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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 4368 p4p, 582 weight class) and Eddy Maiden (ranked 2409 p4p, 360 weight class). Fadden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hate Song by THE HAUNTED. Maiden has chosen Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Eddy Maiden will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Maiden!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maiden slips a straight right by Fadden.
Maiden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fadden checks a low kick from Maiden.
Maiden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maiden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fadden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fadden blocks a head kick by Maiden.
Maiden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fadden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Fadden.
Maiden blocks a jab.
Fadden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fadden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Fadden.
Maiden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fadden. That did some damage!
Fadden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maiden back to the cage. Fadden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Eddy Maiden has been cut.
Maiden looks to land a left hand but Fadden moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maiden!
Fadden connects with the punch.
A leg kick checked by Fadden.
Maiden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maiden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maiden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fadden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maiden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maiden.
A big right from Maiden misses.
Maiden throws a front kick that sends Fadden stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Maiden.
Fadden misses with a series of wild punches.
Maiden was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Maiden moves away from the strike by Fadden.
Fadden misses with a hook. Maiden ducked under it nicely.
Maiden throws a head kick that Fadden semi-blocks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fadden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fadden checks the leg kick.
Fadden throws a jab but it's blocked by Maiden.
John Fadden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fadden throws a shot from downtown. Maiden moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Maiden misses.
Maiden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fadden catches Maiden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A chopping leg kick lands by Maiden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maiden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fadden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadden. Maiden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maiden throws a body kick that misses.
Fadden just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Maiden misses
and Fadden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maiden!
Fadden throws a front kick aimed at Maiden's knee but Maiden avoids it well.
Fadden avoids the head kick by Maiden.
Maiden blocks a jab.
Maiden pushes Fadden away with a front kick.
Fadden avoids the head kick by Maiden.
Fadden checks a low kick from Maiden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadden. Maiden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fadden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maiden manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Fadden.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maiden!
Fadden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fadden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fadden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maiden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maiden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fadden walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maiden.
A jab from Fadden finds it's way through Maiden's defenses.
Maiden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That kick from Maiden tenderised Fadden's leg. Fadden is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden throws a hook to the side of Maiden's head but Maiden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fadden throws a jab but it's blocked by Maiden.
Maiden looks for the body kick but Fadden saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Maiden misses.
A little feinted left hand from Fadden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maiden throws a leg kick but Fadden checks it.
Maiden staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Fadden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fadden blocks a head kick by Maiden.
Maiden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fadden.
Maiden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Maiden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maiden moves away from the strike by Fadden.
Fadden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fadden scores with a decent looking hook.
Maiden lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fadden will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circling - Fadden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fadden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fadden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maiden shoots in for a double leg but Fadden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fadden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maiden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maiden fails with the takedown.
Maiden gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fadden counters with a stiff right hand.
Fadden checks a low kick from Maiden.
Fadden connects with the punch.
Maiden misses with a leg kick.
Maiden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fadden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maiden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maiden ducks under a wild hook from Fadden.
Maiden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maiden throws a right hand that Fadden ducks under and follows up with a left that Fadden also avoids with ease.
Maiden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fadden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maiden. Maiden obviously looking to wear him down.
Fadden dodges the punch combination from Maiden.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fadden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maiden - the referee stops the clock and Fadden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maiden. Fadden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadden. Maiden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fadden moves out of range as Maiden throws a body kick.
Fadden throws a jab but it's blocked by Maiden.
Fadden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fadden throws a shot from downtown. Maiden moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddy Maiden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddy Maiden's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maiden tries a head kick but it misses.
Fadden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maiden.
Fadden lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maiden slips a straight right by Fadden.
Fadden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maiden is looking to chop away at Fadden's legs.
Jab from Fadden.
Maiden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maiden looks to land a body kick but Fadden moved away.
Fadden blocks a head kick by Maiden.
Fadden lands with a shot to the body.
John Fadden is winning the standup battle so far.
Fadden just misses with a punch to the body.
Fadden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maiden.
Maiden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maiden throws a leg kick but Fadden moved away.
We've been informed that Maiden has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Maiden tries a head kick but it misses.
Fadden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maiden blocks the body kick.
Maiden drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fadden defends it well.
Maiden throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maiden throws a leg kick but Fadden moved away.
A jab from Maiden misses.
Fadden tried to counter with a leg kick but Maiden avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fadden finds it's way round the side to connect with Maiden's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maiden.
Fadden throws a nice looking combination but Maiden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maiden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maiden.
Fadden digs a good body shot into Maiden's ribs.
Maiden is breathing heavily.
Maiden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick from Maiden misses.
Maiden throws a push kick but Fadden slaps the foot to one side.
Maiden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fadden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maiden takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Fadden. Beautiful body shot.
Fadden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maiden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maiden defending well as Fadden loads up on a big left hand.
Maiden moves out of range of the strikes.
Maiden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maiden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maiden moves away from the strike by Fadden.
Fadden lands a nice hook to Maiden's body. Maiden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maiden is rocked!
Fadden punishes Maiden's body with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maiden.
Maiden shoots for a double leg takedown but Fadden sprawls well. He's pushed Maiden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maiden avoids the head kick by Fadden.
Maiden scores with a spinning back kick!
Fadden throws a jab when Maiden was well out of range.
Maiden walks into a jab.
Eddy Maiden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Maiden.
The fighters circling - Fadden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maiden throws a counter combo.
Maiden catches Fadden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fadden throws a hook but Maiden blocks it.
Fadden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fadden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maiden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maiden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maiden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maiden.
Fadden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maiden counters with a straight right hand.
Maiden avoids the body shot from Fadden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maiden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maiden takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Fadden does it's job there.
Maiden is still on wobbly legs! Can Fadden finish him?
Fadden cracks Maiden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fadden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maiden moves away from the strike by Fadden.
Maiden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fadden lands a jab.
Fadden cracks Maiden on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Maiden falls backwards against the cage. Fadden follows up with more strikes that drop Maiden to his knees. Fadden keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Maiden! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fadden!
John Fadden opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gordon (ranked 1362 p4p, 195 weight class) and Handsome Rutten (ranked 1342 p4p, 192 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
15 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mel Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Handsome Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gordon. Gordon obviously looking to wear him down.
Mel Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Rutten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gordon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gordon throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Gordon checks a leg kick nicely.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gordon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gordon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gordon slips a jab from Rutten.
Rutten has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Gordon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gordon connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten feints and then cracks Gordon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gordon down.
Gordon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Gordon.
Gordon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gordon misses with a head kick.
Gordon scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Gordon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A combination from Rutten does no damage.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gordon is looking to counter with head kicks.
Rutten throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gordon - that will leave a mark!
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutten misses the target.
Gordon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gordon is looking to wear down Rutten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gordon throws a chopping leg kick but Rutten manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Gordon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gordon moves into range and clinches up with Rutten.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
Rutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutten lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Gordon - that landed with a thud.
Gordon trying to land knees to the body.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Handsome Rutten has been cut.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rutten's brow.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rutten's brow.
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rutten blocks an elbow strike.
Rutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutten presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Gordon. That snapped Rutten's head back.
Gordon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rutten.
Gordon misses with a kick to the body
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Gordon throws a front kick aimed at Rutten's knee but Rutten avoids it well.
Gordon throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Gordon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutten. That did some damage!
Gordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
Gordon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gordon tests Rutten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon wants to clinch
and Rutten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gordon's knee momentarily.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Rutten tries to work over Gordon's front leg with a kick but Gordon checks it.
Gordon is looking to counter with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten punishes Gordon's body with a nice straight punch.
Gordon avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Gordon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rutten.
Gordon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gordon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gordon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gordon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten looks to land a left hand but Gordon moved out of range nicely.
Gordon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Gordon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mel Gordon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Handsome Rutten's cut.
That's time! Gordon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gordon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gordon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutten.
Mel Gordon is winning the standup battle so far.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gordon tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Gordon.
Gordon has managed to clinch.
Rutten is leaning against Gordon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Rutten drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Gordon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutten! But no joy.
Gordon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rutten tests Gordon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Gordon misses with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gordon if he has to take too many more of those.
Gordon wants to clinch
and Rutten finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gordon tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rutten!
Rutten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Rutten. Beautiful body shot.
Gordon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gordon wants to clinch.
It seemed like Rutten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gordon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rutten scores with a push kick.
Gordon throws a right hand that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gordon thinking.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Gordon has closed the distance and engaged Rutten in a clinch.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Gordon avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutten avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rutten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gordon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutten gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutten struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Rutten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutten's defenses.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Rutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Gordon is predictable there
and Rutten counters with a solid body kick.
Rutten throws a good cross that connects.
Gordon misses with a jab to the body
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Gordon tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Gordon wants to slow Rutten down by chopping away at his legs.
Gordon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gordon tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gordon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rutten scores with a jab to the head.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gordon throws a leg kick which misses Rutten's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutten tries to avoid it.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gordon.
It looks like Mel Gordon has been cut.
Rutten misses with a straight left.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gordon darts in trying to clinch
and Rutten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gordon throws a low kick, looking for Rutten's leg but Rutten calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutten jabs at Gordon's body.
Rutten looks to land a left hand but Gordon moved out of range nicely.
Gordon misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Gordon lands but Rutten takes it in his stride.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters circling a little - Rutten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gordon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rutten tries to clinch there but Gordon circles away.
Rutten scores with a body shot.
Gordon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Gordon throwing a counter right hand but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Rutten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gordon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Handsome Rutten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rutten throws a head kick but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
An attempted straight right counter from Gordon misses the target.
Gordon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutten.
Rutten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gordon misses with a body shot.
Gordon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rutten takes a step back to recover.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten throws out a counter right but Gordon avoids it with no problem.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Gordon avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gordon throws out a leg kick but Rutten moves out of range and Gordon only half commits.
Rutten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutten shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gordon throws a wild body kick that Rutten sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
Gordon throws a wild body kick that Rutten sees coming a mile off.
Gordon misses with a wild combination.
Gordon lands with a cross.
Gordon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gordon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rutten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gordon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutten.
Rutten throws a front kick aimed at Gordon's knee but Gordon avoids it well.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Rutten stuns Gordon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gordon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rutten connects with the punch.
Gordon is looking to score with low kicks.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutten checks a leg kick.
Rutten throws out a loose jab but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rutten lands a jab to Gordon's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutten connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gordon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rutten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rutten lands a jab-cross combination.
Gordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutten lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Rutten.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rutten's brow.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rutten's brow.
Rutten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutten.
A little jabbing left from Rutten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rutten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gordon darts in and clinches Rutten up against the cage.
Rutten misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gordon.
Nice body punch from Rutten - that landed with a thud.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
Rutten dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Rutten cracks Gordon with a nice body shot.
Rutten works on Gordon's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten cracks Gordon with a nice body shot.
Rutten cracks Gordon with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Rutten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Rutten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Gordon.
Rutten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gordon tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutten avoids the damage to the body.
Rutten can't find room to land a body shot as Gordon controls the action.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutten's defenses.
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rutten can't find room to land a body shot as Gordon controls the action.
Rutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten works on Gordon's body with a couple of short punches.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Handsome Rutten.
I think Rutten has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Handsome Rutten!
A victorious Handsome Rutten thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 646 p4p, 76 weight class) and Sergey Panikov (ranked 525 p4p, 67 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Panikov's choice of entrance music: Fighters. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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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
48 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bartek Pietrzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panikov misses with a hook.
Pietrzak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panikov.
Pietrzak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donk. Pietrzak catches Panikov right on the button with a cross.
Panikov misses with a straight right.
Pietrzak misses with a wild body shot.
Panikov is looking to chop away at Pietrzak's legs.
Panikov avoids the body shot from Pietrzak.
Panikov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Panikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pietrzak throws a lazy body kick
and Panikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pietrzak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pietrzak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Panikov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pietrzak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pietrzak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Panikov.
Panikov slips a jab and a cross from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Panikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A decent looking cross lands there for Panikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Pietrzak counters with a stiff right hand.
Panikov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pietrzak lands with an uppercut that bounces Panikov off the cage and back into range.
Nice cross by Panikov.
Pietrzak jabs at Panikov's body.
Panikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pietrzak connects with a single shot there.
Panikov scores with a shot to the body.
Panikov missing with a left hand there. Pietrzak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pietrzak misses with a looping right.
Panikov moves out of range as Pietrzak strikes.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Pietrzak.
Panikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Panikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sergey Panikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panikov catches Pietrzak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Panikov staying out of range there.
Panikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pietrzak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Pietrzak.
It seemed like Panikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pietrzak dips to his left and cracks Panikov with an uppercut!
Pietrzak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pietrzak looks to land a combination but Panikov avoids it well.
Panikov slips a jab and a cross from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown but Panikov shows good takedown defense.
Pietrzak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Panikov misses with a two punch combination.
Pietrzak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pietrzak slips a straight right by Panikov.
Panikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Panikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Panikov misses.
Pietrzak slips under a jab.
Pietrzak lands a nice hook to Panikov's body. Panikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov throws out a loose jab but Pietrzak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panikov forces Pietrzak back against the cage and clinches.
Pietrzak misses with some punches.
Pietrzak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Pietrzak.
Panikov lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Panikov as the two fighters clinch.
Panikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pietrzak backwards.
Panikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pietrzak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Panikov blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panikov.
Pietrzak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panikov works on Pietrzak's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Panikov.
Pietrzak looking for a takedown.
Panikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pietrzak fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panikov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pietrzak or not.
Pietrzak lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries a knee to the head but Panikov blocks it.
Panikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pietrzak blocks an uppercut.
Pietrzak tries to stall but Panikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pietrzak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Panikov lands a shot to the body.
Pietrzak is breathing heavily.
Panikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Pietrzak misses with some punches.
Panikov digs a right hand underneath Pietrzak's ribcage. Pietrzak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Panikov has Pietrzak pushed against the cage.
Panikov lands a right hand.
Panikov keeps control of Pietrzak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Panikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panikov lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak is trying to force a seperation but Panikov has the dominant position.
Panikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Pietrzak backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Panikov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Panikov lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Pietrzak falls backwards - clearly groggy! Panikov dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Panikov!
An intense looking Sergey Panikov took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You lose to slow learner with little skill, how you feel? I smoke cigarettes, 40 a day, and eat pizza.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Texas Pete (ranked 966 p4p, 146 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 1040 p4p, 153 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Trent Punchy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Texas Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pete jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Punchy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pete was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Punchy throws a hook but Pete avoids it easily.
Punchy digs a good hook to Pete's body.
Pete scores with a hook.
Pete ducks under a wild hook from Punchy.
An attempted straight right counter from Pete misses the target.
Punchy fails with the takedown
and Punchy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pete scores with a jab.
A big right from Pete misses.
Nice body punch from Pete.
Punchy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Pete swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Punchy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pete throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Punchy counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Pete is right now.
Pete is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pete is trying to control Punchy's posture but Punchy avoids it.
Pete tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Punchy wants to control but Pete is keeping him busy.
Punchy is trying to ground and pound but Pete uses the momentary lack of control by Punchy to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pete has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Punchy is working away from the top position though.
Pete manages to get to full guard.
Punchy trying to control but Pete is working from the bottom.
Punchy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pete has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Punchy with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Punchy tries to free his leg and advance position but Pete is retaining full guard.
Pete wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Punchy wants to control from the top but Pete keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punchy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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.
Punchy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pete works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Punchy throws a big right hand that misses.
Punchy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Punchy postures up in Pete's guard and throws a big left but Pete blocks it.
Pete working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Punchy.
Punchy wants to control from the top but Pete keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Punchy ducks under a wild hook from Pete.
Pete ducks right into an uppercut from Punchy.
Pete just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Pete both land. Nice combination.
Pete uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punchy.
Punchy misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trent Punchy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pete misses with a shot to the body
and Punchy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Punchy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pete counters with a nice uppercut.
Trent Punchy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pete clinches with his opponent.
Pete has a couple of punches blocked by Punchy.
Punchy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Punchy swings wildly with an uppercut but Pete uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pete gets through Punchy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pete scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pete.
Still in the clinch, Punchy scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pete tries to work over Punchy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pete tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Punchy's elbow.
Pete swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Punchy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy lands a right hand.
Pete lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pete's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pete fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Punchy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Punchy. Those never looked like landing.
Pete fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Punchy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Punchy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pete scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Punchy misses with a left hand
and Pete counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Texas Pete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Pete.
Punchy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Punchy misses with a double jab.
Texas Pete is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Punchy looks to land a combination. Pete sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pete.
Punchy works the jab nicely.
Punchy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Punchy.
Punchy avoids the body shot from Pete.
Punchy lands with a cross.
Punchy keeps the fight on the outside.
Punchy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Punchy throws a shot from downtown. Pete moves away and avoids it.
Pete ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Punchy misses with a left hand
and Pete counters with a stiff right hand.
Pete moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Punchy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pete.
Pete throws a looping overhand right but Punchy ducks down to avoid it.
Pete lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Punchy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pete.
A shot to the liver by Pete. Beautiful body shot.
Pete's jab looks to have found its range, popping Punchy under the eye.
Pete looks to land a right hand but Punchy moved out of range.
Punchy staying out of range there.
Punchy moves forwards but Pete connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Punchy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pete to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pete missing with a left hand there. Punchy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Punchy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pete connects with a body shot.
Pete throws out a loose jab but Punchy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pete throws a big shot that misses.
Punchy ducks under a wild hook from Pete.
Pete throws a jab when Punchy was well out of range.
Punchy with the counter takedown but Pete avoids it easily.
Pete on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Punchy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pete looks to land a left hand but Punchy moved out of range nicely.
Punchy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Punchy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pete napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punchy wants to control but Pete is keeping him busy.
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 Texas Pete will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Punchy looks to land a combination. Pete sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Punchy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pete swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Punchy misses with a leg kick
and Pete counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Pete.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Punchy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punchy.
Punchy lands a nice shot that snaps Pete's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete misses with a straight right.
Punchy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Punchy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pete misses with a hook to the body
and Punchy counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchy throws a shot from downtown. Pete moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy defending well as Pete loads up on a big left hand.
Punchy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Punchy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pete throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Punchy.
Punchy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punchy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pete misses with a right hand
letting Punchy counter with a right hand.
Pete fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Punchy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Punchy just misses with a punch to the body.
Punchy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Punchy misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pete throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punchy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Punchy looks to throw the jab but Pete is out of range.
Punchy looks to score with a jab to the body but Pete is just out of range.
Punchy loads up on a big right hand but Pete slips the punch.
It looked like Pete wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Punchy lands an overhand right.
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!
A jab from Pete misses.
Punchy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pete.
And Punchy tries to counter it with a takedown but Pete pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pete thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punchy shoots in for a takedown but Pete shows good takedown defense.
Punchy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pete throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Punchy lands a glancing blow to the side of Pete's head.
Punchy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pete throws a series of punches but Punchy avoids them all with ease.
Punchy takes a swing at Pete's ribcage but misses.
Pete swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Punchy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punchy swings for the body but Pete moves out of range.
Pete scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Punchy misses with a jab to the body
and Pete counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pete throws a poor cross that misses
and Punchy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pete was well out of range. Poor timing from Punchy.
Pete swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pete throws a body punch but Punchy moves out of range.
Punchy throws a jab but it's blocked by Pete.
Pete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punchy manages to avoid it.
Punchy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pete looks to land a left hand but Punchy moved out of range nicely.
Pete misses with a lunging right hand
and Punchy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pete takes one to the chin there.
Punchy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pete is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trent Punchy.
I think Punchy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Punchy!
Trent Punchy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that House of Valor logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Koski (ranked 483 p4p, 63 weight class) and Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 434 p4p, 57 weight class). Kasparaitis has chosen Gotta Get Away as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Kasparaitis!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Kasparaitis ducks down to avoid it.
Koski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kasparaitis.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice strike.
Juan Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski throws a hook but Kasparaitis avoids it easily.
Kasparaitis stuns Koski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koski.
Koski throws a front kick aimed at Kasparaitis's knee but Kasparaitis avoids it well.
Koski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kasparaitis misses with a leg kick.
Kasparaitis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koski at a distance.
Kasparaitis moves away from the strike by Koski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasparaitis thuds a left hand into Koski's body.
Koski slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Koski.
Koski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jacks Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kasparaitis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Kasparaitis misses.
Kasparaitis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Koski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kasparaitis counters with a stiff right hand.
Kasparaitis throws a low kick but Koski avoids it.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Koski lands with an overhand left.
Kasparaitis tries to land a front kick but Koski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kasparaitis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kasparaitis connects with a leg kick. Koski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasparaitis.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasparaitis feints a counter leg kick.
Koski scores with a jab.
Koski lands an overhand right.
We've been informed that Kasparaitis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kasparaitis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koski.
Kasparaitis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski gets tackled into the cage by Kasparaitis. Kasparaitis maintains the clinch.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Kasparaitis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskis head.
Koski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Koski has a couple of punches blocked by Kasparaitis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski working aggressively here.
Kasparaitis blocks a body shot from Koski.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis lands with a short shot to the head.
Koski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kasparaitis blocks a body shot from Koski.
Kasparaitis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koski takes a shot to the head.
Kasparaitis lands a shot to the body.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koski misses with a punch to the body.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Koski.
Koski working aggressively here.
Koski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Kasparaitis.
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis blocks a body shot from Koski.
A body shot lands from Kasparaitis.
Koski tries for a takedown but Kasparaitis manages to get underhooks.
Koski misses with a punch to the body.
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis lands with a right to the head.
Koski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski throws a front kick aimed at Kasparaitis's knee but Kasparaitis avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kasparaitis.
Koski scores with a spinning back kick!
Koski connects with a jab.
Koski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kasparaitis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koski scrambles back to his feet.
Koski gets tackled into the cage by Kasparaitis. Kasparaitis maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasparaitis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Koski tries a body shot but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Koski.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Kasparaitis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koski.
Koski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kasparaitis prevents a body shot from Koski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasparaitis.
Koski blocking some punches.
Koski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Koski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darius Kasparaitis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Juan Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasparaitis cracks the inside of Koski's front leg.
Kasparaitis misses the shot to the body.
Koski tried to score with a low kick but Kasparaitis checks it.
Koski throws a shot to the body.
Koski clobbers Kasparaitis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koski throws a leg kick which misses Kasparaitis's front leg but catches the back leg as Kasparaitis tries to avoid it.
Koski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koski misses with a head kick.
Koski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasparaitis.
Koski with a nice cross.
Koski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koski misses with a straight left.
Kasparaitis takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kasparaitis lands a left hand.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch to the body.
Darius Kasparaitis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koski tries to throw a body punch but Kasparaitis avoids it by throwing Koski back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
A short right from Kasparaitis on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Koski is working Kasparaitis over against the cage.
Koski swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Koski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kasparaitis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Kasparaitis scores with a hook to the body.
Kasparaitis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
Koski looking for a takedown.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kasparaitis tries a body shot but Koski blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Koski.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasparaitis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski working aggressively here.
Koski tries a body shot but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch to the body.
Koski has Kasparaitis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kasparaitis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kasparaitis can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Koski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koski working aggressively here.
Koski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koski.
Kasparaitis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koski.
Koski lands a left hand.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Kasparaitis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasparaitis's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kasparaitis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koski throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasparaitis.
Koski lands an uppercut.
Koski lands a right hand.
Kasparaitis takes a shot to the head.
Koski misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Kasparaitis.
Still in the clinch, Kasparaitis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis prevents a body shot from Koski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis pushes Koski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kasparaitis struggles to land a body shot inside as Koski controls his hands.
Kasparaitis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kasparaitis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kasparaitis lands a head shot.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Kasparaitis ducks down to avoid it.
Kasparaitis with a hook.
Kasparaitis closes the distance and clinches.
Kasparaitis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koski struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasparaitis controls his hands.
Koski misses with a punch on the inside.
Koski misses with the head strike.
Kasparaitis lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasparaitis.
Koski is rocked!
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Koski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Koski seems to have got his legs back now.
Kasparaitis struggles to land a body shot inside as Koski controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kasparaitis.
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!
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kasparaitis lands a shoulder strike.
Koski swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koski misses with a punch to the body.
Kasparaitis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskis head.
Koski digs a right hand into Kasparaitis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kasparaitis's gas tank.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch to the body.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch to the body.
Koski throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koski lands a left hand.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Koski as the two fighters clinch.
Kasparaitis blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Koski working aggressively here.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasparaitis's elbow.
Kasparaitis scores with a shot to the side of Koski's head.
Kasparaitis blocks a body shot from Koski.
Koski misses with some punches.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koski lands a shoulder strike.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koski lands a nice uppercut.
Koski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kasparaitiss head.
Kasparaitis tries a body shot but Koski blocks it.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Koski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
Koski swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
Koski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juan Koski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasparaitis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koski prevents a body shot from Kasparaitis.
Koski blocking some punches.
A short left from Koski.
Kasparaitis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
Koski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Koski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries for a takedown but Kasparaitis manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
A body shot lands from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis blocks an uppercut.
Koski blocks a body shot from Kasparaitis.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasparaitis.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasparaitis.
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis lands a nice uppercut.
Koski misses with a body punch.
Koski tries for a takedown but Kasparaitis manages to get underhooks.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Koski.
Koski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Kasparaitis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kasparaitis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Kasparaitis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauli Raunio (ranked 470 p4p, 72 weight class) and Constantine Kermit (ranked 1001 p4p, 148 weight class). Constantine Kermit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rauli Raunio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Constantine Kermit!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raunio ducks under a wild hook from Kermit.
Kermit just misses with a punch to the body.
Raunio blocks a jab.
Rauli Raunio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raunio fails with the takedown.
Raunio looks to land a right hand but Kermit moved out of range.
Raunio darts in trying to clinch
and Kermit counters with a straight right hand.
Kermit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raunio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raunio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raunio misses with a straight right.
Raunio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raunio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kermit.
Kermit throws a big shot that misses.
Raunio misses with a left hand
and Kermit counters with a nice right hand that sends Raunio toppling to the canvas! Raunio scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kermit finish him?!
Raunio is rocked!
Kermit cracks Raunio with a left hook right on the temple and Raunio goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Kermit lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Raunio is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Constantine Kermit!
A victorious Constantine Kermit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between I Am (ranked 345 p4p, 44 weight class) and Jaako Turkinen (ranked 299 p4p, 37 weight class). Am's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part II. I Am could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaako Turkinen's chin.
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146 lbs
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, I Am!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaako Turkinen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkinen misses with a right hand
enabling Am to counter with a crisp jab.
Am 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.
Turkinen throws a hook but Am avoids it easily.
Turkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Turkinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Am has time to react.
Am throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turkinen.
Am defending well as Turkinen loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Turkinen misses its intended target.
Am shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Am misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Am throws a big counter combination but Turkinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Turkinen misses with a shot to the body
and Am counters with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Am.
Am defending well as Turkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Turkinen scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Am went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Am scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Jaako Turkinen has been cut.
Am doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turkinen misses the shot to the body.
Am throws a big counter combination but Turkinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Turkinen blocks a head kick by Am.
Turkinen throws a body punch but Am moves out of range.
Turkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Am throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turkinen misses with a hook. Am ducked under it nicely.
Turkinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Am thows a body kick. Turkinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Am throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turkinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turkinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Turkinen misses.
Turkinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Am to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Am keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turkinen throws a hook but Am blocks it.
Am misses with a two punch combination.
Am swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turkinen throws a shot to the body.
Turkinen looks to throw the jab but Am is out of range.
Turkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Am looks to score with a jab to the body but Turkinen is just out of range.
Am gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turkinen lands an overhand right.
Turkinen misses with a shot to the body
and Am counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen throws a shot from downtown. Am moves away and avoids it.
Am drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Am fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkinen manages to avoid it.
A jab from Turkinen misses.
Am is looking to counter with head kicks.
Turkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Am moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Turkinen as he connects with a hook.
Am looks to score with a jab to the body but Turkinen is just out of range.
Am defending well as Turkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Turkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Am counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Turkinen does it's job there.
Am keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turkinen.
It looked like Am was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turkinen.
Am on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Am keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turkinen.
Turkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Am was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Am.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turkinen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Turkinen lands in his opponent's guard.
Am kicks Turkinen off and gets to his feet.
Turkinen misses the shot to the body.
Turkinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Turkinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Am doesn't seem phased though.
Turkinen thuds a left hand into Am's body.
Am throws a head kick that misses.
Am tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turkinen throws out a counter right but Am avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaako Turkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaako Turkinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big right from Turkinen misses.
Am was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turkinen swings for the body but Am moves out of range.
Turkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Turkinen coming out on top.
Turkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaako Turkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Am uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turkinen.
A leg kick checked by Turkinen.
Am avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Am as he avoids it easily.
Turkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turkinen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Turkinen not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Am keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Am is trying to control but can't.
Turkinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Am with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Turkinen is nestled in close to Am, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Am keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Am is refusing to be controlled, as Turkinen sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turkinen wants to pass to mount but Am is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turkinen is keen to just control but Am is a slippery customer.
Am won't allow Turkinen to pass to mount.
Am is looking for a sweep. Turkinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Am looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Turkinen not doing much here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Turkinen.
Am on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turkinen takes a swing at Am's ribcage but misses.
Am throws a big counter combination but Turkinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Turkinen lands a jab to the head.
Am is looking to land body kicks.
Am tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turkinen throws a body punch but Am moves out of range.
Am takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jaako Turkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Am throws a lazy head kick
and Turkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turkinen shoots and misses
and Am counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turkinen misses with a right hand
and Am counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Am thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Turkinen if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turkinen misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Turkinen misses its intended target.
A big left from Turkinen misses.
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Am moves away.
Am looks to land a left hand but Turkinen moved out of range nicely.
Turkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Turkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Am keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Am connects with a leg kick. Turkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turkinen misses with a hook.
Turkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Am at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkinen. Am does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaako Turkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaako Turkinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Am misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turkinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good work by Turkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Turkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Am counters with a right hand to the body.
Turkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Am on the side of the head.
Turkinen misses with an uppercut. Am saw that one coming.
Am is looking for a counter combo.
Turkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turkinen scores with a hook to the body. Am takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Am is looking to wear down Turkinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Am keeps Turkinen at a distance using the push kick.
Turkinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turkinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turkinen throws a body punch but Am moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Am misses its target.
Turkinen throws a body punch but Am moves out of range.
Am throws a big counter combination but Turkinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Am throws a shot to the body.
Turkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Am counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turkinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Am has time to react.
Turkinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turkinen avoids the head kick by Am.
Turkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Am counters with a stiff right hand.
Am connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turkinen momentarily.
Turkinen is rocked!
A jab from Turkinen misses.
Turkinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Am finish him?
Am steps in with a hook that catches Turkinen right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Am follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Turkinen looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). I Am!
I Am made sure to mention his sponsor, Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 184 p4p, 23 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 292 p4p, 42 weight class). Tyson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mary had a little lamb. On his way into the cage it seems that Alexei Chatzikomninos has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alexei Chatzikomninos seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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226 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chatzikomninos throws a sloppy head kick
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Chatzikomninos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Chatzikomninos misses its intended target.
It seemed like Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chatzikomninos throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Chatzikomninos.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Chatzikomninos has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tyson.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chatzikomninos.
Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Chatzikomninos.
Tyson lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chatzikomninos throws an elbow but misses.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.
Chatzikomninos lands a nice elbow.
Chatzikomninos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson is leaning against Chatzikomninos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyson works on Chatzikomninos's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chatzikomninos backwards.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Chatzikomninos controls the action.
Chatzikomninos prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Chatzikomninos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chatzikomninos is working Tyson over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chatzikomninos's elbow.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chatzikomninos misses with an elbow strike.
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!
Tyson tries to work over Chatzikomninos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson tries a body shot but Chatzikomninos blocks it.
Chatzikomninos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Chatzikomninos on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Chatzikomninos struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chatzikomninos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chatzikomninos pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Chatzikomninos misses with a body punch.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike.
Chatzikomninos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson tries to work over Chatzikomninos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chatzikomninos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos throws an elbow that misses.
Chatzikomninos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyson tries a body shot but Chatzikomninos blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chatzikomninos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyson's brow.
Chatzikomninos pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tyson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chatzikomninos.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chatzikomninos's elbow.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chatzikomninos tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Chatzikomninos back against the cage.
Chatzikomninos is looking to take this one to the mat.
A body shot lands from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos lands with a left to the head.
Tyson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chatzikomninos blocks an uppercut.
Chatzikomninos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chatzikomninos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Chatzikomninos finish him?
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson seems to have recovered his senses.
Chatzikomninos goes for a takedown attempt but Tyson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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 Alexei Chatzikomninos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chatzikomninos momentarily.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Chatzikomninos moves into the clinch.
Chatzikomninos throws an elbow that misses.
Chatzikomninos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Chatzikomninos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chatzikomninos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyson dodges an elbow strike from Chatzikomninos.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chatzikomninos's elbow.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Chatzikomninos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chatzikomninos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chatzikomninos throws an elbow but misses.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chatzikomninos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chatzikomninos misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Chatzikomninos misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chatzikomninos throws an elbow but misses.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Chatzikomninos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Still in the clinch, Chatzikomninos scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Chatzikomninos as the two fighters clinch.
Tyson blocks the elbow strike.
Tyson takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chatzikomninos.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chatzikomninos prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Chatzikomninos takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Tyson gets through Chatzikomninos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Chatzikomninos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexei Chatzikomninos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
Chatzikomninos is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Chatzikomninos.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Chatzikomninos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos scores with a shot to the side of Tyson's head.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chatzikomninos blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Chatzikomninos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Chatzikomninos controls his hands.
Chatzikomninos pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tyson tries a body shot but Chatzikomninos blocks it.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chatzikomninos tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Tyson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chatzikomninos's elbow.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chatzikomninos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chatzikomninos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chatzikomninos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyson digs a right hand into Chatzikomninos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chatzikomninos's gas tank.
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!
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chatzikomninos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson blocks the elbow strike.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Chatzikomninos blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chatzikomninos backwards.
Good body shot from Tyson.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chatzikomninos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chatzikomninos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chatzikomninos tries to clinch up
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson takes one to the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos moves out of range of the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyson.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chatzikomninos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chatzikomninos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson pushes Chatzikomninos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chatzikomninos lands with a left to the head.
Chatzikomninos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyson is leaning against Chatzikomninos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chatzikomninos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chatzikomninos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chatzikomninos tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chatzikomninos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyson's brow.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A hook to the body from Tyson.
Tyson blocks the elbow strike.
Chatzikomninos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
Chatzikomninos can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chatzikomninos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Chatzikomninos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyson.
Tyson tries a body shot but Chatzikomninos blocks it.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chatzikomninos's elbow.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chatzikomninos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyson prevents it.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chatzikomninos misses with an elbow strike.
Chatzikomninos lands with a right to the head.
Chatzikomninos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chatzikomninos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Chatzikomninos controls his hands.
Tyson blocks the elbow strike.
Tyson working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Chatzikomninos prevents a body shot from Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chatzikomninos's elbow.
Chatzikomninos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Tyson.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Chatzikomninos controls his hands.
Chatzikomninos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Tyson.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Chatzikomninos.
Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chatzikomninos backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Tyson.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
A victorious Mike Tyson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 118 p4p, 12 weight class) and Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 191 p4p, 26 weight class). Kantaro Hoshino had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
39 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kantaro Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino with a hook.
Hoshino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hoshino swings widly with a right hand
and Hoshino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamamoto scores with a hook.
Hoshino loads up on a big right hand but Yamamoto slips the punch.
Yamamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamamoto scores with a nice right hand.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoshino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Yamamoto misses.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoshino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Yamamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Hoshino swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yamamoto has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino throws a hook but Yamamoto blocks it.
Hoshino cracks a nice hook into Yamamoto's ribs.
Yamamoto misses with a jab to the body
and Hoshino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoshino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshino.
Hoshino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto with the counter takedown but Hoshino avoids it easily.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto takes one on the button.
Yamamoto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoshino sprawls well initially but Yamamoto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hoshino kicks Yamamoto off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoshino manages to avoid it.
Hoshino throws a hook but Yamamoto blocks it.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Yamamoto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto misses with a hook.
Hoshino lands with a hook. Yamamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Hoshino avoids it easily.
Hoshino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamamoto misses.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Yamamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Yamamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoshino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino scores with a punch to the head.
Hoshino loads up on a big right hand but Yamamoto slips the punch.
Yamamoto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hoshino defends it well.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Hoshino looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Hoshino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Yamamoto lands a body shot.
Yamamoto loads up on a big right hand but Hoshino slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto clobbers Hoshino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamamoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kantaro Hoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kotetsu Yamamoto.
Hoshino jabs at Yamamoto's body.
Yamamoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Hoshino misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kantaro Hoshino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamamoto defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Yamamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Hoshino lands a jab to the head.
Yamamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoshino.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Yamamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamamoto lands with a right hand.
Yamamoto slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
It looked like Hoshino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looks to throw the jab but Hoshino is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Yamamoto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoshino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a shoot takedown. Hoshino fights it but they end up in guard.
Yamamoto throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoshino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoshino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yamamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoshino is retaining full guard.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamamoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoshino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamamoto.
Hoshino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses. Hoshino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yamamoto's guard. Nice move by Hoshino!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Hoshino is proving a slippery customer.
Yamamoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yamamoto striking off his back but it's not causing Hoshino any problems.
Yamamoto 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.
Hoshino is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto controls Hoshino momentarily but Hoshino frees himself.
Yamamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamamoto, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches up with Hoshino, looking for a takedown. Yamamoto pushes Hoshino against the cage but Hoshino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino scores with a body shot.
Kantaro Hoshino is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoshino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoshino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamamoto. Yamamoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hoshino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a jab.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Yamamoto slips under a jab from Hoshino.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamamoto misses.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoshino misses with a hook
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Yamamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino throws an off balance right hand
and Hoshino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Hoshino moved out of range.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Kantaro Hoshino will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamamoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hoshino's head backwards.
Yamamoto looks to land a left hand but Hoshino moved out of range nicely.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a good cross that connects.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto thuds a left hand into Hoshino's body.
Hoshino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
It looked like Hoshino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamamoto.
Hoshino misses with a hook
and Yamamoto counters with a left to the body.
Hoshino cracks a nice hook into Yamamoto's ribs.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Hoshino.
Yamamoto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino misses with a hook
and Yamamoto counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino misses the body punch
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino misses with a straight right.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoshino dips to his left and cracks Yamamoto with an uppercut!
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Hoshino lands a nice hook to Yamamoto's body. Yamamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a jab. Hoshino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yamamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoshino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoshino doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Yamamoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yamamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamoto throws out the jab.
Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Yamamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yamamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Hoshino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Yamamoto lands a nice hook to Hoshino's body. Hoshino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoshino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Hoshino connects with a body shot that sends Yamamoto's belly button to the back.
Hoshino loads up on a big right hand but Yamamoto slips the punch.
Kantaro Hoshino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Yamamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamoto drives through with a takedown into Hoshino's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yamamoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yamamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoshino has wrist control.
Yamamoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yamamoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoshino has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yamamoto is working away from the top position though.
Yamamoto throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hoshino to regain full guard.
Yamamoto postures up and lands a big shot to Hoshino's brow.
Yamamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoshino has wrist control.
Yamamoto working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yamamoto throws a strike but Hoshino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yamamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamamoto is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hoshino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hoshino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yamamoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yamamoto lands a nice short elbow.
Yamamoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kotetsu Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoshino has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Asztalos (ranked 74 p4p, 13 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 93 p4p, 15 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Asztalos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dethroned Emperor by Celtic Frost. D Amato has chosen Machine Gun - Hated as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Asztalos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Amato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asztalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Amato misses with a hook. Asztalos ducked under it nicely.
Asztalos throwing a counter right hand but D Amato manages to avoid it.
D Amato slips under a jab from Asztalos.
D Amato throws out a counter right but Asztalos avoids it with no problem.
D Amato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asztalos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Asztalos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from D Amato misses.
Asztalos moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
Asztalos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
D Amato let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Asztalos cracks the inside of D Amato's front leg.
Asztalos throws a leg kick that misses.
D Amato misses with a wild body shot.
Asztalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D Amato.
Asztalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
D Amato connects with the punch.
D Amato looks to score with a jab to the body but Asztalos is just out of range.
The fighters circling - D Amato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asztalos throwing a counter right hand but D Amato manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Asztalos. That snapped D Amato's head back.
D Amato is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asztalos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as D Amato throws out the jab.
Asztalos moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
Asztalos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Amato.
Asztalos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches D Amato on the side of the head.
Alex Asztalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Asztalos scores with a nice head shot.
D Amato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asztalos.
Asztalos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asztalos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Amato.
A slow jab from D Amato misses its intended target.
D Amato avoids the body shot from Asztalos.
Asztalos slips a straight right by D Amato.
D Amato misses the jab.
Asztalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asztalos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
D Amato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
D Amato lands a right hook to the body.
Asztalos slips a jab and a cross from D Amato.
D Amato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asztalos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. D Amato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
D Amato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asztalos.
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asztalos was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
D Amato misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Asztalos scores with a jab. D Amato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos misses the shot to the body.
D Amato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Amato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Asztalos.
Asztalos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from D Amato misses.
D Amato scores with a decent looking hook.
D Amato misses with an uppercut. Asztalos saw that one coming.
D Amato slips under a jab from Asztalos.
D Amato misses with a jab, cross combination.
D Amato loads up on a big right hand but Asztalos slips the punch.
Asztalos throws a shot from downtown. D Amato moves away and avoids it.
D Amato throws out a loose jab but Asztalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from D Amato misses.
Asztalos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
D Amato sizes up Asztalos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Asztalos. Beautiful body shot.
D Amato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and D Amato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asztalos scrambles back to his feet.
D Amato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
D Amato defending well as Asztalos loads up on a big left hand.
Asztalos misses the shot to the body.
Asztalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by D Amato.
Asztalos throws the left hand but D Amato avoids the punch easily.
Asztalos throws a leg kick that is checked
and D Amato counters with a one-two to the body.
D Amato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asztalos.
D Amato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asztalos.
Asztalos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
D Amato ducks under a wild hook from Asztalos.
Asztalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asztalos misses with a left hand
and Asztalos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asztalos defending well as D Amato loads up on a big left hand.
Asztalos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Amato.
Asztalos lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asztalos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Asztalos.
A telegraphed right hand from D Amato misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Asztalos misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos just misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato looks to land a left hand but Asztalos moved out of range nicely.
D Amato lands a lovely overhand right.
Asztalos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Asztalos. That snapped D Amato's head back.
Asztalos swings for the body but D Amato moves out of range.
Asztalos throws a shot from downtown. D Amato moves away and avoids it.
Asztalos walks into a left hand.
D Amato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asztalos moves away from the strike by D Amato.
Asztalos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Asztalos.
Asztalos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Asztalos looks to throw the jab but D Amato is out of range.
D Amato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asztalos.
D Amato with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
D Amato throws a jab when Asztalos was well out of range.
Asztalos throws an overhand right that lands on D Amato's shoulder, as D Amato tries to avoid the shot.
D Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asztalos moves away.
Asztalos misses with a hook. D Amato ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael D Amato will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Asztalos is looking to slow D Amato down with leg kicks.
Asztalos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as D Amato throws out the jab.
D Amato throws a series of punches but Asztalos moves out of range.
Asztalos connects with the punch.
Asztalos misses with an uppercut. D Amato saw that one coming.
Asztalos lands with a straight right. D Amato didn't see that one coming.
Asztalos takes a swing at D Amato's ribcage but misses.
D Amato appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
D Amato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
D Amato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asztalos.
Asztalos ducks under a wild hook from D Amato.
Asztalos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Amato.
A nice side step and D Amato releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Asztalos slips a jab from D Amato.
D Amato looks to land a right hand but Asztalos moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato loads up on a big right hand but Asztalos slips the punch.
A jab from D Amato misses.
Asztalos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
D Amato throws out a counter right but Asztalos avoids it with no problem.
Jab from D Amato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Amato throws a right hand that Asztalos ducks under and follows up with a left that Asztalos also avoids with ease.
D Amato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asztalos throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from D Amato misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato swings for the body but Asztalos moves out of range.
D Amato throws a body punch but Asztalos moves out of range.
D Amato defending well as Asztalos loads up on a big left hand.
As Asztalos backs off D Amato throws a huge counter combo but Asztalos manages to avoid it all.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by D Amato.
Asztalos moves away from the strike by D Amato.
Asztalos throws a body punch but D Amato moves out of range.
D Amato slips a straight right by Asztalos.
Asztalos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asztalos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from D Amato.
Asztalos slips a jab from D Amato.
D Amato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Asztalos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping D Amato at a distance.
Asztalos slips under a jab.
Asztalos moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
Asztalos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Asztalos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
D Amato just misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asztalos misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Asztalos misses.
D Amato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asztalos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Asztalos dodges the punch combination from D Amato.
Asztalos cracks D Amato with a right hand to the side of the head.
D Amato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asztalos.
D Amato misses with an uppercut.
D Amato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Asztalos.
Asztalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asztalos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Asztalos lands a right hook to the body.
Asztalos throws a shot to the body.
D Amato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asztalos.
Asztalos misses with a kick to the body.
Asztalos slips under a jab from D Amato.
A bone on bone clash there as D Amato blocks the leg kick.
D Amato misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato lands a really nice looking cross but Asztalos seems unphased.
A good leg kick by Asztalos.
Asztalos cracks D Amato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
D Amato takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
D Amato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
D Amato misses with a double jab
and Asztalos counters with a thumping low kick.
D Amato throws a hook to the side of Asztalos's head but Asztalos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
D Amato scores with a punch to the head.
Asztalos jabs D Amato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Asztalos slips under a jab from D Amato.
Decent striking displayed by D Amato there.
Asztalos is rocked!
D Amato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Asztalos is holding his hands too far apart here. D Amato throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Asztalos is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael D Amato!
Michael D Amato is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, Michael D Amato stared into the camera and said 'M.G.D 369 say's you just got your ass whooped'.
Alex Asztalos was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back.'.
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