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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lolipo Slider (ranked 3681 p4p, 55 weight class) and Philip Dyson (ranked 3251 p4p, 50 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Philip Dyson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolipo Slider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Dyson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyson closes the distance and clinches.
Dyson misses with a body punch.
Slider creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dyson's defenses.
It looks like Philip Dyson has been cut.
Dyson has a couple of punches blocked by Slider.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dyson.
Dyson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Slider trying to land knees to the body.
Dyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slider throws a head punch that misses.
Dyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slider digs a right hand into Dyson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dyson's gas tank.
I was talking to Slider's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slider blocking some punches.
Slider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dyson misses with some punches.
Slider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slider backwards.
Slider tries to throw a body punch but Dyson avoids it by throwing Slider back against the cage.
Slider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dyson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider tries to land knees in the clinch but Dyson avoids the damage to the body.
Dyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slider.
Dyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slider manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slider tries to keep at a distance but Dyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dyson blocks an elbow strike from Slider.
Slider gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Philip Dyson's cut even more.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slider.
Dyson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dyson tries a body shot but Slider blocks it.
Dyson blocks an uppercut.
Slider blocks an uppercut.
Slider lands an elbow inside that Dyson shrugs off.
Slider takes a shot to the head.
Dyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Slider.
The cut above Philip Dyson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dyson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Slider on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slider tries a knee to the head but Dyson blocks it.
Slider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slider.
Dyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyson lands with a left to the head.
Dyson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Slider as Dyson tries to tie him up.
Slider lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dyson working aggressively here.
Slider struggles to land a body shot inside as Dyson controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Dyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dyson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dyson prevents a body shot from Slider.
Slider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slider blocking some punches.
Slider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dyson avoids it.
Dyson working aggressively here.
Dyson misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Slider.
Dyson scores with a shot to the side of Slider's head.
Dyson pushes Slider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slider misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slider softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slider misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Dyson on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Slider fails to land.
Dyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Slider.
Slider misses with a knee to the head.
Dyson trying to control the position but instead, Slider has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dyson into the cage.
Slider lands an elbow that stopped Dyson in his tracks for a moment.
Dyson misses with some punches.
Dyson breaks the clinch.
Dyson moves to clinch but Slider breaks away
and Slider counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Philip Dyson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Philip Dyson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lolipo Slider!
Lolipo Slider tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avila Alvarez (ranked 3833 p4p, 459 weight class) and Razbinos Udric (ranked 4018 p4p, 478 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Barbarian by The Darkness. Avila Alvarez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Avila Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Razbinos Udric!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udric fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvarez, pushing him back against the cage.
Udric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Udric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Udric missing with knees to the body.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez wants a takedown but no success here.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udric tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Udric back against the cage.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udric crunches a lovely knee into Alvarez's ribcage.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Udric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Udric avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Udric pulls Alvarez into guard.
Alvarez stands up over Udric, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Udric has momentary wrist control but Alvarez slips an elbow through the middle.
Udric preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alvarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alvarez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Udric has momentary wrist control but Alvarez slips an elbow through the middle.
Udric has momentary wrist control but Alvarez slips an elbow through the middle.
Alvarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Udric's head.
Alvarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Udric tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Udric has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Udric's guard.
Udric has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvarez is working away from the top position though.
Udric is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Udric moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Udric trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
Alvarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Udric has momentary wrist control but Alvarez slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Udric is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Udric's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez thows a huge punch but Udric dodges it nicely.
Alvarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alvarez drops an elbow to the side of Udric's head.
Alvarez is pressing down on Udric's thigh, looking to free his foot. Udric is holding on for now.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Udric wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Alvarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Udric is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alvarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Udric's head.
Alvarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura but Udric is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alvarez to get the leverage.
Udric trying to control from the bottom.
Alvarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alvarez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alvarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alvarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Udric to regain full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Udric avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez lands a couple of digs.
Udric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvarez.
Udric working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alvarez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alvarez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Udric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avila Alvarez dominated that round.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Udric closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Udric.
Alvarez wants to take the fight to the mat but Udric manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Udric.
Udric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Udric tries a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alvarez has Udric pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Udric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avila Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Udric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Udric can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Udric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Udric trying to land knees to the body.
Udric successfully pulls guard.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alvarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Udric is retaining full guard.
Alvarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alvarez lands a couple of digs.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing.
Alvarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Avila Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez postures up and lands a big shot to Udric's brow.
Alvarez chips away with some ground and pound.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Udric is trying to control the position but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Udric's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez landing with the ground and pound.
Alvarez is in close to Udric's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Udric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez pushes down on Udric's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alvarez drops an elbow to the side of Udric's head.
Alvarez drops an elbow to the side of Udric's head.
Alvarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alvarez working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Alvarez.
Alvarez with the ground and pound but Udric uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alvarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alvarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alvarez won't allow Udric to get back to his feet.
Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Udric trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez drops back looking for a leg! Udric is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Udric manages to kick Alvarez off! Alvarez jumps back into Udric's guard.
Alvarez passes into half guard.
Alvarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Udric on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alvarez thows a huge punch but Udric dodges it nicely.
Udric wants to get back to full guard.
Udric blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Udric doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alvarez.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avila Alvarez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alvarez dives in and grabs Udric's left leg, looking for a takedown. Udric pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.
Udric lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Udric is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Udric circles away and we're back to standing.
Udric wants to counter the offense by Alvarez and move into the clinch position.
Alvarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Udric tries to avoid it but Alvarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Udric to the ground. Udric escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avila Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Udric stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Udric wants it to stay on the feet.
Udric takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Udric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown.
Udric missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Udric after a bit of a struggle.
Alvarez avoids the elbow strike from Udric, against the cage.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Udric throws an elbow that misses.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Udric.
Udric is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Udric dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Udric avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Razbinos Udric seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez looking for a takedown.
Alvarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Udric gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alvarez looking for a takedown.
Udric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Udric jumps guard but Alvarez stands there with Udric around his waist. Udric gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Udric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Avila Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Udric.
Udric lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Razbinos Udric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Udric pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Udric tries to pull guard but Alvarez holds him up against the cage and eventually Udric drops back down to his feet.
Udric gets underhooks to prevent Alvarez's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to take the fight to the mat but Udric manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alvarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Udric.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Udric gets underhooks to prevent Alvarez's takedown attempt.
Udric decides to pull guard.
Alvarez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alvarez with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
Razbinos Udric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shark Attack (ranked 1847 p4p, 231 weight class) and Marcus Child (ranked 2708 p4p, 312 weight class). Child has chosen VooDoo as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shark Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Child sprawls well. Child wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Attack gets slowly back to his feet.
Child throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Attack's head.
It looks like Shark Attack has been cut.
A jab from Child finds it's way through Attack's defenses.
Attack dives in and grabs Child's left leg, looking for a takedown. Child pushes down on Attack's head and hops out.
Attack has his takedown stuffed
and Child counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shark Attack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Child pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Attack dives in for a single leg takedown but Child sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Child swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Attack takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Child there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Attack tries to clinch but Child is having none of it.
Child wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Child throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Attack's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Child - that will leave a mark!
Nice straight punches there by Child. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Child.
Attack has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Child finds it's way round the side to connect with Attack's head.
Child has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Child has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Child with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Child digs a good body shot into Attack's ribs.
Child throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marcus Child is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Child avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Attack shoots in looking for a takedown. Child tries to sprawl out of it but Attack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Child manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Attack closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Child can't do much from the bottom here.
Child tries to buck Attack off but Attack is having none of it.
Child dodges the ground and pound from Attack.
Child is looking to regain half guard here but Attack keeps moving and retains side control.
Child is trying to control Attack's posture but Attack avoids it.
Attack tries to score with some ground and pound. Child controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attack lands some shots froms side control.
Child gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Child looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Child trying to control but Attack postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Attack thows a huge punch but Child dodges it nicely.
Attack is nestled in close to Child, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Attack landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Child gets back to full guard.
Child is trying to keep Attack in close.
Attack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Attack avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Child is trying to keep Attack in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child has momentary wrist control but Attack slips an elbow through the middle.
Attack throws a big elbow that misses.
Attack is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Child has his foot on Attack's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Attack works his way back into a safe position though.
We've been hearing that Attack has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Attack lands a couple of digs.
Attack got a little sloppy there for a moment and Child has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Attack has managed to get both his arms back between Child's legs - danger averted.
Child is trying to control the position but Attack postures up.
Attack postures up and lands a big shot to Child's brow.
Attack throwing strikes from guard but Child blocks nicely.
Attack lands a couple of digs.
Attack scoring with some ground and pound.
Attack distracts Child with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Child is rocked!
Child working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Attack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Attack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Child working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Attack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack landing some decent shots from guard.
Child is still in real trouble! Can Attack finish him?
Child looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Child seems to have recovered his senses.
Attack is in close to Child's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Attack scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Attack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Child looking for a guillotine here but Attack defends easily.
Attack landing with the ground and pound.
Attack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Attack scoring with punches to the head and body.
Child working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Attack.
Child utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Attack keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Child's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Child will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shark Attack's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Child thumps Attack with a low kick.
Attack looking to score a takedown here. Child is defending well but Attack drives through and ends up in Child's guard.
Child avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Attack won't allow Child to get back to his feet.
Attack landing some decent shots from guard.
Child is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Child looking for a sweep. Not yet Child, not yet.
Attack scoring with some ground and pound.
Child is trying to keep Attack in close.
Attack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Child is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Child looking for a guillotine here but Attack defends easily.
Shark Attack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Attack cracks Child with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Child works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Attack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Child tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Attack chips away with some ground and pound.
Attack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Child has his foot on Attack's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Attack works his way back into a safe position though.
Attack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Attack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Attack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Attack distracts Child with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Child escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Attack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Attack cracks Child with a solid left hand.
Attack scoring with some ground and pound.
Attack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Child's head.
Attack is working Child over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Attack is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Child throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Child is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attack preventing the sweep.
Child is still trying to improve position.
Attack scoring with some ground and pound.
Attack loads up on a big left hand. Child felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Attack looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Child can't hide his disappointment, as Attack celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shark Attack!
Shark Attack decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 2835 p4p, 46 weight class) and Flavio Nascimento (ranked 2505 p4p, 80 weight class). Crane comes into the arena with Love Inc!-Broken Bones! blaring out of the sound system. Flavio Nascimento has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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241 lbs
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274 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flavio Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a head kick but Crane moves out of range.
Crane blocks a head kick by Nascimento.
Crane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nascimento misses with a head kick.
Crane throws a good cross that connects.
Nascimento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nascimento misses with a head kick.
Nascimento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento misses with a double jab
and Crane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crane.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crane drops back looking for a leg! Nascimento is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nascimento manages to kick Crane off! Crane jumps back into Nascimento's guard.
Crane passes Nascimento's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Crane is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.
Crane looking to pass the guard.
Nascimento looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nascimento is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crane controlling from the top position.
Nascimento really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crane wants to pass the guard but Nascimento is keeping the position.
Crane wants to control from the top but Nascimento keeps moving.
Nascimento is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane won't allow Nascimento to sweep him here.
Crane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nascimento swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crane trying to control the position from guard on top but Nascimento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Flavio Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nascimento throws a head kick that misses
and Crane counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Crane wants to free his trapped foot but Nascimento is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Crane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nascimento is trying to maintain the position but Crane is very close to passing his half guard.
Nascimento won't allow Crane to pass to mount.
Ground and pound from Crane.
Crane wants to pass to mount but Nascimento is defending the position.
Nascimento blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crane.
Crane wants to pass to mount but Nascimento is defending the position.
Crane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nascimento defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento works his way to full guard. Good work.
Crane forces his way into half guard.
Nascimento is in trouble now - Crane has advanced to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nascimento is trying to escape the mount.
Crane controlling the position easily from mount.
Crane working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nascimento is squirming around, avoiding Crane's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane 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.
Crane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nascimento misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crane tries to counter with a takedown but Nascimento is quick to defend against it.
Nascimento throws a jab when Crane was well out of range.
Nascimento fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crane, pushing him back against the cage.
Crane taking a breather.
Crane has a couple of punches blocked by Nascimento.
A left hand lands to the body for Nascimento.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento misses with the head strike.
Nascimento lands with a light punch inside.
Crane working aggressively here.
Crane manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nascimento trying to control but Crane is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento tries to stand but Crane is controlling from the bottom.
Crane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crane is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nascimento wants to control from the top but Crane keeps moving.
Crane lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Crane slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Crane tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Nascimento's face as Crane controls the position.
Crane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nascimento can do to turn this around?
Crane advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane breaks from Nascimento's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Crane scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nascimento?
Crane landing punches.
Crane has hold of Nascimento's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nascimento manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
BOOM! Crane connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nascimento is squirming around, avoiding Crane's attempts to control the action.
Crane looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Crane raining down shots from the mount!
Crane tries to control but Nascimento wriggling away.
Crane with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nascimento is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nascimento can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Crane lands with some strikes.
Nascimento bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Crane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nascimento controls from within his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crane holds on and takes a little breather.
Crane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nascimento is one step ahead there.
Crane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crane is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane has his hands on Nascimento's head, controlling the position.
Crane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nascimento manages to get himself to full guard.
Crane works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Crane tries to pass to full mount but Nascimento defends it.
Crane is trying to control the action in half guard but Nascimento is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crane seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Crane wants to pass to mount but Nascimento is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nascimento scores with a hook to the body. Crane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nascimento connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crane. Crane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nascimento throws a jab but it's blocked by Crane.
Crane appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nascimento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crane attempts a counter takedown but Nascimento avoids it well and moves away.
Crane lands with a right hand.
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
Crane attempts a counter takedown but Nascimento avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane with a jab.
Nascimento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nascimento takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nascimento looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crane slips a straight right by Nascimento.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
Crane drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nascimento sprawls and moves away.
Crane decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crane moves into full mount! Nascimento won't be happy about that!
Crane working for a guillotine from mount but Nascimento is in no mood to give up.
Crane dominating with strikes here.
Crane looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ichabod Crane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crane has hold of Nascimento's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nascimento manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Crane putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Crane lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nascimento really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane looking to control but Nascimento is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Crane lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Crane with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Crane is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Crane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ichabod Crane!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ichabod Crane made sure he mentioned Power Matrix Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Batts (ranked 1325 p4p, 182 weight class) and Matt Lethal (ranked 2450 p4p, 314 weight class). Batts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Midnight City - By: M83. Lethal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. we're off to see the wizard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matt Lethal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
181 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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30
179 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts misses the jab.
Batts misses with a right hand
enabling Lethal to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lethal misses the target.
Lethal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lethal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batts.
Batts misses with a hook. Lethal ducked under it nicely.
Lethal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Batts is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Batts moves out of range of the body kick.
Batts is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Batts misses.
Lethal throws a hook to the side of Batts's head but Batts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lethal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lethal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Batts missing with a left hand there. Lethal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batts misses with a head kick.
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Batts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lethal scores with a hook.
Lethal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batts.
Batts lands an overhand right.
Lethal is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts slips a jab from Lethal.
Batts lands a glancing blow to the side of Lethal's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Batts misses the target.
Lethal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lethal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Batts will feel that in the morning.
Batts is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lethal's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Batts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lethal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Batts will feel that in the morning.
Batts throws a lazy uppercut
and Lethal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lethal throws a jab when Batts was well out of range.
Lethal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Batts.
A head kick misses from Lethal.
Batts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lethal throws the left hand but Batts avoids the punch easily.
Batts misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Lethal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Batts jabs Lethal right on the nose. Lethal blinks but takes it well.
Batts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Batts misses with an uppercut. Lethal saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lethal lands a right hook to the body.
Nice cross by Lethal.
Lethal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Lethal.
Lethal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Lethal. That snapped Batts's head back.
Batts looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Batts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lethal's head.
Lethal won't allow Batts to pass to mount.
Batts is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lethal defends it well.
Lethal wants to get back to full guard.
Batts trying to mount his opponent but Lethal defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lethal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Batts advances position into side control!
Batts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lethal parries the strikes from Batts easily there. Batts is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lethal to escape.
Batts is trying to ground and pound but Lethal uses the momentary lack of control by Batts to regain half guard.
Batts winds up and cracks Lethal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Batts trying to mount his opponent but Lethal defends it.
Batts working Lethal over with strikes.
Lethal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Batts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Batts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lethal's head.
Lethal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Batts lands a couple of digs.
Batts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Batts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lethal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lethal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lethal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Batts throws a strike but Lethal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lethal trying to control but Batts is working from the bottom.
Batts is looking for a triangle but Lethal pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lethal 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.
Lethal misses with a body kick.
A jab from Lethal misses.
Batts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lethal.
A big left from Batts misses.
Batts scores with a decent looking hook.
Batts swings widly with a right hand
and Lethal counters with a body kick that stops Batts in his tracks momentarily.
Lethal lands with a right hand.
Batts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Batts lands with a shot to the body.
Lethal misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Batts is defended easily by Lethal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal moves out of range as Batts strikes.
Batts misses with an uppercut.
Batts misses with a hook. Lethal ducked under it nicely.
Lethal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Batts with a body shot.
Batts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lethal is fending him off so far but Batts persists. Nope, Lethal circles away and we're back to standing.
Lethal slips a straight right by Batts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts throws a sloppy head kick
and Batts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Batts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lethal.
Lethal lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Batts misses.
Lethal lands a nice shot that snaps Batts's head back.
No luck for Batts with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Batts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Batts.
Lethal parries the strikes from Batts easily there. Batts is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lethal to escape.
Batts throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lethal dodges the ground and pound from Batts.
Lethal is looking for a sweep.
Lethal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Batts tries to score with some ground and pound. Lethal controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batts with the ground and pound but Lethal regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts lands with a punch from half guard.
Lethal is looking for a sweep. Batts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Batts wants to free his trapped foot but Lethal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lethal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Batts.
Batts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lethal is looking for a sweep. Batts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lethal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Batts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lethal gets back to full guard.
Batts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Batts passes Lethal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Batts is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Batts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lethal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Batts tries to free his leg and advance position but Lethal is retaining full guard.
Batts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Batts throws a strike but Lethal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lethal trying to control the position from guard on top but Batts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal trying to control but Batts is working from the bottom.
Batts looking for a sweep. Not yet Batts, not yet.
Lethal wants to control from the top but Batts keeps moving.
Batts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Batts is really struggling to control Lethal but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lethal wants to pass the guard but Batts is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Lethal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Batts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lethal defends it nicely.
Batts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lethal to score with a decent uppercut.
Batts misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lethal! But no joy.
Batts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lethal blocks a jab.
Batts with a nice cross.
Lethal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lethal throws a body punch but Batts moves out of range.
Peter Batts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lethal.
Batts throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lethal!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Batts is defended easily by Lethal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lethal.
Lethal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Batts moves away from the strike by Lethal.
Batts is looking to counter the offense by Lethal and move into the clinch.
Batts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lethal avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Batts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lethal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Batts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Batts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Batts misses with a looping right.
Lethal cracks Batts with an open hand slap.
Lethal dodges the punch combination from Batts.
It seemed like Lethal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Batts throws a lazy right hand but Lethal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lethal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lethal misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lethal scores with a nice head shot.
Matt Lethal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Lethal misses with a looping right.
Lethal throws a head kick that misses.
Batts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lethal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lethal lands a jab to the nose.
Lethal throws a combination. Batts tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lethal moves out of range as Batts throws a body kick.
Matt Lethal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Batts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lethal throws out the jab.
Batts is looking to counter punch.
Batts will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Batts takes one to the chin there.
Batts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lethal.
A solid body kick from Lethal.
Lethal pushes Batts away with a front kick.
Batts walks into a straight right hand from Lethal.
Batts thows a leg kick but Lethal checks it
and Lethal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lethal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batts.
Batts seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Peter Batts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lethal throws a body punch but Batts moves out of range.
Lethal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Batts throws out the jab.
Lethal jabs Batts right on the nose. Batts blinks but takes it well.
Batts looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Batts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lethal finds it's way round the side to connect with Batts's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Lethal as he connects with a hook.
Batts loads up on a big right hand but Lethal slips the punch.
Batts moves out of range as Lethal throws a body kick.
Batts misses with a takedown
and Lethal counters with a right hand to the body.
Lethal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Batts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lethal throws out the jab.
Batts looks to score with a jab to the body but Lethal is just out of range.
Lethal throws a combination. Batts tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lethal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lethal misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An inside leg kick from Batts misses.
Lethal lands a lovely overhand right.
Lethal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Batts wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Batts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lethal. That did some damage!
Batts throws a leg kick but Lethal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Batts misses with a hook
and Lethal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lethal with a nice cross.
Lethal cracks Batts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Batts.
Batts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lethal misses with a body shot.
Lethal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Batts on the side of the head.
Matt Lethal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batts throws a leg kick but Lethal checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Lethal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lethal 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Lethal!
A very excited looking Matt Lethal 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Reem (ranked 1415 p4p, 35 weight class) and Piotr Smietana (ranked 859 p4p, 28 weight class). Reem comes into the arena with Bad Reputation blaring out of the sound system. Smietana has chosen I Can't Stop - By: Flux Pavilion as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umberto Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Smietana!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Reem misses its intended target.
Smietana looking to score a takedown here. Reem is defending well but Smietana drives through and ends up in Reem's guard.
Reem has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smietana off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Reem slips a straight right by Smietana.
Reem stuns Smietana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smietana throws a lazy right hand but Reem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reem misses with a body shot.
Smietana dives in for a single leg takedown but Reem sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Reem clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Reem.
Reem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smietana has hold of one of Reem's legs. Reem is fighting the takedown attempt but Smietana gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smietana landing some decent shots from guard.
Smietana wants to control from the top but Reem keeps moving.
Smietana postures up and lands a big shot to Reem's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smietana slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smietana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reem has escaped the position, nice work there.
Reem is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smietana postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smietana tries to move into full mount but can't pass Reem's legs.
Reem takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smietana throws an elbow but Reem slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smietana misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reem takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Reem is not content to let Smietana control the position.
The strikes coming from Smietana are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Smietana throwing strikes but Reem manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Reem decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reem slips under a jab.
Umberto Reem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Reem finds it's target.
Reem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smietana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smietana looks to land a right hand but Reem moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reem. Smietana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smietana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smietana misses the jab.
Reem closes the distance and pushes Smietana back into the cage.
Smietana has picked Reem up - he's going for a ride! Smietana dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smietana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reem wants to get back to his feet.
Smietana is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reem is just riding it out for now. Smietana eventually gives up the hold.
Smietana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reem defending well though.
Smietana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smietana passes the guard and advances to mount!
Smietana working for a submission but Reem is keeping him at bay.
Smietana landing strikes from the mount and Reem is in trouble!
Smietana thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Smietana punching from mount but Reem doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smietana landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smietana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smietana lands a big shot there that rocks Reem but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reem really wants to buck Smietana off and get back to his feet.
Smietana lands a big shot there that rocks Reem but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Smietana 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.
Reem takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Smietana.
Reem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reem pushes Smietana up against the cage in a clinch.
Smietana throws a head punch that misses.
Reem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smietana backwards.
Reem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Reem.
Smietana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smietana can't get the takedown.
Smietana is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reem gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smietana is trying to push Reem away but Reem has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Reem.
Nice body punch from Reem - that landed with a thud.
Reem presses Smietana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smietana is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reem is stalling here.
I was talking to Reem's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem stalls.
Reem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reem lands with a short shot to the head.
Reem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smietana lands an uppercut.
Reem lands a body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reem content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smietana lands a shoulder strike.
Reem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reem works on Smietana's body with a couple of short punches.
Reem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smietana's efforts to push away.
Reem just leaning against Smietana, taking a breather.
Smietana wants to take the fight to the mat but Reem manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Umberto Reem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Smietana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smietana crunches a lovely knee into Reem's ribcage.
Reem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smietana presses Reem against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smietana throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Reem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smietana has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Reem clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Smietana punishes Reem with strikes from the back mount.
Reem defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Smietana's arms.
Reem is trying to stand back up.
Reem trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smietana misses with an elbow to the head.
Reem covering up well under a series of strikes from Smietana.
Smietana is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Reem. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Reem is taking damage to the body and head.
Reem is covering up but some of the strikes from Smietana are getting through and doing damage.
Smietana connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Reem to escape the position.
Smietana struggling to keep hold of the position.
Smietana throwing damaging strikes from the back! Reem could be in trouble here!
Smietana working for a choke but Reem is defending well.
Reem is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smietana scores with punches to the body.
Smietana misses with a punch to the head.
Well, with Smietana on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Reem is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Reem is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Piotr Smietana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem misses with a straight left.
Reem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smietana.
Reem swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smietana misses with a straight left.
Reem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smietana throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Reem tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smietana is in Reem's guard.
Smietana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Piotr Smietana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Smietana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reem counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smietana thinking.
Reem cracks a nice hook into Smietana's ribs.
Reem is looking to wear down Smietana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smietana loads up on a big right hand but Reem slips the punch.
Smietana misses with a lunging right hand
and Reem counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reem lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Piotr Smietana has been cut.
Reem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smietana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reem.
Smietana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smietana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reem is looking to clinch but Smietana is avoiding it.
Smietana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reem as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smietana 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.
Reem fails to land with a series of punches.
Smietana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reem is trying to defend but Smietana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reem kicks off Smietana and gets to his feet.
Smietana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem tries to clinch up.
Smietana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smietana misses with a straight right.
Smietana shoots in and gets a takedown into Reem's guard.
Smietana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smietana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smietana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smietana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smietana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smietana is in close to Reem's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smietana throws a big elbow that misses.
Piotr Smietana has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smietana wants to pass the guard but Reem is keeping the position.
Smietana postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smietana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smietana throws an elbow that misses. Reem uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smietana's guard. Nice move by Reem!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smietana pulls Reem in to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smietana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reem defends it easily.
Smietana wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smietana is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smietana has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reem has passed into side control.
Umberto Reem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Smietana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smietana is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reem stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Reem staying out of range there.
Smietana digs a good hook to Reem's body.
Reem dips to his left and cracks Smietana with an uppercut!
Reem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smietana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Piotr Smietana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smietana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reem misses with a series of wild punches.
Smietana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reem tries a low kick but Smietana avoids it.
Smietana looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reem ducks under a wild hook from Smietana.
And that's the end of the fight!
Umberto Reem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smietana 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Smietana!
Piotr Smietana bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 1367 p4p, 33 weight class) and Tony Slevin (ranked 3268 p4p, 113 weight class). Slevin has chosen timber as his entrance music. Tony Slevin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua .
Slevin throws out a counter right but Tua avoids it with no problem.
Slevin throws a poor cross that misses
and Tua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tony Slevin has been cut.
Slevin throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua .
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slevin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tua cracks Slevin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slevin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tua misses with a left hand
and Slevin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tua lands a head shot.
Slevin throws an overhand right that lands on Tua 's shoulder, as Tua tries to avoid the shot.
Tua misses the jab.
Tua tries to bum rush Slevin with a series of wild strikes but Slevin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slevin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tua .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Slevin.
Slevin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slevin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slevin lands an overhand right.
Tua punishes Slevin's body with a nice straight punch.
Slevin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua .
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slevin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slevin misses with a jab to the body
and Tua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Slevin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slevin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slevin throws the left hand but Tua avoids the punch easily.
Tua was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slevin.
Tua goes for a small jab and connects. Now Tua goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Slevin stumbles back but Tua runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Slevin to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Slevin will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Tua !
David Tua seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Tony Slevin stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be round your house later with the lads'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Leka (ranked 1484 p4p, 171 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 1406 p4p, 163 weight class). Leka comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Leka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leka 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.
Jeremy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jeremy cracks the inside of Leka's front leg.
Leka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leka fails with a takedown attempt.
Leka misses with a body shot.
Leka dodges the punch combination from Jeremy.
Jeremy throws a hook but Leka avoids it easily.
Leka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Jeremy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Jeremy.
Jeremy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeremy looks to throw the jab but Leka is out of range.
Leka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeremy jabs Leka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jeremy throws a body punch but Leka moves out of range.
Leka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jeremy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leka was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeremy.
Jeremy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leka feints and then cracks Jeremy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jeremy down.
Leka throws a leg kick but Jeremy moved away.
We've been hearing reports that Leka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jeremy clobbers Leka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jeremy checks a leg kick nicely.
Jeremy 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.
Leo Leka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jeremy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leka on the side of the head.
Jeremy slips a straight right by Leka.
Leka with a nice cross.
Leka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jeremy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jeremy doesn't seem bothered though.
Jeremy throws a body punch but Leka moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leka throws a right hand that Jeremy ducks under and follows up with a left that Jeremy also avoids with ease.
Jeremy has a takedown stuffed.
Leka tried to score with a low kick but Jeremy checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leka cracks Jeremy with a good jab.
Leka throws a leg kick that misses.
Jeremy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jeremy tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Leka misses the target.
Leka connects with the punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jeremy or perhaps it was just good defense by Leka, which made it look bad.
Jeremy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jeremy throws a jab but it's blocked by Leka.
Jeremy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jeremy misses with a wild body shot.
Jeremy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leka is out of range and Jeremy settles back down.
Leka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leka misses with a low kick.
Jeremy moves out of range of the body kick.
Jeremy connects with a right hand. Leka shakes it off.
Jeremy scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leka misses with a low kick.
Jeremy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lekas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leka throws a low kick, looking for Jeremy's leg but Jeremy calmly moves out of range.
Leka looks to land a left hand but Jeremy moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Jeremy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jeremy misses the jab.
Jeremy misses with a lunging right hand
and Leka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Leka misses
and Jeremy counters with a good low kick that Leka was not able to check.
Jeremy scores with a hook to the body. Leka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Leka.
Jeremy stuns Leka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jeremy misses with a lunging right hand
and Leka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jeremy misses the shot to the body.
Leka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeremy.
Leka throws a push kick but Jeremy slaps the foot to one side.
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!
Leka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jeremy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy scores with a body shot.
Leka scores with a leg kick.
Leka misses with a head kick.
Leka scores with the left hand. Jeremy knows he should have avoided that one.
Jeremy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leka lands an overhand right.
Leka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leka throws a poor cross that misses
and Jeremy counters with an outside leg kick.
Jeremy cracks Leka with a good jab.
Leka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeremy moves away.
Leka lands a slapping body shot.
Leka connects with a crisp jab.
Leka has Jeremy up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeremy misses with the head strike.
Jeremy lands with a short shot to the head.
Jeremy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ron Jeremy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jeremy on the side of the head.
Jeremy loads up on a big right hand but Leka slips the punch.
Leka misses with an uppercut
and Jeremy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jeremy.
Jeremy stopping the sweep attempt from Leka.
Leka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeremy stands and throws Leka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jeremy is looking to take a break and control but Leka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leka manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jeremy's best efforts.
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.
Jeremy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy is keen to just control but Leka is a slippery customer.
Leka tries to roll over but Jeremy keeps him under control.
Leka actively working from the bottom here.
Leka is staying active underneath Jeremy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leka is looking to control Jeremy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leka avoid being mounted?
Leka is looking to get back to full guard here but Jeremy has managed to pass to side control instead.
Jeremy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leka is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Leka manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jeremy's best efforts.
Leka is looking to control Jeremy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leka avoid being mounted?
Jeremy is trying to control. Leka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leka is trying to get back to full guard.
Leka is staying active underneath Jeremy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jeremy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jeremy wants to work for an arm triangle but Leka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy prevents Leka from improving his position.
Jeremy tries to stand and escape but Leka is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Leka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jeremy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jeremy misses with a wild combination.
Leka half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Jeremy misses.
Leka misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leka 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 Jeremy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jeremy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jeremy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jeremy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leka.
Leka wants to clinch up but Jeremy keeps it at a distance.
Jeremy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leka misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leka is out of range and Jeremy settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Leka. Beautiful body shot.
Leka misses with a wild combination.
Leka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jeremy's hands.
Leka checks a leg kick.
Jeremy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ron Jeremy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jeremy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Leka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jeremy.
Leka connects with a leg kick. Jeremy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jeremy eats them both and turns towards Leka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Leka connects with a looping right hand.
Leka throws a jab when Jeremy was well out of range.
Leka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jeremy tests Leka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ron Jeremy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Jeremy swings for the body but Leka moves out of range.
Jeremy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leka.
A punch combination from Jeremy misses.
Leka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jeremy.
Leka throws out a powerful jab.
Leka shoots in looking for a takedown but Jeremy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jeremy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Leka.
Leka is looking to slow Jeremy down with leg kicks.
Leka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeremy throws a chopping leg kick but Leka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leka shoots in for a takedown but Jeremy shows good takedown defense.
Leka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jeremy.
It seemed like Jeremy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeremy blocks a leg kick.
Jeremy scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka misses with a hook.
Leka misses with a few strikes there.
Leka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jeremy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leka.
A left and a right from Jeremy both land. Nice combination.
Leka misses with a low kick.
Leka throws a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jeremy.
Leka blocks a leg kick.
Jeremy slips a jab from Leka.
Leka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leka looks to land a left hand but Jeremy moved out of range nicely.
Leka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jeremy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeremy misses with a double jab.
Leo Leka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jeremy, right into the meat.
Jeremy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jeremy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jeremy misses with a hook. Leka ducked under it nicely.
Jeremy connects with a jab.
Leka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jeremy scores with a punch to the head.
Leka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leka is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Leka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jeremy misses with the head strike.
Leka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jeremy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeremy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leka has a couple of punches blocked by Jeremy.
Leka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jeremy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leka looks to throw the jab but Jeremy is out of range.
Jeremy cracks Leka with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Leka.
Leka lands with a right hand.
Leka throws a leg kick
and Jeremy counters with a nice uppercut.
Jeremy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jeremy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Jeremy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jeremy.
Jeremy misses with a body shot.
Leka looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Leka tries to clinch but Jeremy is having none of it.
Jeremy avoids the body shot from Leka.
Jeremy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leka misses with a wild body shot.
Jeremy scores with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Leka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeremy throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jeremy.
Ron Jeremy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka takes one on the button.
Leka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jeremy scores with a body shot.
Leka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Jeremy.
Jeremy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leka.
Leka is looking to score with low kicks.
Jeremy with a hook.
Jeremy avoids the head kick by Leka.
Jeremy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jeremy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jeremy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leka throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Jeremy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jeremy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ron Jeremy!
Ron Jeremy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Klas Horn (ranked 766 p4p, 113 weight class) and Robin Yount (ranked 1458 p4p, 191 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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203 lbs
21 - 14 - 1 |
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183 lbs
26 - 17 - 1 |
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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
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klas Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robin Yount!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yount misses with a jab to the body
and Horn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yount drops his hands momentarily and Horn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Horn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yount tries to clinch up.
Horn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yount avoids it.
Yount uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horn.
Nice jab there from Yount.
Nice straight punches there by Yount. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yount.
Horn lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Yount misses.
Yount 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.
Yount is looking to land body kicks.
Horn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yount to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Horn.
Horn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yount.
An attempted straight right counter from Horn misses the target.
Horn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Klas Horn has been cut.
Yount connects with a nice cross there... Horn is looking wobbly and Yount recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Horn to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Yount jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robin Yount!
Robin Yount decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DJ Boom (ranked 1274 p4p, 121 weight class) and Khatir Afridi (ranked 1132 p4p, 108 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Khatir Afridi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afridi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Afridi lands an overhand right.
It looks like DJ Boom has been cut.
Boom looks to land a left hand but Afridi moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Afridi! But no joy.
Boom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom misses with a hook. Afridi ducked under it nicely.
Afridi slips a straight right by Boom.
Boom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Afridi.
Boom throws a body punch but Afridi moves out of range.
Afridi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Afridi moves away.
Despite the aggression on Afridi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom scores with a shot to the body.
Afridi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Afridi.
Boom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Afridi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boom misses with a right hand
and Afridi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afridi scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom misses with a lunging right hand
and Afridi counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom throws an off balance right hand
and Afridi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Afridi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boom.
Afridi ducks right into an uppercut from Boom.
Boom throws the left hand but Afridi avoids the punch easily.
Afridi looks for the body kick but Boom saw that one coming.
Afridi scores with a jab to the body.
Boom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Afridi was well out of range. Poor timing from Boom.
Boom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Afridi misses with a leg kick.
Boom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Afridi flicks out a counter leg kick but Boom steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Boom.
Boom lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Afridi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Afridi counters with a thumping low kick.
Afridi throws a sloppy head kick
and Boom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom throws a series of punches but Afridi moves out of range.
Boom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Afridi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Afridi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boom throws a combination. Afridi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
DJ Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom 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.
Afridi unleashes a big counter combination but Boom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Afridi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afridi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boom to the ground. Afridi is now in Boom's guard.
Boom is controlling Afridi's posture.
Afridi trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Afridi tries to free his leg and advance position but Boom is retaining full guard.
Boom has control of Afridi's left arm, preventing Afridi from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Afridi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Afridi wants to control from the top but Boom keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boom just misses with a punch to the body.
Afridi throws a counter combo.
Boom misses with a right hand
and Afridi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boom misses with a shot to the body
and Afridi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom delivers a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Boom.
Boom misses with a left hand
and Afridi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Afridi moves out of range of the body kick from Boom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Afridi! But no joy.
Afridi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Boom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Boom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boom misses with a double jab
and Afridi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Afridi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Afridi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Afridi moves away from the strike by Boom.
Afridi throws a low kick, looking for Boom's leg but Boom calmly moves out of range.
Afridi connects with a body shot.
Boom lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Afridi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DJ Boom is winning the standup battle so far.
Afridi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afridi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom lands a right hook to the body.
Boom throws a shot from downtown. Afridi moves away and avoids it.
Boom works Afridi's body with a nice hook.
Boom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Afridi throws a right hand that Boom ducks under and follows up with a left that Boom also avoids with ease.
Afridi jabs Boom right on the nose. Boom blinks but takes it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Afridi.
A telegraphed right hand from Boom misses the target.
Boom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Afridi is able to avoid easily.
Afridi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Afridi slips a jab from Boom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with a left hand
and Afridi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Afridi.
Boom works the jab nicely.
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!
Boom throws a nice looking combination but Afridi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Boom.
Boom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Afridi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boom at a distance.
Boom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Afridi counters with a thumping low kick.
Boom throws a shot from downtown. Afridi moves away and avoids it.
Afridi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom backing away here, and Afridi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boom misses with a right hand
and Afridi counters with a nice body shot.
Boom swings widly with a right hand
and Boom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Afridi counters with a left to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Afridi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boom, right into the meat.
Boom misses with a double jab
and Boom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Afridi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom scores with the left hand. Afridi knows he should have avoided that one.
Boom connects with a body shot that sends Afridi's belly button to the back.
Boom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Afridi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom drops his hands momentarily and Afridi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boom throws a low kick but Afridi moves out of range easily.
Afridi scores with a shot to the body.
Afridi avoids the head kick by Boom.
Boom thuds his shin into the meat of Afridi's side.
Afridi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Afridi cracks the inside of Boom's front leg.
Afridi misses with a wild body shot.
Boom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Afridi defending well as Boom loads up on a big left hand.
Afridi throws a fast counter high kick but Boom manages to duck under it in time.
Boom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Afridi.
Afridi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Boom blocks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khatir Afridi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on DJ Boom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boom misses with a hook. Afridi ducked under it nicely.
Afridi moves away from the strike by Boom.
Boom misses with a jab to the body
and Afridi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Afridi.
Boom throws an off balance right hand
and Afridi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Afridi staying out of range there.
Boom moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAfridi.
Afridi connects with a leg kick. Boom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Afridi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom digs a good body shot into Afridi's ribs.
Afridi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Afridi throws a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Boom tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Afridi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boom misses with a hook.
Afridi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Afridi missing with a left hand there. Boom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Khatir Afridi has been cut.
Boom misses with a lunging right hand
and Afridi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Afridi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Afridi misses with a series of wild punches.
Afridi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Afridi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Afridi lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a poor cross that misses
and Afridi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boom thinking.
Afridi throws a sloppy head kick
and Boom counters with a left and a right that stings Afridi.
Afridi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boom rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Afridi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Afridi scores with a jab to the body.
Afridi swings for the body but Boom moves out of range.
Afridi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Afridi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boom.
Afridi moves out of range of the strikes.
Afridi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom throws a right hand that misses
and Boom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Afridi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
DJ Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afridi blocks a jab.
Afridi lands with a cross.
Afridi lands a jab to Boom's midsection.
Boom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Afridi manages to avoid it.
Afridi lands with a good body shot.
Boom swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Afridi counter with a right hand.
Afridi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Afridi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Afridi coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boom. Afridi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Afridi.
A left lands for Boom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Afridi defending well as Boom loads up on a big left hand.
Boom misses with a body shot.
Afridi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boom throws an off balance right hand
and Afridi counters with a right hand to the body.
Afridi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Afridi counters with a straight right hand.
Boom swings widly with a right hand
and Afridi counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Afridi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Boom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khatir Afridi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Afridi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khatir Afridi!
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