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Carnage 38 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davos Kung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elton Korth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korth has chosen The Game Feat. Lil Wayne - Red Nation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Davos Kung has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davos Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elton Korth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kung's hands.
Korth drops Kung with a big left hand and mounts him. Kung is in big trouble!
It looks like Davos Kung has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kung is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kung tries to hold on but Korth pushes him away.
Kung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kung is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Korth with a couple of short strikes.
Kung is rocked!
Korth unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kung wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Korth celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elton Korth!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrea Barone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Butane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrea Barone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hulk Butane!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Butane.
Barone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barone misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Barone catches Butane right on the button with a cross.
Barone throws a lazy head kick
letting Butane counter with a right hand.
Butane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Butane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barone. Barone obviously looking to wear him down.
Butane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrea Barone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barone lands with a hook. Butane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Butane throws a leg kick but Barone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Butane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Butane. Barone shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butane throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barone.
Barone 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Andrea Barone has been cut.
Barone wants to clinch.
Butane moves out of range as Barone strikes.
Barone shoots for a double leg takedown but Butane sprawls well. He's pushed Barone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Butane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Butane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Butane tries to avoid it but Barone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Butane to the ground. Butane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Butane counters with a stiff right hand.
Butane lands a nice shot to the body.
Butane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barone was well out of range. Poor timing from Butane.
Barone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Butane is trying to defend but Barone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butane is pressing down on Barone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Butane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Butane keeping moving, preventing Barone from controlling successfully.
Barone pushes down on Butane's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Butane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butane is trying to maintain the position but Barone is very close to passing his half guard.
Barone wants to pass to mount but Butane is defending the position.
Butane is trying to control but Barone manages to pass to mount!
Butane is looking to get to half guard.
Barone tries to control but Butane wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Butane working to try and regain half guard.
Barone throwing strikes here but Butane is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barone sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Butane reaches up and holds on to Barone to control the position.
Barone working for a guillotine from mount but Butane is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barone trying to control but Butane is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Barone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrea Barone'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.
Butane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Butane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Butane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Butane throws a jab when Barone was well out of range.
Butane cracks Barone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left lands for Butane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barone misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Butane to counter with a crisp jab.
Butane feints and then cracks Barone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barone down.
Hulk Butane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barone feints and then cracks Butane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Butane down.
Nice shot by Barone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Butane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Butane misses with an uppercut. Barone saw that one coming.
Barone appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Butane misses with a straight right.
Butane cracks Barone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barone tries to clinch up but Butane circles away and keeps his distance.
Barone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Butane misses with a wild body shot.
Barone is looking to counter the offense by Butane and move into the clinch.
Butane throws a body kick that misses.
Butane explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barone tries to move into range but Butane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barone is rocked!
Butane cracks Barone with a left hook right on the temple and Barone goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Butane lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Barone is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hulk Butane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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260 lbs
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247 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Bronson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been informed that Bronson 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.
Dalton closes the distance and clinches.
Dalton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bronson has Dalton pressed against the cage.
Bronson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dalton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dalton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalton tries to clinch up.
Bronson tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dalton moves into the clinch.
Dalton lands an elbow inside.
It looks like DJ Bronson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bronson.
Dalton blocks a body shot from Bronson.
I was talking to Dalton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bronson'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.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dalton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dalton forces Bronson back against the cage and clinches.
Bronson lands with a light punch inside.
Bronson has Dalton pressed against the cage, preventing Dalton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bronson lands with a left to the head.
Bronson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dalton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronson's elbow.
Dalton lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dalton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bronson leaning against his opponent.
Dalton breaks from the clinch.
Dalton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bronson.
Dalton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Bronson moves into the clinch successfully.
Bronson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dalton's efforts to push away.
Bronson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bronson cracks Dalton with a nice body shot.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
Dalton tries a knee to the head but Bronson blocks it.
Bronson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Bronson slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with some punches.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bronson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bronson lands with a right to the head.
Dalton tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dalton misses with an elbow over the top.
Dalton is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Bronson.
Dalton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
Bronson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dalton has had enough of the clinch but Bronson keeps him there for the moment.
Bronson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dalton has had enough of the clinch but Bronson keeps him there for the moment.
Dalton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Dalton.
Dalton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dalton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
Bronson misses with some punches.
Dalton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bronson can't find room to land a body shot as Dalton controls the action.
Dalton misses with an elbow strike.
Dalton wants to get back to striking at distance but Bronson won't allow it.
Dalton misses with an elbow over the top.
Dalton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bronson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bronson controlling the action here for a moment.
Dalton is trying to break the clinch but Bronson has him pressed against the cage.
Bronson is pushing Dalton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DJ Bronson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DJ Bronson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dalton looks to clinch
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dalton tries to clinch up but Bronson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dalton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bronson jabs Dalton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bronson clobbers Dalton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bronson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dalton wants to clinch but Bronson slips to the side
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dalton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dalton lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalton tries to clinch but Bronson moves out of range.
Dalton tries to clinch but Bronson moves away
and Bronson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronson throws a jab when Dalton was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Dalton misses
and Bronson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dalton scores with a jab. Bronson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bronson scores with a jab. Dalton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dalton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dalton closes the distance but Bronson moves to the side
and Bronson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dalton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bronson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bronson lands with a straight right. Dalton didn't see that one coming.
Bronson with a nice cross.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bronson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dalton misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalton tries to clinch but Bronson is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bronson! But no joy.
A combination from Dalton does no damage.
Dalton wants to clinch up but Bronson keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bronson! But no joy.
Dalton wants to clinch but Bronson slips to the side
and Bronson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dalton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bronson counters with a left to the body.
Dalton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dalton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bronson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronson lands a jab.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dalton circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bronson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bronson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dalton throws a lazy body kick
and Dalton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dalton tries to clinch up.
Dalton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bronson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bronson pushes Dalton up against the cage in a clinch.
Dalton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dalton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bronson unleashes a big counter combination but Dalton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
DJ Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bronson slips a jab and a cross from Dalton.
Some wild striking there from Dalton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tries to clinch
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dalton throws a sloppy head kick and Bronson moves out of range easily.
Dalton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dalton gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bronson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Dalton is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Bronson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tupe Fiso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avgolemono Magiritsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fiso's entrance music is We Won't Back Down. A fine choice. Magiritsa has chosen ZORBA! as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tupe Fiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avgolemono Magiritsa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magiritsa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magiritsa throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Tupe Fiso has been cut.
Magiritsa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magiritsa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fiso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magiritsa.
Fiso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fiso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Fiso.
Magiritsa throws a hook to the side of Fiso's head but Fiso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fiso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fiso connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Magiritsa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fiso catches Magiritsa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Magiritsa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fiso takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magiritsa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fiso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magiritsa misses with a hook
and Fiso counters with a stiff right hand.
Magiritsa ducks under a wild hook from Fiso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Magiritsa. Beautiful body shot.
Fiso blocks a jab.
Fiso slips a straight right by Magiritsa.
Magiritsa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magiritsa 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.
Fiso takes a swing at Magiritsa's ribcage but misses.
Fiso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body punch from Fiso.
Fiso looks to score with a jab to the body but Magiritsa is just out of range.
Fiso scores with a punch to the head.
Magiritsa throws a lazy uppercut
and Fiso counters with a nice uppercut.
Fiso looks to land a left hand but Magiritsa moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiso. Magiritsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magiritsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiso manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Fiso as he connects with a hook.
Fiso scores with the left hand. Magiritsa knows he should have avoided that one.
Fiso scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magiritsa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magiritsa misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Fiso was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Magiritsa misses with a shot to the body
and Fiso counters with a stiff right hand.
Magiritsa misses with a left hand
and Fiso counters with a stiff right hand.
Magiritsa dodges the punch combination from Fiso.
Magiritsa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fiso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fiso feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Magiritsa sprawling to the canvas! Magiritsa rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fiso finish him?!
Magiritsa is rocked!
Magiritsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magiritsa is still on wobbly legs! Can Fiso finish him?
Magiritsa tries to bum rush Fiso with a series of wild strikes but Fiso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Fiso was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fiso avoids the body shot from Magiritsa.
Magiritsa seems to have recovered his senses.
Magiritsa just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Magiritsa misses.
Fiso missing with a left hand there. Magiritsa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magiritsa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Magiritsa moves forwards but Fiso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fiso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fiso is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magiritsa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Magiritsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiso moves away.
Fiso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fiso lands a nice looking body shot.
It looks like Fiso has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Magiritsa looks winded!
Fiso with a jab.
Nice cross by Magiritsa.
Fiso misses with an uppercut. Magiritsa saw that one coming.
Fiso avoids the body shot from Magiritsa.
Fiso scores with the left hand. Magiritsa knows he should have avoided that one.
Fiso scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magiritsa in his tracks.
Fiso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magiritsa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magiritsa throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Magiritsa.
Fiso scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magiritsa in his tracks.
Fiso misses with a left hand
and Magiritsa counters by clinching up.
Fiso scores with a hook to the body.
Fiso is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magiritsa trying to land knees to the body.
Fiso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Magiritsa.
Fiso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magiritsa backwards.
Fiso misses with a punch to the body.
Fiso misses with some punches.
Fiso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Fiso.
Fiso moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fiso throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Magiritsa stumbling backwards into the cage! Magiritsa bounces back off the cage towards Fiso, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Fiso lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Fiso celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tupe Fiso!
A relieved looking Tupe Fiso thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Avgolemono Magiritsa stepped up to the mic, saying 'Σκατά στα μουτρα σου!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Myres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Myres will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Myres!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myres jabs at Lesnar's body.
Lesnar closes the distance and pushes Myres back into the cage.
Myres is trying to break free.
Lesnar pulls Myres into guard.
Myres wants to get up but he can't break Lesnar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lesnar is on top in guard.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Myres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lesnar trying to control but Myres is working from the bottom.
Myres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lesnar is controlling him.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar postures up and lands a big shot to Myres's brow.
Lesnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lesnar prevents Myres from getting back to his feet.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Myres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lesnar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Myres wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.
Myres pushes Lesnar off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Myres circles away easily
and Myres counters with a crisp one two that drops Lesnar! Myres thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lesnar to his feet! Lesnar is in big trouble!
Lesnar is rocked!
Lesnar is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Myres doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Lesnar crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Lesnar's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Myres!
A victorious James Myres thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Whispers - Rock Steady. The crowd seem to be enjoying Erikson 's choice of entrance music: Into Battle by Ensiferum. Leif Erikson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Erikson !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson scores with a jab. Reilly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Erikson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, jab by Erikson - just one landing.
Erikson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Erikson connects with a body shot that sends Reilly's belly button to the back.
Jab by Reilly.
Leif Erikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erikson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Erikson .
Erikson lands with a shot to the body.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erikson .
A decent looking cross lands there for Erikson .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly checks a leg kick.
Erikson lands with a right hand.
Reilly seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Reilly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Erikson 's hands.
Erikson misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Reilly - just one landing.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erikson .
Erikson thuds his right hand into Reilly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reilly with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Erikson digs a good body shot into Reilly's ribs.
Erikson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Erikson keeps it at a distance.
Reilly throws a jab when Erikson was well out of range.
Erikson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Erikson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Erikson lands a nice shot to the body.
Erikson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Erikson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Erikson 's corner calls for a 1-2. Erikson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Erikson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Erikson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erikson jabs Reilly right on the nose. Reilly blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot lands for Erikson .
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!
Reilly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly works the jab nicely.
Reilly has Erikson up against the cage in a clinch.
Erikson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Erikson misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Erikson .
Erikson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly pushes Erikson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Erikson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Erikson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erikson lands an uppercut.
Erikson misses with a body punch.
Erikson can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Erikson 's coach down at Die Trying Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Erikson 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Erikson tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Erikson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Erikson as Reilly tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Erikson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erikson 's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erikson 's elbow.
Erikson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Erikson fails to land.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Erikson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
A short right from Reilly.
Erikson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reilly or not.
Reilly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Erikson lands an uppercut.
Reilly taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Erikson struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly is looking to control Erikson 's arms but Erikson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reilly has his back to the cage.
Erikson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erikson 's elbow.
Erikson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erikson is leaning against Reilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erikson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Erikson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erikson tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Erikson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Erikson .
Reilly is breathing heavily.
Erikson scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
Erikson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erikson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Erikson .
Reilly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erikson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Erikson .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Erikson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Erikson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Erikson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Erikson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erikson misses the jab.
Reilly tries to counter by clinching up but Erikson breaks away and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Erikson .
Erikson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erikson lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Reilly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reilly defending well as Erikson loads up on a big left hand.
Reilly seems to have got his legs back now.
Erikson misses with a straight left.
Reilly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Erikson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Erikson .
Erikson throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Erikson there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Erikson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erikson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erikson lands with a hook. Reilly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reilly lands with a hook. Erikson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson misses the shot to the body.
Erikson connects with a looping right hand.
Erikson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Erikson manages to avoid it.
Erikson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reilly.
Erikson throws a shot to the body.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reilly connects with a jab.
No joy there for Erikson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reilly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Erikson defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Reilly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Erikson lands with a good body shot.
Erikson with a hook.
Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly stalling.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson pushes Reilly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Erikson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Erikson .
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Erikson avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Erikson throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Leif Erikson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Erikson lands an uppercut.
Erikson misses with the head strike.
Erikson lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erikson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly stalling in the clinch but Erikson improves position.
Erikson working aggressively here.
Erikson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Erikson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Erikson misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Reilly.
Erikson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Erikson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Erikson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly is struggling to control the position.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Erikson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.
Erikson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erikson can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Erikson .
Reilly blocking some punches.
Erikson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Erikson misses with a body punch.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Erikson controls his hands.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erikson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erikson cracks Reilly with a nice body shot.
Erikson lands a shoulder strike.
Erikson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Erikson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erikson misses with a body punch.
Erikson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Erikson works on Reilly's body with a couple of short punches.
Erikson lands a left hand.
Erikson dips a shoulder and cracks Reilly with a mighty uppercut! Reilly falls back against the cage and Erikson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Reilly is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Erikson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leif Erikson !
Leif Erikson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Durak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Malatesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durak comes to the cage accompanied by NeiroMonk. Ivan Durak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Durak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro Malatesta!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malatesta looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Malatesta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Malatesta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Durak has momentary wrist control but Malatesta slips an elbow through the middle.
Malatesta postures up and lands a big shot to Durak's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Malatesta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Durak wants to stand up but Malatesta is controlling him.
Malatesta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Durak's head.
Malatesta cracks Durak with a solid left hand.
Malatesta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Malatesta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Malatesta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Durak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Durak is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malatesta is in close to Durak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Malatesta working some strikes from top position.
Malatesta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Malatesta lands a couple of digs.
Malatesta scoring with some ground and pound.
Durak is rocked!
Malatesta is pushing down on Durak's leg trying to pass to half guard. Durak is fighting to maintain full guard but Malatesta has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malatesta lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Durak quite badly. Durak pulls Malatesta in close trying to recover. Malatesta postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Durak on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Durak doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro Malatesta!
The defeated Ivan Durak had this to say: 'Fuck it, I'm a man'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Paul Valens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paul Valens!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe pushes Valens up against the cage in a clinch.
Axe pushes Valens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valens prevents the takedown attempt.
Valens blocking some punches.
Valens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Axe pushes Valens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Valens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Valens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Axe doesn't seem phased though.
Axe fails with a takedown attempt.
Jan Paul Valens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Axe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Axe has a couple of punches blocked by Valens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valens's elbow.
We've been hearing reports that Axe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Valens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axe wants to clinch but Valens slips to the side
and Valens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Axe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valens.
Nice defenses there by Axe.
Valens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Axe tries to clinch but Valens moves away
and Valens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Axe moves in looking to clinch but Valens pushes him off.
Axe is looking to clinch.
Valens is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Axe with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Valens there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Valens misses its intended target.
Valens swats away the attempt to clinch by Axe.
Axe takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axe has a couple of punches blocked by Valens.
Valens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Axe blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Axe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valens breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valens. Axe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valens can pounce on him.
Valens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valens swats away the attempt to clinch by Axe.
Axe tries to clinch there but Valens circles away.
Axe is looking to clinch but Valens is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to clinch up but Valens circles away and keeps his distance.
Axe takes one on the button.
Axe ducks under a wild hook from Valens.
Axe wants to clinch.
Valens looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valens works Axe's body with a nice hook.
Valens misses with a low kick.
Axe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Axe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Valens sneaks back into half guard.
Axe controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valens striking from the bottom.
Axe wants to take a breather but Valens is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Axe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valens defending well though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Axe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valens's head.
Axe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valens keeps working.
Valens tries to roll over but Axe keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paul Valens dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Valens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Axe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick misses from Valens.
A left lands for Valens.
Axe is looking to clinch but Valens is avoiding it.
Axe has managed to clinch.
Valens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Axe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Axe swings wildly with an uppercut but Valens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jon Axe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axe lands with a light punch inside.
Valens misses with a punch on the inside.
Axe can't find room to land a body shot as Valens controls the action.
Valens wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe swings wildly with an uppercut but Valens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axe digs a right hand into Valens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valens's gas tank.
Axe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axe moves into the clinch successfully.
Valens takes a shot to the head.
Axe lands a shoulder strike.
Axe lands with a light punch inside.
Valens changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Axe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Valens pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Axe back to the cage. Valens follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Valens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Axe moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valens has Axe pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Valens pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Axe tumbling to the mat - Valens dives into Axe's guard.
Axe is pulling down on Valens's head to control his posture.
Valens is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Valens stopping the sweep attempt from Axe.
Axe is working hard here to advance position.
My spies in Valhalla MMA inform me that Valens has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Axe controlling the position.
Axe wriggles free and stands up.
Valens throws a body shot but no joy.
Axe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axe tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Axe looks to clinch
and Valens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jan Paul Valens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valens fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Axe is out of range.
Valens takes a swing at Axe's ribcage but misses.
Valens's corner calls for a 1-2. Valens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot by Valens.
An inside leg kick lands from Valens.
Axe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Valens!
Axe working the head with strikes.
Valens takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valens is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe working the body and head with strikes.
Axe trying to control the position but Valens is working away.
Axe remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Axe scoring with punches and elbows.
Axe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valens keeps working.
Axe in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Valens is working to avoid the ground and pound but Axe connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Axe dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Valens works Axe's body with a nice hook.
Axe clinches.
Valens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Valens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valens taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valens.
Axe working aggressively here.
Valens manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Valens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Axe doesn't seem phased though.
Axe fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valens misses the shot to the body.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valens throws a low kick but Axe avoids it.
Valens tries a low kick but Axe avoids it.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Axe.
Axe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Axe tries to clinch but Valens moves away
and Valens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Valens - just one landing.
Axe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valens.
Valens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valens scores with a body shot.
Axe moves to clinch but Valens breaks away
letting Valens counter with a right hand.
Axe fails with the takedown
and Valens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Axe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valens appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Axe.
Axe wants to clinch
and Valens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Axe tries to clinch there but Valens circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Axe drives through and clinches with Valens against the cage.
Axe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Axe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valens can't break the clinch.
Axe misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
A short right from Axe on the inside.
Axe takes a shot to the head.
Axe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Valens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Axe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valens is trying to break free.
Axe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valens prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axe.
A short left from Axe.
Axe swings wildly with an uppercut but Valens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axe tries to work over Valens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valens gets underhooks to prevent Axe's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Axe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valens has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Axe is trying to keep an underhook but Valens manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Axe wants to get back to full guard.
Axe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valens scores with a couple of nice shots.
Valens lands strikes from half guard.
Axe is rocked!
Axe taking some punishment here, with Valens in his half guard.
Oh Axe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valens lands a big elbow - Axe is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Valens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Paul Valens!
After the fight, Jan Paul Valens 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djimon Babayega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gobal Batra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Djimon Babayega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babayega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Batra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babayega stuns Batra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Batra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babayega takes one to the side of the head.
Batra dodges the punch combination from Babayega.
Batra misses with a straight right.
Babayega ducks under a wild hook from Batra.
Babayega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Batra unleashes a big counter combination but Babayega bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Babayega swings for the body but Batra moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babayega.
Babayega throws a body punch but Batra moves out of range.
Babayega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batra manages to avoid it.
Babayega misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra rushes Babayega and presses him up against the cage.
Batra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babayega cracks Batra with a nice body shot.
Babayega misses with the head strike.
Batra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babayega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babayega swings wildly with an uppercut but Batra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batra lands an uppercut.
Batra tries a body shot but Babayega blocks it.
Batra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babayega's elbow.
Babayega blocks an uppercut.
Babayega content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Babayega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Batra.
Batra misses with the head strike.
Batra throws a head punch that misses.
Babayega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Babayega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batra prevents a body shot from Babayega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batra lands a shot to the body.
Batra misses with the head strike.
Batra struggles to land a body shot inside as Babayega controls his hands.
Batra controlling the action here for a moment.
Babayega swings wildly with an uppercut but Batra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batra misses with a body punch.
Batra is working Babayega over against the cage.
Batra swings wildly with an uppercut but Babayega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babayega backwards.
Batra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Babayega misses with a body punch.
Batra stalling in the clinch but Babayega improves position.
Batra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Batra scores with a shot to the side of Babayega's head.
Batra pushes Babayega back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Babayega lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra cracks Babayega with a nice body shot.
Babayega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babayega has a couple of punches blocked by Batra.
Batra misses with some punches.
Babayega misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babayega.
Batra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Batra on the inside.
Babayega struggles to land a body shot inside as Batra controls his hands.
Babayega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babayega misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Batra.
Batra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Batra drops Babayega onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Babayega is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Babayega is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batra stalling against the cage.
Oh Babayega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batra blocks a body shot from Babayega.
A nice right hand lands inside from Batra.
A nice right hand lands inside from Babayega.
A nice right hand lands inside from Batra.
Babayega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babayega avoiding damage as Batra throws knees to the body.
Babayega blocks an uppercut.
Batra lands a body punch.
Batra gets through Babayega's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Batra lands a body shot.
Babayega is breathing heavily.
Babayega misses with a body punch.
Babayega seems to have got his legs back now.
Batra lands a shoulder strike.
Batra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babayega lands with a short shot to the head.
Babayega misses with some punches.
Babayega prevents a body shot from Batra.
Batra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Batra blocks a body shot from Babayega.
Batra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Batra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babayega.
Batra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batra changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Babayega fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Batra throws a hook but Babayega blocks it.
Djimon Babayega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batra throws a poor cross that misses
and Babayega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gobal Batra dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Babayega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Batra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babayega walks into a stiff left hand from Batra.
Batra misses with a kick to the body.
Batra cracks Babayega with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Babayega looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Batra finish him?
Batra misses with a hook.
Babayega has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Batra tries a body shot but Babayega blocks it.
Babayega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batra backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Batra.
Batra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babayega backwards.
Batra throws a head punch that misses.
Babayega lands a nice uppercut.
Batra working aggressively here.
Batra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Babayega fails to land.
Batra working aggressively here.
Babayega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra lands a shoulder strike.
Batra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Babayega working aggressively here.
Batra lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batra.
Gobal Batra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Babayega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babayega backwards.
Babayega misses with a punch on the inside.
Babayega throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Batra.
Babayega lands with a left to the head.
Batra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babayega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Babayega.
Batra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batra cracks Babayega with a nice body shot.
Batra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babayega backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babayega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babayega misses with the head strike.
Batra working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babayega lands a shoulder strike.
Babayega tries to throw a body punch but Batra avoids it by throwing Babayega back against the cage.
Babayega prevents a body shot from Batra.
A nice right hand lands inside from Batra.
Batra can't find room to land a body shot as Babayega controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Batra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babayega struggles to land a body shot inside as Batra controls his hands.
Batra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Batra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babayega lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Batra.
A right hand to the body from Batra.
Batra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babayega.
Batra scores with a shot to the side of Babayega's head.
Babayega is leaning against Batra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Babayega struggles to land a body shot inside as Batra controls his hands.
Babayega stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babayega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Batra misses with an uppercut.
Babayega wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Batra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babayega.
Babayega is looking to clinch.
Batra rushes Babayega and presses him up against the cage.
Babayega throws a head punch that misses.
Batra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babayega pushes Batra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babayega has a couple of punches blocked by Batra.
Batra lands with a short shot to the head.
Batra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babayega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babayega digs a right hand underneath Batra's ribcage. Batra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Babayega lands with a short shot to the head.
Babayega misses with a punch to the body.
Babayega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babayega tries a body shot but Batra blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babayega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Babayega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babayega blocks a body shot from Batra.
Batra blocks a body shot from Babayega.
Babayega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Babayega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babayega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batra working aggressively here.
Babayega lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Babayega blocks a body shot from Batra.
A left hand lands to the body for Batra.
Batra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batra tries to work over Babayega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batra lands with a left to the head.
Batra is leaning against Babayega and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Batra struggles to land a body shot inside as Babayega controls his hands.
Batra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babayega backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gobal Batra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Batra tries to land a front kick but Babayega steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Batra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babayega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babayega is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Batra swats away the attempt to clinch by Babayega.
Babayega throws out a powerful jab.
Batra lands a lovely overhand right.
Batra misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batra jabs Babayega to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Babayega 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.
Babayega cracks Batra with a good jab.
Babayega loads up on a big right hand but Batra slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra misses with a body kick.
Batra throws a predictable looking body shot
and Babayega counters with a nice uppercut.
Babayega looks to score with a jab to the body but Batra is just out of range.
Batra is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Batra throws a body shot but no joy.
Batra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Batra lands with a nice combination. Babayega backs away looking to recover.
Gobal Batra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Batra slips a straight right by Babayega.
Babayega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batra.
Babayega throwing a counter right hand but Batra manages to avoid it.
Babayega blocks a head kick by Batra.
Batra blocks a jab.
Babayega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batra looks to land a right hand but Babayega moved out of range.
Babayega misses with a wild body shot.
Babayega takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Batra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Babayega blocks the body kick.
Batra misses with a body punch
and Babayega counters with a stiff right hand.
Batra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Babayega missing with a left hand there. Batra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Batra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Batra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Batra scores with the left hand. Babayega knows he should have avoided that one.
Batra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Babayega fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra scores with a jab to the head.
Babayega takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Batra is looking to land body kicks.
Batra drops Babayega with a beautiful combination! Babayega stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Batra is looking for the KO!
Batra slips a straight right by Babayega.
Batra takes a jab right on the kisser.
Batra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babayega misses the body punch
and Batra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babayega throws a hook but Batra blocks it.
Babayega throws a right hand that misses
and Batra counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Batra misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babayega.
Babayega moves out of range as Batra throws a body kick.
Babayega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Djimon Babayega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Batra.
BOOM! Batra lands a beautiful left hook that drops Babayega. Babayega tries to recover but Batra is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Babayega lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gobal Batra!
A victorious Gobal Batra thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TheDragon Reborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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181 cm
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TheDragon Reborn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reborn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lancaster is able to avoid easily.
Lancaster moves in looking to clinch but Reborn pushes him off.
Reborn looks to score with a jab to the body but Lancaster is just out of range.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Reborn manages to avoid it.
Reborn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reborn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lancaster is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reborn.
Reborn looks to score with a jab to the body but Lancaster is just out of range.
Lancaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reborn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reborn throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lancaster . That snapped Reborn's head back.
Jab by Reborn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster slips a straight right by Reborn.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Reborn.
Lancaster wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Reborn.
A little jabbing left from Reborn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reborn misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Lancaster checks a low kick from Reborn.
Lancaster moves into the clinch.
Reborn working hard to break the clinch.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reborn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lancaster clinches up with Reborn and pushes him back against the cage.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lancaster .
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike.
Reborn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reborn ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster .
Lancaster scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reborn throws a solid leg kick but Lancaster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reborn.
Reborn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn throws a leg kick that misses.
Reborn throws a lazy body kick
and Lancaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reborn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Reborn avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Lancaster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lancaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reborn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reborn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reborn.
Reborn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lancaster slips under a jab from Reborn.
Lancaster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster throws a series of punches but Reborn avoids them all with ease.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Reborn ducked under it nicely.
Lancaster tries to clinch up.
Reborn throws a wild body kick that Lancaster sees coming a mile off.
Reborn lands a head shot.
Reborn misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Lancaster was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reborn.
Lancaster jabs at Reborn's body.
Reborn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lancaster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lancaster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster cracks Reborn with a good jab.
Reborn misses with a straight left.
Reborn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reborn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Reborn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reborn throws out a counter right but Lancaster avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reborn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reborn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lancaster is out of range and Reborn settles back down.
Reborn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
TheDragon Reborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reborn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Lancaster .
Reborn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lancaster avoids a kick to the body.
Lancaster is looking to counter punch.
Lancaster closes the distance and clinches.
Reborn wants to break free but Lancaster has control.
Reborn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lancaster lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lancaster .
Reborn looks winded!
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Lancaster dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reborn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reborn misses with a hook.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Reborn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lancaster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reborn scrambles back to his feet.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Reborn replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lancaster blocks it well.
Reborn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reborn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Reborn looks for the body kick but Lancaster saw that one coming.
Reborn swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancaster .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reborn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reborn tries to land a front kick but Lancaster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lancaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reborn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reborn.
Reborn throws the left hand but Lancaster avoids the punch easily.
Reborn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reborn swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancaster .
Reborn throws a counter combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reborn 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 Lancaster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lancaster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reborn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reborn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lancaster is out of range.
Reborn tries to land a leg kick but Lancaster saw it coming and moves away.
Reborn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reborn throws a leg kick but Lancaster moved away.
Reborn throws a looping overhand right but Lancaster ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster .
Lancaster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reborn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reborn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reborn throws a body kick that misses.
Lancaster walks into a stiff left hand from Reborn.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Reborn.
Lancaster misses with a few strikes there.
Reborn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lancaster is looking to clinch.
Reborn misses with a low kick as Lancaster jumps back.
Reborn tries to score with a low kick but Lancaster moves his leg out of the way.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reborn manages to avoid it.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Reborn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reborn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reborn ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn connects with a leg kick. Lancaster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lancaster tries to land a leg kick but Reborn saw it coming and moves away.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Reborn is having none of it.
Reborn keeps the fight on the outside.
Reborn feints a counter leg kick.
Reborn tries to score with a low kick but Lancaster moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Lancaster was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reborn.
Lancaster pushes Reborn up against the cage in a clinch.
Reborn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
TheDragon Reborn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lancaster lands with a right hand.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reborn moves away.
Reborn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reborn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Reborn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reborn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reborn circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lancaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Reborn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Reborn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reborn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reborn tries a low kick but Lancaster avoids it.
Lancaster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reborn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lancaster .
Lancaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Reborn misses.
Reborn misses with a kick to the body.
Lancaster has managed to clinch.
Reborn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reborn throws a leg kick which misses Lancaster 's front leg but catches the back leg as Lancaster tries to avoid it.
Reborn looks to land a left hand but Lancaster moved out of range nicely.
Reborn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lancaster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but TheDragon Reborn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lancaster connects with a crisp jab.
Lancaster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lancaster wants to clinch.
Reborn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reborn throws a body kick that misses.
Lancaster blocks a jab.
Reborn tests Lancaster 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster closes the distance and clinches.
Reborn tries to break the clinch but Lancaster is controlling the position.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster keeps control of Reborn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Reborn controls his hands.
Lancaster lands with a right to the head.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reborn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Reborn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reborn jabs at Lancaster 's body.
Lancaster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reborn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lancaster keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lancaster closes the distance and pushes Reborn back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Lancaster .
Reborn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reborn working hard to break the clinch.
Lancaster gets through Reborn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster pushes Reborn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lancaster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lancaster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lancaster lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lancaster cracks Reborn with a nice body shot.
Cedric Lancaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lancaster gets through Reborn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster lands with a left to the head.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reborn wants to break free but Lancaster has control.
Lancaster lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Lancaster .
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Lancaster as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reborn is rocked!
A body shot lands from Lancaster .
Reborn is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
Reborn wants to break free but Lancaster has control.
Reborn seems to have recovered his senses.
Lancaster drops Reborn onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Reborn is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster dips a shoulder and cracks Reborn with a mighty uppercut! Reborn falls back against the cage and Lancaster unloads with a barrage of strikes! Reborn is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lancaster screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Lancaster !
Cedric Lancaster retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Cedric Lancaster started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
TheDragon Reborn was interviewed post fight and said 'I can do better'.
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FIGHT
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