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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Pattersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pattersson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Banana song Peel Banana. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Pattersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Beast!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast misses with a wild body shot.
Pattersson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pattersson. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pattersson takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
Beast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pattersson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pattersson.
Pattersson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pattersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beast moves away.
Beast throws a leg kick but Pattersson checks it.
Pattersson misses with a few strikes there.
Beast fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pattersson is out of range.
Beast misses with an uppercut.
Pattersson is looking for a counter combo.
Beast throws a body punch but Pattersson moves out of range.
Pattersson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beast.
Beast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pattersson.
Beast shoots for a double leg takedown but Pattersson sprawls well. He's pushed Beast's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pattersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Beast looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beast throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beast throws a series of punches but Pattersson avoids them all with ease.
Pattersson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Beast doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattersson feints and as Beast raises his hands in defense, Pattersson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pattersson stands up over Beast, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beast wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pattersson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pattersson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pattersson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pattersson connects with a couple of short punches.
Pattersson is working Beast over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pattersson wants to control from the top but Beast keeps moving.
Pattersson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beast managing to control the position.
Beast not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beast working for a triangle but Pattersson defends it easily.
Pattersson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pattersson lands a couple of digs.
Pattersson trying to control but Beast is working from the bottom.
Pattersson distracts Beast with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pattersson looking to sit in guard and control but Beast gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pattersson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beast defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast preventing the sweep.
Beast wants to control from the top but Pattersson keeps moving.
Pattersson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pattersson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pattersson prevents Beast from improving his position.
Beast is concentrating on defense, preventing Pattersson from advancing position.
Pattersson trying to control the action but Beast is working from the bottom.
Beast is looking to control Pattersson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beast avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson slips a nice elbow through Beast's hands, connecting with Beast's forehead.
Pattersson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pattersson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beast tries to roll over but Pattersson keeps him under control.
Pattersson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pattersson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beast knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Beast is trying to get back to full guard.
Pattersson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beast is trying to control but can't.
Beast wants to improve his position but Pattersson is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Pattersson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beast moves away from the strike by Pattersson.
Pattersson lands a slapping body shot.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pattersson as he avoids it easily.
Beast misses with a lunging right hand
and Pattersson counters with a left to the body.
Pattersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pattersson misses with a wild body shot.
Beast has his takedown stuffed
and Pattersson counters with a nice uppercut.
Beast throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Pattersson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pattersson misses with a body kick.
Pattersson slips a jab from Beast.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pattersson. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pattersson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beast counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pattersson misses the shot to the body.
The Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast avoids a kick to the body.
Beast on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beast takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Beast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beast takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Pattersson. No joy for Beast on that attempt.
Doug Pattersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Beast.
Pattersson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Pattersson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beast doesn't seem phased though.
Beast looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pattersson!
Doug Pattersson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pattersson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beast wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beast wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pattersson keeps working.
Pattersson is looking to regain half guard here but Beast keeps moving and retains side control.
Beast swings around for an armbar but Pattersson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Beast's guard.
Beast controls Pattersson momentarily but Pattersson frees himself.
Pattersson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast keeping moving, preventing Pattersson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson stands up over Beast, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beast looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pattersson is one step ahead there.
Pattersson wants to control from the top but Beast keeps moving.
Beast has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pattersson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson wants to pass the guard but Beast is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beast pulls Pattersson in close to prevent any damage.
Pattersson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beast trying to keep a closed guard but Pattersson is proving a slippery customer.
Pattersson preventing the sweep.
Beast has momentary wrist control but Pattersson slips an elbow through the middle.
Pattersson pushing down on Beast's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beast moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson pushes down on Beast's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pattersson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pattersson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pattersson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beast works his way to full guard. Good work.
Beast preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pattersson throwing strikes but missing.
Pattersson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beast has his foot on Pattersson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pattersson works his way back into a safe position though.
Pattersson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beast is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Pattersson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pattersson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pattersson swings for the body but Beast moves out of range.
Pattersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pattersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pattersson leaves Beast with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pattersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Beast takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pattersson throws a series of punches but Beast avoids them all with ease.
Beast ducks under a wild hook from Pattersson.
Pattersson staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast misses with a looping left.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pattersson.
Pattersson misses with a wild body shot.
Pattersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beast throws a looping overhand right but Pattersson ducks down to avoid it.
Pattersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beast closes the distance and clinches up with Pattersson, looking for a takedown. Beast pushes Pattersson against the cage but Pattersson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beast cracks Pattersson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab from Pattersson.
Beast stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beast wants it to stay on the feet.
Pattersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beast can do to turn this around?
Beast fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beast.
Doug Pattersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Beast.
Pattersson jabs at Beast's body.
Beast pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pattersson is out of range and Beast settles back down.
Pattersson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pattersson wants it to stay on the feet.
Pattersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Beast throws a lazy right hand but Pattersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pattersson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beast.
Beast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Beast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beast, pushing him back against the cage.
Beast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Pattersson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pattersson manages to break the clinch.
Doug Pattersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pattersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beast throws out the jab.
Pattersson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Beast misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Pattersson.
Pattersson defending well as Beast loads up on a big left hand.
Pattersson is looking to wear down Beast with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beast misses the shot to the body.
Beast looks to land a left hand but Pattersson moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pattersson.
Pattersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Decent striking displayed by Pattersson there.
Beast fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beast is looking to chop away at Pattersson's legs.
Beast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pattersson counters with a right hand to the body.
Beast dodges the punch combination from Pattersson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson looks to land a body kick but Beast moved away.
Beast on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pattersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pattersson throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
Pattersson with a hook.
Beast moves out of range of the body kick from Pattersson.
Pattersson sizes up Beast with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pattersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pattersson throws the left hand but Beast avoids the punch easily.
Beast looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beast scores with a nice right hand.
Beast looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pattersson is fending him off so far but Beast persists. Nope, Pattersson circles away and we're back to standing.
Pattersson misses the shot to the body.
Beast loads up on a big right hand but Pattersson slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Pattersson.
Doug Pattersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pattersson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown attempt by Pattersson or perhaps it was just good defense by Beast, which made it look bad.
Beast lunges at Pattersson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pattersson's hand.
A cross from Pattersson lands.
Pattersson with a nice cross.
Pattersson ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
A jab from Beast misses.
Pattersson feinted with a counter takedown.
Pattersson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beast slips a jab and a cross from Pattersson.
Pattersson tries for a takedown but Beast sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Beast now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pattersson throws an overhand right that lands on Beast's shoulder, as Beast tries to avoid the shot.
Beast unleashes a big counter combination but Pattersson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Beast lands a head shot.
Pattersson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beast misses with a low kick.
The Beast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pattersson lands with a nice body punch.
Beast throws a body shot but no joy.
Pattersson throwing a counter right hand but Beast manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Pattersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pattersson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Pattersson!
Doug Pattersson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Blazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Blazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ricky Blazer has been cut.
Ragnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blazer counters with a stiff right hand.
Ragnarsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blazer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnarsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Blazer moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Blazer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ragnarsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blazer misses with a straight left.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blazer avoids a kick to the body.
Blazer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blazer checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Blazer - just one landing.
Ragnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blazer doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blazer is looking to clinch.
Ragnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Blazer counter with a right hand.
Blazer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Samran Muay Thai in the buildup to the fight.
Ragnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blazer misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazer.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand.
Blazer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blazer.
Blazer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands an uppercut.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Ragnarsson.
Blazer is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blazer backwards.
Blazer misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blazer.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsson.
Blazer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson stalling the fight.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Blazer managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Blazer blocks it.
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blazers head.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blazer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blazer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Ragnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Blazer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blazer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazer letting Ragnarsson take a breather here.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Blazer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson digs a right hand into Blazer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blazer's gas tank.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Blazer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ragnarsson on the inside.
Blazer misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blazer.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blazers head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blazer.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Blazer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blazer scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Blazer controls his hands.
Blazer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
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!
Ragnarsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Blazer avoids the damage to the body.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Blazer.
Blazer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blazer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blazer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson blocks a body shot from Blazer.
Blazer misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Blazer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnarsson.
Blazer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Blazer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blazer, pushing him back against the cage.
Blazer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Blazer avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Blazer.
Blazer presses Ragnarsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ragnarsson is breathing heavily.
Blazer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blazer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Blazer won't want to take too many of those.
Blazer avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blazer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Blazer blocks it.
Blazer blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Blazer fails to land.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Blazer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ragnarsson is keeping busy.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blazer backwards.
A short right from Blazer on the inside.
Blazer tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blazer avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazer.
Ragnarsson digs a right hand into Blazer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blazer's gas tank.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blazer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blazer blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blazer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blazer lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Blazer blocks it.
Blazer throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Blazer gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blazer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Blazer.
Blazer misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazer.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ragnarsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blazer's elbow.
Blazer takes a shot to the head.
Blazer has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Blazer working aggressively here.
Blazer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Blazer.
A hook to the body from Blazer.
Blazer working aggressively here.
Come on Ragnarsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blazer tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Blazer managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnarsson.
Blazer misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Ragnarsson.
Blazer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the body.
Ragnarsson working Blazer over with knees to the body.
Ragnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blazer backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnarsson obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnarsson.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Blazer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blazer blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson pushes Blazer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarsson working Blazer over with knees to the body.
Ragnarsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blazer is defending well for now.
Blazer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson pushes Blazer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Ragnarsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricky Blazer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ragnarsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blazer under the eye.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick that knocks Blazer off balance momentarily.
Blazer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnarsson drives through and clinches with Blazer against the cage.
Blazer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blazer is defending well for now.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Blazer controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blazer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blazer backwards.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Blazer blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Blazer blocks it.
A short right from Ragnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazer misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Blazer misses with the head strike.
Blazer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blazer blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson blocks a body shot from Blazer.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blazer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnarsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Blazer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blazer misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blazer avoids it.
A short uppercut from Blazer.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Blazer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blazer misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson blocks a body shot from Blazer.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blazer.
Blazer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blazer wants to stall.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blazer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ragnarsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blazer misses with a punch to the body.
Blazer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blazer has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blazer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blazer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blazer up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Blazer.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blazer lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blazer digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blazer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bjorn Ragnarsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blazer lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Blazer.
Blazer lands an uppercut.
Blazer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
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!
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Blazer blocks it.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson blocks a body shot from Blazer.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ricky Blazer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Blazer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blazer misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blazer blocks it with crossed arms.
Blazer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Blazer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bjorn Ragnarsson.
Well Ragnarsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnarsson!
After winning the bout, Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimroy Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Casacci's choice of entrance music: Serpente by SUBSONICA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimroy Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Casacci!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo gets tackled into the cage by Casacci. Casacci maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Casacci.
It looks like Kimroy Hoo has been cut.
Hoo breaks the clinch.
Max Casacci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casacci closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoo misses with the head strike.
Casacci throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoo is trying to push Casacci away but Casacci has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Casacci looking to stall.
Hoo blocks an uppercut.
Hoo avoids the elbow strike from Casacci, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Casacci's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo crunches a lovely knee into Casacci's ribcage.
Casacci throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Casacci with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casacci wants to clinch
and Hoo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci is looking to clinch.
Casacci wants to clinch up but Hoo keeps it at a distance.
Casacci darts in trying to clinch
and Hoo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Casacci's knee momentarily.
Casacci takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoo tries to pull guard but Casacci forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Casacci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoo tries to pull guard but Casacci won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimroy Hoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casacci tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoo avoids the damage to the body.
Hoo is trying to break the clinch but Casacci is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoo.
Casacci lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hoo digs a right hand into Casacci's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Casacci's gas tank.
Casacci misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci stalling in the clinch.
Hoo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoo blocks the elbow strike.
Hoo lands with a right to the head.
Casacci is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoo gets an underhook and turns Casacci into the cage.
Hoo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Casacci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoo blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoo working Casacci over with knees to the body.
Casacci looks winded!
With the fighters up against the cage, Casacci throws an elbow but misses.
Hoo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Casacci.
Hoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Casacci closes the distance and clinches.
Casacci pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoo throws a solid leg kick but Casacci takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoo.
Casacci doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casacci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It appears Hoo was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.
Hoo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Casacci manages to circle out of the way.
Casacci clinches.
Hoo lands a damaging elbow.
Casacci looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Casacci lands with a right to the head.
Casacci lands an elbow just above Hoo 's eye.
Hoo avoids the elbow strike from Casacci, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Casacci just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoo's brow.
Hoo misses with a knee strike.
Hoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Casacci has closed the distance and engaged Hoo in a clinch.
Casacci misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Hoo.
Casacci is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Casacci.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Casacci smiles and moves away.
Casacci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casacci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casacci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Casacci rushes Hoo and presses him up against the cage.
Casacci misses with the head strike.
Casacci is trying to stall.
Casacci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoo avoids it.
Casacci tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Casacci has Hoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Casacci will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimroy Hoo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoo thows a body kick. Casacci tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Casacci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Casacci has Hoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Casaccis head.
Casacci lands a knee to the body.
Casacci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoo jumps guard but Casacci turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hoo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Casacci lands an elbow inside that Hoo shrugs off.
Hoo lands an elbow inside.
Hoo lands an elbow inside that Casacci shrugs off.
Casacci throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Casacci misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Casacci in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hoo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kimroy Hoo's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Casacci.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Casacci avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Casacci trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hoo's guard.
Casacci is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hoo looking to control.
Casacci wants to stand and escape but instead Hoo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Casacci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hoo wants to control from the top but Casacci keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo looking to pass the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hoo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Casacci is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hoo, into his guard.
Hoo has a closed guard, preventing Casacci from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Casacci is one step ahead there.
Hoo trying to keep a closed guard but Casacci is proving a slippery customer.
Casacci wanted to stand there but Hoo had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Casacci tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Hoo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Casacci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Casacci tries to clinch but Hoo moves out of range.
Casacci pushes Hoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Casacci misses with a knee to the head.
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 Kimroy Hoo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimroy Hoo's cut.
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.
Casacci wants to clinch.
Casacci doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoo circles away.
Hoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.
Casacci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Casacci tries to clinch up but Hoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Casacci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoo with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casacci is looking to clinch but Hoo is avoiding it.
Casacci stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoo.
Hoo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Casacci moves into the clinch.
Hoo manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci tries to clinch up.
Casacci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoo throws out the jab.
Casacci wants to clinch up but Hoo keeps it at a distance.
Casacci tries to clinch but Hoo moves out of range.
Casacci drives through and clinches with Hoo against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hoo.
Hoo breaks the clinch.
Casacci clinches.
Casacci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Casacci throws an elbow but misses.
Hoo breaks from the clinch.
Hoo clobbers Casacci with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Casacci moves in looking to clinch but Hoo pushes him off.
Casacci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Casacci tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Casacci tries to clinch up but Hoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casacci moves into range and clinches up with Hoo.
Hoo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Casacci just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hoo blocks an elbow strike.
Hoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hoo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Casacci backwards.
Hoo blocks the elbow strike.
Casacci effectively controlling the action here.
Casacci is trying to stall.
Casacci misses with some punches.
Casacci looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Hoo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Casacci is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoo is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo lands a nice uppercut.
Casacci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Casacci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoo tries to break the clinch but Casacci is controlling the position.
Casacci misses with an elbow strike.
Hoo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Casacci lands an elbow inside.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Casacci avoids it.
Casacci keeps control of Hoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoo.
Casacci takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoo can't find room to land a body shot as Casacci controls the action.
Hoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Casacci is looking to clinch.
Hoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Casacci ducks right into an uppercut from Hoo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo misses with a kick to the body.
Casacci tries to clinch up.
Hoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.
Casacci walks into a straight right hand from Hoo.
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!
Casacci has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Casacci has Hoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Casacci lands a hook to the side of the head.
Casacci trying to land knees to the body.
Hoo breaks from the clinch.
Casacci looks to clinch
and Hoo counters with a crisp one two that drops Casacci! Hoo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Casacci to his feet! Casacci is in big trouble!
Casacci is rocked!
Casacci is looking to clinch but Hoo is avoiding it.
Casacci is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoo finish him?
Hoo misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimroy Hoo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimroy Hoo!
Kimroy Hoo gave a mention to Dead Orbit in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Gatsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Damozzi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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213 lbs
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202 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsby throws the left hand but Damozzi avoids the punch easily.
Gatsby tries to clinch up
and Damozzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Damozzi works the jab nicely.
Gatsby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damozzi's calf.
Gatsby misses with a body kick.
Damozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatsby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Damozzi finds it's target.
Damozzi misses the jab.
Gatsby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatsby rushes Damozzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gatsby lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Damozzi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Damozzi controls the action.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsby digs a right hand underneath Damozzi's ribcage. Damozzi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Damozzi misses with a punch to the body.
Damozzi blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Damozzi tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Damozzi back against the cage.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damozzi taking a breather.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatsby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Gatsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatsby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Damozzi is breathing heavily.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatsby has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Damozzi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Damozzi is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Damozzi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatsby manages to avoid it.
Gatsby is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Damozzi throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Damozzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damozzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gatsby's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby clinches with his opponent.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Damozzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damozzi lands a right hand.
Damozzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Damozzi on the inside.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Gatsby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damozzi gets through Gatsby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Gatsby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Damozzi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gatsby can turn it around.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damozzi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Damozzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatsby controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Gatsby.
Damozzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damozzi is trying to break the clinch but Gatsby is controlling him.
Damozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damozzi misses with a body punch.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Damozzi.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Damozzi.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi is struggling to control the position.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
Damozzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatsby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gatsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gatsby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Frank Damozzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Gatsby.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gatsby scores with a shot to the side of Damozzi's head.
Damozzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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 Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damozzi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gatsby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gatsby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gatsby moves into the clinch.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the body.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Damozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi scores with a shot to the side of Gatsby's head.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damozzi.
Damozzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby lands a hook that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Gatsby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
Gatsby pushes Damozzi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gatsby lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
A short left from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Gatsby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damozzi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gatsby.
Damozzi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gatsby is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Damozzi to the mat. Damozzi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatsby throws an elbow that misses. Damozzi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gatsby's guard. Nice move by Damozzi!
Gatsby pulls Damozzi in close to his closed guard and prevents Damozzi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Gatsby has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gatsby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby has his hands on Damozzi's head, controlling the position.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatsby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gatsby has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Damozzi stopping the sweep attempt from Gatsby.
Gatsby controls Damozzi momentarily but Damozzi frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Damozzi won't allow Gatsby to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jay Gatsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Gatsby.
Gatsby looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Damozzi misses the target.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Damozzi. Those never looked like landing.
Damozzi misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Damozzi misses.
Gatsby tries to close the distance and clinch but Damozzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damozzi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Frank Damozzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Damozzi misses with a straight right.
Gatsby shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Damozzi is trying to defend but Gatsby finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gatsby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Gatsby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Damozzi misses with a series of wild punches.
Damozzi moves out of range as Gatsby throws a body kick.
Damozzi avoids the head kick by Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a looping left.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut. Gatsby saw that one coming.
Gatsby misses with a low kick.
Damozzi swings for the body but Gatsby moves out of range.
Gatsby lands with a kick to the ribs.
Damozzi blocks a head kick by Gatsby.
Gatsby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatsby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gatsby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatsby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gatsby takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damozzi tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Damozzi.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with a body punch.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Damozzi.
Damozzi tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Damozzi back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gatsby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatsby.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Damozzi back against the cage.
Gatsby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damozzi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Damozzi misses with a body punch.
Damozzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Damozzi.
Gatsby tries to work over Damozzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Damozzi controls his hands.
Gatsby tries to work over Damozzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Damozzi controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Gatsby.
Gatsby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Damozzi tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gatsby manages to move to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damozzi tries to hold on but Gatsby pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby landing strikes from the mount and Damozzi is in trouble!
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the head.
Gatsby lands a couple of good shots and Damozzi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gatsby scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Gatsby gets his hands free as Damozzi looks to control.
Gatsby is landing with strikes from the back.
Gatsby connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Damozzi to escape the position.
Damozzi is rocked!
Damozzi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gatsby.
Oh Damozzi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatsby lands a massive shot to the side of Damozzi 's head and he's out cold! Gatsby jumps to his feet and milks the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul De Muerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom. De Muerta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Crystal Method kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Paul Green could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raoul De Muerta's chin.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raoul De Muerta!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green blocks a head kick by De Muerta.
A telegraphed right hand from De Muerta misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Green misses its target.
Green walks into a straight right hand from De Muerta.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green lands a leg kick that knocks De Muerta off balance momentarily.
De Muerta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.
Green drops De Muerta with a left right combo! Green follows him down to the ground into side control.
De Muerta is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green in side control, throwing shots but De Muerta defends.
De Muerta is still in real trouble! Can Green finish him?
De Muerta defending against the ground and pound.
Green is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Muerta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Muerta seems to have recovered his senses.
De Muerta struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta is not content to let Green control the position.
De Muerta is looking for a sweep.
Green is working De Muerta over with some ground and pound from side control.
De Muerta regains half guard, as Green was trying to land strikes.
Green is thwarting De Muerta's attempts to control the position.
Green missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Muerta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Green.
Green is working for a submission of some sort.
De Muerta tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green lands strikes from half guard.
Green 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.
De Muerta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Green scores with a couple of nice shots.
Green is keen to just control but De Muerta is a slippery customer.
De Muerta keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Green throws a strike but De Muerta avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
De Muerta seems keen to control Green's posture.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but De Muerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta is controlling Green's posture.
De Muerta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Green lands a couple of digs.
Green scoring with some ground and pound.
Green throws a strike but De Muerta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Muerta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Muerta throws a strike but Green rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Muerta has Green pulled in close to control his posture.
Green throws a strike but De Muerta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Green dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from De Muerta finds it's way through Green's defenses.
Green looks to land a right hand but De Muerta moved out of range.
De Muerta misses with a body shot
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Muerta checks a leg kick nicely.
Green looks to land a left hand but De Muerta moved out of range nicely.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Muerta is able to avoid easily.
Green ducks under a wild hook from De Muerta.
De Muerta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. De Muerta does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Muerta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paul Green is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Muerta forces Green back against the cage and clinches.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Muerta.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as De Muerta controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to work over De Muerta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
De Muerta blocking some punches.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Green working aggressively here.
De Muerta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green throws out a powerful jab.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Muerta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Muerta blocks a low kick nicely.
Green throws a low kick but De Muerta moves out of range easily.
Green misses with a hook
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Muerta dips to his left and cracks Green with an uppercut!
De Muerta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green misses with a low kick.
De Muerta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Muerta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Muerta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green misses with a right hand
and De Muerta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Muerta drops his hands momentarily and Green takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Green lands an overhand right.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Muerta.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but De Muerta is just out of range.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Muerta throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a straight left.
De Muerta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Muerta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Muerta throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Muerta throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
De Muerta needs to keep his hands up - Green had a free shot at his head there.
De Muerta throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Muerta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Muerta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Muerta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from De Muerta. No joy for Green on that attempt.
Green fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta works the jab nicely.
De Muerta lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Muerta lands with a right hand.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Muerta misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Raoul De Muerta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Muerta moves out of range of the leg kick from Green.
De Muerta was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Muerta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Green.
De Muerta misses with a leg kick
and Green counters with a shoot takedown. De Muerta fights it but they end up in guard.
De Muerta is pulling down on Green's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raoul De Muerta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
De Muerta moves into the clinch.
Green lands an uppercut.
De Muerta is trying to force a seperation but Green has the dominant position.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Muerta blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from De Muerta fails to land.
De Muerta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Muerta is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from De Muerta.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Muerta can't break the clinch.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Muerta can do to turn this around?
De Muerta tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
De Muerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from De Muerta.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
De Muerta tries a head kick but it misses.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Green - just one landing.
De Muerta throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
De Muerta cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Muerta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Green, right into the meat.
De Muerta misses with a looping right.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Muerta misses with a kick to the body.
De Muerta throws a body shot but no joy.
Green moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a straight right.
De Muerta throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Green darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
Green connects with a looping right hand.
De Muerta throws a head kick that misses.
De Muerta drives through and clinches with Green against the cage.
De Muerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes De Muerta! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Paul Green!
A very excited looking Paul Green made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Raoul De Muerta spoke after the fight, saying 'All or nothing, that's how I fight. May the spirits take me and guide me back to the darkness.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyd McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McGuire's choice of entrance music: Five Finger Death Punch - The Way Of The Fist. 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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27
150 lbs
13 - 2 - 1 |
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30
154 lbs
18 - 9 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boyd McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle lands a body shot.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Doyle misses the target.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle slips a jab from McGuire.
McGuire cracks the inside of Doyle's front leg.
Doyle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doyle's calf.
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
McGuire throws a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
It looked like Doyle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Doyle.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a low kick as Doyle jumps back.
McGuire scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab lands there for McGuire.
McGuire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Doyle misses.
A countering left hand to the body from McGuire misses.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
McGuire with the counter takedown but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGuire lands a front kick.
Doyle misses with a leg kick
so McGuire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle is looking to pass McGuire's guard but actually McGuire recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle won't allow McGuire to sweep him here.
Doyle being controlled here momentarily.
McGuire looking for a sweep. Not yet McGuire, not yet.
McGuire throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
McGuire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGuire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire working for a triangle but Doyle defends it easily.
McGuire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McGuire can't keep his opponent in guard - Doyle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Doyle is looking to advance position but McGuire won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McGuire wants to get back to full guard.
McGuire is still trying to improve position.
McGuire wants to get back to full guard but Doyle has mounted him!
McGuire tries to hold on but Doyle pushes him away.
McGuire is working to get back to half guard.
McGuire is squirming around, avoiding Doyle's attempts to control the action.
Doyle is really struggling to control McGuire but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boyd McGuire will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Doyle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
McGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle letting McGuire take a breather here.
Good body shot from Doyle.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doyle blocks the body kick.
McGuire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
Doyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
Doyle prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGuire.
McGuire dodges an elbow strike from Doyle.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Doyle takes an elbow to the temple.
McGuire goes for a takedown attempt but Doyle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Doyle lands a jab to McGuire's midsection.
Doyle is looking to wear down McGuire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doyle takes one to the side of the head.
McGuire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doyle misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Doyle misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuire moves forwards but Doyle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doyle looks to land a combination but McGuire avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doyle is fending him off so far but McGuire persists. Nope, Doyle circles away and we're back to standing.
McGuire defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGuire ducks right into an uppercut from Doyle.
Doyle connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle cracks McGuire with an open hand slap.
Jimmy Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
Good exchange - Doyle coming out on top.
A jab lands there for Doyle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle takes one to the side of the head.
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!
McGuire scores with a jab to the head.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doyle is able to avoid easily.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGuire slips a jab from Doyle.
Doyle blocks the body kick.
Doyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuire counters with a nice body kick.
Doyle misses with a head kick.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Doyle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McGuire throws a low kick but Doyle moves out of range easily.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
McGuire dives in for a single leg takedown but Doyle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Doyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doyle. That did some damage!
A shot to the liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doyle checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGuire moves out of range as Doyle throws a body kick.
McGuire misses with a leg kick.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGuire. That one must have hurt.
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuire's hands.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Doyle is looking to counter punch.
Doyle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McGuire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyle swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
Doyle scores with a body shot.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Doyle wants to slow McGuire down by chopping away at his legs.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doyle stuffs the takedown.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doyle. Doyle obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGuire cracks Doyle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doyle thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire slips under a jab from Doyle.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle misses with a hook
and McGuire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doyle thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Doyle swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuire counters with an inside leg kick.
McGuire tries to work over Doyle's front leg with a kick but Doyle checks it.
Doyle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick from Doyle.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
and McGuire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McGuire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Doyle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McGuire throws an elbow that misses. Doyle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGuire's guard. Nice move by Doyle!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle won't allow McGuire to sweep him here.
Doyle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle pushes down on McGuire's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Doyle is looking to take a break and control but McGuire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jimmy Doyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doyle stalling.
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 Jimmy Doyle.
I think Doyle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!
A victorious Jimmy Doyle 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 Carlos Centurion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Loosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 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
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Centurion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Loosa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centurion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Centurion moves out of range as Loosa strikes.
Loosa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Loosa throws a hook to the side of Centurion's head but Centurion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loosa connects with a right hand. Centurion shakes it off.
Centurion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Loosa misses with a hook.
Centurion throws an overhand right that lands on Loosa's shoulder, as Loosa tries to avoid the shot.
Centurion misses with a wild body shot.
Centurion throws a big shot that misses.
Loosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Centurion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loosa.
Centurion throws a big shot that misses.
Centurion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loosa lands with a shot to the body.
Centurion connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Loosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loosa slips under a jab from Centurion.
Loosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Loosa missing with a left hand there. Centurion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Centurion definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Centurion finds it's way through Loosa's defenses.
Carlos Centurion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Centurion scores with the left hand. Loosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Loosa lands a nice hook to Centurion's body. Centurion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosa misses with a hook.
Loosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Centurion.
Centurion checks a leg kick nicely.
Centurion throws a sloppy body shot
and Loosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loosa throws out a loose jab but Centurion uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Loosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Centurion - the referee stops the clock and Loosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Centurion. Loosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Loosa scores with a punch to the head.
Loosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Centurion has time to react.
Loosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Loosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Centurion.
Loosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Centurion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Loosa does no damage.
Centurion swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loosa counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Carlos Centurion has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Centurion slips a straight right by Loosa.
A slow jab from Loosa misses its intended target.
Loosa swings widly with a right hand
and Centurion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Centurion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loosa takes a swing at Centurion's ribcage but misses.
Centurion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loosa wants to counter the offense by Centurion and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Loosa.
Centurion throws a chopping leg kick but Loosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Loosa lands with a nice combination. Centurion backs away looking to recover.
Centurion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Centurion, right into the meat.
Centurion lands a jab.
Centurion slips a jab from Loosa.
Centurion is looking to land body kicks.
Loosa throws a jab when Centurion was well out of range.
Loosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Centurion tenderised Loosa's leg. Loosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Centurion circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loosa.
Centurion misses with an uppercut
letting Loosa counter with a right hand.
Loosa lands with a right hand.
Loosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Centurion's hands.
Centurion scores with a punch to the head.
Jab from Centurion.
Centurion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centurion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loosa misses with a hook.
Loosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Centurion looks to land a right hand but Loosa moved out of range.
Centurion takes a swing at Loosa's ribcage but misses.
Centurion is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Loosa cracks Centurion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Centurion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loosa.
Loosa misses with a hook. Centurion ducked under it nicely.
Loosa cracks a nice hook into Centurion's ribs.
Centurion throws a predictable looking body shot
and Loosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Centurion is looking to slow Loosa down with leg kicks.
Loosa throws a hook but Centurion avoids it easily.
Centurion loads up on a big right hand but Loosa slips the punch.
Centurion is looking to land body kicks.
Centurion moves out of range as Loosa strikes.
Loosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Centurion. That one must have hurt.
Loosa tries to clinch but Centurion moves out of range.
Centurion thumps Loosa with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loosa ducks under a wild hook from Centurion.
Centurion uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Loosa jabs Centurion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Loosa moves in looking to clinch but Centurion pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Centurion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Loosa misses with a looping left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Loosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Centurion - the referee stops the clock and Loosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Centurion. Loosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheers as Centurion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loosa doesn't seem phased though.
Centurion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Centurion scores with a crisp jab that stopped Loosa in his tracks.
Centurion thuds a left hand into Loosa's body.
Loosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Centurion.
Loosa throws a looping overhand right but Centurion ducks down to avoid it.
Loosa is looking to slow Centurion down with leg kicks.
Loosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loosa misses with an uppercut. Centurion saw that one coming.
Centurion misses with a body shot.
Centurion scores with a leg kick.
Centurion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loosa wants to counter the offense by Centurion and move into the clinch position.
Loosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Loosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Victor Loosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Centurion's cut.
That's time! Centurion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Centurion lands a leg kick that knocks Loosa off balance momentarily.
Loosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Centurion cracks Loosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loosa misses with a hook. Centurion ducked under it nicely.
Centurion slips a straight right by Loosa.
Loosa throws a body punch but Centurion moves out of range.
Loosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Centurion.
Centurion misses the shot to the body.
Loosa looks to land a left hand but Centurion moved out of range nicely.
Loosa takes a swing at Centurion's ribcage but misses.
Loosa cracks Centurion with an open hand slap.
Centurion thows a body kick. Loosa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Centurion scores with a nice body kick.
Centurion misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Loosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Loosa looks to throw the jab but Centurion is out of range.
Loosa lands a body shot.
Jab by Loosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Centurion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Loosa scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Loosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Centurion. Centurion obviously looking to wear him down.
Loosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Loosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Victor Loosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Centurion scores with a push kick.
Loosa drops his hands momentarily and Centurion takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Loosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Centurion throws out the jab.
Loosa ducks right into an uppercut from Centurion.
Centurion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loosa's sensitive parts.
Centurion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Loosa is out of range.
Centurion throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big left from Centurion misses.
Loosa throws the left hand but Centurion avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Centurion tries to land knees in the clinch but Loosa avoids the damage to the body.
Loosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Centurion's elbow.
Loosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Centurion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Centurion breaks from the clinch.
Centurion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loosa misses with a body shot.
Centurion misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Centurion.
Loosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Centurions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Loosa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Centurion.
Loosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Centurion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Centurion takes one to the side of the head.
Centurion looks to land a right hand but Loosa moved out of range.
Loosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Centurion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Centurion swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Loosa misses.
Centurion slips a jab from Loosa.
Loosa looks to land a left hand but Centurion moved out of range nicely.
Centurion throws a body punch but Loosa moves out of range.
Centurion staying out of range there.
Centurion connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Centurion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centurion connects with a solid leg kick.
Centurion blocks a jab.
Loosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Centurion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Centurion swings for the body but Loosa moves out of range.
Centurion lands a leg kick that knocks Loosa off balance momentarily.
Loosa lands a jab to the nose.
Centurion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loosa.
Centurion throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Loosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loosa moves away from the strike by Centurion.
Centurion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Centurion lands a lovely overhand right.
Some bone on bone action there as Centurion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Centurion. Loosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Loosa.
Loosa tests Centurion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loosa moves out of range as Centurion strikes.
A big right from Loosa misses.
Centurion connects with a jab.
Centurion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Loosa is out of range.
Loosa throws a hook but Centurion blocks it.
Centurion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Loosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Centurion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Centurion is looking to chop away at Loosa's legs.
Loosa misses with an uppercut
and Centurion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Centurion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loosa.
Loosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Centurion throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Centurion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Centurion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Loosa does no damage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Centurion!
Loosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Centurion connects with the punch.
Centurion moves out of range as Loosa strikes.
Centurion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loosa moves away.
Centurion moves out of range of the strikes.
Centurion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Centurion cracks the inside of Loosa's front leg.
Loosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Centurion.
Centurion throws a right hand that misses
enabling Loosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Loosa.
Centurion throws a hook but Loosa blocks it.
Loosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loosa tries to clinch up but Centurion circles away and keeps his distance.
Centurion takes one on the button.
Centurion is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Centurion slips a jab from Loosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion misses with a looping left.
Loosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Centurion.
Centurion avoids the body shot from Loosa.
Centurion misses with a hook
and Loosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Centurion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Centurion misses with a low kick as Loosa jumps back.
Loosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Centurion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loosa.
Loosa looks to throw the jab but Centurion is out of range.
Centurion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Centurion.
Centurion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loosa manages to avoid it.
Centurion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Loosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Centurion.
It seemed like Loosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Centurion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loosa can pounce on him.
Centurion throws a hook to the side of Loosa's head but Loosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loosa throws a hook but Centurion avoids it easily.
Loosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Centurion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Centurion.
Loosa moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Loosa.
Loosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Centurion controls his hands.
Loosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Centurion throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot lands for Loosa.
Loosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Loosa lands a right hook to the body.
Loosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Centurion misses with a leg kick.
Centurion misses with a body shot.
Loosa misses with an uppercut.
Centurion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Loosa throws a shot from downtown. Centurion moves away and avoids it.
Centurion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centurion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loosa.
Loosa throws out a loose jab but Centurion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loosa has managed to clinch.
Centurion breaks the clinch.
Centurion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Centurion misses with a lunging right hand
letting Loosa counter with a right hand.
Centurion misses with a low kick.
Loosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Centurion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Centurion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Loosa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Centurion scores with a leg kick.
Loosa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Centurion misses the jab.
Loosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Centurion.
Centurion misses with an uppercut.
Loosa slips a jab from Centurion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Centurion. Centurion obviously looking to wear him down.
Loosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loosa takes a swing at Centurion's ribcage but misses.
Centurion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Centurion is able to avoid easily.
Good leg kick by Centurion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Centurion slips under a jab.
Loosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Centurion tries a low kick but Loosa avoids it.
Loosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Centurion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Centurion misses with an uppercut. Loosa saw that one coming.
Centurion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Loosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Loosa.
I think Loosa 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Victor Loosa!
An out of breath Victor Loosa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Wisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sacco Vanzetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vanzetti's choice of entrance music: Against All Authority - Sacco & Vanzetti. Sacco Vanzetti acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MC Wisk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sacco Vanzetti!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wisk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vanzetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wisk throws a hook to the side of Vanzetti's head but Vanzetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Vanzetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wisk lands a glancing blow to the side of Vanzetti's head.
It looks like Sacco Vanzetti has been cut.
Wisk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vanzetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wisk drops Vanzetti with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vanzetti looks back up at him and smiles so Wisk waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Vanzetti is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanzetti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vanzetti is still on wobbly legs! Can Wisk finish him?
A nice combination there by Vanzetti.
It looks like MC Wisk has been cut.
Wisk swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanzetti.
Sacco Vanzetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanzetti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wisk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vanzetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wisk moves into the clinch successfully.
Vanzetti seems to have recovered his senses.
Wisk tries to throw a body punch but Vanzetti avoids it by throwing Wisk back against the cage.
Wisk working aggressively here.
Wisk throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanzetti.
Vanzetti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wisk.
Wisk tries to throw a body punch but Vanzetti avoids it by throwing Wisk back against the cage.
Vanzetti misses with a body punch.
Wisk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisk is leaning against Vanzetti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wisk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vanzetti tries a body shot but Wisk blocks it.
Wisk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vanzetti taking a breather.
Wisk pushes Vanzetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wisk works on Vanzetti's body with a couple of short punches.
Wisk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanzetti's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wisk.
Wisk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanzetti takes a shot to the head.
That has opened up Sacco Vanzetti's cut even more.
Vanzetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vanzetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanzetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wisk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanzetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanzetti throws a head punch that misses.
Vanzetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Wisk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanzetti throws an elbow but it misses.
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!
Wisk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Vanzetti fails to land.
Wisk is leaning against Vanzetti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisk tries to throw a body punch but Vanzetti avoids it by throwing Wisk back against the cage.
Wisk lands with a left to the head.
Wisk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wisk throws a head punch that misses.
Wisk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wisk throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanzetti.
A short uppercut from Wisk.
Wisk throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanzetti.
Vanzetti tries to work over Wisk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanzetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Wisk.
Vanzetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wisk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanzetti lands a left hand.
Vanzetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Wisk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wisk tries to throw a body punch but Vanzetti avoids it by throwing Wisk back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vanzetti.
Vanzetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wisk tries a body shot but Vanzetti blocks it.
Wisk scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vanzetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wisk as Vanzetti tries to tie him up.
Wisk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vanzetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanzetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wisk is working Vanzetti over against the cage.
Vanzetti looks winded!
Wisk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wisk digs a right hand into Vanzetti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vanzetti's gas tank.
Wisk lands with a short shot to the head.
Vanzetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wisk is working Vanzetti over against the cage.
Wisk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Sacco Vanzetti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vanzetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Wisk.
Wisk creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Vanzetti with a big uppercut! Vanzetti tries to clinch up but Wisk pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Vanzetti to the mat! Vanzetti covers up and Wisk unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). MC Wisk!
MC Wisk was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ozzy McKane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKane's entrance music is SAIL - AWOLNATION. A fine choice. Skreba Reijonen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ozzy McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from McKane misses.
Reijonen walks into a straight right hand from McKane.
McKane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reijonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. McKane takes a step back to recover.
Reijonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Reijonen scores with a push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McKane.
Reijonen slips a jab and a cross from McKane.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reijonen.
Reijonen lands the left hand.
McKane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKane avoids a punch combination nicely.
McKane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McKane tries to score with a low kick but Reijonen moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane avoids the body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the body
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the body
and McKane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reijonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McKane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reijonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reijonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reijonen misses with a body shot.
Reijonen throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like McKane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reijonen throws a looping overhand right but McKane ducks down to avoid it.
McKane throws a big counter combination but Reijonen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reijonen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McKane if he has to take too many more of those.
Reijonen walks into a left hand.
A nice combination there by McKane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reijonen.
It looks like McKane has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Reijonen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reijonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from McKane misses.
Reijonen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Reijonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reijonen scores with a kick to the body.
Reijonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from McKane.
McKane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reijonen.
McKane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reijonen.
McKane moves out of range as Reijonen throws a body kick.
As Reijonen backs away, McKane returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McKane moves into the clinch.
McKane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
A short right from Reijonen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by McKane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McKane.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as McKane controls the action.
McKane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reijonen smiles and moves away.
Reijonen misses with a wild combination.
McKane moves out of range of the body kick from Reijonen.
McKane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McKane lands with a nice combination. Reijonen backs away looking to recover.
Reijonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McKane lands with an overhand left.
Reijonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McKane, pushing him back against the cage.
Reijonen lands an uppercut.
Reijonen controlling the action here for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKane prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by McKane.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as McKane controls the action.
McKane pulls Reijonen into guard.
Reijonen is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but McKane has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Reijonen is looking to defend but McKane has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Reijonen! McKane pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Reijonen taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ozzy McKane!
Ozzy McKane was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Kornilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasily Kornilov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasily Kornilov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kornilov can pounce on him.
Hoshino connects with a right hand. Kornilov shakes it off.
It looks like Vasily Kornilov has been cut.
Kornilov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vasily Kornilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Kornilov.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target.
Kornilov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've been informed that Kornilov 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.
Kornilov throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoshino is looking to counter punch.
Hoshino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kornilov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kornilov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hoshino moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoshino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice cross by Kornilov.
We've been told by Hoshino's head coaches at Rings Russia that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Kornilov misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a lazy right hand but Kornilov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoshino throws a jab when Kornilov was well out of range.
Hoshino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kornilov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kornilov thumps Hoshino with a low kick.
Kornilov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kornilov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoshino pushes Kornilov off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Hoshino misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Kornilov scores with a four punch combination!
Kornilov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kornilov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kornilov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kornilov defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Kornilov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Kornilov.
Kornilov moves out of range as Hoshino strikes.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov throws a head kick but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoshino connects with the punch.
Hoshino throws a lazy uppercut
and Kornilov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoshino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kornilov throws a sloppy head kick and Hoshino moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target.
Kornilov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Kornilov lands with a shot to the body.
Kornilov throws a hook to the side of Hoshino's head but Hoshino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Kornilov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoshino misses with a lunging right hand
and Kornilov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Kornilov's shoulder, as Kornilov tries to avoid the shot.
Hoshino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoshino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoshino throws a poor cross that misses
and Kornilov counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoshino is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kornilov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kornilov defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Hoshino is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino walks into a stiff left hand from Kornilov.
Kornilov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kornilov defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Kornilov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kornilov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hoshino misses with a right hand
and Kornilov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hoshino won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Kornilov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasily Kornilov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Kornilov.
Kornilov misses with an uppercut. Hoshino saw that one coming.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kornilov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters circling a little - Kornilov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vasily Kornilov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kornilov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kornilov scores with a punch to the head.
Kornilov delivers a nice body kick.
Hoshino misses with a body shot
and Kornilov counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kornilov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kornilov lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornilov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kornilov jabs at Hoshino's body.
Kornilov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kornilov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshino blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Hoshino misses its target.
Kornilov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoshino misses with a shot to the body
and Kornilov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Hoshino there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov scores with a punch to the head.
Kornilov misses with a leg kick
and Hoshino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kornilov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kornilov scores with a nice right hand.
Hoshino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kornilov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoshino will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kornilov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hoshino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kornilov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kornilov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good work by Hoshino as he checks the leg kick.
Kornilov defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoshino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kornilov misses with a body shot.
Kornilov connects with a nice looking jab.
Kornilov pushes Hoshino away with a front kick.
Hoshino thuds a left hand into Kornilov's body.
Kornilov scores with a decent looking hook.
Kornilov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoshino takes a swing at Kornilov's ribcage but misses.
Kornilov throws out a counter right but Hoshino avoids it with no problem.
Kornilov misses with an uppercut.
Hoshino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kornilov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoshino throws a lazy uppercut
and Kornilov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoshino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kornilov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kornilov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
Kornilov lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Kornilov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vasily Kornilov's cut.
That's time! Hoshino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kornilov throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Kornilov connects with a body shot that sends Hoshino's belly button to the back.
Kornilov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kornilov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hoshino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoshino misses with a right hand
and Kornilov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoshino walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Kornilov misses.
Hoshino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hoshino blocks a head kick by Kornilov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornilov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hoshino back to the cage. Kornilov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kornilov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoshino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoshino with a jab.
Kornilov throws a head kick but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kornilov moves away.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Kornilov moves out of range.
Hoshino steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kornilov. That one must have hurt.
Hoshino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hoshino throws a hook but Kornilov avoids it easily.
Kornilov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kornilov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoshino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kornilov throws a big shot that misses.
Kornilov throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino catches Kornilov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kornilov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoshino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Kornilov tries a quick counter leg kick but Hoshino is wise to it.
Hoshino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Kornilov shoots in and bounces Hoshino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hoshino might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hoshino is pulling down on Kornilov's head to control his posture.
Kornilov stands and throws Hoshino's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hoshino can't do much from the bottom here.
Kornilov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hoshino will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino is looking to regain half guard here but Kornilov keeps moving and retains side control.
Kornilov working the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hoshino is looking for a sweep.
Kornilov misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kornilov stands up and beckons Hoshino to his feet.
Hoshino walks into a left hand.
Kornilov misses with a body shot.
Hoshino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Kornilov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasily Kornilov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hoshino avoids a kick to the body.
Kornilov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kornilov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kornilov dodges the punch combination from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Kornilov saw that one coming.
Kornilov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kornilov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kornilov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornilov throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoshino counters with a left to the body.
Kornilov misses with an uppercut.
Kornilov looks to land a body kick but Hoshino moved away.
Hoshino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kornilov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kornilov there.
Hoshino throws a jab when Kornilov was well out of range.
Kornilov throws out a counter right but Hoshino avoids it with no problem.
Hoshino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kornilov feints a jab promting Hoshino to slip. Kornilov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hoshino slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kornilov throws a body kick that misses
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kornilov! But no joy.
Kornilov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kornilov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoshino misses with a lunging right hand
and Kornilov counters with an inside leg kick.
Kornilov tests Hoshino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kornilov slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kornilov manages to avoid it.
Kornilov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kornilov feints and then cracks Hoshino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoshino down.
Kornilov drops his hands momentarily and Hoshino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoshino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoshino throws a jab but it's blocked by Kornilov.
Hoshino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kornilov. Kornilov obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoshino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kornilov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Hoshino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kornilov throws out a powerful jab.
Kornilov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kornilov. That's going to slow Hoshino down.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
Kornilov lands a nice shot that snaps Hoshino's head back.
Kornilov throws a big shot that misses.
Kornilov misses with a hook to the body
and Hoshino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kornilov throws a front kick that sends Hoshino stumbling back into the cage.
Kornilov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoshino doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoshino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Kornilov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Vasily Kornilov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kornilov throws a series of punches but Hoshino avoids them all with ease.
Hoshino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kornilov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kornilov throws a big shot that misses.
Kornilov throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Kornilov there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kornilov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kornilov slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Kornilov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino slips a straight right by Kornilov.
Hoshino is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kornilov moves away.
Hoshino throws a right hand that misses
and Kornilov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kornilov slips a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a hook. Kornilov ducked under it nicely.
Kornilov throws out a leg kick but Hoshino moves out of range and Kornilov only half commits.
Hoshino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoshino walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov throws a hook but Hoshino blocks it.
Kornilov misses with a body punch
letting Hoshino counter with a right hand.
Kornilov swinging wildly here.
Hoshino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoshino throwing a counter right hand but Kornilov manages to avoid it.
Kornilov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand.
Kornilov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Kornilov lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov throws a good cross that connects.
Kornilov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kornilov slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kornilov.
Kantaro Hoshino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kornilov tests Hoshino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Kornilov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoshino doesn't seem phased though.
Kornilov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoshino.
Kornilov throws a jab when Hoshino was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kornilov scores with a jab. Hoshino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab by Kornilov.
Kornilov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kornilov lands a really nice looking cross but Hoshino seems unphased.
Kornilov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoshino's calf.
Kornilov lands with an overhand left.
Kornilov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kornilov throws a push kick but Hoshino slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Kornilov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kornilov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Kornilov!
Vasily Kornilov is the new lightweight champion!
Vasily Kornilov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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