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TIT 15 - Rossi v Battock PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caspian Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Hitta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caspian Waters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Caspian Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hard Hitta!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Waters is looking to counter punch.
Sloppy strikes from Hitta. Those never looked like landing.
Waters throws a body punch but Hitta moves out of range.
It seemed like Hitta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Waters throws an overhand right that lands on Hitta's shoulder, as Hitta tries to avoid the shot.
Waters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hitta.
Hitta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hitta pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Waters back to the cage. Hitta follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Hitta does no damage.
Hitta tries a head kick but it misses.
Waters scores with a jab. Hitta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Waters looks to throw the jab but Hitta is out of range.
Hitta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Waters but Waters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Waters staying out of range there.
Waters misses with an uppercut. Hitta saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters sends Hitta crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Waters is motioning to the referee to let Hitta up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Waters throws a jab when Hitta was well out of range.
Waters swings for the body but Hitta moves out of range.
Hitta fails with a takedown attempt.
Hitta staying out of range there.
Hitta throws a counter combo.
Waters has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 10th Planet Islanders in the buildup to the fight.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
Hitta unleashes a big counter combination but Waters bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Caspian Waters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hitta swinging wildly here.
Waters defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hitta.
Caspian Waters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hard Hitta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters cracks Hitta with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Waters has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hitta to stand back up!
Hitta is rocked!
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitta with the counter takedown but Waters avoids it easily.
Hitta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Caspian Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitta looks winded!
Waters misses the shot to the body.
Hitta tries to counter with a clinch but Waters shakes him off and moves away.
Waters misses with an uppercut. Hitta saw that one coming.
Hitta slips a straight right by Waters.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitta is just out of range.
Waters takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab from Hitta.
Hitta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waters throws a body punch but Hitta moves out of range.
Waters stuns Hitta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Waters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hitta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hitta moves out of range as Waters strikes.
Waters lands a big right hand that sends Hitta crashing to the mat! Waters stays standing though and waves Hitta back to his feet!
Hitta is still on wobbly legs! Can Waters finish him?
Waters measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Hitta! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Caspian Waters!
A relieved looking Caspian Waters thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Den Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Queen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins. 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damien Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Den Dennis!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis slips under a jab.
Dennis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Queen moves out of range of the body kick.
Dennis has closed the distance and engaged Queen in a clinch.
Dennis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Queen fails to land.
Queen misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Queen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dennis to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Queen is breathing heavily.
Dennis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Queen's face.
Dennis scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennis lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis working Queen over with knees to the body.
Queen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dennis landing knees to the head.
Dennis lands a nice knee to the body.
Dennis connects with a knee to the head.
Dennis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Queen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dennis crunches a lovely knee into Queen's ribcage.
Dennis working Queen over with knees to the body.
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!
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Queen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dennis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Queen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Queen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Dennis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Damien Queen has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
Dennis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dennis working Queen over with knees to the body.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dennis crunches a lovely knee into Queen's ribcage.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Queen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis with a knee to the head.
Dennis scores with a knee to the head.
Dennis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Queen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dennis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Queen is rocked!
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oh Queen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dennis drops Queen with a big knee straight up the middle! Queen is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
A good leg kick by Dennis.
Dennis slips under a jab from Queen.
Queen sets himself, and Dennis steps forward looking for the clinch! Queen avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis lands with a nice body kick.
Dennis clinches with his opponent.
Queen seems to have got his legs back now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Queen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dennis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Queen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Queen jumps guard but Dennis stands there with Queen around his waist. Queen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Queen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis drops Queen with a big knee straight up the middle! Queen is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Dennis has Queen up against the cage in a clinch.
Queen is trying to pull guard but Dennis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dennis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dennis lands a good knee to the midsection. Queen won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Queen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Dennis.
Dennis connects with a knee to the head.
Dennis crunches a lovely knee into Queen's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Den Dennis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Queen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping body kick lands there for Dennis.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dennis.
Dennis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dennis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Queen's sensitive parts.
Dennis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Queen will feel that in the morning.
Dennis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dennis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dennis moves into the clinch.
Dennis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Den Dennis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Queen takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dennis connects with a knee to the head.
Dennis lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Dennis crunches a lovely knee into Queen's ribcage.
Dennis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dennis scores with a knee to the head.
Dennis lands a good knee to the midsection. Queen won't want to take too many of those.
Dennis lands a knee to the body.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
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!
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Dennis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Queen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Dennis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Queen's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Dennis working Queen over with knees to the body.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dennis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis working Queen over with knees to the body.
Dennis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dennis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Queen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dennis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queen avoids it.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Dennis lands a nice knee to the body.
Dennis landing knees to the head.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Queen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dennis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Dennis drops Queen with a big knee straight up the middle! Queen is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Dennis throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dennis tries to clinch there but Queen circles away.
Dennis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Queen misses with a right hand
and Dennis counters by clinching up.
Dennis working Queen over with knees to the body.
Queen is trying to pull guard but Dennis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dennis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dennis lands a knee to the body.
Dennis lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Den Dennis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damien Queen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Good leg kick by Dennis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dennis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Queen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dennis feints and then cracks Queen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Queen down.
Queen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Queen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dennis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Queen.
Den Dennis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Queen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dennis manages to circle out of the way.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Queen throws a hook but Dennis avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dennis slips a jab from Queen.
Good leg kick by Dennis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dennis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Queen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dennis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Den Dennis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Queen works Dennis's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Queen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Queen moves out of range as Dennis throws a body kick.
Dennis connects with a leg kick. Queen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dennis - that will leave a mark!
Damien Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Dennis is just out of range.
Dennis connects with a solid leg kick.
Dennis takes one to the chin there.
Dennis keeps Queen at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Queen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Dennis.
Dennis feints and then cracks Queen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Queen down.
Dennis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Queen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen gets tackled into the cage by Dennis. Dennis maintains the clinch.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dennis with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Queen fails to land.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Queen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis lands a knee to the body.
Den Dennis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dennis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen tries to pull guard but Dennis holds him up against the cage and eventually Queen drops back down to his feet.
Queen is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Queen is defending well for now.
Dennis has Queen pressed against the cage, preventing Queen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dennis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Queen tries to pull guard but Dennis won't allow it.
Queen jumps guard but Dennis stands there with Queen around his waist. Queen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Queen tries to pull guard but Dennis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dennis connects with a knee to the head.
Queen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dennis to keep the fight standing.
Queen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dennis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dennis tries to land knees in the clinch but Queen avoids the damage to the body.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dennis blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Den Dennis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dennis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Den Dennis!
Den Dennis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Damien Queen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great job to him. He is a fellow alliance mate of mine and I am happy that he got the victory. I need to improve and get better'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinhardt Greenholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Hodge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 The Island, Reinhardt Greenholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mason Hodge!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hodge as Greenholt shoots in.
Greenholt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hodge is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Greenholt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Greenholt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hodge is just riding it out for now. Greenholt eventually gives up the hold.
Hodge slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodge looking for a guillotine here but Greenholt defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodge lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Greenholt is looking for a triangle but Hodge pushes his legs off easily.
Greenholt working a defensive guard but Hodge manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hodge looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hodge scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenholt is trying to control Hodge's posture but Hodge avoids it.
Greenholt tries to improve position but can't.
Hodge trying to control the action but Greenholt is working from the bottom.
Hodge postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Greenholt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Check out the look on Hodge's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Greenholt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Greenholt tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodge is putting a hurting on Greenholt here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hodge goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Greenholt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hodge but great work by Greenholt.
Greenholt tries to advance to mount but Hodge denies him.
Hodge is looking to regain half guard here but Greenholt keeps moving and retains side control.
Hodge looking for a sweep but Greenholt has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hodge sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Greenholt is just content to waste time from the top position. Hodge takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenholt stopping the sweep attempt from Hodge.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hodge controlling Greenholt's posture.
Hodge wants to sweep here but Greenholt controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hodge is still trying to improve position.
Hodge is controlling Greenholt's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mason Hodge will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Greenholt misses with a takedown attempt
and Hodge counters with a shoot takedown. Greenholt fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greenholt is on top in guard.
Hodge seems keen to control Greenholt's posture.
Hodge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greenholt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hodge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hodge has a closed guard, preventing Greenholt from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenholt looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodge is trying to keep Greenholt in close.
Hodge looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Greenholt has picked Hodge up and slammed him! Hodge can't keep hold of the triangle and Greenholt manages to pass to side control!
Hodge is not content to let Greenholt control the position.
Greenholt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hodge is not content to let Greenholt control the position.
Greenholt scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodge is trying to improve his position.
Greenholt lands an elbow.
Hodge holding on.
Greenholt wants to control but Hodge is keeping him busy.
Hodge wants to control but Greenholt postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodge is trying to get back to half guard.
Hodge manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Greenholt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hodge slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hodge must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hodge trying to control the position from guard on top but Greenholt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greenholt trying to keep a closed guard but Hodge is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hodge's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodge content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Greenholt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hodge looking to pass the guard.
Hodge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hodge works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hodge working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hodge connects with a nice short shot to Greenholt's temple.
Hodge is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Greenholt wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Hodge 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!
Greenholt wants to clinch up but Hodge keeps it at a distance.
Greenholt tries for a takedown but Hodge sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hodge manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Greenholt on his heels. He'll look to pass Greenholt's guard now, I'm sure.
Hodge with a nice head shot there.
Greenholt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hodge's guard.
Hodge is looking for a triangle but Greenholt pushes his legs off easily.
Hodge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Our spies down at at Gizmo's Gym inform us that Hodge has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Greenholt manages to get himself to full guard.
Hodge lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenholt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hodge won't allow Greenholt to get back to his feet.
Hodge sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Greenholt keeping moving, preventing Hodge from controlling successfully.
Mason Hodge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Greenholt wants to stand but Hodge is controlling the position.
Hodge sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hodge prevents Greenholt from getting back to his feet.
Hodge is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hodge stands up over Greenholt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hodge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greenholt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hodge connects with a couple of short punches.
Hodge lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Greenholt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hodge defends it easily.
Hodge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodge controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mason Hodge is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Let's hope that Hodge has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hodge drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenholt being controlled for a moment.
Hodge is trying to move to mount but Greenholt reverses beautifully and ends up in Hodge's guard.
Hodge is controlling Greenholt's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hodge is looking to sweep but instead, Greenholt has passed into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Hodge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hodge has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Hodge!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Fawce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaultz Gregorsin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Fawce has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Fawce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vaultz Gregorsin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fawce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fawce looks for a takedown but Gregorsin sprawls well.
Gregorsin clobbers Fawce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gregorsin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fawce slips a jab from Gregorsin.
Gregorsin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fawce's head.
Fawce throws a head kick but Gregorsin moves out of range.
Gregorsin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gregorsin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fawce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gregorsin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregorsin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gregorsin prevents Fawce from improving his position.
Gregorsin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fawce. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fawce has hold of Gregorsin's hands but Gregorsin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fawce is pressing down on Gregorsin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gregorsin throws an elbow that misses. Fawce uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gregorsin's guard. Nice move by Fawce!
Fawce drops back looking for a leg! Gregorsin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gregorsin manages to kick Fawce off! Fawce jumps back into Gregorsin's guard.
Fawce avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Our spies down at at Gizmo's Gym inform us that Gregorsin has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gregorsin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fawce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gregorsin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gregorsin keeping moving, preventing Fawce from controlling successfully.
Gregorsin working a defensive guard here.
Gregorsin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fawce is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorsin working for a triangle but Fawce defends it easily.
Fawce postures up and lands a big shot to Gregorsin's brow.
Fawce passes Gregorsin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gregorsin trying to hold on to Fawce's head to control him but Fawce postures up.
Fawce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gregorsin sees it coming and defends easily.
Gregorsin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fawce is working away from the top position though.
Gregorsin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gregorsin tries to get to full guard but Fawce has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorsin trying to control but Fawce postures up.
Gregorsin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gregorsin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gregorsin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gregorsin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fawce doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fawce manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gregorsin trying to control the position.
Fawce looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gregorsin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fawce has picked Gregorsin up and slammed him! Gregorsin can't keep hold of the triangle and Fawce manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorsin wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Fawce has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Gregorsin's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Gregorsin is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Fawce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Max Fawce!
Max Fawce gave a mention to After School Syndicate in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halkim Floss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichigo Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halkim Floss has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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245 lbs
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285 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Halkim Floss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ichigo Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floss lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Floss.
Floss takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kurosaki misses with a hook to the body
enabling Floss to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ichigo Kurosaki has been cut.
Kurosaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Floss.
Floss connects with a body shot.
Kurosaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Floss lands a big right hand that sends Kurosaki crashing to the mat! Floss stays standing though and waves Kurosaki back to his feet!
Kurosaki should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Floss moves into range and clinches up with Kurosaki.
Floss struggles to land a body shot inside as Kurosaki controls his hands.
Floss lands a hook that snaps the head of Kurosaki backwards.
That has opened up Ichigo Kurosaki's cut even more.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Floss.
Floss blocks a body shot from Kurosaki.
Floss drops Kurosaki onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kurosaki is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kurosaki is rocked!
Kurosaki looks winded!
Floss loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Kurosaki senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Halkim Floss!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arsteen Berghen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noyi Hiyahato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noyi Hiyahato struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arsteen Berghen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noyi Hiyahato!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiyahato dives in and scores a takedown into Berghen's guard.
Hiyahato must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Berghen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Berghen wants to stand up but Hiyahato is controlling him.
Berghen working for a triangle but Hiyahato defends it easily.
Berghen working for a triangle but Hiyahato defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiyahato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Berghen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hiyahato has managed to get both his arms back between Berghen's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyahato scoring with some ground and pound.
Berghen wants to sweep but no luck.
Berghen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hiyahato can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiyahato throwing strikes but missing.
Hiyahato stands up over Berghen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hiyahato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Berghen is looking for a triangle but Hiyahato pushes his legs off easily.
Hiyahato wants to control from the top but Berghen keeps moving.
Hiyahato sitting in guard here, content to control.
Berghen wants to sweep here but Hiyahato controlling him for the moment.
Berghen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Berghen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Berghen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Berghen tries to get out of the position.
Berghen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Berghen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berghen trying to control the position here.
Berghen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berghen keeping moving, preventing Hiyahato from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hiyahato misses with a leg kick
and Berghen counters with a shoot takedown. Hiyahato fights it but they end up in guard.
Hiyahato keeping moving, preventing Berghen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berghen preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berghen trying to control but Hiyahato is working from the bottom.
Berghen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hiyahato controls Berghen momentarily but Berghen frees himself.
Berghen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiyahato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berghen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arsteen Berghen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berghen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hiyahato quickly recovers to half guard.
Hiyahato trying to hold on to Berghen's head to control him but Berghen postures up.
Hiyahato felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Berghen is trying to control. Hiyahato wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Berghen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Berghen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hiyahato can do to turn this around?
Hiyahato can't escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berghen controlling from mount.
Berghen with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berghen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hiyahato is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hiyahato and Berghen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hiyahato is not content to let Berghen control the position.
Berghen looking to control but instead Hiyahato has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Berghen not doing much here.
Berghen tries to pass to full mount but Hiyahato defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hiyahato is staying active underneath Berghen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Arsteen Berghen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berghen working Hiyahato over with strikes.
Hiyahato throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Berghen wants to control but Hiyahato is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berghen lands a nice short elbow.
Hiyahato is not content to let Berghen control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Berghen prevents Hiyahato from improving his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berghen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berghen tries to pass to full mount but Hiyahato defends it.
Berghen is looking for a kimura but Hiyahato is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Berghen to get the leverage.
Hiyahato is looking for a sweep. Berghen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Berghen trying to control the pace.
Berghen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiyahato is staying active underneath Berghen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Berghen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Berghen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hiyahato for as long as he can get away with.
Berghen seems to be looking for submissions.
Hiyahato is not content to let Berghen control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hiyahato trying to hold on to Berghen's head to control him but Berghen postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arsteen Berghen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Berghen closes the distance and pushes Hiyahato back into the cage.
Hiyahato manages to break the clinch.
Noyi Hiyahato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berghen shoots in for a takedown but Hiyahato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Berghen fails with the takedown.
Hiyahato with the counter takedown but Berghen avoids it easily.
Hiyahato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berghen as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiyahato gets a double leg takedown into Berghen's guard.
Hiyahato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Berghen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hiyahato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hiyahato's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Berghen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Berghen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Berghen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hiyahato holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyahato misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Berghen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Berghen trying to mount his opponent but Hiyahato defends it.
Berghen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Berghen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiyahato's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiyahato is trying to control but can't.
Berghen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hiyahato defending well though.
Berghen slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berghen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arsteen Berghen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiyahato shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berghen pinned against the cage. Berghen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Berghen fails with a takedown attempt.
Berghen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hiyahato defends it nicely.
Hiyahato feints the counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hiyahato tries to score a power double leg takedown but Berghen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hiyahato somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arsteen Berghen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Berghen, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arsteen Berghen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hark Munt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vil Vadore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Munt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Breaks Co-op - The Other Side. Vadore has chosen Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man as his entrance music. Vil Vadore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
264 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hark Munt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vil Vadore!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vadore misses with a hook. Munt ducked under it nicely.
Vil Vadore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munt is looking to clinch but Vadore is avoiding it.
A left lands for Vadore.
Munt misses with an uppercut.
Munt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vadore.
Vadore misses with an uppercut
and Munt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Munt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vadore.
Munt tries to counter by clinching up but Vadore breaks away and moves out of range.
Munt is looking to clinch but Vadore is avoiding it.
Munt wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Vadore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Munt doesn't seem phased though.
Munt staying out of range there.
Vadore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Munt on the side of the head.
Munt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vadore throws a right hand that misses
and Munt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Munt swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadore missing with a left hand there. Munt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vadore misses with an uppercut
and Munt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Munt jumps guard but Vadore turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Munt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Munt jumps guard but Vadore stands there with Munt around his waist. Munt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hark Munt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munt tries to pull guard but Vadore holds him up against the cage and eventually Munt drops back down to his feet.
Munt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vadore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vadore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munt fails to pull guard.
Munt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vadore to keep the fight standing.
Vadore is trying to push Munt away but Munt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Munt is trying to pull guard but Vadore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vadore is trying to force a seperation but Munt has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munt is trying to pull guard but Vadore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Munt keeps control of Vadore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Munt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vadore smiles and moves away.
Munt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vadore misses with a hook. Munt ducked under it nicely.
Munt throwing a counter right hand but Vadore manages to avoid it.
Vadore blocks a jab.
Vadore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vadore throws a hook but Munt avoids it easily.
Vadore throws a hook to the side of Munt's head but Munt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Vadore does it's job there.
Munt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vadore takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vadore, as that shot connected.
Vadore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Munt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munt throws a hook but Vadore avoids it easily.
Vadore throws an overhand right that lands on Munt's shoulder, as Munt tries to avoid the shot.
Vadore takes one to the side of the head.
Vadore misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Vadore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Munt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vadore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vadore connects with a nice looking jab.
Vadore throws a looping overhand right but Munt ducks down to avoid it.
Munt walks into a jab.
Vadore throws a lazy uppercut
and Munt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munt blocks a jab.
Munt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vadore.
Vadore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Vadore has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vadore ducks under a wild hook from Munt.
Vadore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Munt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vadore lands with an uppercut that bounces Munt off the cage and back into range.
Munt is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vadore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Munt's head backwards.
Oh Munt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Vadore misses.
Munt wants to clinch.
Munt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vadore throws out the jab.
Munt seems to have got his legs back now.
Munt is looking to clinch.
Vadore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vadore cracks Munt with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Munt looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vadore finish him?
Munt misses with a few strikes there.
Munt tries to clinch but Vadore moves out of range.
Munt slips a straight right by Vadore.
Munt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Munt ducks into an uppercut from Vadore and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vil Vadore!
Vil Vadore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Green Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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25
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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25
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Green Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Hope!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Hope releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knight scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hope is looking for a sweep.
Hope is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hope manages to get back to half guard.
Hope on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knight is nestled in close to Hope, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knight working over Hope with some ground and pound. Hope looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Knight slips a nice elbow through Hope's hands, connecting with Hope's forehead.
Hope actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Knight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hope is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knight scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knight trying to pass the guard but Hope defending well.
Hope wants to improve his position but Knight is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hope can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope taking some punishment here, with Knight in his half guard.
Hope looking for submissions off his back.
Hope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knight pulls his head out easily.
Knight lands strikes from half guard.
Knight working Hope over with strikes.
Hope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knight connects with a nice short shot to Hope's temple.
Hope on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knight lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow.
Knight lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Knight.
Knight is trying to work for a kimura but Hope is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knight working Hope over with strikes.
Hope actively working from the bottom here.
Knight winds up and cracks Hope with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hope really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hope on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knight pulls his head out easily.
Knight lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hope does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight drops an elbow to the side of Hope's head.
Hope actively working from the bottom here.
Hope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knight pulls his head out easily.
Hope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hope looks winded!
Knight seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hope is looking for a sweep. Knight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knight landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hope with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knight has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Knight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hope with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knight working the head and body with strikes.
Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hope is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knight scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hope looking for submissions off his back.
Knight is nestled in close to Hope, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control from half guard but Hope is working away.
Hope looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hope on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hope is looking for a sweep. Knight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knight 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.
Knight lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knight is nestled in close to Hope, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knight seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow.
Hope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Green Knight dominated that round.
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.
Knight closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hope gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hope can do to turn this around?
Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hope looking for submissions off his back.
Hope looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knight connects with a nice short shot to Hope's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight is trying to control the action in half guard but Hope is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knight working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knight is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knight is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hope is rocked!
Hope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knight slips a nice elbow through Hope's hands, connecting with Hope's forehead.
Hope is still in real trouble! Can Knight finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight working over Hope with some ground and pound. Hope looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Knight.
Knight working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've been informed that Hope has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knight slips a nice elbow through Hope's hands, connecting with Hope's forehead.
Hope has hold of Knight's hands but Knight slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knight lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Hope quite badly. Hope pulls Knight in close trying to recover. Knight postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Hope on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Hope doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Green Knight!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drake Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Standard Cookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
139 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Standard Cookie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cookie feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
Bell throws a series of punches but Cookie avoids them all with ease.
Bell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cookie.
Cookie throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Bell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cookie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cookie. Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell rushes Cookie and presses him up against the cage.
Cookie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cookie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cookie is struggling to control the position.
Cookie working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Bell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cookie.
A shot in the inside from Bell.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bell.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell lands with a hook. Cookie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cookie misses.
Cookie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bell lands with an uppercut that bounces Cookie off the cage and back into range.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Cookie saw that one coming.
Bell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cookie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cookie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cookie throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Cookie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cookie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cookie.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Cookie. That snapped Bell's head back.
Bell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cookie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell thuds his right hand into Cookie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cookie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Cookie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Cookie is just out of range.
Cookie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bell closes the distance and pushes Cookie back into the cage.
Cookie misses with some punches.
Cookie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Cookie.
A jab from Bell does it's job there.
Bell takes the fight into the clinch.
Bell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cookie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cookie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookie slips a jab from Bell.
Bell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bell cracks a nice hook into Cookie's ribs.
Bell staying out of range there.
Cookie staying out of range there.
Bell misses the body punch
and Cookie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Cookie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cookie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Cookie ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cookie. Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Bell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cookie.
Bell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cookie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cookie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cookie throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cookie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bell with a nice cross.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell avoids the body shot from Cookie.
Bell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bell lands a jab to the nose.
Cookie lands a really nice looking cross but Bell seems unphased.
Cookie jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Cookie counters with a nice uppercut.
Cookie looks to throw the jab but Bell is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cookie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bell if he has to take too many more of those.
Bell takes a swing at Cookie's ribcage but misses.
Cookie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Cookie looks to move away, Bell throws a big counter combo but Cookie just gets out of the way.
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 Drake Bell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bell throws a lazy right hand but Cookie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Standard Cookie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cookie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Cookie misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cookie throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
Cookie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Cookie swings for the body but Bell moves out of range.
Cookie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cookie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Cookie has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cookie feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cookie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bell is able to avoid easily.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell slips under a jab from Cookie.
Cookie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cookie lands a nice hook to Bell's body. Bell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookie throws a wild body kick that Bell sees coming a mile off.
Cookie swings widly with a right hand
and Bell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cookie scoring well with a low kick there.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Cookie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Bell misses with a left hand
and Cookie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bell throws a hook but Cookie blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Bell.
A nice side step and Cookie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice shot lands for Cookie.
Cookie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cookie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell pushes Cookie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cookie blocks a body shot from Bell.
Bell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cookie trying to stall but Bell improves his position.
Cookie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookies head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Cookie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bell misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cookie letting Bell take a breather here.
Bell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookies head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
A left hand lands to the body for Bell.
A short left from Bell.
Cookie is trying to break the clinch but Bell is controlling him.
Cookie misses with some punches.
A short left from Bell.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell lands a nice uppercut.
Cookie throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
Cookie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cookie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cookie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cookie jabs at Bell's body.
Cookie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bell lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cookie looks to land a body kick but Bell moved away.
It looked like Bell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cookie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell backing away here, and Cookie unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cookie.
Cookie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Bell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Cookie is looking to chop away at Bell's legs.
Bell darts in and clinches Cookie up against the cage.
Cookie tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Bell'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.
Bell blocks a body shot from Cookie.
Cookie looking to slow down the pace here.
Bell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Drake Bell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cookie throws an off balance right hand
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Bell. Those never looked like landing.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell tries to clinch but Cookie moves out of range.
Cookie lands with a nice body kick.
Bell closes the distance and clinches.
Bell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cookie backwards.
Cookie is looking to control Bell's arms but Bell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cookie has his back to the cage.
Bell'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.
Bell digs a right hand into Cookie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cookie's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell lands a nice uppercut.
Bell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Bell misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Cookie.
Bell misses with a low kick.
Cookie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cookie slips a straight right by Bell.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Bell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cookie counters with a stiff right hand.
Cookie throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cookie scores with a leg kick.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Cookie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cookie throws out the jab.
Standard Cookie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell looks to land a right hand but Cookie moved out of range.
Bell backing away here, and Cookie unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cookie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cookie is looking to land body kicks.
Bell works the jab nicely.
Cookie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Cookie's head but Cookie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cookie misses with a straight left.
Cookie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell ducks right into an uppercut from Cookie.
Bell cracks Cookie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cookie throws a push kick but Bell slaps the foot to one side.
Cookie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Cookie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookie ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell pushes Cookie up against the cage in a clinch.
Cookie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Cookie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bell jabs Cookie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bell lands a jab to Cookie's midsection.
Cookie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cookie - the referee stops the clock and Bell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cookie. Bell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bell moves out of range of the leg kick from Cookie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Cookie pushes him off.
Cookie throws out a counter right but Bell avoids it with no problem.
Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bell lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cookie has had enough of the clinch but Bell keeps him there for the moment.
Cookie prevents a body shot from Bell.
A shot in the inside from Bell.
Bell just leaning against Cookie, taking a breather.
Bell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookies head.
Bell is working Cookie over against the cage.
Cookie misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Bell - that landed with a thud.
Cookie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bell digs a right hand underneath Cookie's ribcage. Cookie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drake Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bell is leaning against Cookie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bell, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Drake Bell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Battock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alberto Rossi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alberto Rossi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alberto Rossi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Battock!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Battock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rossi connects with a crisp jab.
Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
Rossi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Battock lands a jab to Rossi's midsection.
Battock just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rossi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Battock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossi.
Battock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Battock lands a nice looking body kick.
Rossi avoids the body shot from Battock.
Rossi forces Battock back against the cage and clinches.
Battock misses with some punches.
Rossi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Battock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rossi wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi is trying to stall.
Rossi scores with a shot to the side of Battock's head.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battock misses with some punches.
Rossi blocks a body shot from Battock.
A body shot lands from Battock.
Battock working aggressively here.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Battock backwards.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi scores with a shot to the side of Battock's head.
Rossi tries to circle away but Battock has him pinned against the cage.
Battock gets through Rossi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battock tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battock scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Rossi.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battock.
Rossi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rossi lands a left hand.
Battock misses with the head strike.
Battock lands a left hand.
Rossi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock working aggressively here.
Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock blocks a body shot from Rossi.
Rossi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rossi prevents a body shot from Battock.
Battock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Rossi tries to circle away but Battock has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi misses with a body punch.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi tries to break free but Battock pushes him back against the cage.
Battock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battock blocks a body shot from Rossi.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
Battock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Battock misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Battock.
Battock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Battock.
Battock scores with a shoulder strike.
Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Battock.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Battock scores with a shot to the side of Rossi's head.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Battock has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Battock.
Battock scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Rossi slows down the pace here.
Rossi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Battock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Battock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rossi is looking to control Battock's arms but Battock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rossi has his back to the cage.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Rossi misses with a punch to the body.
Battock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Battock dominated that round.
That's time! Rossi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rossi moves in looking to clinch but Battock pushes him off.
Battock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Battock scores with a spinning back kick!
Battock takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
Battock slips a jab from Rossi.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battock lands a body shot.
Rossi moves into range and clinches up with Battock.
Battock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Battock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rossi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battock has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Battock.
Battock works on Rossi's body with a couple of short punches.
Rossi blocks a body shot from Battock.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rossi blocking some punches.
Battock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Battock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossi misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battock working aggressively here.
Battock misses with some punches.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Battock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Battock working aggressively here.
Battock gets through Rossi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Battock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Alberto Rossi has been cut.
Battock misses with a body punch.
Battock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John Battock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battock working aggressively here.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Rossi scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi is trying to maintain a safe position but Battock gets an underhook and turns Rossi into the cage.
Rossi lands an uppercut.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Rossi takes a shot to the head.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battock can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Battock tries to work over Rossi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rossi struggles to land a body shot inside as Battock controls his hands.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Battock.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Rossi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rossi digs a right hand underneath Battock's ribcage. Battock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Battock struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossi controls his hands.
Rossi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Battock can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Rossi struggles to land a body shot inside as Battock controls his hands.
Battock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Rossi prevents a body shot from Battock.
Battock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rossi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rossi blocks a body shot from Battock.
Battock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Battock.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Battock lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Battock.
Battock can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Battock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Battock lands with a left to the head.
Battock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rossis head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rossi.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Battock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Battock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Battock can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Rossi digs a right hand underneath Battock's ribcage. Battock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Battock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Battock.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Battock lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Battock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alberto Rossi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rossi jabs Battock right on the nose. Battock blinks but takes it well.
Rossi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Battock.
Rossi takes a swing at Battock's ribcage but misses.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch but Battock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Battock connects with a solid leg kick.
Battock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rossi.
Battock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rossi rather than just go for the knockout.
Rossi clinches up against the cage.
Rossi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rossi is trying to break the clinch but Battock has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Battock's elbow.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Battock backwards.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Battock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rossi struggles to land a body shot inside as Battock controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Battock misses with a body punch.
Rossi is trying to break the clinch but Battock has him pressed against the cage.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Rossi lands a nice shot to the body.
Battock tries to throw a body punch but Rossi avoids it by throwing Battock back against the cage.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Rossi is looking to break free of the clinch but Battock has double underhooks.
Rossi is trying to force a seperation but Battock has the dominant position.
Rossi prevents a body shot from Battock.
Rossi tries to throw a body punch but Battock avoids it by throwing Rossi back against the cage.
Good body shot from Battock.
Battock misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Battock.
Battock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
Rossi tries to break the clinch but Battock is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
Rossi stalling.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Rossi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
Battock misses with a body punch.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi scores with a shot to the side of Battock's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Battock.
Battock misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battock.
Rossi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rossi.
Rossi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Battock.
Battock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi is trying to push Battock away but Battock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock misses with some punches.
Rossi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Battock backwards.
Rossi prevents a body shot from Battock.
Battock lands with a short shot to the head.
Rossi lands a left hand.
Rossi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Battock misses with the head strike.
Battock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi tries a body shot but Battock blocks it.
Rossi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rossi scores with a shot to the side of Battock's head.
Battock has Rossi pressed against the cage, preventing Rossi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Battock pushes Rossi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battock lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Battock backwards.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Battock presses Rossi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rossi has had enough of the clinch but Battock keeps him there for the moment.
Battock working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Battock has Rossi pressed against the cage, preventing Rossi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rossi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Battock is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rossi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but John Battock just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Alberto Rossi's cut.
That's time! Rossi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rossi cracks a nice hook into Battock's ribs.
Battock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rossi avoids the body shot from Battock.
Rossi throwing a counter right hand but Battock manages to avoid it.
Rossi misses with a hook.
Battock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rossi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rossi thuds a left hand into Battock's body.
Rossi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Battock ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Donk. Rossi catches Battock right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battock throws a hook but Rossi blocks it.
As Battock tries to get set, Rossi tries to push him back and clinch up but Battock manages to avoid the attempt.
Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Battock.
Battock cracks the inside of Rossi's front leg.
Rossi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Battock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws a lazy right hand but Battock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Battock throws a body shot but no joy.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch but Battock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rossi backing away here, and Battock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rossi throws a shot from downtown. Battock moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Battock misses.
Rossi wants to clinch up but Battock keeps it at a distance.
Battock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Battock ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Battock looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
Battock throws a body kick that misses.
Rossi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Battock at a distance.
Battock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
Battock throws a leg kick but Rossi moved away.
Rossi throwing a counter right hand but Battock manages to avoid it.
Rossi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battock manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
Rossi tries to clinch up.
Battock keeps Rossi at a distance using the push kick.
Rossi throws a shot to the body.
Rossi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Battock doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rossi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Rossi misses
and Battock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Battock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rossi.
Rossi lands a nice looking body shot.
Rossi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Battock thows a body kick. Rossi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rossi cracks Battock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rossi misses with a looping right.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Battock misses with an uppercut. Rossi saw that one coming.
Rossi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Battock under the eye.
Battock throws a push kick but Rossi slaps the foot to one side.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Battock.
Rossi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
Rossi takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Battock lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Battock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rossi working hard to break the clinch.
Battock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Battock can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Rossi stalls.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
Battock cracks Rossi with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Battock.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice body punch from Battock - that landed with a thud.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but John Battock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alberto Rossi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Battock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Battock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Battock loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
Battock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Battock swings for the body but Rossi moves out of range.
Battock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rossi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rossi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi misses with a series of wild punches.
Battock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rossi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battock was well out of range. Poor timing from Rossi.
And Battock responds with a good body kick, but Rossi manages to step out the way in time.
Battock avoids the body shot from Rossi.
Battock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi connects with a looping right hand.
Battock misses with a kick to the body.
Battock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battock misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Rossi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Battock.
Rossi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Battock keeps the fight on the outside.
Battock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rossi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Battock was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice defenses there by Battock.
Battock lands a right hook to the body.
Rossi lands with a nice body punch.
Battock scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi scores with a body shot.
Battock throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Battock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rossi lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi thuds his right hand into Battock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Battock moves out of range as Rossi strikes.
Battock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Battock thows a leg kick but Rossi checks it
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battock is looking to land body kicks.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battock looks to land a body kick but Rossi moved away.
Battock pushes Rossi away with a front kick.
Rossi looks to score with a jab to the body but Battock is just out of range.
Battock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rossi finds it's way round the side to connect with Battock's head.
Alberto Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Battock is looking to score with low kicks.
Rossi is looking to counter the offense by Battock and move into the clinch.
Battock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rossi punishes Battock's body with a nice straight punch.
Rossi wants to clinch but Battock slips to the side
enabling Battock to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Battock misses with a jab to the body
and Rossi counters with a straight right hand.
Battock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rossi lands a body shot.
Battock throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rossi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Battock is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rossi lands with a shot to the body.
Rossi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Battock counters with a straight right hand.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Rossi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Battock tries a quick counter leg kick but Rossi is wise to it.
Rossi misses with a double jab.
Battock is trying to counter with his kicks.
Battock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rossi counters with a nice body shot.
Rossi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Battock. Battock obviously looking to wear him down.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Battock slips the punch.
Battock connects with a solid leg kick.
Rossi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Battock moves forwards but Rossi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
John Battock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Battock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rossi lands a slapping body shot.
Rossi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Rossi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Battock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 46:49
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Battock!
John Battock is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, John Battock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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