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RBB 13: Lewis vs Butcher PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ames Twinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dovydas Adomaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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235 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Good knees
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ames Twinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dovydas Adomaitis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adomaitis has managed to clinch.
Twinkle lands a nice knee to the body.
Twinkle connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Twinkle.
Twinkle cracks Adomaitis with a nice body shot.
Adomaitis looks winded!
Adomaitis struggles to land a body shot inside as Twinkle controls his hands.
Twinkle lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dovydas Adomaitis has been cut.
Twinkle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Twinkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Twinkle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Twinkle.
Twinkle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adomaitis or not.
Twinkle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Twinkle.
Twinkle drops Adomaitis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Adomaitis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Adomaitis is rocked!
Twinkle unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Adomaitis out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Adomaitis off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ames Twinkle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kung Fu Fighting. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Douglas rushes Duterte and presses him up against the cage.
Douglas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duterte tries for a takedown. No joy.
Douglas pushes Duterte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Douglas.
Douglas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duterte wants a takedown.
Carl Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Duterte.
Douglas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Douglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Duterte backwards.
Duterte tries to pull guard but Douglas holds him up against the cage and eventually Duterte drops back down to his feet.
Douglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Duterte backwards.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Duterte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
Douglas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
Douglas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duterte looks winded!
Douglas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Douglas.
A short body shot lands from Douglas as the two fighters clinch.
Duterte is working for takedown but Douglas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Good body shot from Douglas.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Duterte backwards.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Douglas lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
Duterte is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duterte is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas finish him?
Douglas lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Duterte to his knees! Douglas keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Douglas!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Carl Douglas made sure he mentioned Amped Performance, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Constantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park has chosen Nightmare as his entrance music. Richard Park is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Constantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Park!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park has Constantine up against the cage in a clinch.
Park blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Park trying to land knees to the body.
Park stalling.
Park's coach down at The Bear's Den ($300) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Park's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Park jumps guard but Constantine turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Park goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Park pressing his opponent against the cage.
Constantine blocks a body shot from Park.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Park's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Park tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Constantine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Park can't find room to land a body shot as Constantine controls the action.
Park wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Constantine has him pressed against the cage.
Constantine is trying to break the clinch but Park has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Constantine prevents a body shot from Park.
Park keeps control of Constantine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Constantine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Park just leaning against Constantine, taking a breather.
Park tries a knee to the head but Constantine blocks it.
Park tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Constantine avoids it.
Park wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Constantine has him pressed against the cage.
Constantine can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Park - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Constantine is trying to break the clinch but Park is controlling him.
Constantine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Constantine tries to stall but Park uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Park tries a body shot but Constantine blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Park stalling.
Park tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Constantine's elbow.
Park doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Park tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Park has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Constantine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joe Constantine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Park.
Constantine being controlled against the cage.
Park misses with a punch to the body.
Park wants to get back to striking at distance but Constantine won't allow it.
Park blocking some punches.
Park fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Park.
Park tries to work over Constantine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Park is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Constantine is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Constantine can't break the clinch.
Constantine blocks an uppercut.
Park fails to pull guard.
Constantine prevents the takedown attempt.
Constantine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Park tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Constantine smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Park misses with a jab, cross combination.
Constantine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Constantine lands a big right hand that sends Park crashing to the mat! Constantine stays standing though and waves Park back to his feet!
It looks like Richard Park has been cut.
The fighters circling - Constantine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Park misses with a body shot.
Constantine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Constantine Throws a clean left jab. Constantine Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Park's chin! Park crumbles to the ground and Constantine follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Constantine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Constantine!
A victorious Joe Constantine 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lothario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Trowning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trowning comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shotgun - backyard brawl kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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263 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Hates pizza |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Lothario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Trowning!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trowning ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trowning closes the distance and clinches.
Trowning gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lothario is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trowning wants to work for an arm triangle but Lothario is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lothario is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lothario might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothario slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lothario manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trowning manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothario landing with the ground and pound.
Lothario trying to control but Trowning is working from the bottom.
Lothario distracts Trowning with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lothario scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lothario's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trowning is rocked!
Lothario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lothario lands a couple of digs.
Trowning is still in real trouble! Can Lothario finish him?
Trowning is trying to keep Lothario in close.
Lothario stands up over Trowning, holding on to his feet. Lothario throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Trowning is out cold! Lothario lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Lothario!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Boika looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Determined |
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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 New York, Jason Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Boika!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery misses with an uppercut
and Boika counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montgomery thinking.
Montgomery throws a hook to the side of Boika's head but Boika sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boika manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boika! But no joy.
Boika takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boika.
Boika swings for the body but Montgomery moves out of range.
Montgomery is looking to counter punch.
Montgomery tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boika fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Montgomery checks it well.
Montgomery throws a series of punches but Boika avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boika throws a lazy head kick
enabling Montgomery to counter with a crisp jab.
Montgomery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boika sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boika looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boika throws a right and a left that Montgomery avoids nicely.
Montgomery has Boika up against the cage in a clinch.
Boika misses with some punches.
Boika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boika is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Montgomery breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Montgomery.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montgomery.
Boika motions for Montgomery to come forward. Boika throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montgomery moves out of range of the body kick from Boika.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boika sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montgomery shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boika pinned against the cage. Boika gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A swing and a miss from Montgomery.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Boika is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boika! But no joy.
Boika checks a leg kick nicely.
A lazy body kick from Boika
enabling Montgomery to counter with a crisp jab.
Montgomery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boika.
Boika is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boika misses with the combination.
Montgomery pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery stuffs the takedown.
Montgomery looks to score with a jab to the body but Boika is just out of range.
Montgomery scores with a decent looking hook.
Boika stuffs the takedown attempt from Montgomery. Montgomery gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boika smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Montgomery connects with a jab.
Montgomery has a takedown stuffed.
Montgomery misses with a looping right.
Montgomery feints with a jab and clips Boika right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Boika is sent crashing into the canvas and Montgomery leaps in for the kill! Boika tries to get to his feet but Montgomery is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Boika is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Montgomery!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Denysuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavlo Denysuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocco Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denysuk gets tackled into the cage by Corleone. Corleone maintains the clinch.
Corleone dodges an elbow strike from Denysuk.
Denysuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Corleone lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Denysuk kicks Corleone off and gets back to his feet.
Corleone drives through with a takedown into guard.
Denysuk pushes Corleone off and scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Denysuk is trying to control but can't.
Corleone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Corleone working Denysuk over with strikes.
Denysuk trying to hold on to Corleone's head to control him but Corleone postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Corleone lands a nice short elbow.
Corleone decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Denysuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Corleone circles away.
Denysuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Corleone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Denysuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corleone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corleone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denysuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Denysuk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pavlo Denysuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Denysuk. No joy for Corleone on that attempt.
Denysuk wants to clinch but Corleone slips to the side
and Corleone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Denysuk has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Corleone is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denysuk throws an elbow but misses.
Corleone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Denysuk has him pressed against the cage.
Corleone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Corleone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Corleone looking for a takedown.
Pavlo Denysuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Corleone.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denysuk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Corleone's brow.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corleone decides to pull guard.
Denysuk advances position into side control!
Denysuk is looking to take a break and control but Corleone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corleone wants to control but Denysuk postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denysuk wants to control but Corleone is keeping him busy.
Denysuk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Corleone tries to improve position but can't.
Denysuk gets to mount! Corleone was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Corleone prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Corleone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Corleone regains half guard.
Corleone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Denysuk.
Corleone is controlling Denysuk's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Corleone looking for submissions off his back.
Corleone is positioning himself well to prevent Denysuk advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pavlo Denysuk will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Denysuk moves in looking to clinch but Corleone pushes him off.
Corleone shoots in but no luck this time.
Corleone tries a head kick but it misses.
Denysuk moves in looking to clinch but Corleone pushes him off.
Corleone closes the distance and clinches.
Corleone blocks an elbow strike.
Denysuk lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Rocco Corleone has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denysuk.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denysuk.
Denysuk lands a damaging elbow.
Corleone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Denysuk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Denysuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corleone can do to turn this around?
With the fighters up against the cage, Denysuk throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denysuk lands an elbow inside.
Denysuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Denysuk lands an elbow inside that Corleone shrugs off.
Denysuk lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone dodges an elbow strike from Denysuk.
Pavlo Denysuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Corleone working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denysuk misses with an elbow strike.
Denysuk misses with an elbow over the top.
Corleone is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Denysuk to keep the fight standing.
Pavlo Denysuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Corleone.
Denysuk lands a damaging elbow.
Corleone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corleone.
Denysuk lands an elbow inside.
Denysuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corleone's defenses.
Denysuk throws an elbow that misses.
Corleone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Corleone is breathing heavily.
Denysuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Corleone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denysuk lands an elbow just above Corleone 's eye.
Denysuk lands an elbow that stopped Corleone in his tracks for a moment.
Denysuk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Corleone blocks an elbow strike from Denysuk.
Denysuk throws an elbow that misses.
Denysuk misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone is looking for a takedown.
Denysuk has Corleone pressed against the cage, preventing Corleone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corleone can't get the takedown.
Corleone tries to circle away but Denysuk has him pinned against the cage.
Denysuk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Denysuk misses with an elbow over the top.
Denysuk lands a nice elbow.
Corleone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denysuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Corleone goes for a takedown attempt but Denysuk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Denysuk tries to clinch up.
Corleone fails with a takedown attempt.
Denysuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corleone unleashes a big counter combination but Denysuk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Denysuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denysuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corleone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corleone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Denysuk as he jumps to the side.
Denysuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Corleone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Denysuk is looking to clinch.
Denysuk slaps away a takedown attempt from Corleone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Corleone rushes Denysuk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it misses.
Denysuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Corleone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denysuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Corleone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Denysuk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Denysuk is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denysuk wants to clinch up but Corleone keeps it at a distance.
Denysuk tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Denysuk as Corleone shoots in.
Denysuk tries to clinch there but Corleone circles away.
Denysuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Corleone circles away.
Denysuk is looking to clinch but Corleone is avoiding it.
Denysuk is looking to clinch but Corleone is avoiding it.
Corleone tries to keep at a distance but Denysuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Denysuk throws an elbow that misses.
Corleone dodges an elbow strike from Denysuk.
Corleone misses with some punches.
Denysuk lands a damaging elbow.
Corleone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corleone is trying to force a seperation but Denysuk has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavlo Denysuk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Corleone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Corleone has managed to clinch.
Corleone has had enough of the clinch but Denysuk keeps him there for the moment.
Denysuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corleone's defenses.
Nice elbow from Denysuk.
Corleone is trying to push Denysuk away but Denysuk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Corleone is trying to force a seperation but Denysuk has the dominant position.
Denysuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Denysuk throws an elbow that misses.
Corleone pulls Denysuk into guard.
Denysuk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Denysuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corleone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denysuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Denysuk checks a leg kick.
Rocco Corleone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Denysuk wants to clinch up but Corleone keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Corleone does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Denysuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corleone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denysuk wants to clinch.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Denysuk as he jumps to the side.
Denysuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corleone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corleone dives in and grabs Denysuk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Denysuk pushes down on Corleone's head and hops out.
Denysuk moves away from the strike by Corleone.
Denysuk wants to clinch up but Corleone keeps it at a distance.
Corleone looking to score a takedown here. Denysuk is defending well but Corleone drives through and ends up in Denysuk's guard.
Denysuk looking for a guillotine here but Corleone defends easily.
Denysuk is trying to keep Corleone in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denysuk is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Corleone presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Denysuk lands an elbow that stopped Corleone in his tracks for a moment.
Corleone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Denysuk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pavlo Denysuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Corleone.
Denysuk lands an elbow just above Corleone 's eye.
Corleone blocks an elbow strike from Denysuk.
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!
Denysuk lands a damaging elbow.
Corleone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Denysuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Rocco Corleone's cut even more.
Denysuk lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denysuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Corleone wants a takedown.
Denysuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denysuk.
Denysuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Denysuk lands an elbow just above Corleone 's eye.
Corleone is trying to break the clinch but Denysuk is controlling him.
Denysuk lands an elbow that stopped Corleone in his tracks for a moment.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corleone avoids a wild elbow strike from Denysuk.
Denysuk lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Denysuk.
Denysuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Denysuk gets underhooks to prevent Corleone's takedown attempt.
Denysuk lands an elbow inside.
Denysuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Rocco Corleone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Corleone takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denysuk throws an elbow that misses.
Denysuk lands a nice elbow.
Denysuk lands a damaging elbow.
Denysuk misses with an elbow strike.
Denysuk lands an elbow just above Corleone 's eye.
Denysuk lands an elbow inside that Corleone shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denysuk throws an elbow but misses.
Denysuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corleone takes an elbow to the temple.
Rocco Corleone's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Denysuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Corleone is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denysuk throws an elbow but misses.
Rocco Corleone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavlo Denysuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but Denysuk blocks it.
Denysuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corleone's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavlo Denysuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Denysuk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Pavlo Denysuk!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Pavlo Denysuk!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Pavlo Denysuk!
Pavlo Denysuk wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pretentious Kneecap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers has chosen start from scratch as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pretentious Kneecap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers needs to keep his hands up - Kneecap had a free shot at his head there.
Kneecap has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Keyboard Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
Kneecap scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivers should have avoided that one.
Kneecap misses with a low kick.
Kneecap throws out a leg kick but Rivers moves out of range and Kneecap only half commits.
Kneecap throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kneecap takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rivers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kneecap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kneecap loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Rivers staying out of range there.
Kneecap takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Kneecap lands a lovely overhand right.
Rivers drops his hands momentarily and Kneecap takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kneecap lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers misses with a hook. Kneecap ducked under it nicely.
Kneecap smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kneecap lands a right hook to the body.
Rivers misses with a hook. Kneecap ducked under it nicely.
Rivers scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Kneecap misses the target.
Kneecap will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneecap moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Kneecap misses with a leg kick.
Rivers clinches.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneecap.
Kneecap has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Kneecap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kneecap just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rivers's brow.
Kneecap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kneecap takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kneecap lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kneecap misses with a hook to the body
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers stalks Kneecap and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kneecap's face. Kneecap staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers thuds a left hand into Kneecap's body.
Kneecap ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kneecap clobbers Rivers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kneecap is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers throws a hook but Kneecap avoids it easily.
Rivers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kneecap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Rivers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kneecap lands with an overhand left.
Kneecap scores with a nice right hand.
Rivers throws a hook to the side of Kneecap's head but Kneecap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kneecap swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Kneecap moves away and avoids it.
Rivers defending well as Kneecap loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Rivers. Beautiful body shot.
Kneecap throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab from Kneecap.
Kneecap throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers throws an overhand right that lands on Kneecap's shoulder, as Kneecap tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kneecap.
Kneecap lands with a good body shot.
Kneecap throws the left hand but Rivers avoids the punch easily.
Kneecap throws a body shot but no joy.
Kneecap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Kneecap misses with a looping left.
Rivers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kneecap with a body shot.
Kneecap misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Kneecap throws a big shot that misses.
Kneecap throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kneecap.
A big left from Kneecap misses.
Kneecap looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Rivers checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Rivers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kneecap scores with a nice strike.
Kneecap wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kneecap swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Kneecap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivers slips a jab from Kneecap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kneecap on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rivers moves forwards but Kneecap connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kneecap misses with a looping left.
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!
Rivers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kneecap avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Rivers avoids a kick to the body.
Kneecap takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kneecap looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rivers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pretentious Kneecap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kneecap with a jab.
A big left from Kneecap misses.
Kneecap digs a good hook to Rivers's body.
Rivers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kneecap under the eye.
Kneecap listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kneecap blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Kneecap throws a chopping leg kick but Rivers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rivers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rivers blocks a jab.
Kneecap cracks Rivers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pretentious Kneecap dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Kneecap.
Kneecap listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kneecap misses with an uppercut.
Rivers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kneecap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Kneecap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kneecap misses with a hook to the body
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Rivers defending well as Kneecap loads up on a big left hand.
Kneecap misses with a wild body shot.
Kneecap lands with a cross.
Kneecap just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Kneecap moves away and avoids it.
Kneecap works Rivers's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneecap lands with an uppercut that bounces Rivers off the cage and back into range.
Kneecap throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kneecap smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kneecap scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Rivers misses.
Rivers throws a jab when Kneecap was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneecap ducks right into an uppercut from Rivers.
Pretentious Kneecap is winning the standup battle so far.
Kneecap ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Kneecap throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Kneecap listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kneecap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivers can do to turn this around?
Kneecap scores with a jab to the body.
Kneecap connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kneecap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Kneecap lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kneecap lands a nice hook to Rivers's body. Rivers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rivers jabs Kneecap right on the nose. Kneecap blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneecap scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rivers doesn't seem bothered though.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kneecap.
Rivers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rivers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Kneecap misses.
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Kneecap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Kneecap misses the target.
Kneecap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Kneecap lands a slapping body shot.
Kneecap jabs at Rivers's body.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap blocks a jab.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
Kneecap throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kneecap lands the left hand.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kneecap manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers lands with a nice combination. Kneecap backs away looking to recover.
Kneecap is rocked!
It looks like Pretentious Kneecap has been cut.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Kneecap is just out of range.
Oh Kneecap is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kneecap misses with a body shot.
Rivers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kneecap seems to have got his legs back now.
Kneecap throws an off balance right hand
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Kneecap thuds a left hand into Rivers's body.
Rivers looks to land a right hand but Kneecap moved out of range.
Kneecap throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kneecap misses with a wild body shot.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kneecap.
Kneecap throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kneecap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kneecap's corner calls for a 1-2. Kneecap obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kneecap misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Kneecap.
Rivers digs a good hook to Kneecap's body.
Rivers takes one to the side of the head.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Kneecap looks to land a left hand but Rivers moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Kneecap lands a head shot.
Kneecap takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivers moves out of range of the leg kick from Kneecap.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kneecap.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kneecap.
A clash of legs there as Rivers blocks the low kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kneecap here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fighters circling - Kneecap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneecap looks to land a left hand but Rivers moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Rivers coming out on top.
Kneecap scores with a hook.
Rivers misses the jab.
Kneecap scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kneecap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kneecap throws a good cross that connects.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kneecap manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Kneecap.
Rivers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kneecap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kneecap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Kneecap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Kneecap was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rivers.
Kneecap throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Kneecap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneecap slips under a jab from Rivers.
Kneecap looks to land a left hand but Rivers moved out of range nicely.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kneecap.
A countering left hand to the body from Rivers misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pretentious Kneecap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pretentious Kneecap's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kneecap misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Kneecap misses.
Kneecap misses with a looping right.
Rivers defending well as Kneecap loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Rivers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kneecap lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rivers moves into range and clinches up with Kneecap.
Rivers misses with a body punch.
Kneecap tries to break the clinch but Rivers is controlling the position.
Kneecap throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Kneecap.
A head punch on the inside from Kneecap fails to land.
Kneecap misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Rivers as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneecap blocking some punches.
Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kneecap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Rivers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws the left hand but Kneecap avoids the punch easily.
Kneecap misses the jab.
Kneecap catches Rivers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the liver by Kneecap. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers needs to keep his hands up - Kneecap had a free shot at his head there.
Rivers misses the jab.
Kneecap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Kneecap lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivers has managed to clinch.
Kneecap misses with some punches.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivers checks the leg kick.
Kneecap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Kneecap scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rivers looks to land a right hand but Kneecap moved out of range.
Kneecap avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Kneecap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneecap misses with a low kick as Rivers jumps back.
Tom Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pretentious Kneecap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kneecap throws out the jab.
Kneecap misses with a left hand
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kneecap walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rivers cracks Kneecap with a hook to the temple - Kneecap is on wobbly legs here! Rivers swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kneecap falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Rivers wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tom Rivers!
Tom Rivers was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Pretentious Kneecap was interviewed post fight and said 'Dear Clinch Rapist--I'll round out my game and we'll dance again. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Butcher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dwayne Lewis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Butcher wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lewis, who protects the arm well.
Butcher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The strikes coming from Butcher are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Butcher tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Butcher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Butcher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Butcher tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Lewis dodges the ground and pound from Butcher.
Sloppy strikes there by Butcher.
Butcher is working Lewis over with some ground and pound from side control.
It looks like Dwayne Lewis has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher is working Lewis over with some ground and pound from side control.
That has opened up Dwayne Lewis's cut even more.
Butcher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Butcher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Butcher seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Butcher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Butcher in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Butcher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lewis is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher looks up at the clock and then as Lewis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Butcher smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The cut above Dwayne Lewis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dwayne Lewis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barry Butcher!
Barry Butcher is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Barry Butcher thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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