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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Murdock (ranked 4504 p4p, 477 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 1816 p4p, 228 weight class). Murdock comes to the cage accompanied by Flashbacks to 'Nam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sideman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Murdock is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Murdock misses with a jab to the body
and Sideman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sideman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sideman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sideman connects with the punch.
Sideman throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
Murdock swings widly with a right hand
and Sideman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murdock throws a wild body kick that Sideman sees coming a mile off.
Sideman misses with a wild combination.
Sideman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murdock at a distance.
Nice shot by Murdock.
Murdock seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murdock tries to counter by clinching up but Sideman breaks away and moves out of range.
Murdock misses with a wild body shot.
Sideman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock loads up on a big right hand but Sideman slips the punch.
Denny Sideman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sideman throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Murdock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murdock misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Sideman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sideman throws a lazy right hand but Murdock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sideman throws a hook but Murdock avoids it easily.
And Murdock counters with a quick kick to the body but Sideman blocks it.
A left lands for Sideman.
Sideman lands a body shot.
Sideman looks to land a left hand but Murdock moved out of range nicely.
Sideman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murdock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sideman thinking.
Sideman misses with an uppercut
enabling Murdock to counter with a crisp jab.
Murdock blocks a jab.
Murdock is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sideman throws a lazy uppercut
and Murdock counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Murdock does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sideman throws a hook but Murdock blocks it.
Murdock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Sideman.
Murdock tries a low kick but Sideman avoids it.
Sideman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murdock.
Sideman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murdock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murdock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sideman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murdock scrambles back to his feet.
Murdock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Murdock misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murdock. Sideman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Sideman misses its intended target.
Sideman blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman tries to clinch but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murdock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sideman looks to throw the jab but Murdock is out of range.
Murdock cracks the inside of Sideman's front leg.
Sideman connects with a crisp jab.
Sideman takes the fight into the clinch.
Murdock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sideman.
Sideman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murdock lands a nice uppercut.
Murdock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
Murdock scores with a hook to the body.
Sideman prevents a body shot from Murdock.
Murdock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdock tries a body shot but Sideman blocks it.
Sideman breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a nice head shot.
Murdock avoids the body shot from Sideman.
Sideman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
Sideman is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Murdock misses the target.
Sideman misses with a jab to the body
and Sideman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sideman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses.
Sideman misses with an uppercut. Murdock saw that one coming.
Murdock misses with a hook
and Sideman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murdock misses with a looping right.
Sideman just misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman throws a good cross that connects.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Sideman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murdock misses with a kick to the body
and Sideman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murdock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sideman.
Sideman scores with a sloppy right hand. Murdock should have avoided that one.
Murdock swats away the attempt to clinch by Sideman.
Murdock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murdock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sideman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sideman looks to score with a jab to the body but Murdock is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock throws a hook but Sideman blocks it.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sideman defending well as Murdock loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock lands a jab.
Sideman misses with a body shot.
Murdock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sideman.
Murdock dodges the punch combination from Sideman.
Murdock tried to counter with a leg kick but Sideman avoided it.
Murdock looks to land a left hand but Sideman moved out of range nicely.
Sideman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murdock.
Sideman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Sideman.
Sideman connects with a single shot there.
Sideman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Murdock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sideman.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
Murdock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
Sideman scores with a decent looking hook.
Sideman misses with a left hand
and Murdock counters with a body kick that stops Sideman in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock throws a good cross that connects.
Murdock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murdock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sideman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murdock scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Murdock misses.
Sideman throws a good cross that connects.
Sideman misses with a looping right.
Sideman throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdock.
Sideman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murdock throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman cracks Murdock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sideman cracks Murdock with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sideman misses the target.
Murdock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murdock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sideman.
Murdock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sideman misses with a hook. Murdock ducked under it nicely.
Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murdock swings for the body but Sideman moves out of range.
Sideman misses with a hook.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses.
Sideman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman staying out of range there.
Sideman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murdock under the eye.
Sideman darts in and clinches Murdock up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sideman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murdock tries a body shot but Sideman blocks it.
Sideman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sideman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murdock tries a body shot but Sideman blocks it.
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Sideman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Sideman.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murdock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sideman on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sideman blocks the body kick.
Murdock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
Sideman jabs at Murdock's body.
Murdock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Sideman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murdock is looking to counter punch.
Murdock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sideman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Sideman catches Murdock right on the button with a cross.
Sideman thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock is looking to clinch.
Murdock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murdock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sideman throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a leg kick
and Sideman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murdock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Murdock misses the target.
Murdock misses with a straight right.
Sideman misses the body punch
enabling Murdock to counter with a crisp jab.
Sideman drives through and clinches with Murdock against the cage.
Sideman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Sideman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sideman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sideman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murdock finds it's way round the side to connect with Sideman's head.
Murdock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sideman.
Sideman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murdock.
Murdock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sideman avoids the body shot from Murdock.
Frank Murdock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murdock counters with a nice uppercut.
Sideman throws a good cross that connects.
Murdock misses with a body punch
and Murdock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Murdock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sideman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sideman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murdock momentarily.
A big left from Sideman misses.
Sideman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murdock momentarily.
Sideman slips a jab from Murdock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock looks to throw the jab but Sideman is out of range.
Sideman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murdock manages to avoid it.
Murdock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murdock looks for the body kick but Sideman saw that one coming.
Sideman throws out a counter right but Murdock avoids it with no problem.
Murdock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murdock staying out of range there.
Murdock throws an off balance right hand
and Sideman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murdock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sideman misses with a straight left.
Sideman clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Murdock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murdock lands a nice shot to the body.
Sideman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murdock.
Sideman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Sideman blocks an uppercut.
Sideman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sideman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murdock gets through Sideman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murdock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sideman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murdock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murdock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sideman connects with a looping right hand.
Murdock lands a body shot.
Murdock lands a body shot.
Sideman walks into a stiff left hand from Murdock.
Sideman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denny Sideman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sideman 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denny Sideman!
Denny Sideman decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Benitez (ranked 1604 p4p, 172 weight class) and Mahalo Bittencourt (ranked 1999 p4p, 203 weight class). Mahalo Bittencourt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Agustin Benitez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Benitez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahalo Bittencourt!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bittencourt loads up on a big right hand but Benitez slips the punch.
Benitez shoots and misses
and Bittencourt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benitez shoots in but no luck this time.
Benitez is breathing heavily.
Bittencourt lands a big right hand that sends Benitez crashing to the mat! Bittencourt stays standing though and waves Benitez back to his feet!
Benitez is rocked!
Bittencourt lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Benitez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benitez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benitez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bittencourt as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agustin Benitez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bittencourt scores with a hook to the body. Benitez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bittencourt lands an uppercut, right on the button! Benitez tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mahalo Bittencourt!
Our winner, Mahalo Bittencourt, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Tapaus (ranked 1163 p4p, 158 weight class) and Antonio Salieri (ranked 2165 p4p, 266 weight class). Salieri has chosen 2Cellos - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Tapaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Salieri!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapaus throws a leg kick but Salieri checks it.
Salieri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tapaus. That did some damage!
Salieri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tapaus quickly recovers to half guard.
Salieri is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Salieri prevents Tapaus from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salieri thows a huge punch but Tapaus dodges it nicely.
Tapaus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salieri is working away from the top position though.
Salieri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salieri is thwarting Tapaus's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapaus controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Salieri slips a nice elbow through Tapaus's hands, connecting with Tapaus's forehead.
Tapaus wants to get back to full guard.
Salieri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tapaus's head.
Salieri is keen to just control but Tapaus is a slippery customer.
Salieri wants to pass to mount but Tapaus is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tapaus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tapaus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tapaus looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salieri tries to free his leg and advance position but Tapaus is retaining full guard.
Tapaus is trying to keep Salieri in close.
Salieri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tapaus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salieri scoring with some ground and pound.
Salieri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salieri works over Tapaus with some ground and pound from guard.
Salieri sitting in guard here, content to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tapaus holds on and takes a little breather.
Salieri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salieri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salieri wants to control from the top but Tapaus keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salieri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tapaus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salieri throws a big elbow that misses.
Salieri wants to control from the top but Tapaus keeps moving.
Salieri stopping the sweep attempt from Tapaus.
Salieri cracks Tapaus with a solid left hand.
Tapaus looking to control but Salieri passes into half guard.
Tapaus is looking to improve his position.
Salieri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Salieri working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tapaus wants to control but Salieri is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tapaus is not content to let Salieri control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salieri prevents Tapaus from improving his position.
Salieri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Salieri working over Tapaus with some ground and pound. Tapaus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tapaus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Salieri is trying to control. Tapaus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salieri lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tapaus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salieri is working away from the top position though.
Salieri throwing shots but Tapaus is blocking nicely.
Salieri is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Salieri dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tapaus moves out of range of the leg kick from Salieri.
Tapaus lands a slapping body shot.
Tapaus cracks Salieri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Salieri keeps Tapaus at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Salieri.
Salieri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salieri stuffs the takedown.
Salieri misses with a hook to the body
and Tapaus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salieri shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tapaus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Salieri trying to control but Tapaus is working from the bottom.
Tapaus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salieri.
Salieri tries to free his leg and advance position but Tapaus is retaining full guard.
Tapaus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapaus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salieri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tapaus keeping moving, preventing Salieri from controlling successfully.
Salieri with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tapaus trying to keep a closed guard but Salieri is proving a slippery customer.
Tapaus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tapaus throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Salieri throws a big elbow that misses.
Salieri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri content to stall in guard here.
Salieri throwing strikes but missing.
Tapaus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salieri.
Tapaus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tapaus throwing shots but Salieri is blocking nicely.
Salieri is trying to maintain the position but Tapaus is very close to passing his half guard.
Salieri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tapaus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri is looking for a sweep. Tapaus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salieri keeps trying to improve his position.
Salieri works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tapaus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salieri controls Tapaus momentarily but Tapaus frees himself.
Salieri wants to sweep but no luck.
Tapaus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salieri has momentary wrist control but Tapaus slips an elbow through the middle.
Tapaus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tapaus cracks Salieri with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Salieri is looking to regain half guard here but Tapaus keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Salieri is not content to let Tapaus control the position.
Tapaus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Salieri, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tapaus scoring with punches from side control.
Salieri sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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 Keijo Tapaus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tapaus looks to land a combination but Salieri avoids it well.
Salieri throws out a counter right but Tapaus avoids it with no problem.
Salieri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tapaus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tapaus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Salieri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salieri throws a solid leg kick but Tapaus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salieri.
Tapaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salieri.
Salieri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tapaus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Salieri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tapaus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tapaus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapaus blocks a low kick nicely.
Tapaus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salieri shoots in but no luck this time.
Tapaus checks a low kick from Salieri.
Keijo Tapaus is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapaus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salieri shoots in but no luck this time.
Salieri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salieri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tapaus's calf.
Salieri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tapaus misses with a looping left.
Tapaus checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tapaus checks a leg kick.
Tapaus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Tapaus.
Salieri walks into a straight right hand from Tapaus.
Tapaus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salieri slips a straight right by Tapaus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tapaus counters with a right hand to the body.
Keijo Tapaus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Salieri.
Tapaus misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salieri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tapaus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salieri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tapaus is fending him off so far but Salieri persists. Nope, Tapaus circles away and we're back to standing.
Tapaus with a nice cross.
Salieri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tapaus's sensitive parts.
Tapaus misses with a body shot.
Tapaus swings for the body but Salieri moves out of range.
Salieri moves out of range as Tapaus strikes.
Salieri connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick by Salieri misses
enabling Tapaus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salieri as he jumps to the side.
Salieri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tapaus fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Tapaus as Salieri shoots in.
Tapaus takes a swing at Salieri's ribcage but misses.
Salieri wants to slow Tapaus down by chopping away at his legs.
Tapaus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tapaus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salieri. That's going to slow Tapaus down.
A jab from Salieri misses.
A quick step to the side and Tapaus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salieri throws a leg kick
and Salieri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salieri throws a leg kick
and Tapaus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tapaus wants to work for an arm triangle but Salieri is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Salieri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salieri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Salieri.
Tapaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salieri trying to keep a closed guard but Tapaus is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Salieri is on top in guard.
Salieri wants to control from the top but Tapaus keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Tapaus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tapaus 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Tapaus!
Keijo Tapaus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 729 p4p, 108 weight class) and Geordie Power (ranked 3835 p4p, 466 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Buren.
Van Buren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
It looked like Van Buren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Power throws a hook to the side of Van Buren's head but Van Buren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Buren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Power scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Buren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Nice jab there from Power.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Buren slips a jab from Power.
Power feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Burens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Buren throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power misses with a looping right.
Van Buren is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Van Buren misses with a looping left.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Buren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Van Buren fires out a quick counter leg kick but Power just manages to avoid it.
Power gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Buren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power lands a jab to the nose.
Power scores with the left hand. Van Buren knows he should have avoided that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Buren.
Van Buren misses with a body punch
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power misses with a right hand
and Van Buren counters with a nice low kick that buckles Power's knee momentarily.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Van Buren moves out of range easily.
Power might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Van Buren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Power's hands.
Van Buren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Buren lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Buren scores with a jab 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!
Power misses with a head kick.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Van Buren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Power.
Power swinging wildly here.
Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Buren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Buren as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Buren throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Power lands a jab.
Van Buren throws a nice outside leg kick.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Van Buren moves out of range easily.
Van Buren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
Van Buren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Buren throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Van Buren lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Van Buren.
Van Buren displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Buren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Power misses with a hook
and Van Buren counters with a nice low kick that buckles Power's knee momentarily.
Van Buren misses with a body kick.
Power tries to clinch but Van Buren moves away
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Buren on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Buren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Buren defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Power doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Buren circles away.
Power throws a hook to the side of Van Buren's head but Van Buren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
Van Buren lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Buren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Buren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Power misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Buren blocks a jab.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Buren.
Power connects with a crisp jab.
Power has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Buren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Power lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Buren with a nice cross.
Power connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Buren. Van Buren circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Buren shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Van Buren slips the punch.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Buren.
A slow jab from Van Buren misses its intended target.
Van Buren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses.
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Buren breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Buren lands a body shot.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Van Buren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power 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.
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 Joost Van Buren will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Power with a nice cross.
Power's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Buren.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Buren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Van Buren lands a jab to Power's midsection.
Van Buren throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Power has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Buren finds it's way round the side to connect with Power's head.
Van Buren slips a jab from Power.
Van Buren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren connects with the punch.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on Van Buren's shoulder, as Van Buren tries to avoid the shot.
Van Buren fires out a quick counter leg kick but Power just manages to avoid it.
Van Buren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!
Van Buren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Power has closed the distance and engaged Van Buren in a clinch.
Van Buren struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with some punches.
Van Buren blocks a body shot from Power.
Van Buren tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Power.
Van Buren 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.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Buren scores with a shoulder strike.
Power prevents a body shot from Van Buren.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Buren.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Buren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Van Buren.
Van Buren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Van Buren slips the punch.
Van Buren looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power looks to land a right hand but Van Buren moved out of range.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren misses with a right hand
and Van Buren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Buren throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Power raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Power connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Buren throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Power takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Van Buren.
Power misses with a hook. Van Buren ducked under it nicely.
Van Buren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Buren - that will leave a mark!
Power connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Power lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Buren circles away quickly and effectively.
Power slips a jab and a cross from Van Buren.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Buren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Power's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Power needs to keep his hands up - Van Buren had a free shot at his head there.
Power takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Buren throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
A jab from Van Buren finds it's way through Power's defenses.
Van Buren scores with the left hand. Power knows he should have avoided that one.
Power on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Power has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Power is looking to clinch.
Power 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.
Van Buren ducks under a wild hook from Power.
A big right from Power misses.
Van Buren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Buren counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Van Buren.
Joost Van Buren is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Buren cracks Power with a good jab.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a hook.
Van Buren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Buren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Buren fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Van Buren.
Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
It looked like Van Buren was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Power.
Power throws a hook to the side of Van Buren's head but Van Buren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power slips under a jab.
Van Buren throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Power closes the distance and pushes Van Buren back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.
Van Buren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Buren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power working aggressively here.
Van Buren breaks from the clinch.
Power avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Van Buren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Buren lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot lands for Van Buren.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Power gets a clinch.
Power digs a right hand into Van Buren's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Buren's gas tank.
Van Buren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Buren struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
Van Buren blocking some punches.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.
Van Buren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Power working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Buren lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Buren struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
Van Buren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Buren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Van Buren.
Power takes one on the button.
Van Buren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Buren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Van Buren dodges the punch combination from Power.
Power slips a jab from Van Buren.
Power misses with a straight left.
Van Buren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Buren throws a right hand that misses
and Power counters with a one-two to the body.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power throws a hook to the side of Van Buren's head but Van Buren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Buren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Buren.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power takes the fight into the clinch.
Geordie Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren prevents a body shot from Power.
Van Buren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from Van Buren tenderised Power's leg. Power is trying to keep his angry face on.
Power closes the distance and clinches.
Van Buren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Buren blocks an uppercut.
Power digs a right hand into Van Buren's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Buren's gas tank.
Van Buren is working Power over against the cage.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Buren lands with a short shot to the head.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Van Buren lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Buren is trying to maintain a safe position but Power gets an underhook and turns Van Buren into the cage.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Buren controls his hands.
Van Buren blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Buren taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Van Buren.
Van Buren tries to circle away but Power has him pinned against the cage.
Van Buren tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Buren can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Van Buren struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
Van Buren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Buren throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Van Buren cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Buren was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Van Buren looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick. Power looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Power shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Power wants to clinch.
Van Buren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Buren.
A big right from Power misses.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Buren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
Power throws a hook but Van Buren blocks it.
Joost Van Buren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Buren scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
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 Joost Van Buren.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Buren, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joost Van Buren!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juu Dyon (ranked 3930 p4p, 403 weight class) and Brian Roper (ranked 961 p4p, 122 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juu Dyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Roper!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roper swinging wildly here.
Dyon shoots in but no luck this time.
Dyon shoots in for a takedown but Roper shows good takedown defense.
Brian Roper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dyon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dyon lands in his opponent's guard.
Dyon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyon passes Roper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Roper is defending against the submission attempts here by Dyon.
Dyon is trying to work for a kimura but Roper is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dyon is trying to work for a kimura but Roper is defending well.
Dyon is just content to waste time from the top position. Roper takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dyon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dyon trying to control the position from guard on top but Roper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dyon is pushing down on Roper's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roper is fighting to maintain full guard but Dyon has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roper gets full guard.
Roper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dyon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dyon forces his way into half guard.
Dyon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roper has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dyon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dyon is controlling the pace.
Dyon trying to pass the guard but Roper defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyon is looking for a kimura but Roper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dyon to get the leverage.
Roper wants to control but Dyon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dyon has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Dyon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dyon trying to control from half guard but Roper is working away.
Roper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dyon.
Dyon seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Roper is defending against the submission attempts here by Dyon.
Roper has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Fight Hard. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dyon is working for a submission of some sort.
Dyon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dyon throws a strike but Roper avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dyon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dyon trying to control the action but Roper is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juu Dyon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dyon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dyon darts in looking for a takedown but Roper gets double underhooks and turns Dyon into the cage.
Dyon moves in looking to clinch but Roper pushes him off.
Roper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dyon. Dyon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roper lands a jab.
Roper is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice sprawl there from Roper as Dyon shoots in.
Roper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dyon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roper connects with a right hand. Dyon shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dyon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dyon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roper defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juu Dyon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roper swivels and escapes.
Dyon misses with a few strikes there.
Dyon moves in looking to clinch but Roper pushes him off.
Dyon misses with a takedown attempt - Roper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dyon has his takedown stuffed
and Roper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Roper.
Nice takedown defense from Roper. No joy for Dyon on that attempt.
Roper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dyon. Dyon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roper lands with a straight right. Dyon didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Roper lands.
Brian Roper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Roper.
Roper might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Roper lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roper lands a jab to the head.
Roper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dyon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roper to score with a decent uppercut.
Roper works Dyon's body with a nice hook.
Dyon throws a hook to the side of Roper's head but Roper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dyon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roper pinned against the cage. Roper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dyon.
Dyon walks into a stiff left hand from Roper.
Roper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dyon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dyon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dyon drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyon trying to control but Roper is working from the bottom.
Dyon wants to pass the guard but Roper is keeping the position.
Dyon is working hard here to advance position.
Dyon advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dyon really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Dyon is trying to get an arm triangle but Roper is defending well.
Roper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Roper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Roper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dyon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dyon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roper keeps working.
Roper is looking for a sweep.
Roper is not content to let Dyon control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dyon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roper keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dyon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dyon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dyon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Dyon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Roper regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dyon's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Roper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roper is controlling Dyon's trapped leg to prevent Dyon from advancing to side control.
Dyon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dyon seems to be working for a kimura but Roper defends the submission attempt.
Dyon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dyon is working for a kimura but Roper is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roper gets full guard.
Dyon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dyon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dyon looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dyon drops back looking for a leg! Roper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roper manages to kick Dyon off! Dyon jumps back into Roper's guard.
Dyon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dyon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roper keeping moving, preventing Dyon from controlling successfully.
Dyon is really struggling to control Roper but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dyon shoots in for a takedown but Roper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juu Dyon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dyon 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juu Dyon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Arlovsky (ranked 931 p4p, 126 weight class) and Alfredo Negreiros (ranked 1376 p4p, 186 weight class). Alfredo Negreiros will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Arlovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfredo Negreiros!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Negreiros connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arlovsky scrambles back to his feet.
Arlovsky tries to clinch up but Negreiros circles away and keeps his distance.
Negreiros only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Negreiros chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Negreiros takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Negreiros throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arlovsky on the side of the head.
Negreiros clinches.
Arlovsky has Negreiros pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Negreiros manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Negreiros misses with some punches.
Arlovsky tries to score a body lock takedown but Negreiros shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arlovsky fails to pull the fight into his guard.
I was talking to Arlovsky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Arlovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Negreiros fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arlovsky.
Negreiros gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Arlovsky.
Arlovsky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Negreiros smiles and moves away.
Arlovsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Negreiros is fending him off so far but Arlovsky persists. Nope, Negreiros circles away and we're back to standing.
Negreiros scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arlovsky in his tracks.
Negreiros throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arlovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Negreiros has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovsky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arlovsky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Negreiros pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Negreiros throws a punch but it's blocked by Arlovsky.
Negreiros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arlovsky pulls guard successfully.
Arlovsky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Negreiros can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arlovsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Negreiros trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arlovsky's guard.
Arlovsky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Negreiros is aware though and is defending well.
Negreiros must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky is trying to keep Negreiros in close.
Negreiros tries to stand but Arlovsky is controlling from the bottom.
Arlovsky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Negreiros is aware though and is defending well.
Negreiros is looking to stand up but Arlovsky won't let him.
Arlovsky working for a triangle but Negreiros defends it easily.
Arlovsky is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Negreiros has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Arlovsky is proving hard to escape from.
Arlovsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Negreiros defends well.
Arlovsky looking for a guillotine here but Negreiros defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arlovsky will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreiros wanted to stand there but Arlovsky had control of the position.
Negreiros avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Negreiros would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Negreiros stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Arlovsky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arlovsky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arlovsky.
Arlovsky looks for a takedown but Negreiros sprawls well.
Arlovsky dives in for a single leg takedown but Negreiros sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Negreiros on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arlovsky.
Arlovsky is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negreiros clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Negreiros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arlovsky tries to score a body lock takedown but Negreiros shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arlovsky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Negreiros prevents it.
Negreiros scores with a nice hook to the head.
Negreiros lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arlovsky.
Negreiros gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Arlovsky.
Arlovsky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Negreiros gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arlovsky manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlovsky looking for a guillotine here but Negreiros defends easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Arlovsky trying to keep a closed guard but Negreiros is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Negreiros dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arlovsky misses with a looping left.
Arlovsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Negreiros gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Negreiros swings wildly with an uppercut but Arlovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Negreiros scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Negreiros.
Arlovsky is trying to pull guard but Negreiros turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Arlovsky is trying to drag Negreiros to the mat but Negreiros just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Negreiros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arlovsky wants to take the fight to the mat but Negreiros manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Arlovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Negreiros fails to land.
Arlovsky blocks an uppercut.
Arlovsky tries to pull guard but Negreiros won't allow it.
Arlovsky tries to circle away but Negreiros has him pinned against the cage.
Arlovsky is trying to pull guard but Negreiros has him pressed against the cage.
Negreiros has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Negreiros misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovsky looking for a takedown.
Arlovsky is trying to drag Negreiros to the mat but Negreiros just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Arlovsky blocking some punches.
Arlovsky wants to take the fight to the mat but Negreiros manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Arlovsky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Negreiros is defending well.
Negreiros lands with a light punch inside.
Negreiros pushes Arlovsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arlovsky tries to pull guard but Negreiros holds him up against the cage and eventually Arlovsky drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Negreiros.
Arlovsky can't get the takedown.
Arlovsky is trying to pull guard but Negreiros turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Negreiros scores with a nice hook to the head.
Negreiros lands with a short shot to the head.
Negreiros misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky blocking some punches.
Negreiros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arlovsky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Negreiros pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Negreiros.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arlovsky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Negreiros pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arlovsky wants a takedown but no success here.
Negreiros throws a punch but it's blocked by Arlovsky.
Negreiros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Negreiros misses with a punch on the inside.
Negreiros misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Negreiros.
Negreiros lands with a right to the head.
Negreiros gets underhooks to prevent Arlovsky's takedown attempt.
Negreiros lands a left hand.
Negreiros throws a punch but it's blocked by Arlovsky.
Still in the clinch, Negreiros scores with a nice short uppercut.
Negreiros scores with a shot to the side of Arlovsky's head.
Arlovsky is rocked!
Negreiros gets through Arlovsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Arlovsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky tries to pull guard but Negreiros won't allow it.
Arlovsky has Negreiros pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Negreiros manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Arlovsky takes a shot to the head.
Arlovsky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Negreiros just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arlovsky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Negreiros prevents it.
Negreiros prevents the takedown attempt.
Negreiros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arlovskys head.
Negreiros throws a big uppercut that drops Arlovsky! More strikes from Negreiros and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Arlovsky lies dazed against the cage as Negreiros celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfredo Negreiros!
Alfredo Negreiros 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 Rocco Marciano (ranked 222 p4p, 19 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 983 p4p, 105 weight class). Marciano's entrance music is Marciano is a stone cold pimp out there. A fine choice. Duggan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company . 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano throws a right hand that Duggan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duggan also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Duggan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duggan.
Duggan moves out of range as Marciano strikes.
Marciano missing with a left hand there. Duggan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.
Marciano keeps the fight on the outside.
Marciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marciano connects with a crisp jab.
Marciano misses with a right hand
and Duggan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marciano wants to land a leg kick but Duggan is out of range.
Marciano lands a body shot.
Marciano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duggan has time to react.
It looks like Jim Duggan has been cut.
Marciano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marciano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marciano.
Marciano looks to land a right hand but Duggan moved out of range.
Rocco Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duggan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marciano.
Marciano works Duggan's body with a nice hook.
Marciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duggan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duggan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marciano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duggan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marciano. That one must have hurt.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marciano throws a leg kick
and Duggan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duggan 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.
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!
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duggan! But no joy.
Duggan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marciano misses with a hook.
Duggan 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 cross from Marciano lands.
Marciano with a jab.
Duggan tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Duggan counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Duggan throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marciano throws the left hand but Duggan avoids the punch easily.
Rocco Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duggan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duggan is out of range and Marciano settles back down.
Marciano scores with a jab.
Duggan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duggan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duggan throws a counter combo.
Marciano is looking to chop away at Duggan's legs.
Marciano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marciano misses with a hook. Duggan ducked under it nicely.
Marciano misses with an uppercut
letting Duggan counter with a right hand.
Duggan lands a jab.
Marciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Marciano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duggan counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan connects with an inside leg kick.
Duggan swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano tries to land a leg kick but Duggan saw it coming and moves away.
Duggan connects with a body shot that sends Marciano's belly button to the back.
Duggan doesn't manage to clinch there - Marciano circles away.
Marciano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duggan under the eye.
Marciano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duggan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body. Duggan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano needs to keep his hands up - Duggan had a free shot at his head there.
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duggan.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
Marciano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duggan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Marciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Duggan's cut.
That's time! Marciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duggan slips a jab from Marciano.
Marciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duggan can do to turn this around?
Marciano misses with a kick to the body
and Duggan counters with a straight right hand.
Duggan blocks a low kick nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marciano.
Duggan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duggan.
Duggan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marciano.
Duggan looks for a takedown but Marciano sprawls well.
Marciano is looking to counter with a body kick.
Marciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duggan 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.
Rocco Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Marciano throws a leg kick which misses Duggan's front leg but catches the back leg as Duggan tries to avoid it.
Duggan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duggan feints and then cracks Marciano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marciano down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Duggan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marciano throws a leg kick which misses Duggan's front leg but catches the back leg as Duggan tries to avoid it.
Marciano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duggan's calf.
Marciano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marciano throws a right hand that misses
and Duggan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marciano's guard.
Duggan trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duggan prevents Marciano from getting back to his feet.
Marciano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duggan.
Duggan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marciano trying to keep a closed guard but Duggan is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marciano trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Duggan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Marciano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marciano 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 Duggan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duggan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marciano tries to land a leg kick but Duggan saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marciano. That's going to slow Duggan down.
Duggan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duggan scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano throws a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Duggan fails to land.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duggan's elbow.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Duggan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duggan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duggan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marciano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duggan.
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!
Marciano throws a leg kick which misses Duggan's front leg but catches the back leg as Duggan tries to avoid it.
Duggan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Marciano finds it's target.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Marciano backing away here, and Duggan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from Marciano tenderised Duggan's leg. Duggan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duggan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marciano has one foot on Duggan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Duggan misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Marciano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Duggan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Marciano is predictable there
enabling Duggan to counter with a crisp jab.
Duggan moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Duggan misses.
Duggan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marciano.
Duggan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marciano. That's going to slow Duggan down.
Marciano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duggan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano misses with a straight right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marciano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duggan is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Marciano as he checks the leg kick.
Duggan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marciano to score with a decent uppercut.
Marciano lands a jab.
Nice cross by Marciano.
Duggan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Duggan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marciano scores with a nice strike.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Marciano scores with a leg kick.
Duggan misses the shot to the body.
Marciano is looking to chop away at Duggan's legs.
Marciano connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a sloppy head kick
and Marciano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marciano swings for the body but Duggan moves out of range.
Marciano blocks a jab.
Duggan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duggan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duggan looks for the body kick but Marciano saw that one coming.
Marciano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duggan blocks a jab.
Duggan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duggan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marciano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duggan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marciano.
Marciano lands a right hook to the body.
Marciano cracks Duggan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marciano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Duggan to stand back up!
Duggan is rocked!
Duggan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duggan is still on wobbly legs! Can Marciano finish him?
Marciano cracks Duggan on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Duggan falls backwards against the cage. Marciano follows up with more strikes that drop Duggan to his knees. Marciano keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Duggan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Marciano!
Rocco Marciano retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Rocco Marciano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 612 p4p, 87 weight class) and Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 704 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspars Petrovs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alphonzo Mirage!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrovs's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrovs checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Mirage coming out on top.
It looks like Kaspars Petrovs has been cut.
Petrovs slips a straight right by Mirage.
Petrovs is looking to counter punch.
Mirage has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Petrovs is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Petrovs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mirage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrovs was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirage.
As Mirage looks to move away, Petrovs throws a big counter combo but Mirage just gets out of the way.
Mirage misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been told by Petrovs's head coaches at Zero Tolerance that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Petrovs looks to land a right hand but Mirage moved out of range.
Petrovs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrovs lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs connects with a jab.
Mirage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrovs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovs loads up on a big right hand but Mirage slips the punch.
Mirage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mirage throws a low kick but Petrovs avoids it.
Petrovs misses with an uppercut
and Mirage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrovs lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mirage sprawling to the canvas. Petrovs follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mirage hang on?
Mirage is rocked!
It looks like Alphonzo Mirage has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirage tries to get to full guard but Petrovs has control of the leg.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mirage is holding on to half guard well.
Petrovs wants to stand but Mirage has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage wants to get back to full guard.
Mirage keeps trying to improve his position.
Petrovs wants to stand but Mirage has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrovs is thwarting Mirage's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrovs manages to avoid it.
Mirage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Petrovs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrovs looks to land a right hand but Mirage moved out of range.
Mirage swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrovs throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirage.
Petrovs throws the left hand but Mirage avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Mirage misses
and Petrovs counters with a left and a right that stings Mirage.
Mirage dodges the punch combination from Petrovs.
Petrovs backing away here, and Mirage unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Petrovs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirage.
Petrovs looks to land a left hand but Mirage moved out of range nicely.
Mirage throws a body kick that misses.
Petrovs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mirage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mirage misses with an uppercut.
Petrovs throwing a counter right hand but Mirage manages to avoid it.
Mirage misses with a kick to the body
and Petrovs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrovs tries to close the distance and clinch but Mirage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mirage misses with a leg kick.
Mirage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaspars Petrovs dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
A jab from Petrovs misses.
Mirage follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Petrovs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mirage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrovs was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirage.
Mirage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrovs moves out of range as Mirage strikes.
Mirage throws a leg kick which misses Petrovs's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrovs tries to avoid it.
Petrovs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kaspars Petrovs is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrovs misses with an uppercut.
Mirage throws a front kick aimed at Petrovs's knee but Petrovs avoids it well.
A cross from Petrovs lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrovs.
Petrovs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mirage circles away quickly and effectively.
Mirage tries a quick counter leg kick but Petrovs is wise to it.
Petrovs throws a lazy uppercut
and Mirage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That kick from Mirage tenderised Petrovs's leg. Petrovs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrovs walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mirage.
Mirage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrovs.
Petrovs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrovs blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mirage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mirage tries a quick counter leg kick but Petrovs is wise to it.
Petrovs throws a series of punches but Mirage avoids them all with ease.
Petrovs throws a poor cross that misses
and Mirage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirage misses with a leg kick
and Petrovs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Petrovs misses with a looping left.
Mirage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mirage throws a wild body kick that Petrovs sees coming a mile off.
Petrovs is looking to counter punch.
Mirage has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petrovs misses with a looping right.
That kick from Mirage tenderised Petrovs's leg. Petrovs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrovs avoids the body shot from Mirage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mirage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mirage was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mirage scores with a nice body kick.
Mirage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mirage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrovs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mirage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrovs looks to land a right hand but Mirage moved out of range.
Petrovs blocks a low kick nicely.
Mirage slips under a jab from Petrovs.
Mirage misses with a leg kick
letting Petrovs counter with a right hand.
Mirage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrovs if he has to take too many more of those.
Mirage takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage takes a swing at Petrovs's ribcage but misses.
Petrovs swings for the body but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrovs digs a good hook to Mirage's body.
Petrovs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mirage misses with a kick to the body
and Petrovs counters with a straight right hand.
Petrovs tries to clinch up.
Mirage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mirage lands a big head kick that sends Petrovs tumbling to the mat! Mirage takes a step backwards and waves Petrovs back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Petrovs is rocked!
Mirage throws a hook but Petrovs blocks it.
Petrovs misses with a series of wild punches.
Mirage throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonzo Mirage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A combination from Mirage does no damage.
Petrovs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mirage can pounce on him.
Mirage misses with a low kick.
Petrovs misses with a hook
and Mirage counters with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Mirage. That snapped Petrovs's head back.
Mirage throws a push kick but Petrovs slaps the foot to one side.
Petrovs moves out of range of the body kick from Mirage.
Petrovs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mirage on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage misses with the body kick
letting Petrovs counter with a right hand.
Petrovs cracks Mirage with a right hand to the side of the head.
Petrovs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mirage let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirage misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Petrovs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrovs lands a slapping body shot.
Petrovs misses with a straight left.
Petrovs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrovs throws a body shot but no joy.
Mirage steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Petrovs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mirage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirage. That's going to slow Petrovs down.
Petrovs blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrovs connects with the punch.
Petrovs lands with a hook. Mirage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirage slips a jab from Petrovs.
Petrovs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mirage. Mirage obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrovs ducks right into an uppercut from Mirage.
Mirage 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.
Mirage misses with a low kick as Petrovs jumps back.
Mirage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrovs manages to avoid it.
It looked like Petrovs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Mirage. That snapped Petrovs's head back.
Petrovs misses with an uppercut.
Petrovs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Mirage - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Mirage.
Mirage misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrovs misses the target.
Mirage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrovs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrovs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mirage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petrovs's knee momentarily.
Mirage throws a looping overhand right but Petrovs ducks down to avoid it.
Petrovs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petrovs's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Mirage cracks the inside of Petrovs's front leg.
Mirage throws a shot from downtown. Petrovs moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Mirage.
Mirage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Petrovs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrovs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mirage misses with a kick to the body.
Mirage scores with a kick to the body.
Mirage misses with a body kick.
Mirage misses with a body shot.
Petrovs moves out of range as Mirage throws a body kick.
Mirage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrovs.
Mirage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Mirage defending well as Petrovs loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alphonzo Mirage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mirage 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonzo Mirage!
An out of breath Alphonzo Mirage thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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