tries a quick counter leg kick but Saibot is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Saibot does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot misses with a body shot.
Saibot checks a leg kick.
Rose misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot misses with a hook
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saibot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Saibot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
A quick step to the side and Saibot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saibot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saibot manages to avoid it.
Saibot is looking to counter with a body kick.
Saibot throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Rose lands a head shot.
Saibot throws a head kick that misses.
Saibot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Rose misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saibot.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rose scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saibot throws a series of punches but Rose moves out of range.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot looks to land a combination. Rose sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saibot.
Saibot walks into a straight right hand from Rose.
Saibot slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saibot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Saibot misses its intended target.
Rose tests Saibot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saibot blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Axl Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Saibot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rose. That's going to slow Saibot down.
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!
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Saibot looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Rose circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Saibot drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Rose follows Saibot to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axl Rose!
Axl Rose thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegane comes to the cage accompanied by Gladiator. Grimson has chosen Omerta - Lamb of God as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clegane wants to control from the top but Grimson keeps moving.
Clegane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Clegane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimson wants to sweep but no luck.
Clegane is working Grimson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clegane postures up in Grimson's guard and throws a big left but Grimson blocks it.
Clegane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clegane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grimson keeping moving, preventing Clegane from controlling successfully.
Clegane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grimson keeping moving, preventing Clegane from controlling successfully.
Clegane looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grimson lands a body shot.
Clegane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grimson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clegane tries to clinch up but Grimson circles away and keeps his distance.
Stu Grimson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane misses with a takedown attempt
and Grimson counters with a nice body shot.
Clegane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clegane just misses with a punch to the body.
Clegane just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Grimson 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.
The fighters circling - Clegane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimson connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Sandor Clegane has been cut.
Clegane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Clegane is breathing heavily.
Grimson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Clegane misses the target.
Grimson throws a hook but Clegane avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clegane thows a leg kick but Grimson checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clegane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clegane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Grimson! Clegane is backing up but he can't get away as Grimson lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Clegane and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stu Grimson!
Our winner, Stu Grimson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sellus Gravius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mellow Mood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gravius might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Morrowind. On his way into the cage it seems that Sellus Gravius has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sellus Gravius seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mellow Mood!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Mood coming out on top.
Mood closes the distance and pushes Gravius back into the cage.
Gravius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mood avoids it.
Mood is looking to control Gravius's arms but Gravius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mood has his back to the cage.
Gravius manages to break the clinch.
Gravius blocks a leg kick.
Gravius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Mood counter with a right hand.
Gravius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mood is out of range.
Mood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gravius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gravius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mood was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravius.
Mood throws a fast counter high kick but Gravius manages to duck under it in time.
Gravius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mood counters with a right hand to the body.
Gravius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gravius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mood circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Gravius.
Mood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravius moves away.
Mood throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood rushes Gravius and presses him up against the cage.
Mood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gravius up against the cage.
Mood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gravius's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gravius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gravius gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mood tries a body shot but Gravius blocks it.
Gravius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gravius throws a head kick but Mood moves out of range.
Mood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravius throws a jab when Mood was well out of range.
Gravius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mood rushes Gravius and presses him up against the cage.
Mood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gravius tries a body shot but Mood blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Gravius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gravius.
Mood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mood can't find room to land a body shot as Gravius controls the action.
Mood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gravius backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravius lands a right hand.
Mood throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Gravius.
Mood tries to land a knee to the head but Gravius blocks with his arms.
Gravius manages to break the clinch.
Mood throws a nice looking combination but Gravius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gravius misses the jab.
Mood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Gravius. That snapped Mood's head back.
It looks like Mellow Mood has been cut.
Gravius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Gravius! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sellus Gravius!
Sellus Gravius decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Juan Matus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matus's entrance music is Crow Spirit. A fine choice. Wayne has chosen Back Up In Yo Ass With The Resurrection as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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28
145 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Matus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matus checks the leg kick.
Matus tries to counter by clinching up but Wayne breaks away and moves out of range.
Matus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wayne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wayne scrambles back to his feet.
Wayne tries to score with a low kick but Matus moves his leg out of the way.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Matus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Matus defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matus's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matus.
Matus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wayne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matus checks the leg kick.
Matus blocks a leg kick.
And Matus counters with a quick kick to the body but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wayne throws a jab when Matus was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wayne can pounce on him.
Wayne blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matus checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Matus misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
Matus slips under a jab from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Wayne digs a good hook to Matus's body.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Matus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wayne.
A big left from Matus misses.
Wayne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lil Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matus tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is looking to slow Matus down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
Wayne lands a body shot.
Wayne defending well as Matus loads up on a big left hand.
Matus lands a nice shot that snaps Wayne's head back.
Wayne misses with a shot to the body
and Matus counters with a straight right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wayne - that will leave a mark!
Jab from Wayne.
Wayne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wayne eats them both and turns towards Matus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Matus.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a hook
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matus lands a jab to Wayne's midsection.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Matus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wayne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wayne swings for the body but Matus moves out of range.
Matus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Matus as he connects with a hook.
Wayne throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matus looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Wayne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matus.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus moves out of range of the body kick from Wayne.
Matus throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matus lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Wayne.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
Matus tried to counter with a leg kick but Wayne avoided it.
Wayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Matus.
Matus misses with a straight right.
Wayne misses with a jab to the body
and Matus counters with a nice body kick.
Matus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Matus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Matus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matus trying to land knees to the body.
Matus blocks an uppercut.
Wayne stalling against the cage.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
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 Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matus.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
A quick step to the side and Matus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matus throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Matus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus lands with a straight right. Wayne didn't see that one coming.
Matus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wayne momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Matus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Wayne lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matus just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Matus pushes Wayne away with a front kick.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wayne lands a jab to the head.
Matus throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Matus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Matus is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wayne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matus feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matus moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matus.
Wayne lands a nice uppercut.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Matus avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matus.
A right hook to the body lands for Wayne.
Wayne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wayne lands a right hand.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wayne has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
A head punch on the inside from Matus fails to land.
Knees to the body from Matus.
Matus is working Wayne over against the cage.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne has Matus pushed against the cage.
Matus misses with a punch on the inside.
Matus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Matus scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Matus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
Matus blocks a body shot from Wayne.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Matus on the inside.
Matus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
Matus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matus lands a body punch.
Matus misses with the head strike.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wayne up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matus misses with some punches.
Matus tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Wayne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matus lands with a light punch inside.
Matus prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Matus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matus backwards.
Matus misses with some punches.
Matus tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Wayne lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Matus.
Wayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Wayne.
Matus lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne lands an uppercut.
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 Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Matus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wayne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matus takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Matus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Matus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matus throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Matus.
Donk. Wayne catches Matus right on the button with a cross.
Don Juan Matus is winning the standup battle so far.
Wayne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Matus moves away and avoids it.
Matus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Matus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wayne looks for the body kick but Matus saw that one coming.
Matus throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Matus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne scores with a sloppy right hand. Matus should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matus throws a lazy uppercut
and Wayne counters with a body kick that stops Matus in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick misses from Wayne.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wayne defending well as Matus loads up on a big left hand.
Matus throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Wayne sizes up Matus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matus counters with a straight right hand.
Matus sizes up Wayne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matus moves out of range of the body kick from Wayne.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Matus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne scores with a body shot.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne tries to clinch
and Matus counters with a left to the body.
Wayne moves out of range as Matus throws a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Matus blocks the leg kick.
Wayne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Matus.
A counter left hand to the body from Matus misses its target.
Wayne checks a low kick from Matus.
Wayne cracks the inside of Matus's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wayne defending well as Matus loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Matus moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matus.
Matus tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Wayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wayne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matus.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wayne motions for Matus to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Matus's defenses.
Some bone on bone action there as Matus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wayne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wayne with a hook.
Wayne thows a leg kick but Matus checks it
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Matus.
Matus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Matus just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wayne connects with the punch.
Matus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wayne. Wayne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matus thows a leg kick but Wayne checks it
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne with a nice cross.
Wayne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wayne clinches with his opponent.
Wayne presses Matus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wayne scores with a shot to the side of Matus's head.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
Wayne is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Matus moved away.
Matus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matus checks a leg kick.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Wayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matus looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Matus tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Wayne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Matus's legs.
Matus missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matus lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Matus.
Wayne takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
Matus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wayne finds it's way round the side to connect with Matus's head.
Matus lands a leg kick that knocks Wayne off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne wants to slow Matus down by chopping away at his legs.
Wayne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
Matus pushes Wayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Matus misses with some punches.
Matus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matus takes a shot to the head.
Matus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne cracks Matus with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
Wayne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wayne can turn it around.
Matus tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Matus back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne digs a right hand into Matus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matus's gas tank.
Matus tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matus lands with a short shot to the head.
Matus working aggressively here.
Matus misses with a body punch.
Wayne stalling the fight.
Matus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
Matus blocks an uppercut.
Matus works on Wayne's body with a couple of short punches.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Matus.
Matus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matus is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matus.
Wayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matus backwards.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
Matus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Matus is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matus checks a leg kick nicely.
Wayne catches Matus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wayne lands the left hand.
Wayne takes one to the side of the head.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Matus avoids it.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
Wayne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matus scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Matus misses its intended target.
Matus takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Matus misses.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Matus misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Wayne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Matus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lil Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Matus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wayne. That one must have hurt.
Matus scores with a jab. Wayne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wayne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wayne misses with a body punch
and Matus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Matus misses the shot to the body.
Wayne tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Matus rushes Wayne and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Matus struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Matus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matus lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Wayne scores with a shot to the side of Matus's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Matus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matus tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Matus back against the cage.
Matus tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Wayne blocking some punches.
Matus can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne controls the action.
Wayne stalling in the clinch but Matus improves position.
Wayne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wayne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matuss head.
A short body shot lands from Matus as the two fighters clinch.
Wayne tries to break the clinch but Matus is controlling the position.
Matus blocking some punches.
Matus presses Wayne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Matus.
Wayne is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wayne up against the cage.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wayne avoids it.
Wayne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Matus avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
Matus struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Wayne.
Matus tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne stalls.
Matus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wayne has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Matus lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matus misses with some punches.
Matus lands a left hand.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matus lands with a left to the head.
Matus struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Matus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waynes head.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Matus.
Matus throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus trying to stall but Wayne improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matus.
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Don Juan Matus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wayne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Matus up against the cage.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Matus avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
Matus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne scores with a shot to the side of Matus's head.
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
Wayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but Matus saw it coming and moves away.
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 Don Juan Matus.
I think Matus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Juan Matus!
Don Juan Matus is the new featherweight champion!
Don Juan Matus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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