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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 3135 p4p, 414 weight class) and TJ Hearts (ranked 3071 p4p, 406 weight class). Tynkkynen comes to the cage accompanied by Cow herd - Fields. TJ Hearts has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rauno Tynkkynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TJ Hearts!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts's coach down at Gym Beam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hearts's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hearts misses the shot to the body.
Hearts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hearts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tynkkynen won't be happy with that.
Hearts cracks Tynkkynen with a big right hand but Tynkkynen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hearts scoring with punches and elbows.
Tynkkynen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tynkkynen taking a bit of punishment here - Hearts scoring with strikes.
It looks like Rauno Tynkkynen has been cut.
Tynkkynen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tynkkynen is working hard here to advance position.
Tynkkynen manages to get back to half guard.
Tynkkynen is pressing down on Hearts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hearts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tynkkynen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tynkkynen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tynkkynen manages to get himself to full guard.
Hearts controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tynkkynen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hearts manages to get himself to full guard.
Hearts controlling Tynkkynen's posture.
Hearts has momentary wrist control but Tynkkynen slips an elbow through the middle.
It looks like TJ Hearts has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hearts looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hearts looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hearts!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hearts working the ground and pound from side control.
Hearts lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tynkkynen is looking to regain half guard here but Hearts keeps moving and retains side control.
Hearts landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hearts working the ground and pound from side control.
Hearts is putting a hurting on Tynkkynen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rauno Tynkkynen's cut is getting worse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tynkkynen is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hearts is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hearts scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rauno Tynkkynen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rauno Tynkkynen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). TJ Hearts!
TJ Hearts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus St Pierre (ranked 1208 p4p, 133 weight class) and Vyrkyx Dall (ranked 1137 p4p, 126 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Pierre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Dall has chosen The Worm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vyrkyx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
St Pierre connects with a nice looking jab.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Dall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St Pierre on the side of the head.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1-2. St Pierre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St Pierre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dall scrambles back to his feet.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dall.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jesus St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall misses with a head kick.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
St Pierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Dall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but St Pierre defends it well.
St Pierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dall's head.
Dall works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dall wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall looking to control.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
St Pierre is working Dall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre postures up in Dall's guard and throws a big left but Dall blocks it.
St Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Dall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by Dall!
St Pierre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Dall blocks nicely.
Dall keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Dall trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Dall.
Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Pierre stands up over Dall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Dall wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre trying to move into half guard but instead Dall has managed to sweep!
St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Dall content to stall in guard here.
St Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dall wants to get up but he can't break St Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Pierre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dall's head.
Dall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Pierre scores with a hook to the body. Dall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Pierre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Pierre checks the leg kick.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looks like St Pierre has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dall moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
It seemed like Dall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Dall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St Pierre takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Dall sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from St Pierre misses.
Dall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Dall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall.
St Pierre throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Pierre scrambles back to his feet.
Dall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St Pierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on St Pierre's shoulder, as St Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall lands a jab to St Pierre's midsection.
Dall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Dall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
St Pierre jabs Dall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre misses with a looping left.
St Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jesus St Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
Dall misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
Dall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Pierre thuds his right hand into Dall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dall stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall walks into a jab.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
A shot to the body from St Pierre misses
and Dall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Dall counters with a leg kick.
Dall connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Dall misses.
Dall works St Pierre's body with a nice hook.
St Pierre connects with a jab.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
Dall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on St Pierre's shoulder, as St Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Dall looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.
St Pierre appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Dall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
Dall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall staying out of range there.
Dall feints a counter leg kick.
St Pierre moves forwards but Dall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St Pierre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
St Pierre changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
St Pierre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall scores with a jab.
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 Jesus St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dall! But no joy.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
St Pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St Pierre catches Dall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dall walks into a left hand.
Dall works St Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Dall connects with a right hand. St Pierre shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.
It seemed like Dall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dall slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with an uppercut that bounces Dall off the cage and back into range.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a hook to the body
letting Dall counter with a right hand.
Dall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
Dall scores with a nice strike.
St Pierre misses with a right hand
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vyrkyx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Dall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for St Pierre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Dall throws a head kick that misses
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Dall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dall is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Our spies down at at Sweat inform us that Dall has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dall keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
St Pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dall counters with a good, hard body kick but St Pierre shrugs it off.
St Pierre cracks Dall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Dall fakes the leg kick and cracks St Pierre in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pierre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus St Pierre!
Jesus St Pierre decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bas Dekkers (ranked 1314 p4p, 140 weight class) and Volga Overstreet (ranked 1602 p4p, 172 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dekkers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shells - Get your roll on. Bas Dekkers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Volga Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overstreet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dekkers wants to clinch up but Overstreet keeps it at a distance.
And Overstreet tries to counter it with a takedown but Dekkers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dekkers throws the kick towards the body but Overstreet avoids it.
Dekkers 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.
A big left from Overstreet misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Overstreet.
Dekkers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dekkers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Overstreet avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Volga Overstreet has been cut.
Overstreet lands an uppercut.
Overstreet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Overstreet tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Overstreet misses with a punch on the inside.
Overstreet lands a body shot.
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!
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Overstreet.
Overstreet avoids the elbow strike from Dekkers, against the cage.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekkers avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Overstreet blocks with his arms.
Dekkers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dekkers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekkers.
Overstreet tries for a takedown but Dekkers manages to get underhooks.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Overstreet scores with a shoulder strike.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Overstreet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overstreet 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to clinch up but Overstreet circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Overstreet as he checks the leg kick.
Overstreet throws out a counter right but Dekkers avoids it with no problem.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Overstreet.
Overstreet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dekkers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overstreet tries a low kick but Dekkers avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dekkers, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dekkers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dekkers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overstreet tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Overstreet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dekkers stalling against the cage.
Overstreet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Overstreet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
Overstreet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Overstreet can't find room to land a body shot as Dekkers controls the action.
Overstreet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Overstreet.
Overstreet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dekkers digs a right hand into Overstreet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Overstreet's gas tank.
Dekkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Overstreet misses with some punches.
Overstreet tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dekkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers pushes Overstreet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Overstreet lands with a left to the head.
Overstreet managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Overstreet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Overstreet.
Dekkers landing knees to the head.
Overstreet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overstreet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into Overstreet's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overstreet avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overstreet.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Overstreet's elbow.
Dekkers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Overstreet.
Overstreet misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet tries a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks it.
Overstreet throws a head punch that misses.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Overstreet is trying to force a seperation but Dekkers has the dominant position.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Overstreet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Overstreet avoids the damage to the body.
Overstreet tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Overstreet back against the cage.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overstreet is defending well for now.
Overstreet blocks an elbow strike from Dekkers.
Overstreet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers prevents a body shot from Overstreet.
Dekkers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Overstreet is keeping busy.
Dekkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overstreet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overstreet tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Overstreet back against the cage.
Dekkers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Overstreet blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Volga Overstreet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Overstreet feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dekkerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Overstreet stuns Dekkers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Overstreet connects with a single shot there.
Overstreet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dekkers tries to clinch up but Overstreet circles away and keeps his distance.
Overstreet rushes Dekkers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Overstreet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dekkers lands an elbow that stopped Overstreet in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Overstreet.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overstreet.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
Dekkers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekkers leaning against his opponent.
Dekkers tries to work over Overstreet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Overstreet throws a head punch that misses.
Overstreet breaks the clinch.
Bas Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dekkers was well out of range. Poor timing from Overstreet.
Overstreet misses with a wild body shot.
Dekkers throws a leg kick which misses Overstreet's front leg but catches the back leg as Overstreet tries to avoid it.
Dekkers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Overstreet misses the target.
Dekkers slaps away a takedown attempt from Overstreet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Overstreet misses with an uppercut
and Dekkers counters with a right hand to the body.
Good work by Dekkers as he checks the leg kick.
Overstreet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Overstreet misses the target.
Dekkers's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Overstreet checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Dekkers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet throws a right hand that misses
and Dekkers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Overstreet blocks it.
Dekkers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Overstreet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overstreet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Overstreet managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Overstreet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Overstreet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dekkerss head.
Bas Dekkers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overstreet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
Overstreet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overstreet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dekkers is pushing Overstreet up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Overstreet's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet gets through Dekkers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Overstreet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overstreet is defending well for now.
Overstreet tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Overstreet back against the cage.
Overstreet is working for takedown but Dekkers is calmly controlling the position for now.
Overstreet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overstreet struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekkers controls his hands.
Dekkers stalling in the clinch but Overstreet improves position.
Overstreet tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Overstreet back against the cage.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Overstreet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overstreet misses with the head strike.
Dekkers lands an elbow just above Overstreet 's eye.
Overstreet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
Overstreet is breathing heavily.
Dekkers lands a body punch.
Dekkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That has opened up Volga Overstreet's cut even more.
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Overstreet.
Dekkers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Overstreet can do to turn this around?
Dekkers is working Overstreet over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overstreet.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overstreet managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers prevents a body shot from Overstreet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overstreet avoids it.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Overstreet missing with knees to the body.
Overstreet takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers looking to throw knees to the head but Overstreet is blocking nicely.
Overstreet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Volga Overstreet's cut.
That's time! Dekkers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Overstreet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dekkers.
Dekkers is looking to clinch but Overstreet is avoiding it.
A jab from Overstreet misses.
Dekkers lands a jab to the head.
Volga Overstreet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overstreet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Dekkers blocks the low kick.
That kick from Dekkers tenderised Overstreet's leg. Overstreet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dekkers moves in looking to clinch but Overstreet pushes him off.
Overstreet unleashes a big counter combination but Dekkers bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dekkers doesn't manage to clinch there - Overstreet circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overstreet takes a swing at Dekkers's ribcage but misses.
Dekkers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overstreet.
Overstreet jabs Dekkers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dekkers moves out of range of the strikes.
It appears Dekkers was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Overstreet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dekkers looks to score with a jab to the body but Overstreet is just out of range.
Overstreet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dekkers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Volga Overstreet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Overstreet thuds his right hand into Dekkers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Overstreet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overstreet swings for the body but Dekkers moves out of range.
Overstreet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dekkers.
Dekkers blocks a jab.
Dekkers closes the distance and clinches.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dekkers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Volga Overstreet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overstreet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Overstreet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Overstreet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overstreet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Overstreet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dekkers cracks Overstreet with a nice body shot.
Overstreet trying to land knees to the body.
Overstreet avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Overstreet.
Dekkers has Overstreet pushed against the cage.
Overstreet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bas Dekkers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Overstreet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overstreet landing knees to the body.
Overstreet tries to land a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks with his arms.
Dekkers blocks an uppercut.
Overstreet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overstreet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dekkers lands a shoulder strike.
Overstreet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Overstreet wants to get back to striking at distance but Dekkers won't allow it.
Overstreet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Overstreet misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
Dekkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dekkers has Overstreet pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Overstreet blocks an elbow strike from Dekkers.
Overstreet trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Overstreet fails to land.
Overstreet managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Overstreet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Overstreet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Volga Overstreet's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Dekkers blocks a body shot from Overstreet.
Overstreet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Overstreet looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volga Overstreet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dekkers 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Dekkers!
After winning the bout, Bas Dekkers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Lee (ranked 809 p4p, 113 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 1205 p4p, 160 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Temujin Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obuhov misses with a wild body shot.
Obuhov throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obuhov.
Lee has Obuhov up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obuhov.
We've been hearing reports that Lee has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Obuhov can't break the clinch.
Obuhov working aggressively here.
Obuhov tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Obuhov back against the cage.
Obuhov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obuhov is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obuhov lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Obuhov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obuhov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obuhov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee looking to stall.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obuhov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Obuhov taking a breather.
Obuhov is trying to stall.
Obuhov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obuhov is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Obuhov into the cage.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Obuhov's head but Obuhov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obuhov misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Obuhov lands a jab to the nose.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obuhov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Obuhov misses the shot to the body.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obuhov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obuhov.
Obuhov lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obuhov.
Obuhov with a hook.
Obuhov blocks a leg kick.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Obuhov's head but Obuhov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obuhov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Obuhov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Obuhov pushes him off.
Obuhov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lee scores with a takedown into Obuhov's guard.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Obuhov has locked up a guillotine! Obuhov's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Lee is holding on here and Obuhov must be using up a lot of energy. Lee has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Obuhov gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anton Obuhov!
Our winner, Anton Obuhov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Rage (ranked 556 p4p, 88 weight class) and Jack Hoffman (ranked 582 p4p, 95 weight class). Rage comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Jason Rage has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jason Rage seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage misses with a body kick.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rage moves away.
Hoffman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoffman throws a looping overhand right but Rage ducks down to avoid it.
Jack Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage throws a lazy right hand but Hoffman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Rage has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoffman throws a poor cross that misses
and Rage counters with an inside leg kick.
Hoffman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut.
Hoffman swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rage.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Rage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoffman misses the target.
Rage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoffman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rage doesn't seem bothered though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoffman is just out of range.
Hoffman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoffman! But no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Hoffman.
Jab by Hoffman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoffman sprawls well. Hoffman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rage gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoffman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
Hoffman tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoffman throws a body shot but no joy.
Rage throws a lazy right hand but Hoffman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoffman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoffman moves out of range of the leg kick from Rage.
Rage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rage staying out of range there.
Rage was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hoffman leaves Rage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Rage.
Hoffman just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Hoffman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoffman lands with an uppercut that bounces Rage off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Hoffman misses.
Rage lands a nice hook to Hoffman's body. Hoffman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rage under the eye.
Rage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rage motions for Hoffman to come forward. Rage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoffman.
Hoffman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rage had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Hoffman misses.
Jack Hoffman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoffman with a jab.
Hoffman throws the left hand but Rage avoids the punch easily.
Hoffman lands with a good body shot.
Rage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rage fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hoffman avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoffman misses with a right hand
and Rage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman connects with a jab.
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoffman avoids the head kick by Rage.
Rage connects with a leg kick. Hoffman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands an overhand right.
Hoffman looks to land a right hand but Rage moved out of range.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Rage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rage tries to move into range but Hoffman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoffman's waist but Hoffman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rage off to one side.
Hoffman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Rage moves away from the strike by Hoffman.
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!
Rage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throws a good cross that connects.
Rage throws a sloppy head kick and Hoffman moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoffman! But no joy.
Hoffman throws a good cross that connects.
Hoffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
Hoffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hoffman.
Rage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoffman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rage.
Hoffman scores with a nice head shot.
Rage misses with a body kick.
Rage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rage tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoffman scores with a hook to the body. Rage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoffman.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoffman.
Rage tries to counter with a takedown but Hoffman is quick to defend against it.
Nice cross by Hoffman.
Hoffman swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Rage slips under a jab.
Hoffman misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hoffman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hoffman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rage defending well as Hoffman loads up on a big left hand.
Hoffman ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Hoffman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That kick from Rage tenderised Hoffman's leg. Hoffman is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoffman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rage drives through and clinches with Hoffman against the cage.
Hoffman lands with a left to the head.
Rage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rage takes a shot to the head.
Rage looking for a takedown.
Rage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Hoffman tries to break free but Rage pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut. Rage saw that one coming.
Hoffman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Hoffman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage tries to move into range but Hoffman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hoffman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoffman clobbers Rage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Rage.
Hoffman scores with a nice right hand.
Rage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rage looks to land a left hand but Hoffman moved out of range nicely.
Hoffman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoffman throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Hoffman.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoffman tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoffman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoffman throws an overhand right that lands on Rage's shoulder, as Rage tries to avoid the shot.
Rage tries to counter with a takedown but Hoffman is quick to defend against it.
Hoffman throws a hook to the side of Rage's head but Rage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rage feinted with a counter takedown.
Hoffman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman throws a lazy uppercut
and Rage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoffman throws an overhand right that lands on Rage's shoulder, as Rage tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Hoffman misses.
A jab from Hoffman finds it's way through Rage's defenses.
Rage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good shot there by Hoffman.
Rage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Rage slips under a jab from Hoffman.
Hoffman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rage bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hoffman throws a lazy right hand but Rage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. Hoffman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rage takes a swing at Hoffman's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rage, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rage.
Hoffman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoffman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoffman takes a swing at Rage's ribcage but misses.
Hoffman throws a looping overhand right but Rage ducks down to avoid it.
Rage looks to land a body kick but Hoffman moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage slips under a jab from Hoffman.
A little feinted left hand from Rage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoffman swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Rage attempts a counter takedown but Hoffman avoids it well and moves away.
Rage walks into a straight right hand from Hoffman.
Rage misses with a hook.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoffman throws out a loose jab but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rage.
Rage moves out of range as Hoffman strikes.
A quick step to the side and Rage tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rage - that will leave a mark!
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rage moves away.
Rage slips a straight right by Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman works Rage's body with a nice hook.
Hoffman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
Rage tries to clinch up but Hoffman circles away and keeps his distance.
Rage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage feinted with a counter takedown.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoffman checks the leg kick.
Hoffman misses with a lunging right hand
and Rage counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hoffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoffman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rage. Rage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
A jab from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoffman just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRage.
Hoffman throws a shot from downtown. Rage moves away and avoids it.
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Rage missing with a left hand there. Hoffman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman lands a glancing blow to the side of Rage's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hoffman.
Hoffman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hoffman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoffman checks a leg kick.
Hoffman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hoffman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rage scrambles back to his feet.
Hoffman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hoffman stuns Rage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rage misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Hoffman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoffman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rage counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoffman's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoffman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoffman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Rage.
Hoffman looks to land a right hand but Rage moved out of range.
Rage feints and then cracks Hoffman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoffman down.
Rage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Hoffman pushes Rage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage working aggressively here.
Rage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
Rage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoffman lands a jab.
Rage misses with a low kick.
Hoffman lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Hoffman.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Rage walks into a stiff left hand from Hoffman.
Rage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rage moves away.
Hoffman misses with a straight right.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rage. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hoffman misses with a looping left.
Rage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoffman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoffman to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Hoffman. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
Jason Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Rage throws a leg kick but Hoffman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoffman lands with an overhand left.
Rage moves forwards but Hoffman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoffman connects with the punch.
Rage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Rage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoffman's calf.
Rage looks to land a left hand but Hoffman moved out of range nicely.
Hoffman cracks Rage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hoffman swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Rage cracks the inside of Hoffman's front leg.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
Rage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hoffman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoffman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rage on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Hoffman.
Hoffman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rage staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman moves away from the strike by Rage.
Rage connects with a body shot.
Rage slips a straight right by Hoffman.
Rage throws a body shot but no joy.
Rage slips a straight right by Hoffman.
Rage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rage looks to land a right hand but Hoffman moved out of range.
Hoffman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoffman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoffman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rage throws out a leg kick but Hoffman moves out of range and Rage only half commits.
Rage misses with a low kick.
Rage closes the distance and clinches up with Hoffman, looking for a takedown. Rage pushes Hoffman against the cage but Hoffman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoffman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut. Rage saw that one coming.
Hoffman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage keeps Hoffman at a distance using the push kick.
Rage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoffman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoffman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rage looks to land a body kick but Hoffman moved away.
Hoffman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rage on the side of the head.
Hoffman digs a good body shot into Rage's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoffman misses the target.
Rage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoffman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rage on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Hoffman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoffman misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoffman looks to land a left hand but Rage moved out of range nicely.
Jack Hoffman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoffman moves out of range as Rage strikes.
Rage lands with a hook. Hoffman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rage lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hoffman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hoffman 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hoffman!
Jack Hoffman got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Beast (ranked 237 p4p, 30 weight class) and Sergey Beznisko (ranked 337 p4p, 50 weight class). Billy Beast is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 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
41 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergey Beznisko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beznisko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beast sprawls well. Beast wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beznisko gets slowly back to his feet.
Beznisko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beast.
Beznisko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beznisko throws a jab but it's blocked by Beast.
Beznisko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beznisko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beast jabs Beznisko right on the nose. Beznisko blinks but takes it well.
We've been told by Beast's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Beast feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bezniskos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beast connects with a body shot that sends Beznisko's belly button to the back.
Beast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beznisko checks a leg kick nicely.
Beast throws a leg kick
and Beznisko counters with a shoot takedown. Beast fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beznisko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beznisko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beast is keeping the position for now.
Beznisko chips away with some ground and pound.
Beast can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beznisko controls the pace.
Beast working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beznisko.
Beznisko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beast has control of Beznisko's left arm, preventing Beznisko from doing any damage.
Beznisko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beznisko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beznisko is looking to work some ground and pound but Beast has wrist control.
Beznisko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beznisko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beast can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beznisko controls the pace.
Beast is looking to stand up but Beznisko isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beznisko throws a poor cross that misses
and Beast makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beast misses with an uppercut
and Beznisko counters with a nice body shot.
Beznisko ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Sergey Beznisko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beast throws a hook to the side of Beznisko's head but Beznisko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beast takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Beast finds it's target.
Beznisko cracks a nice hook into Beast's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Beast.
Beznisko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beast looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beast uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beznisko.
Beznisko tries for a takedown but Beast circles away easily
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beast scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beznisko in his tracks.
Beznisko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beznisko moves away.
Beast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beznisko.
Beznisko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beast.
Beznisko throws a poor cross that misses
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beznisko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beast is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a leg kick but Beznisko moved away.
Beast slips under a jab.
Beast scores with a sloppy right hand. Beznisko should have avoided that one.
Beast is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Beznisko moves out of range as Beast strikes.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Beznisko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Beznisko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beznisko has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Jed's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beznisko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beznisko wants to control from the top but Beast keeps moving.
Beznisko with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Billy Beast will probably get the nod.
That's time! Beast's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beast slips a jab from Beznisko.
Beast fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beznisko just manages to avoid it.
Beznisko misses with a straight left.
As Beznisko backs away, Beast returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Beznisko misses the jab.
Beast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Beast misses.
Beznisko throws a hook but Beast blocks it.
Beznisko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beast on the side of the head.
Beznisko catches Beast with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beast lands a really nice looking cross but Beznisko seems unphased.
Beast connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beznisko's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beast throwing a counter right hand but Beznisko manages to avoid it.
Beznisko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beast.
Beznisko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Beznisko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beznisko throws a jab when Beast was well out of range.
Billy Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko throws a shot from downtown. Beast moves away and avoids it.
Beznisko with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Beast counter with a right hand.
Beznisko takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
Beznisko misses with a takedown
and Beast makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beast leaves Beznisko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Billy Beast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Beznisko.
Beznisko misses with a left hand
and Beznisko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beast misses with a body kick.
Beast throws the left hand but Beznisko avoids the punch easily.
Beznisko looks to land a combination but Beast avoids it well.
Beznisko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beast.
Beznisko misses with a combination
and Beast counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast misses the shot to the body.
Beznisko looks to score with a jab to the body but Beast is just out of range.
Beznisko throws a hook but Beast blocks it.
A big right from Beznisko misses.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beast connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beznisko. Beznisko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beznisko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beast doesn't seem bothered though.
Beast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beznisko.
Billy Beast is winning the standup battle so far.
Beast throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Beast scores with a leg kick.
Beast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beznisko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beznisko moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko works Beast's body with a nice hook.
Beznisko misses with a takedown attempt - Beast sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beast throws a right hand that misses
and Beznisko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beznisko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beznisko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beznisko throws an overhand right that lands on Beast's shoulder, as Beast tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Beznisko does no damage.
It looked like Beast wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Beznisko lands a jab to Beast's midsection.
Beznisko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beznisko looks to land a right hand but Beast moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko throws a shot from downtown. Beast moves away and avoids it.
Beznisko takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Beznisko misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beznisko throws a poor cross that misses
and Beast makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beznisko has a takedown stuffed.
Beznisko dives in for a single leg takedown but Beast sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Beznisko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut
and Beznisko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beast wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beznisko is breathing heavily.
Beast scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beznisko staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beznisko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Beast dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Beast cracks Beznisko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Beznisko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Beast finish him?
Beznisko connects with a single shot there.
Beast wants to slow Beznisko down by chopping away at his legs.
Beast smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Beast as Beznisko shoots in.
Beznisko throws a lazy right hand but Beast sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beznisko misses with a looping right.
Beast staying out of range 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!
A shot to the body from Beznisko misses
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
Beznisko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beznisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast throws a jab but it's blocked by Beznisko.
Beast ducks under a wild hook from Beznisko.
Beast connects with a single shot there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beznisko or perhaps it was just good defense by Beast, which made it look bad.
Beast appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beznisko throws a lazy uppercut
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beznisko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Beznisko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beast leaves Beznisko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Billy Beast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Beznisko.
Beznisko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beast.
Beznisko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beast lands a big uppercut and Beznisko crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Beznisko looks OK. Beast waves Beznisko back to his feet!
Billy Beast is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beznisko is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Beznisko misses.
Beznisko is still on wobbly legs! Can Beast finish him?
Beznisko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beznisko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beznisko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beznisko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sergey Beznisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beznisko seems to have recovered his senses.
Beznisko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beast tries to avoid it but Beznisko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beast to the ground. Beast escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beast is looking to counter with a body kick.
Beznisko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beznisko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beast.
Beznisko walks into a jab.
Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beast misses with a straight right.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Beznisko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands a nice shot to the body.
Beast connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beznisko momentarily.
Beast sizes up Beznisko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beznisko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beznisko avoids the head kick by Beast.
Beznisko with the counter takedown but Beast avoids it easily.
Beast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beznisko.
Beznisko cracks Beast with a good jab.
Beznisko throws a poor cross that misses
letting Beast counter with a right hand.
Beznisko throws a right hand that misses
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
Beznisko tries for a takedown but Beast circles away easily
and Beast counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beznisko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast slips under a jab from Beznisko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beznisko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beast is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beznisko can do to turn this around?
Beast scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beznisko in his tracks.
Beznisko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beast swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Beast scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beast fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beznisko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Beast. Beautiful body shot.
Beast throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beznisko misses with a left hand
and Beast makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beznisko closes the distance and clinches up with Beast, looking for a takedown. Beznisko pushes Beast against the cage but Beast circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beznisko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beast finds it's way round the side to connect with Beznisko's head.
Beast connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Beast showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beast, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Beast!
Billy Beast was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Kruger (ranked 317 p4p, 38 weight class) and Pierre St. Georges (ranked 347 p4p, 42 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Enter The Spingbok Ninja. St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dustin Kruger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
243 lbs
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265 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kruger is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kruger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruger throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruger avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
Kruger scores with a jab to the head.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
St. Georges appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a nice hook to Kruger's body. Kruger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
Kruger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St. Georges's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Kruger moved out of range nicely.
Kruger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Kruger lands a big head kick that sends St. Georges tumbling to the mat! Kruger takes a step backwards and waves St. Georges back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Pierre St. Georges has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges scores with a jab.
St. Georges drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St. Georges looks to land a combination but Kruger avoids it well.
Kruger is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kruger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St. Georges counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St. Georges slips a jab from Kruger.
St. Georges wants to clinch up but Kruger keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger lands a head shot.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kruger.
Kruger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges wants to counter with a clinch but Kruger pushes him away.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Kruger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
Kruger fires out a quick counter leg kick but St. Georges just manages to avoid it.
St. Georges fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kruger lands with a hook. St. Georges tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Georges closes the distance and pushes Kruger back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger gets through St. Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges blocks a body shot from Kruger.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruger.
Kruger working aggressively here.
St. Georges lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
St. Georges digs a right hand into Kruger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kruger's gas tank.
Kruger can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
Kruger throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Good body shot from Kruger.
St. Georges misses with the head strike.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krugers head.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Georges misses with a body punch.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from Kruger.
Kruger has St. Georges pushed against the cage.
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 Dustin Kruger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierre St. Georges's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kruger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Kruger.
Kruger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from St. Georges on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges scores with a one two! Kruger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dustin Kruger is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruger throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kruger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St. Georges.
It looks like Dustin Kruger has been cut.
Kruger tries to land a leg kick but St. Georges saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Georges.
Kruger misses with a low kick.
Donk. Kruger catches St. Georges right on the button with a cross.
St. Georges fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Kruger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruger throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kruger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kruger keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges clinches up against the cage.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Georges working aggressively here.
St. Georges misses with the head strike.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges tries to work over Kruger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruger prevents a body shot from St. Georges.
Kruger tries to throw a body punch but St. Georges avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Georges's elbow.
Kruger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krugers head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger tries to break the clinch but St. Georges is controlling the position.
St. Georges working aggressively here.
Kruger pushes St. Georges back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Pierre St. Georges seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St. Georges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Kruger.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Kruger ducks down to avoid it.
Kruger thows a leg kick but St. Georges checks it
and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kruger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
Kruger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St. Georges holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges takes a shot to the head.
St. Georges's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St. Georgess head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
St. Georges works on Kruger's body with a couple of short punches.
Kruger prevents a body shot from St. Georges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruger.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St. Georges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left hand lands to the body for St. Georges.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Kruger avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the cage.
St. Georges lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St. Georges lands a body shot in the clinch.
St. Georges lands with a left to the head.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St. Georges 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.
That's time! Kruger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
St. Georges rushes Kruger and presses him up against the cage.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for St. Georges.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kruger or not.
St. Georges lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St. Georges pushes Kruger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from St. Georges on the inside.
St. Georges misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Georges taking a breather.
Kruger works on St. Georges's body with a couple of short punches.
St. Georges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruger's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
Kruger can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St. Georges scores with a hook to the body.
Kruger takes a shot to the head.
St. Georges works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St. Georges manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges rushes Kruger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St. Georges lands a shot to the body.
St. Georges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruger's elbow.
A short right from St. Georges on the inside.
St. Georges lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St. Georges lands with a left to the head.
St. Georges lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kruger is rocked!
St. Georges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Kruger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St. Georges tries to work over Kruger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from Kruger.
Good body shot from St. Georges.
Kruger seems to have got his legs back now.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krugers head.
St. Georges drops Kruger onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kruger is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges dips a shoulder and cracks Kruger with a mighty uppercut! Kruger falls back against the cage and St. Georges unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kruger is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - St. Georges screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre St. Georges!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Steam (ranked 139 p4p, 23 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 161 p4p, 28 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25 - 7 - 1 |
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183 lbs
23 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Steam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion tries to land a front kick but Steam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steam with a nice cross.
Orion staying out of range there.
Orion scores with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orion, as that shot connected.
Orion looks to throw the jab but Steam is out of range.
Orion delivers a nice body kick.
That kick from Steam tenderised Orion's leg. Orion is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steam looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Orion misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Orion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion thuds a left hand into Steam's body.
Steam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steam clinches.
Orion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steam swings wildly with an uppercut but Orion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steam lands a nice uppercut.
Orion manages to break the clinch.
Steam tries to clinch but Orion is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion tries a low kick but Steam avoids it.
Steam throws a hook to the side of Orion's head but Orion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steam defending well as Orion loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Steam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orion is looking to chop away at Steam's legs.
Steam misses with a hook.
Steam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steam throws a low kick but Orion avoids it.
Orion moves into range and clinches up with Steam.
Steam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Steam misses with a punch on the inside.
Steam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steam digs a right hand underneath Orion's ribcage. Orion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Orion prevents a body shot from Steam.
Orion struggles to land a body shot inside as Steam controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Steam fails to land.
A short right from Steam on the inside.
Orion lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Orion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orion manages to break the clinch.
Orion with a nice cross.
Orion lands a jab.
Steam drives through and clinches with Orion against the cage.
Steam lands a right hand.
A short right from Orion.
Steam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
Steam avoids the elbow strike from Orion, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Orion.
Steam misses with a punch on the inside.
Steam misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Orion.
Orion tries to throw a body punch but Steam avoids it by throwing Orion back against the cage.
Steam misses with the head strike.
Orion lands a damaging elbow.
Orion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
Orion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steam lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Steam fails to land.
Orion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Orion scores with a shoulder strike.
Orion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steam backwards.
Orion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steam.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steam.
Steam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
A left hand lands to the body for Orion.
Steam is breathing heavily.
Orion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steam lands with a short shot to the head.
Orion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orion struggles to land a body shot inside as Steam controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion tries to throw a body punch but Steam avoids it by throwing Orion back against the cage.
Orion tries to work over Steam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steam working aggressively here.
Steam blocks a body shot from Orion.
Orion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orion blocking some punches.
Steam tries a body shot but Orion blocks it.
Orion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steam backwards.
Orion misses with an elbow over the top.
Steam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orion misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Steam fails to land.
Steam scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orion.
Orion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steam working aggressively here.
Steam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
Steam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Orion dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steam throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orion lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Steam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Steam is just out of range.
Orion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steam connects with an inside leg kick.
Orion rushes Steam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
Steam misses with the head strike.
Steam lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Orion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orion pushes Steam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orion struggles to land a body shot inside as Steam controls his hands.
Steam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steam misses with some punches.
Orion blocks an uppercut.
Orion misses with the head strike.
Steam misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steam.
Orion lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Steam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole Orion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steam misses with the combination.
Orion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steam's sensitive parts.
Orion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steam.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Steam avoids the body shot from Orion.
Orion checks the leg kick.
Steam clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Orion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
Orion scores with a shot to the side of Steam's head.
A shot in the inside from Orion.
Orion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Steam blocks a body shot from Orion.
Orion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orion thows a leg kick but Steam checks it
and Steam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steam connects with a body shot.
Orion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steam is out of range.
Steam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Orion finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Steam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.
Steam misses with a leg kick.
Orion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steam tries to score with a low kick but Orion moves his leg out of the way.
Orion thumps Steam with a low kick.
Orion throws the left hand but Steam avoids the punch easily.
Steam steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orion. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Orion!
Steam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orion.
Steam checks a low kick from Orion.
Orion lunges at Steam with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steam's hand.
Orion lands a front kick.
Steam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steam walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steam throws a wild body kick that Orion sees coming a mile off.
Orion blocks a jab.
Orion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steam.
Orion throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Steam's head.
Steam moves away from the strike by Orion.
Orion thuds his shin into the meat of Steam's side.
Steam lands a nice hook to Orion's body. Orion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Orion checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steam ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Steam is looking to counter with head kicks.
Orion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Orion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steam.
Steam tries to clinch up.
Both fighters circling a little - Orion finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Orion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steam.
Orion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steam will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orion.
Orion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steam under the eye.
Orion throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steam is looking to counter punch.
That kick from Orion tenderised Steam's leg. Steam is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steam defending well as Orion loads up on a big left hand.
Orion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steam.
Steam takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Orion throws a hook but Steam avoids it easily.
Orion lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Orion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Steam tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orion throws a low kick but Steam moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Steam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Steam.
Steam tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Orion manages to circle out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orion.
Jab by Orion.
Steam blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Steam misses.
Steam misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orion.
Steam connects with a nice looking jab.
Steam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steam misses with a body shot.
Orion is looking to chop away at Steam's legs.
Orion tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steam lands a jab to the head.
Orion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steam is out of range.
Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Steam is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orion, right into the meat.
Orion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orion misses with a hook
and Steam counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orion's knee momentarily.
Good exchange - Orion coming out on top.
Steam scores with a hook to the body. Orion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steam. That did some damage!
Orion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Steam blocks the low kick.
Steam throws out a leg kick but Orion moves out of range and Steam only half commits.
Orion lands a right hook to the body.
Steam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orion ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steam clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orion.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orion.
A hook to the body from Steam.
Bronson Steam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orion's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orion.
Steam scores with a shoulder strike.
Steam can't find room to land a body shot as Orion controls the action.
Cole Orion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orion can't find room to land a body shot as Steam controls the action.
Steam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Orion.
Nice body punch from Steam - that landed with a thud.
Steam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
Steam lands a nice uppercut.
Steam has a couple of punches blocked by Orion.
Still in the clinch, Steam scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Orion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orions head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steam.
A left hand lands to the body for Steam.
Steam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Steam uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Steam.
Steam working aggressively here.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steam lands a hook that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Orion misses with some punches.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Steam.
Steam misses with a punch on the inside.
Orion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orion.
Steam scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steam cracks Orion with a nice body shot.
Steam misses with some punches.
Steam lands a nice uppercut.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Steam throws a head punch that misses.
Cole Orion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steam misses with a punch on the inside.
Steam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steam lands a right hand.
Orion breaks the clinch.
Orion throws a front kick aimed at Steam's knee but Steam avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Steam.
Orion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steam lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronson Steam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Orion 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Orion!
After winning the bout, Cole Orion thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Rubin (ranked 134 p4p, 16 weight class) and Slade Traylor (ranked 413 p4p, 53 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slade Traylor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Traylor.
Rubin misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Traylor. Rubin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Traylor.
It looks like Timur Rubin has been cut.
Traylor cracks Rubin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rubin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Traylor finish him?
Rubin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traylor misses with a body punch
and Rubin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Traylor!
Rubin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Traylor some visible discomfort.
Traylor explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Traylor looks to land a right hand but Rubin moved out of range.
Traylor's coach down at Razor Sharp Training Systems was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Traylor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Traylor misses with a two punch combination.
Traylor misses with a wild body shot.
Slade Traylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Traylor misses its intended target.
Traylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rubin 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.
Rubin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Traylors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rubin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Traylor looks to land a right hand but Rubin moved out of range.
Traylor tries to bum rush Rubin with a series of wild strikes but Rubin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rubin attempts a counter takedown but Traylor avoids it well and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Traylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor misses with an uppercut
and Rubin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rubin.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Traylor manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Rubin lands with a right to the head.
Traylor stalling in the clinch.
Traylor working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Rubin.
Rubin letting Traylor take a breather here.
Rubin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traylor misses with a kick to the body
and Rubin counters with a shoot takedown. Traylor fights it but they end up in guard.
Traylor wants to stand up but Rubin is controlling him.
Rubin postures up in Traylor's guard and throws a big left but Traylor blocks it.
Rubin throwing strikes but missing.
Rubin lands a couple of digs.
Rubin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor wants to stand up but Rubin is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubin stays in close to Traylor's body and controls the position.
Rubin prevents Traylor from getting back to his feet.
Traylor pushes Rubin off and gets back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Rubin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rubin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Traylor moves away.
The fighters circling - Traylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Traylor.
Traylor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rubin checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin moves away from the strike by Traylor.
Slade Traylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Traylor throws a hook but Rubin blocks it.
Traylor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Traylor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Traylor misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Traylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubin misses with a low kick.
Traylor lands a body shot.
Rubin throws an overhand right that lands on Traylor's shoulder, as Traylor tries to avoid the shot.
Rubin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Traylor.
Rubin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Traylor lands with a good body shot.
Traylor checks a low kick from Rubin.
Traylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rubin takes one to the side of the head.
Traylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Rubin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traylor misses with a hook
and Rubin counters with a shoot takedown. Traylor fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rubin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Traylor is keeping the position for now.
Rubin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Traylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rubin content to stall in guard here.
Traylor wants to stand but Rubin is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubin cracks Traylor with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Traylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Rubin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rubin slips under a jab from Traylor.
Rubin takes one to the side of the head.
Traylor scores with a hook to the body. Rubin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Traylor 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.
Traylor 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.
Slade Traylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rubin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Traylor throws a lazy right hand but Rubin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubin moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.
Rubin keeps the fight on the outside.
Rubin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rubin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubin throws a jab when Traylor was well out of range.
Traylor dodges the punch combination from Rubin.
Rubin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin connects with a body shot.
Rubin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Traylor on his heels. He'll look to pass Traylor's guard now, I'm sure.
Rubin stops Traylor from standing up.
Rubin cracks Traylor with a solid left hand.
Rubin wants to control from the top but Traylor keeps moving.
Rubin stops Traylor from standing up.
Rubin trying to control the position from guard on top but Traylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rubin won't allow Traylor to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rubin distracts Traylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rubin chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor wants to stand but Rubin is controlling the position.
Traylor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Traylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rubin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Traylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Traylor's sensitive parts.
Traylor tries to land a front kick but Rubin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rubin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Traylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Rubin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Traylor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rubin.
Traylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rubin was well out of range. Poor timing from Traylor.
Rubin connects with a solid leg kick.
Rubin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Traylor!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin trying to control the position but Traylor is working away.
Traylor wants to get back to his feet but Rubin is dominant here and he's now got Traylor's back!
Traylor is trying to get back to his feet but Rubin has full control of the position and if anything, Traylor has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Traylor takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Traylor is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Rubin off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Traylor wants to get back to his feet.
Rubin lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Traylor is trying to get back to his feet but Rubin has full control of the position and if anything, Traylor has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rubin is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Traylor up.
Rubin scores with punches and elbows.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Rubin. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traylor is trying to get back to his feet but Rubin has full control of the position and if anything, Traylor has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rubin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rubin lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Rubin.
Traylor wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubin tries to get the hooks in deep but Traylor pushed the leg off.
Rubin lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Rubin.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Rubin controlling the positon.
Rubin lands strikes to the head.
That has opened up Slade Traylor's cut even more.
Rubin is working the ground and pound. Can Traylor escape?
Rubin struggling to keep hold of the position.
Traylor is trying to get back to his feet but Rubin has full control of the position and if anything, Traylor has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Rubin dominated that second round.
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!
Traylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rubin circles away quickly and effectively.
Rubin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traylor.
Rubin looks to throw the jab but Traylor is out of range.
Rubin checks a leg kick.
Rubin connects with a body shot that sends Traylor's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Traylor.
Rubin attempts a counter takedown but Traylor avoids it well and moves away.
Traylor connects with a solid leg kick.
Traylor tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Rubin finds it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Rubin there.
Rubin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Traylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubin lands a really nice looking cross but Traylor seems unphased.
Rubin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rubin lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Traylor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Traylor thows a leg kick but Rubin checks it
and Rubin counters with a shoot takedown. Traylor fights it but they end up in guard.
Rubin stays in close to Traylor's body and controls the position.
Rubin trying to control the position from guard on top but Traylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rubin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Traylor wants to stand but Rubin is controlling the position.
Traylor wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rubin manages to pass to side control.
Traylor tries to kick Rubin off but Rubin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rubin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Traylor defending well though.
Traylor has one foot on Rubin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin looks to land a left hand but Traylor moved out of range nicely.
Traylor misses the shot to the body.
Traylor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Traylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rubin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Traylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rubin swings for the body but Traylor moves out of range.
Rubin checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Traylor misses the target.
Rubin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Traylor throws a body punch but Rubin moves out of range.
Rubin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Traylor. Traylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Traylor misses with a body kick.
Traylor takes one to the side of the head.
Traylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rubin ducks under a wild hook from Traylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traylor missing with a left hand there. Rubin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Traylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Traylor punishes Rubin's body with a nice straight punch.
Rubin lands a jab to Traylor's midsection.
Traylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Traylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Traylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubin.
Rubin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Traylor.
Traylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rubin.
Traylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Traylor throws an overhand right that lands on Rubin's shoulder, as Rubin tries to avoid the shot.
Rubin cracks Traylor with an open hand slap.
Traylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rubin ducks under a wild hook from Traylor.
Rubin lands with a hook. Traylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traylor throws out the jab.
Rubin checks a leg kick.
Rubin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Traylor.
Traylor throws a hook to the side of Rubin's head but Rubin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Traylor throws a lazy uppercut
and Rubin counters with a single leg into guard. Traylor didn't expect that.
Rubin wants to control from the top but Traylor keeps moving.
Rubin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rubin won't allow Traylor to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Rubin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rubin 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timur Rubin!
During a confident post fight interview, Timur Rubin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stoker (ranked 31 p4p, 6 weight class) and Walter Kurtz (ranked 27 p4p, 4 weight class). Stoker comes into the arena with Let There Be Rock by AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. Kurtz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Adagio For Strings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Kurtz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker misses with a right hand
and Kurtz counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurtz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kurtz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stoker to score with a decent uppercut.
Kurtz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoker.
Stoker scores with a jab to the head.
Stoker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kurtz misses with a hook. Stoker ducked under it nicely.
Stoker staying out of range there.
Kurtz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Kurtz ducks down to avoid it.
Stoker misses with a kick to the body.
Stoker scores with a kick to the body.
Stoker scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurtz misses the jab.
Kurtz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stoker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurtz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stoker doesn't seem bothered though.
Stoker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kurtz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stoker is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kurtz.
Stoker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy left from Stoker finds it's target.
Stoker blocks a jab.
Kurtz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good shot there by Kurtz.
Kurtz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kurtz works his way into side control.
Kurtz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kurtz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stoker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stoker!
Kurtz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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!
Stoker is trying to stand but he's just given Kurtz his back.
Kurtz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stoker has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kurtz goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Stoker escapes and is now in half guard on top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stoker gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kurtz moves out of range of the body kick from Stoker.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker defending well as Kurtz loads up on a big left hand.
Stoker moves out of range as Kurtz throws a body kick.
Stoker moves out of range of the body kick from Kurtz.
Stoker connects with the punch.
Kurtz just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Stoker misses with a kick to the body.
Kurtz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stoker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Kurtz.
Kurtz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoker.
Kurtz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker takes one to the side of the head.
Edward Stoker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurtz.
A jab from Stoker misses.
Nice body kick there by Stoker.
Kurtz throws a leg kick but Stoker checks it.
Stoker swings widly with a right hand
and Kurtz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edward Stoker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurtz checks the leg kick.
Stoker lands a jab to Kurtz's midsection.
Kurtz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stoker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stoker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stoker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stoker.
Jab from Stoker.
A big right from Stoker misses.
Stoker digs a good body shot into Kurtz's ribs.
Kurtz tries to land a front kick but Stoker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stoker is looking to counter punch.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurtz.
Kurtz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtz lands an overhand right.
Stoker misses with an uppercut.
Stoker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurtz just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurtz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edward Stoker is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kurtz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stoker scores with a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Stoker.
Kurtz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Stoker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stoker tries to land a body kick
and Kurtz counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Stoker misses.
Stoker throws a poor cross that misses
and Kurtz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stoker scores with a jab to the head.
Kurtz thumps Stoker with a low kick.
Stoker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stoker throws a low kick but Kurtz avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurtz with a hook.
Stoker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stoker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurtz.
A cross from Stoker lands.
Stoker scores with a jab to the head.
Kurtz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kurtz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kurtz tests Stoker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stoker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stoker scores with a nice right hand.
Stoker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stoker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurtz can do to turn this around?
Stoker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stoker staying out of range there.
Stoker scores with a leg kick.
Kurtz moves into the clinch.
Kurtz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kurtz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stoker's elbow.
Kurtz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stokers head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz lands with a right to the head.
Stoker lands a shot to the body.
Stoker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stoker fails to land.
Stoker scores with a shoulder strike.
Stoker misses with a punch on the inside.
Kurtz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurtz.
Kurtz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurtz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stoker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Stoker on the inside.
Kurtz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Kurtz.
Stoker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stoker tries to work over Kurtz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stoker misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Stoker.
A right handed body shot lands from Kurtz.
Stoker tries to work over Kurtz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoker scores with a shoulder strike.
Kurtz tries to throw a body punch but Stoker avoids it by throwing Kurtz back against the cage.
Kurtz prevents a body shot from Stoker.
Edward Stoker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kurtz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stoker has a couple of punches blocked by Kurtz.
A head punch on the inside from Stoker fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kurtz.
Kurtz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kurtz lands with a light punch inside.
Kurtz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stoker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker tries a body shot but Kurtz blocks it.
Kurtz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stoker swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurtz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kurtz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kurtz slips a straight right by Stoker.
Kurtz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurtz is just out of range.
It seemed like Kurtz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stoker moves out of range of the body kick from Kurtz.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurtz.
Danga de danga de dang - Kurtz scores with a four punch combination!
Kurtz lands a two punch combo.
Kurtz throws a wild body kick that Stoker sees coming a mile off.
Kurtz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurtz walks into a stiff left hand from Stoker.
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!
Stoker lands a head shot.
Stoker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stoker throws a hook but Kurtz avoids it easily.
And Kurtz tries to counter it with a takedown but Stoker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
Stoker thinks about countering with a body kick.
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stoker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kurtz under the eye.
Kurtz ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Stoker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kurtz.
Kurtz moves forwards but Stoker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stoker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Stoker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stoker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kurtz.
Stoker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurtz.
Kurtz lands a jab to the nose.
Good exchange - Stoker coming out on top.
Kurtz throws an overhand right that lands on Stoker's shoulder, as Stoker tries to avoid the shot.
Kurtz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stoker.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Kurtz takes a swing at Stoker's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurtz looks to land a right hand but Stoker moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker moves out of range as Kurtz strikes.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurtz manages to avoid it.
Stoker throws a hook but Kurtz avoids it easily.
Kurtz throws a looping overhand right but Stoker ducks down to avoid it.
Kurtz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stoker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stoker 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.
Stoker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kurtz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoker moves away.
Stoker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kurtz loads up on a big right hand but Stoker slips the punch.
Stoker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurtz. Stoker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurtz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stoker checks a leg kick nicely.
Kurtz lands a glancing blow to the side of Stoker's head.
Stoker lands a leg kick that knocks Kurtz off balance momentarily.
Kurtz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kurtz under the eye.
Kurtz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Kurtz.
Kurtz misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kurtz, right into the meat.
Stoker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stoker lands a nice shot that snaps Kurtz's head back.
Stoker slips a jab from Kurtz.
Stoker thuds his right hand into Kurtz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stoker tried to score with a low kick but Kurtz checks it.
Stoker staying out of range there.
Kurtz throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stoker checks a low kick from Kurtz.
Stoker misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kurtz misses.
Stoker with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kurtz flicks out a counter leg kick but Stoker steps away.
Stoker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kurtz throws a shot to the body.
Stoker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kurtz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kurtz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stoker works the jab nicely.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurtz manages to avoid it.
Stoker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stoker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kurtz throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurtz slips under a jab.
Stoker throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kurtz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurtz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stoker manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Kurtz really dominated that round.
That's time! Stoker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stoker scores with the left hand. Kurtz knows he should have avoided that one.
Kurtz walks into a straight right hand from Stoker.
Stoker scores with a shot to the body.
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurtz moves away from the strike by Stoker.
Kurtz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kurtz misses with a wild body shot.
Stoker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kurtz's hands.
Kurtz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stoker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stoker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurtz.
Kurtz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Stoker throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kurtz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurtz walks into a straight right hand from Stoker.
Kurtz cracks Stoker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker tries to score with a low kick but Kurtz moves his leg out of the way.
Kurtz slips under a jab from Stoker.
Kurtz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Stoker there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurtz.
Stoker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stoker lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Kurtz. Beautiful body shot.
Kurtz checks a low kick from Stoker.
Stoker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kurtz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stoker blocks a leg kick.
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoker throws a lazy uppercut
and Kurtz counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Kurtz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kurtz throws a body kick that misses.
Stoker scores with a punch to the head.
Stoker throws the left hand but Kurtz avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Kurtz misses.
Stoker throws a lazy body kick
and Kurtz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker misses with a left hand
letting Kurtz counter with a right hand.
Kurtz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker lands a slapping body shot.
Stoker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kurtz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker thows a leg kick but Kurtz checks it
and Kurtz counters with a straight right hand.
Kurtz scores with a nice strike.
Stoker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kurtz. That one must have hurt.
Kurtz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kurtz misses with a hook.
Kurtz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stoker lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Stoker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurtz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stoker.
Kurtz misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kurtz, right into the meat.
Stoker looks to throw the jab but Kurtz is out of range.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Kurtz ducks down to avoid it.
Kurtz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Stoker.
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker misses with a kick to the body.
Stoker connects with a crisp jab.
Stoker lands with a straight right. Kurtz didn't see that one coming.
Stoker scores with a body shot.
Stoker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kurtz throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoker misses with a body shot
and Kurtz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stoker scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Kurtz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Stoker throws the kick towards the body but Kurtz avoids it.
Kurtz throws a low kick, looking for Stoker's leg but Stoker calmly moves out of range.
Stoker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stoker connects with a solid leg kick.
Kurtz scoring well with a low kick there.
Kurtz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoker.
Stoker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stoker connects with an inside leg kick.
Kurtz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stoker's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurtz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stoker throws a shot from downtown. Kurtz moves away and avoids it.
Stoker backing away here, and Kurtz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kurtz lands a nice hook to Stoker's body. Stoker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stoker stuns Kurtz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Edward Stoker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stoker lands with an uppercut that bounces Kurtz off the cage and back into range.
Stoker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kurtz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stoker. That one must have hurt.
Kurtz wants to land a leg kick but Stoker is out of range.
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stoker misses with an uppercut
and Kurtz counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurtz missing with a left hand there. Stoker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurtz moves out of range as Stoker throws a body kick.
Kurtz misses with a straight left.
Stoker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
Kurtz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoker throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kurtz.
Kurtz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurtz misses the target.
Kurtz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kurtz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stoker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kurtz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stoker. That did some damage!
Stoker misses the body punch
and Kurtz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurtz misses the target.
A big right from Stoker misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kurtz.
Kurtz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Kurtz ducks down to avoid it.
Stoker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stoker throws a front kick that sends Kurtz stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Stoker lands.
Stoker lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker tries to land a front kick but Kurtz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stoker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kurtz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
An inside leg kick from Stoker misses.
Kurtz feints the counter takedown.
Stoker scores with a nice strike.
Kurtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Stoker misses the target.
Stoker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walter Kurtz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurtz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stoker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurtz.
Kurtz cracks the inside of Stoker's front leg.
Stoker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stoker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kurtz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stoker.
Kurtz throws a push kick but Stoker slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Kurtz saw that one coming.
Kurtz misses with a straight left.
Stoker misses with a body kick.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurtz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kurtz looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurtz. That snapped Stoker's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kurtz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stoker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stoker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kurtz misses with a right hand
and Stoker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurtz misses with a kick to the body.
Kurtz slips a straight right by Stoker.
Stoker scores with a nice head shot.
Stoker tries to work over Kurtz's front leg with a kick but Kurtz checks it.
Stoker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurtz.
Kurtz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stoker misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kurtz.
Kurtz throws a looping overhand right but Stoker ducks down to avoid it.
Stoker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kurtz.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker scoring well with a low kick there.
Stoker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stoker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stoker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurtz. Stoker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoker scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Kurtz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker thuds a left hand into Kurtz's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edward Stoker.
I think Stoker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Stoker!
Edward Stoker retains his middleweight title!
Edward Stoker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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