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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell comes to the cage accompanied by Anti by Mayhem. Andy Wilkins told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Donnell is looking to counter with head kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilkins.
Wilkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Donnell clinches up against the cage.
O Donnell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
O Donnell lands with a light punch inside.
O Donnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Donnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Donnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Donnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilkins tries a body shot but O Donnell blocks it.
O Donnell can't find room to land a body shot as Wilkins controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilkins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Donnell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Myles O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Wilkins.
Wilkins working aggressively here.
Wilkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Donnell.
O Donnell blocking some punches.
O Donnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Donnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Donnell scores with a hook to the body.
O Donnell lands an elbow that stopped Wilkins in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Andy Wilkins has been cut.
Nice elbow from O Donnell.
Wilkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Donnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Donnell.
Wilkins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but O Donnell is defending well.
O Donnell avoiding damage.
O Donnell can't find room to land a body shot as Wilkins controls the action.
Wilkins wants to take the fight to the mat but O Donnell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wilkins blocks the elbow strike.
O Donnell blocks a body shot from Wilkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Donnell lands a body punch.
O Donnell lands a body punch.
Wilkins looks winded!
O Donnell lands a shoulder strike.
O Donnell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Donnell 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.
O Donnell blocks an uppercut.
O Donnell stops a takedown attempt from Wilkins.
O Donnell lands with a left to the head.
A short right from O Donnell on the inside.
Wilkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Donnell is leaning against Wilkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Donnell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilkins's defenses.
O Donnell scores with a shoulder strike.
O Donnell scores with a shot to the side of Wilkins's head.
Wilkins prevents a body shot from O Donnell.
Wilkins lands a left hand.
O Donnell lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Donnell lands a body shot.
O Donnell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilkinss head.
Wilkins misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell stalling in the clinch.
O Donnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Donnell lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from O Donnell - that landed with a thud.
A short left from O Donnell.
A left hand lands to the body for O Donnell.
O Donnell cracks Wilkins with a nice body shot.
O Donnell lands a shoulder strike.
O Donnell lands an uppercut.
O Donnell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Donnell slowing the pace effectively.
Come on O Donnell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
O Donnell scores with a hook to the body.
O Donnell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilkins blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Donnell tries to work over Wilkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Donnells head.
Wilkins lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from O Donnell.
Wilkins is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell has Wilkins pressed against the cage. He pushes Wilkins back and as he springs towards him off the cage, O Donnell throws a beautiful elbow that sends Wilkins crashing to the floor! O Donnell piles on the pressure with more strikes! Wilkins is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles O Donnell!
After the fight, Myles O Donnell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Lord had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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192 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns connects with a high kick.
It looks like William Lord has been cut.
Lord staying out of range there.
Lord appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lord misses with a hook. Guns ducked under it nicely.
Guns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lord has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lord avoids a kick to the body.
Guns throws a head kick that misses.
Guns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lord misses the target.
Lord misses with an uppercut.
Lord slips under a jab.
Lord shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guns misses with a hook. Lord ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Guns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Guns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Lord takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guns misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns throws a lazy head kick
and Lord counters with a nice uppercut.
Lord looks to land a body kick but Guns moved away.
Lord listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Guns feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Lord on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Guns misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Lord tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guns checks a low kick from Lord.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guns gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lord 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 Guns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lord throws a poor cross that misses
and Guns counters with a thumping low kick.
Lord lands with a hook. Guns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guns scores with a head kick. Lord tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guns ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guns.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Guns. Lord shrugs it off though.
Lord fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guns throws a head kick that misses.
Guns throws a head kick but Lord moves out of range.
Lord throwing a counter right hand but Guns manages to avoid it.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily.
Guns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lord's calf.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lord darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lord circles away quickly and effectively.
Lord on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lord checks a low kick from Guns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a right hand that misses
and Guns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Big Guns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord throws a solid leg kick but Guns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lord.
Jab by Lord.
Lord on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lord blocks a head kick by Guns.
Guns tries to move into range but Lord moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lord throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
Guns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lord swings for the body but Guns moves out of range.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily.
Lord is looking for a counter combo.
Guns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage!
Lord connects with a body shot that sends Guns's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
Lord throws a hook but Guns blocks it.
It seemed like Guns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lord scores with a body shot.
Lord is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lord delivers a nice body kick.
Guns wants to land a leg kick but Lord is out of range.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Guns moves away and avoids it.
Guns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lord looks to land a right hand but Guns moved out of range.
Guns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lord checks a leg kick.
Guns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lord throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lord backing away here, and Guns unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Big Guns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Lord'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.
Good leg kick by Guns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lord is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lord counters with a left to the body.
Lord scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lord fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guns.
Guns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lord has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lord lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guns moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Lord lands a nice shot to the body.
Lord lands an overhand right.
Guns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guns fakes the leg kick and cracks Lord in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lord darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guns.
Lord misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns throws an overhand right that lands on Lord's shoulder, as Lord tries to avoid the shot.
Lord checks a low kick from Guns.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily.
Lord moves away from the strike by Guns.
Guns misses with a leg kick
and Lord counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lord throws a jab when Guns was well out of range.
Guns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lord crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Guns - the referee stops the clock and Lord gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Guns. Lord manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Guns ducks down to avoid it.
Lord throws an off balance right hand
and Guns counters with a three punch combo that has Lord backing up. Lord nods at Guns to acknowledge the strikes.
Guns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lord swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Guns's shoulder, as Guns tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord tries a low kick but Guns avoids it.
Guns is looking to chop away at Lord's legs.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord checks the leg kick nicely there.
Guns avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lord will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Guns jabs at Lord's body.
Guns thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lord.
Lord misses with a hook. Guns ducked under it nicely.
Lord lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns is looking to chop away at Lord's legs.
A good leg kick by Lord.
Lord swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Guns is just out of range.
Lord throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
Guns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lord scores with a sloppy right hand. Guns should have avoided that one.
Guns thumps Lord with a low kick.
Guns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord scores with a body shot.
Lord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Guns is just out of range.
Lord thows a leg kick but Guns checks it
and Guns counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lord.
Guns moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lord, as that shot connected.
Guns scores with a punch to the head.
Guns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lord.
Guns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guns 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 Lord has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lord and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lord attempts a counter takedown but Guns avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Lord dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lord checks a leg kick.
Lord staying out of range there.
Lord staying out of range there.
Lord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guns.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Guns.
Lord throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lord's knee momentarily.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Guns only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice jab there from Lord.
Guns looks to throw a body kick
and Lord counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Guns is trying to control but can't.
Guns is trying to get back to full guard.
Lord working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns wants to control but Lord is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lord trying to control the action but Guns is working from the bottom.
Guns has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Guns is looking to improve his position.
Lord content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lord is keen to just control but Guns is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Lord.
Guns moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lord won't allow Guns to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lord postures up in Guns's guard and throws a big left but Guns blocks it.
Guns keeping moving, preventing Lord from controlling successfully.
Lord lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lord avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lord postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guns has his hands on Lord's head, controlling the position.
Guns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lord defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lord cracks Guns with a solid left hand.
Guns working a defensive guard but Lord passes into half guard.
Guns taking some punishment here, with Lord in his half guard.
Guns wants to get back to full guard.
Lord looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Guns makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lord wants to control from the top but Guns keeps moving.
Lord scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lord with a nice head shot there.
Lord controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Guns throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lord working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
William Lord overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lord postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Lord showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lord 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Lord!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rainbow Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Пачка сигар. 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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30
197 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Rainbow Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claudio Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Hero holds him up against the cage and eventually Demaestri drops back down to his feet.
Hero stalling in the clinch.
Hero misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Demaestri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demaestri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demaestri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Demaestri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hero gets tackled into the cage by Demaestri. Demaestri maintains the clinch.
Demaestri jumps guard but Hero turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Hero.
Hero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hero is struggling to control the position.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Hero holds him up against the cage and eventually Demaestri drops back down to his feet.
Rainbow Hero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Demaestri.
Hero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Demaestri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hero can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero wants to clinch up but Demaestri keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demaestri moves away.
A little jabbing left from Demaestri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Demaestri moves away from the strike by Hero.
Demaestri avoids the body shot from Hero.
Demaestri misses with a hook.
Hero half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hero tries to bum rush Demaestri with a series of wild strikes but Demaestri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demaestri throws an off balance right hand
and Hero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hero throws a solid leg kick but Demaestri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hero.
Hero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hero tries to clinch but Demaestri is having none of it.
Demaestri stalks Hero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hero's face. Hero staggers backwards, shaken.
Hero swings widly with a right hand
and Demaestri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Demaestri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Demaestri.
Hero blocks a jab.
Hero slips a jab from Demaestri.
Demaestri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hero.
Demaestri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Hero circles away.
Demaestri moves into range and clinches up with Hero.
Demaestri gets control of Hero's arms and successfully pulls guard. Demaestri will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hero content to stall in guard here.
Demaestri wants to sweep but no luck.
Demaestri keeping full guard, as Hero tries to pass.
Hero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hero drops back looking for a leg! Demaestri is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Demaestri manages to kick Hero off! Hero jumps back into Demaestri's guard.
Demaestri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Demaestri manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hero has Demaestri in his guard.
Demaestri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hero has his foot on Demaestri's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Demaestri works his way back into a safe position though.
Demaestri lands a couple of elbows.
Hero wants to sweep here but Demaestri controlling him for the moment.
Demaestri has gone for a leg lock! Hero slips out almost immediately though and dives into Demaestri's guard.
Hero stays in close to Demaestri's body and controls the position.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet but Hero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Demaestri wants to stand but Hero is controlling the position.
Hero trying to control but Demaestri is working from the bottom.
Hero postures up in Demaestri's guard and throws a big left but Demaestri blocks it.
Hero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Demaestri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demaestri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Demaestri looking for a sweep. Not yet Demaestri, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Claudio Demaestri will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Demaestri avoids the body shot from Hero.
Hero throws a lazy uppercut
and Demaestri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demaestri tries to bum rush Hero with a series of wild strikes but Hero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Claudio Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demaestri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hero.
Demaestri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hero.
Hero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hero slips a straight right by Demaestri.
Demaestri tries to clinch up.
Demaestri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri lands a right hook to the body.
Demaestri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hero.
Demaestri throws out a counter right but Hero avoids it with no problem.
Hero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Demaestri throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hero, right into the meat.
Claudio Demaestri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri lands a glancing blow to the side of Hero's head.
Demaestri misses the body punch
and Hero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Hero. That snapped Demaestri's head back.
Demaestri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hero counters with a right hand to the body.
Demaestri lands an overhand right.
Demaestri tries to bum rush Hero with a series of wild strikes but Hero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hero was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demaestri is looking to clinch but Hero is avoiding it.
Demaestri wants to clinch.
Demaestri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hero.
Demaestri might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Demaestri tries to clinch up but Hero circles away and keeps his distance.
Hero takes a swing at Demaestri's ribcage but misses.
Demaestri throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero connects with a nice looking jab.
Demaestri looks to land a combination. Hero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Demaestri jumps guard but Hero stands there with Demaestri around his waist. Demaestri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
I was talking to Hero's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Demaestri is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hero to keep the fight standing.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Hero won't allow it.
Rainbow Hero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Demaestri.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero scores with a shot to the side of Demaestri's head.
Demaestri is looking for a takedown.
Hero pushes Demaestri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hero breaks from the clinch.
Demaestri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Claudio Demaestri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hero closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hero misses the body punch
letting Demaestri counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hero misses the target.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demaestri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hero misses with a head kick.
Hero misses with a wild body shot.
Demaestri misses with a double jab
and Hero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Demaestri's knee momentarily.
Nice body punch from Demaestri.
Demaestri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hero counters with a straight right hand.
Hero misses the shot to the body.
Demaestri misses with the combination.
Hero throws a jab when Demaestri was well out of range.
Demaestri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hero circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Hero tenderised Demaestri's leg. Demaestri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Demaestri tries to clinch up
and Hero counters with a good low kick that Demaestri was not able to check.
Hero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Demaestri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hero walks into a left hand.
Hero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demaestri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Demaestri wants to clinch.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demaestri cracks Hero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Demaestri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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 Rainbow Hero will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Demaestri throws a nice looking combination but Hero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demaestri misses with a hook
enabling Hero to counter with a crisp jab.
Demaestri misses the jab.
Demaestri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demaestri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Demaestri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Demaestri fails to pull guard.
Hero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Demaestri backwards.
Demaestri looking for a takedown.
Demaestri tries to score a body lock takedown but Hero shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rainbow Hero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Demaestri.
Hero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Demaestri backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Demaestri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hero walks away with a smile on his face. Demaestri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Demaestri scores with the left hand. Hero knows he should have avoided that one.
Demaestri tests Hero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Demaestri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero scores with a nice body kick.
Demaestri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Demaestri does no damage.
Demaestri throws a series of punches but Hero avoids them all with ease.
Demaestri misses with a double jab.
Demaestri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hero. Hero obviously looking to wear him down.
Hero drives through and clinches with Demaestri against the cage.
Demaestri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hero connects with a solid leg kick.
Demaestri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Demaestri's head.
Demaestri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demaestri lands a nice shot that snaps Hero's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demaestri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hero.
A little jabbing left from Demaestri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demaestri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hero.
Rainbow Hero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hero lands a shoulder strike.
Hero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Hero.
Demaestri goes for a takedown attempt but Hero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jab by Hero.
Hero connects with a body shot that sends Demaestri's belly button to the back.
Hero moves into range and clinches up with Demaestri.
Demaestri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hero backwards.
Hero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Demaestri's efforts to push away.
Hero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demaestri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demaestri slips a straight right by Hero.
Demaestri lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Demaestri, pushing him back against the cage.
Demaestri blocks an uppercut.
Hero digs a right hand underneath Demaestri's ribcage. Demaestri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hero gets underhooks to prevent Demaestri's takedown attempt.
Hero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hero gets through Demaestri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hero misses with a punch to the body.
Hero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hero lands with a light punch inside.
Demaestri blocks a body shot from Hero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Demaestri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hero pushes Demaestri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hero ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hero no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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!
Hero looking for a sweep. Not yet Hero, not yet.
Demaestri wants to control from the top but Hero keeps moving.
Hero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demaestri can do to turn this around?
Hero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Demaestri tries to stand but Hero is controlling from the bottom.
Demaestri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Demaestri looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rainbow Hero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hero 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rainbow Hero!
A relieved looking Rainbow Hero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell . Johnson has chosen Blood of Heroes! as his entrance music. Craig Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Carter Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Craig Johnson has been cut.
Williams scores with a hook.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Williams has knocked Johnson down with a huge combo! Williams steps away and waves a wobbly Johnson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That has opened up Craig Johnson's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Williams throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donk. Williams catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
The cut above Craig Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Williams avoids the body shot from Johnson.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Williams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Williams.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Johnson looks to move away, Williams throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Craig Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Williams throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sean Carter Williams!
A very excited looking Sean Carter Williams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baraka Simengwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simengwa has chosen Afande Sele feat Ditto - Darubini kali as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
25 - 26 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Baraka Simengwa!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simengwa takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Baraka Simengwa has been cut.
Simengwa misses with a hook. Kyoraku ducked under it nicely.
Kyoraku throws a sloppy head kick and Simengwa moves out of range easily.
Simengwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Simengwa slips a jab from Kyoraku.
Simengwa fails to land the takedown.
Kyoraku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Simengwa checks a leg kick.
Simengwa takes one to the chin there.
Kyoraku works Simengwa's body with a nice hook.
Kyoraku misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Simengwa finds it's target.
Kyoraku swings for the body but Simengwa moves out of range.
Kyoraku misses with a straight right.
Kyoraku misses with an uppercut.
Kyoraku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simengwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyoraku.
Simengwa throws the left hand but Kyoraku avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Kyoraku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Simengwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kyoraku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simengwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kyoraku throws a leg kick that is checked
and Simengwa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kyoraku won't be happy with that.
Simengwa trying to control the position but Kyoraku is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyoraku sneaks back into half guard.
Simengwa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Simengwa is looking to advance position but Kyoraku won't allow it.
Kyoraku manages to get to full guard.
Kyoraku manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simengwa manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simengwa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Simengwa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kyoraku's guard.
Kyoraku is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Simengwa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Simengwa passes Kyoraku's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
My spies in Arm Breakers/BJJ inform me that Simengwa has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kyoraku wants to control but Simengwa is keeping busy.
Simengwa is working for a kimura but Kyoraku is defending it quite comfortably.
Simengwa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kyoraku doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Simengwa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa wants to free his trapped foot but Kyoraku is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kyoraku makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kyoraku.
Kyoraku wants to sweep here but Simengwa controlling him for the moment.
Simengwa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Simengwa trying to control but Kyoraku is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Simengwa wants to pass the guard but Kyoraku is keeping the position.
Simengwa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyoraku is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Simengwa looking to sit in guard and control but Kyoraku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simengwa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Simengwa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Simengwa working a defensive guard but Kyoraku manages to pass into side control anyway.
Simengwa regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baraka Simengwa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simengwa throws a looping overhand right but Kyoraku ducks down to avoid it.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simengwa misses with a body shot.
Shunsui Kyoraku is winning the standup battle so far.
Kyoraku closes the distance and clinches.
Simengwa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kyoraku swings wildly with an uppercut but Simengwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simengwa can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simengwa.
Simengwa taking a breather.
Kyoraku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Simengwa misses with the head strike.
Simengwa scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simengwa is struggling to control the position.
Kyoraku prevents a body shot from Simengwa.
Simengwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simengwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyoraku's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands with a light punch inside.
Simengwa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Simengwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simengwa looking to slow down the pace here.
Kyoraku digs a right hand underneath Simengwa's ribcage. Simengwa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Simengwa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kyoraku fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Simengwa throws out a loose jab but Kyoraku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyoraku moves into the clinch.
Kyoraku pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kyoraku stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kyoraku lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shunsui Kyoraku has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kyoraku misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Simengwa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kyoraku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kyoraku misses with a punch on the inside.
Simengwa looking to stall.
Simengwa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shunsui Kyoraku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baraka Simengwa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyoraku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Simengwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simengwa slowing the pace effectively.
Kyoraku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simengwa is struggling to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoraku swings wildly with an uppercut but Simengwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyoraku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kyoraku is pressed up against the cage. Simengwa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kyoraku down to the mat. Kyoraku avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kyoraku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Simengwa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa ducks under a wild hook from Kyoraku.
A decent looking cross lands there for Simengwa.
Simengwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyoraku.
Simengwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyoraku walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Simengwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyoraku.
Kyoraku moves out of range of the strikes.
Kyoraku appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kyoraku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kyoraku misses with a straight left.
Simengwa connects with the punch.
Kyoraku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Simengwa tries to clinch but Kyoraku is having none of it.
Kyoraku thuds his shin into the meat of Simengwa's side.
Simengwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyoraku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoraku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyoraku throws a head kick but Simengwa moves out of range.
Shunsui Kyoraku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simengwa misses with a straight left.
Kyoraku clinches with his opponent.
Simengwa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Simengwa looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simengwa.
Simengwa has Kyoraku pressed against the cage.
Kyoraku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyoraku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simengwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simengwa trying to stall but Kyoraku improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baraka Simengwa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Good exchange - Simengwa coming out on top.
Kyoraku throws a wild body kick that Simengwa sees coming a mile off.
Simengwa misses with a straight left.
Kyoraku misses with a body shot.
Simengwa closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Simengwa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Simengwa is trying to maintain a safe position but Kyoraku gets an underhook and turns Simengwa into the cage.
Simengwa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kyoraku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simengwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyoraku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Simengwa avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Simengwa fails to land.
Simengwa just leaning against Kyoraku, taking a breather.
Simengwa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku swings wildly with an uppercut but Simengwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simengwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simengwa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simengwa is trying to stall.
Simengwa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kyoraku avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kyoraku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Simengwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simengwa misses with the head strike.
Simengwa taking a breather.
Kyoraku misses with a body punch.
Simengwa working aggressively here.
Kyoraku gets underhooks to prevent Simengwa's takedown attempt.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
Simengwa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kyoraku is keeping busy.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Simengwa controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa blocking some punches.
Kyoraku scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyoraku.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kyoraku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simengwa is looking to control Kyoraku's arms but Kyoraku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simengwa has his back to the cage.
Kyoraku is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shunsui Kyoraku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baraka Simengwa.
Simengwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Baraka Simengwa.
Simengwa misses with an uppercut.
Kyoraku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kyoraku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kyoraku has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simengwa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kyoraku pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kyoraku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simengwa throws an overhand right that lands on Kyoraku's shoulder, as Kyoraku tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyoraku. Simengwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyoraku moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kyoraku lands with a right hand.
Kyoraku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Simengwa on the side of the head.
Simengwa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Simengwa is rocked!
Kyoraku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Simengwa is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyoraku finish him?
Kyoraku closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Simengwa seems to have recovered his senses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kyoraku as Simengwa tries to tie him up.
Simengwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simengwa backwards.
Kyoraku lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Kyoraku.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyoraku lands a right hand.
Kyoraku pushes Simengwa against the cage. Kyoraku is working some dirty boxing. Kyoraku pushes off with a quick right hook! Simengwa goes down! Simengwa tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kyoraku moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shunsui Kyoraku!
After winning the bout, Shunsui Kyoraku 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 Alex Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZaZa Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asztalos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dethroned Emperor by Celtic Frost. Mutombo has chosen Wyclef Jean - 911 as his entrance music. ZaZa Mutombo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Asztalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ZaZa Mutombo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asztalos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Asztalos misses with the head strike.
Mutombo is trying to break the clinch but Asztalos is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Asztalos.
Mutombo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Asztalos misses with the head strike.
Asztalos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mutombo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asztalos avoids it.
Mutombo blocks a body shot from Asztalos.
Asztalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mutombo backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Asztalos.
Mutombo wants to break free but Asztalos has control.
Asztalos pushes Mutombo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mutombo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Asztalos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutombo misses with a punch to the body.
Asztalos lands a shot to the body.
Asztalos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Asztalos.
Mutombo looks winded!
Asztalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asztalos scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asztalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mutombo backwards.
Mutombo is trying to break the clinch but Asztalos has him pressed against the cage.
Mutombo is looking to break free of the clinch but Asztalos has double underhooks.
Asztalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asztalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Asztalos on the inside.
Asztalos blocks a body shot from Mutombo.
Asztalos digs a right hand underneath Mutombo's ribcage. Mutombo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asztalos digs a right hand into Mutombo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mutombo's gas tank.
Asztalos scores with a shot to the side of Mutombo's head.
Asztalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Mutombo controls his hands.
Asztalos is working Mutombo over against the cage.
Mutombo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asztalos lands a nice uppercut.
Asztalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mutombo backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Asztalos.
Asztalos tries a body shot but Mutombo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos has a couple of punches blocked by Mutombo.
Asztalos is working Mutombo over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Asztalos.
A left hand lands to the body for Asztalos.
A head punch on the inside from Asztalos fails to land.
Asztalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mutombo misses with a punch to the body.
Asztalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asztalos gets through Mutombo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mutombo misses with a punch to the body.
Asztalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Asztalos is working Mutombo over against the cage.
Asztalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Asztalos as the two fighters clinch.
Asztalos lands a shoulder strike.
Asztalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mutombo prevents a body shot from Asztalos.
A short right from Asztalos on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos cracks Mutombo with a nice body shot.
Asztalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mutombo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutombo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asztalos.
A short body shot lands from Asztalos as the two fighters clinch.
Asztalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asztalos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mutombo.
Asztalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mutombo prevents a body shot from Asztalos.
Asztalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Mutombo is rocked!
Asztalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Asztalos is working Mutombo over against the cage.
Asztalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Asztalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asztalos pushes Mutombo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Asztalos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Asztalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mutombo's elbow.
Asztalos throws a big uppercut that drops Mutombo! More strikes from Asztalos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mutombo lies dazed against the cage as Asztalos celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Asztalos!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alex Asztalos made sure he mentioned King of Fists, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Oppelaar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roger Little's chin.
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppelaar throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Oppelaar misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Little.
Little lands with a hook. Oppelaar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Little dips to his left and cracks Oppelaar with an uppercut!
We've been informed that Oppelaar 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.
Oppelaar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Little misses.
Little looks to throw the jab but Oppelaar is out of range.
Oppelaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Little scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oppelaar.
Little blocks a head kick by Oppelaar.
Little fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Oppelaar misses.
Oppelaar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Little manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little gets full guard.
Oppelaar throws an elbow that misses. Little uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oppelaar's guard. Nice move by Little!
Oppelaar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oppelaar being controlled here, momentarily.
Little has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oppelaar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oppelaar wants to control but Little passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar tries to roll over but Little keeps him under control.
Oppelaar trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Little manages to pass to mount!
Oppelaar is working to get back to half guard.
Oppelaar wants to hold on but Little pushes him away.
Oppelaar is trying desperately to improve position.
Little tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oppelaar tries to hold on but Little postures up.
Oppelaar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Little controlling his opponent.
Oppelaar wants to hold on but Little pushes him away.
Oppelaar is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Little controlling his opponent.
Oppelaar is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Oppelaar tries to reverse the position but Little maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar keeps trying to improve his position.
Oppelaar is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Oppelaar is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oppelaar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oppelaar is trying to escape the mount.
Little tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Little dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oppelaar tries for a takedown but Little sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Little darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oppelaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oppelaar throws a head kick that misses
and Oppelaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Oppelaar.
A jab lands there for Little.
Good exchange - Little coming out on top.
Oppelaar is rocked!
Little ducks under a wild hook from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar is still on wobbly legs! Can Little finish him?
Little cracks Oppelaar on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Oppelaar falls backwards against the cage. Little follows up with more strikes that drop Oppelaar to his knees. Little keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Oppelaar! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Little!
Roger Little decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Dusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhengtao Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake Dusk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Dusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zhengtao Wei!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dusk on the side of the head.
It looks like Drake Dusk has been cut.
Dusk swings for the body but Wei moves out of range.
Wei is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dusk with a body shot.
Wei lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wei. Dusk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wei lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wei closes the distance and clinches up with Dusk, looking for a takedown. Wei pushes Dusk against the cage but Dusk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dusk throws a looping overhand right but Wei ducks down to avoid it.
Wei misses the jab.
Dusk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Wei.
Wei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wei.
Dusk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wei on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Wei. Beautiful body shot.
Dusk throws a body punch but Wei moves out of range.
Wei is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dusk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wei! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dusk.
No joy there for Wei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dusk avoids the head kick by Wei.
Dusk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Zhengtao Wei has been cut.
Dusk slips under a jab.
Wei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dusk's head.
Wei looks to throw the jab but Dusk is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Wei blocks the low kick.
Dusk misses with a hook to the body
and Wei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wei throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dusk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dusk looks to land a right hand but Wei moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dusk throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - Wei coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wei misses the shot to the body.
Wei lands a right hook to the body.
Dusk moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Dusk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wei throws a poor cross that misses
and Dusk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wei, right into the meat.
Wei lands a head shot.
Dusk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bully Busters in the buildup to the fight.
Dusk looks to score with a jab to the body but Wei is just out of range.
Wei lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Wei.
Wei connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Wei misses.
Wei misses with a wild body shot.
Wei swings widly with a right hand
and Dusk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wei thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wei throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dusk was covering up waiting for the punch and Wei finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wei throws an elbow that misses. Dusk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wei's guard. Nice move by Dusk!
Wei is looking for a triangle but Dusk pushes his legs off easily.
Wei wants to sweep but no luck.
Wei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dusk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wei looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusk lands a couple of digs.
Dusk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dusk works over Wei with some ground and pound from guard.
Dusk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wei's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dusk working the head and body with strikes.
Dusk working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dusk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wei moves into full guard.
Wei is looking to sweep but instead, Dusk has passed into half guard.
Dusk slips a nice elbow through Wei's hands, connecting with Wei's forehead.
Wei is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dusk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zhengtao Wei will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Dusk misses the target.
Wei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wei connects with a jab.
Dusk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wei.
Dusk blocks a head kick by Wei.
Wei looks to land a right hand but Dusk moved out of range.
Dusk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wei.
Dusk works Wei's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Wei.
Drake Dusk's cut is getting worse.
Wei takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wei is rocked!
Dusk measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Wei! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Drake Dusk!
Drake Dusk took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, SiTech Clothing™ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Havoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havoc has chosen Ready Steady Go as his entrance music. Mikey Havoc has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keiji Mutou's chin.
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213 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Havoc!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou lands a jab to Havoc's midsection.
Havoc throws a body punch but Mutou moves out of range.
Mutou shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Havoc's guard.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Havoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Havoc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mutou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mutou 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.
Mutou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mutou prevents Havoc from getting back to his feet.
Mutou with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mutou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havoc wants to stand and escape but Mutou is having none of it.
Mutou throwing strikes from guard but Havoc blocks nicely.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Havoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutou stops Havoc from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mutou wants to pass the guard but Havoc is keeping the position.
Mutou postures up and lands a big shot to Havoc's brow.
Havoc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mutou throwing strikes but missing.
Havoc looking for a sweep. Not yet Havoc, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutou won't allow Havoc to get back to his feet.
Havoc looking for a sweep. Not yet Havoc, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mutou loads up on a big right hand but Havoc slips the punch.
Mutou throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mutou lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mutou darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mikey Havoc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Havoc connects with a body shot that sends Mutou's belly button to the back.
Havoc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mutou.
Havoc scores with a hook to the body. Mutou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mutou lands a jab to Havoc's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutou clinches.
Mutou is leaning against Havoc and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Havoc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mutou throws the left hand but Havoc avoids the punch easily.
Havoc throws a body punch but Mutou moves out of range.
Mutou throws an overhand right that lands on Havoc's shoulder, as Havoc tries to avoid the shot.
Havoc tests Mutou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mutou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mutou throws a looping overhand right but Havoc ducks down to avoid it.
Havoc throws a body punch but Mutou moves out of range.
Havoc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mutou manages to avoid it.
Mutou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mutou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Havoc is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mutou rather than just go for the knockout.
Mutou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mutou scores with a decent looking hook.
Havoc just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mutou shoots for a takedown but Havoc saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mutou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou misses with a takedown attempt
letting Havoc counter with a right hand.
Mutou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Havoc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mutou scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havoc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mutou.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Havoc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutou was well out of range. Poor timing from Havoc.
Mutou was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mutou feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Havocs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Havoc throws a body shot but no joy.
Havoc swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mutou counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Mutou - that landed with a thud.
Mutou misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Mutou.
Havoc looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Mutou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mutou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keiji Mutou is winning the standup battle so far.
Mutou lands a nice looking body shot.
Havoc throws a body punch but Mutou moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Mutou tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Havoc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mutou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mutou shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mutou showed some decent athleticism there.
Havoc on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mutou throwing shots but Havoc is blocking nicely.
Mutou working over Havoc with some ground and pound. Havoc looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mutou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mutou drops an elbow to the side of Havoc's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Havoc is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou misses with a head shot. Havoc uses the momentum to regain guard.
Havoc keeping full guard, as Mutou tries to pass.
Mutou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Havoc works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutou lands a couple of elbows.
Mutou landing with the ground and pound.
Mutou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mutou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Havoc's head.
Mutou lands a couple of digs.
Mutou throws an elbow that misses. Havoc uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mutou's guard. Nice move by Havoc!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mutou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mutou looking to pass the guard.
Mutou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Havoc's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Havoc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mutou.
Mutou throwing strikes but missing.
Havoc wants to get back to his feet but Mutou is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Havoc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Havoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Havoc is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mutou showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mutou lands a couple of digs.
Mutou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mutou working some strikes from top position.
Mutou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Havoc looking for a sweep. Not yet Havoc, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havoc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mutou is controlling him.
Mutou tries to free his leg and advance position but Havoc is retaining full guard.
Mutou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mutou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Havoc is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mutou thuds a left hand into Havoc's body.
Havoc takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mutou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Havoc lands with a right to the head.
Mutou is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mutou drops down looking for an ankle pick but Havoc pulls his leg out and moves away.
Havoc leaves Mutou with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Mutou dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Havoc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Havoc throws a body punch but Mutou moves out of range.
Havoc digs a good hook to Mutou's body.
Mutou slips under a jab.
Mutou bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Havoc's head.
It looks like Mutou has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mutou misses with a looping left.
Havoc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutou swings for the body but Havoc moves out of range.
Havoc is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mutou with a body shot.
Havoc looks to score with a jab to the body but Mutou is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havoc lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mutou at a distance.
Havoc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Havoc throws a body punch but Mutou moves out of range.
Havoc misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Havoc misses with a wild body shot.
Mutou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Havoc defends it nicely.
Mutou has taken the fight to the clinch.
Havoc working hard to break the clinch.
Mutou stalling the fight.
Havoc takes a shot to the head.
Mutou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Havoc is keeping busy.
Mikey Havoc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou can't get the takedown.
Mutou can't find room to land a body shot as Havoc controls the action.
Mutou goes for a takedown attempt but Havoc pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutou throws a hook but Havoc avoids it easily.
Mutou scores with a nice strike.
Mutou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mutou swings for the body but Havoc moves out of range.
Havoc misses with a hook.
Havoc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutou.
Mutou is looking to counter punch.
Mutou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Havoc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutou.
Havoc misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havoc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mutou ducks under a wild hook from Havoc.
Havoc looks to score with a jab to the body but Mutou is just out of range.
Mutou will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Havoc takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Havoc misses with a body shot.
Havoc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mutou feints and as Havoc raises his hands in defense, Mutou changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mutou is working Havoc over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mutou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mutou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou landing some decent shots from guard.
Mutou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mutou works over Havoc with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutou won't allow Havoc to get back to his feet.
Havoc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mutou stands up over Havoc, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
Mutou content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Havoc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mutou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Keiji Mutou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mutou 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiji Mutou!
Keiji Mutou managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King of Fists, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - I'm a Soldier. Brian Donnelly will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego is looking to slow Donnelly down with leg kicks.
Donnelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diego staying out of range there.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Diego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diego.
Donnelly connects with a body shot that sends Diego's belly button to the back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donnelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Donnelly throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego thumps Donnelly with a low kick.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Donnelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donnelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diego in his tracks.
Diego takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diego swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Donnelly there.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Diego fires out a quick counter leg kick but Donnelly just manages to avoid it.
Donnelly throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Donnelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Donnelly!
Diego on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donnelly lands a lovely overhand right.
Donnelly throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donnelly ducks right into an uppercut from Diego.
Donnelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diego throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donnelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Diego clinches.
Donnelly lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly is struggling to control the position.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Donnelly - that landed with a thud.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donnelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Donnelly takes a shot to the head.
Diego blocks a body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a body punch.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diego up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Donnelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donnelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diego's hands.
Donnelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Donnelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Donnelly lands a slapping body shot.
Donnelly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diego had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Diego is looking to chop away at Donnelly's legs.
Some wild striking there from Donnelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Donnelly does it's job there.
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Donnelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diego on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diego looks to land a body kick but Donnelly moved away.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Diego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donnelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego checks the leg kick.
Diego getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diego cracks Donnelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donnelly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch lands to the side of Diego 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Donnelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donnelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Donnelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diego lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donnelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Donnelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diego's calf.
Donnelly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diego's corner calls for a 1-2. Diego obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donnelly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Diego makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
Donnelly scores with a push kick.
Donnelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Donnelly.
Diego slips a straight right by Donnelly.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donnelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Donnelly is out of range and Diego settles back down.
Diego throws a leg kick but Donnelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Diego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donnelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly looks to land a combination. Diego sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego.
Donnelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego lands with a right hand.
Donnelly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donnelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Donnelly lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly misses the jab.
Diego fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
Diego slips under a jab.
Donnelly moves out of range as Diego throws a body kick.
Brian Donnelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a front kick aimed at Donnelly's knee but Donnelly avoids it well.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Donnelly tries to land a leg kick but Diego saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Donnelly.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donnelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donnelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diego checks a leg kick nicely.
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diego's head.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donnelly checks it well.
Diego takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donnelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donnelly throws out a powerful jab.
Donnelly checks a low kick from Diego.
Diego checks a low kick from Donnelly.
A telegraphed right hand from Donnelly misses the target.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly delivers a nice body kick.
Diego swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donnelly lands a jab.
Diego looks for the body kick but Donnelly saw that one coming.
Donnelly connects with a right hand. Diego shakes it off.
Diego throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.
Donnelly tries to score with a low kick but Diego moves his leg out of the way.
Diego connects with a body shot.
Donnelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donnelly.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donnelly moves away.
Diego defending well as Donnelly loads up on a big left hand.
Donnelly throws a series of punches but Diego moves out of range.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donnelly! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diego lands with an uppercut that bounces Donnelly off the cage and back into range.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Donnelly circles away.
Donnelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donnelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donnelly scores with a hook.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
Donnelly feints and then cracks Diego's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diego down.
Diego clinches.
Don Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly misses with a two punch combination.
Donnelly connects with a crisp jab.
Donnelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diego looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly misses with a few strikes there.
It appears Diego was looking to counter with a kick there.
Diego scores with a hook.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diego scores with the left hand. Donnelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Diego throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diego needs to keep his hands up - Donnelly had a free shot at his head there.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donnelly looks to land a combination but Diego avoids it well.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donnelly throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego defending well as Donnelly loads up on a big left hand.
Diego keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donnelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diego goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diego has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Donnelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Donnelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donnelly breaks the clinch.
Donnelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diego has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Diego closes the distance and pushes Donnelly back into the cage.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donnelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Donnelly controls the action.
Diego has Donnelly pressed against the cage, preventing Donnelly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donnelly throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Donnelly only half commits.
Diego takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Donnelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donnelly checks a low kick from Diego.
Diego tests Donnelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donnelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donnelly connects with the punch.
Donnelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diego finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diego shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego is looking to slow Donnelly down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Donnelly's head.
A nice left hand lands by Donnelly.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly trying to stall but Diego improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donnelly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donnelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Diego walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donnelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donnelly only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donnelly. Donnelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donnelly.
Diego closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diego throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diego cracks the inside of Donnelly's front leg.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Donnelly moves away and avoids it.
Diego misses with a hook. Donnelly ducked under it nicely.
Donnelly walks into a straight right hand from Diego.
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donnelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donnelly lands a left hand.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
A short left from Donnelly.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnelly misses with the head strike.
Diego has Donnelly pressed against the cage, preventing Donnelly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly working aggressively here.
Diego is working Donnelly over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Donnelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Donnelly's ribcage. Donnelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego works on Donnelly's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego works on Donnelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diego moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diego throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Donnelly throws a solid leg kick but Diego takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donnelly.
Donnelly looks to land a body kick but Diego moved away.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego tries to work over Donnelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego blocking some punches.
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnelly's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Donnelly is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short uppercut from Diego.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
Donnelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Diego.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly is trying to push Diego away but Diego has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego rushes Donnelly and presses him up against the cage.
Donnelly is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego prevents Donnelly from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with the head strike.
Donnelly misses with a body punch.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donnelly prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Donnelly breaks the clinch.
Donnelly cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diego throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donnelly checks it well.
Donnelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Donnelly is out of range and Diego settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Donnelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donnelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Donnelly throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Donnelly misses with a straight left.
Diego tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Donnelly manages to circle out of the way.
Good leg kick by Diego there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Donnelly slips the punch.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Diego tries to counter by clinching up but Donnelly breaks away and moves out of range.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Donnelly misses
and Diego counters with a leg kick.
Donnelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego checks the leg kick.
Donnelly dips to his left and cracks Diego with an uppercut!
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego tries a low kick but Donnelly avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donnelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego checks a low kick from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
Donnelly misses with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego is looking to clinch but Donnelly is avoiding it.
Donnelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Diego counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donnelly looks to land a combination but Diego avoids it well.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego cracks a nice hook into Donnelly's ribs.
Donnelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Donnelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego had his way with Brian Donnelly in that round.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Donnelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diego at a distance.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly connects with a jab.
Donnelly lands a leg kick that knocks Diego off balance momentarily.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Diego feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Donnelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego lands a leg kick that knocks Donnelly off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly flicks out a counter leg kick but Diego steps away.
Donnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly swinging wildly here.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut
and Diego counters with a straight right hand.
Donnelly staying out of range there.
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Diego blocks a jab.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donk. Donnelly catches Diego right on the button with a cross.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow Donnelly down.
Diego thumps Donnelly with a low kick.
Diego stuns Donnelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diego fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donnelly is out of range.
Donnelly misses with a double jab
and Diego counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diego throws a front kick that sends Donnelly stumbling back into the cage.
Donnelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly throws a right and a left that Diego avoids nicely.
Donnelly is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diego is out of range and Donnelly settles back down.
Diego is looking to counter the offense by Donnelly and move into the clinch.
Diego instigates a clinch.
Donnelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donnelly is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the cage.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Donnelly is trying to break free.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donnelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donnellys head.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnelly's efforts to push away.
Donnelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego scores with a sloppy right hand. Donnelly should have avoided that one.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Diego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Donnelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diego tries to land a front kick but Donnelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Donnelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
Donnelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diego's calf.
Donnelly throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donnelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donnelly thumps Diego with a low kick.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donnelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Donnelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Donnelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diego half committed to a counter leg kick.
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donnelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donnelly scores with a nice head shot.
Donnelly lands with an overhand left.
Donnelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly checks a leg kick.
Donnelly throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Diego looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diego slips under a jab.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Donnelly.
I think Donnelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Donnelly!
Brian Donnelly is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Brian Donnelly gave a big smile as he said '*to audience* Who liked what they saw here tonight? Who wants to see more fights like this?! I bring the heat, I bring the pain, NO ONE CAN STAND WITH ME!!!!!'.
In defeat, Don Diego stepped up to the mic, saying 'WOW, rematch please.'.
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