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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Hearts (ranked 1767 p4p, 247 weight class) and Kaye Wong (ranked 1546 p4p, 213 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TJ Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kaye Wong!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hearts.
Wong throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearts.
Hearts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hearts throws a right and a left that Wong avoids nicely.
Hearts throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hearts throws a jab but it's blocked by Wong.
A lazy left from Hearts finds it's target.
Hearts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wong. Hearts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hearts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wong.
Hearts seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hearts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wong scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts looks to land a left hand but Wong moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Wong there.
Hearts misses the jab.
Wong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hearts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearts.
Wong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hearts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wong lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Hearts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wong scores with a nice strike.
Hearts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big right from Hearts misses.
Wong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hearts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice shot lands for Wong.
TJ Hearts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hearts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hearts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hearts finds it's target.
Good exchange - Wong coming out on top.
Hearts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hearts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wong! But no joy.
Hearts misses with a body kick.
Wong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearts manages to avoid it.
Wong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A good leg kick by Wong.
Wong lands with a nice body kick.
Wong has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hearts misses the body punch
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Wong.
Wong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearts was well out of range. Poor timing from Wong.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hearts throws an off balance right hand
and Wong counters with a left to the body.
Hearts misses with a hook
and Wong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wong moves forwards but Hearts connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hearts.
Hearts needs to keep his hands up - Wong had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like TJ Hearts has been cut.
Wong connects with a body shot that sends Hearts's belly button to the back.
Hearts takes a swing at Wong's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Wong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hearts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wong cracks Hearts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hearts is rocked!
Wong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Hearts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearts misses with a hook.
Hearts seems to have got his legs back now.
Wong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Hearts as he connects with a hook.
Hearts is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws out a powerful jab.
Decent striking displayed by Wong there.
A leg kick checked by Wong.
Wong takes one on the button.
Hearts on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hearts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wong.
Hearts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wong lands with an uppercut that bounces Hearts off the cage and back into range.
Kaye Wong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hearts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wong at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wong throws a body punch but Hearts moves out of range.
Hearts throws a right hand that misses
and Wong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearts misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a nice body shot.
Hearts just misses with a punch to the body.
Wong replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hearts blocks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaye Wong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wong moves out of range of the strikes.
Wong thinks about the counter body kick.
Wong misses the shot to the body.
Wong looks to land a right hand but Hearts moved out of range.
Hearts throws a lazy uppercut
and Wong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hearts loads up on a big right hand but Wong slips the punch.
Hearts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wong.
Wong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hearts if he has to take too many more of those.
Hearts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearts lands with a nice body kick.
Hearts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wong moves away.
Hearts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wong counters with a nice leg kick.
Wong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hearts counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wong to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Hearts misses.
Wong just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts throws a big counter combination but Wong scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hearts might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hearts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hearts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearts will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wong throws a good cross that connects.
Wong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wong blocks a jab.
Wong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearts.
Hearts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hearts misses with a series of wild punches.
Hearts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hearts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong lands a jab.
Wong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hearts just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Hearts misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wong.
Good exchange - Wong coming out on top.
Wong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hearts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hearts misses with a left hand
and Wong counters with a nice leg kick.
Wong checks a leg kick.
Hearts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wong. Wong obviously looking to wear him down.
Wong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts with a poor takedown
and Wong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hearts throws a right hand that misses
and Wong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hearts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hearts lands a right hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Wong.
Hearts throws a lazy right hand but Wong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hearts throws a right and a left that Wong avoids nicely.
Hearts just misses with a punch to the body.
Wong cracks Hearts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wong misses with a double jab.
Wong thuds his right hand into Hearts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearts misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong scores with a nice right hand.
Wong lands a leg kick that knocks Hearts off balance momentarily.
Hearts fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wong is out of range.
Wong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wong throws a nice looking combination but Hearts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hearts.
Hearts throws a hook but Wong blocks it.
Hearts misses with a combination
and Wong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hearts thinking.
Hearts takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wong moves out of range of the strikes.
Hearts misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a nice leg kick.
Hearts misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaye Wong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wong.
Some wild striking there from Hearts.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hearts crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wong - the referee stops the clock and Hearts gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wong. Hearts manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearts.
Wong ducks under a wild hook from Hearts.
Wong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wong jabs at Hearts's body.
Hearts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wong! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong staying out of range there.
Hearts takes one to the side of the head.
Hearts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Wong! Hearts is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaye Wong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 2417 p4p, 259 weight class) and Tyrone Slade (ranked 3352 p4p, 352 weight class). Tyrone Slade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tormund Giantsbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Slade!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giantsbane throws a sloppy body shot
and Slade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giantsbane looks to land a right hand but Slade moved out of range.
Giantsbane misses with a left hand
and Slade counters with a nice uppercut.
Giantsbane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Tyrone Slade has been cut.
Slade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slade scores with a hook to the body. Giantsbane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Slade.
Giantsbane misses with a looping right.
Slade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slade throws a shot from downtown. Giantsbane moves away and avoids it.
Slade takes a swing at Giantsbane's ribcage but misses.
Giantsbane changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Slade swings for the body but Giantsbane moves out of range.
Slade takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giantsbane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slade jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Giantsbane.
Slade moves out of range as Giantsbane strikes.
Slade misses with a lunging right hand
and Giantsbane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slade there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Tyrone Slade's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane looks to throw the jab but Slade is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Giantsbane.
Slade ducks under a wild hook from Giantsbane.
Slade connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Slade does it's job there.
Giantsbane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slade circles away quickly and effectively.
Slade throws out a counter right but Giantsbane avoids it with no problem.
Giantsbane throws a series of punches but Slade moves out of range.
Slade let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Slade has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Giantsbane misses with a right hand
and Slade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tormund Giantsbane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slade swings for the body but Giantsbane moves out of range.
Slade scores with a jab. Giantsbane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Giantsbane misses with an uppercut.
Slade throws out a counter right but Giantsbane avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slade.
Slade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giantsbane manages to avoid it.
Slade lands a nice shot to the body.
Slade lands a body shot.
Giantsbane digs a good body shot into Slade's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giantsbane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giantsbane avoids the head kick by Slade.
Giantsbane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Giantsbane closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slade.
Giantsbane 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.
Slade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giantsbane looks to land a right hand but Slade moved out of range.
Slade gets caught napping as Giantsbane dives in and scores a takedown. Slade manages to retain guard.
Giantsbane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giantsbane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Giantsbane looking to sit in guard and control but Slade gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Giantsbane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slade manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Giantsbane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giantsbane trying to control but Slade is working from the bottom.
Giantsbane being controlled here momentarily.
Giantsbane throwing strikes but missing.
Giantsbane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slade tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giantsbane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giantsbane postures up in Slade's guard and throws a big left but Slade blocks it.
Slade looking to hit a scissor sweep but Giantsbane is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Giantsbane slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sloppy strikes there by Giantsbane.
Giantsbane connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Slade some visible discomfort.
Giantsbane working the ground and pound but Slade is defending the strikes.
Giantsbane tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Slade wants to control but Giantsbane postures up.
Giantsbane trying to control the action but Slade is working from the bottom.
Giantsbane controlling the position from side mount.
Giantsbane 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.
Giantsbane working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tormund Giantsbane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Slade's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Giantsbane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Slade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giantsbane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Giantsbane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giantsbane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slade.
A punch combination from Slade misses.
Giantsbane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slade.
Giantsbane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Giantsbane is just out of range.
Giantsbane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Slade quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slade is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Giantsbane scores with a couple of nice shots.
The cut above Tyrone Slade's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slade wants to control but Giantsbane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slade slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Giantsbane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane distracts Slade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tyrone Slade'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 Tyrone Slade's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tormund Giantsbane!
Tormund Giantsbane looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I AM A GOLDEN GOD.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bas Dekkers (ranked 885 p4p, 89 weight class) and Bill Bronson (ranked 1104 p4p, 111 weight class). Dekkers comes to the cage accompanied by Shells - Get your roll on. This should be fireworks!
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153 lbs
23 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dekkers.
It appears Dekkers was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dekkers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dekkers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bronson will feel that in the morning.
Dekkers staying out of range there.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a leg kick that misses.
Dekkers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bronson.
Dekkers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at mickeyharts the greatest in the buildup to the fight.
Dekkers lands a leg kick that knocks Bronson off balance momentarily.
Dekkers avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Dekkers slips a jab from Bronson.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dekkers is just out of range.
Dekkers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bronson catches Dekkers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bronson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dekkers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekkers misses with a low kick.
Dekkers motions for Bronson to come forward. Dekkers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bill Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Bronson misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Dekkers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers sizes up Bronson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dekkers is just out of range.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Dekkers saw that one coming.
Bronson checks a low kick from Dekkers.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bas Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bronson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dekkers tries a low kick but Bronson avoids it.
Bronson throws a right hand that misses
and Dekkers counters with a nice body shot.
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Dekkers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dekkers quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bronson tries a low kick but Dekkers avoids it.
Bronson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dekkers manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Dekkers misses
and Bronson counters with a shoot takedown. Dekkers fights it but they end up in guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bronson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bronson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dekkers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dekkers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dekkers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bronson's guard.
Dekkers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bronson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dekkers passes into half guard.
Dekkers stalling.
Bronson is defending against the submission attempts here by Dekkers.
Dekkers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bronson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dekkers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dekkers is looking to pass Bronson's guard but actually Bronson recovers to full guard.
Dekkers pushing down on Bronson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dekkers seems to be working for a kimura but Bronson defends the submission attempt.
Bronson wants to improve his position but Dekkers is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dekkers is trying to control. Bronson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bronson punching from the bottom.
Bronson is looking for a sweep. Dekkers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dekkers is trying to control. Bronson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bronson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bronson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bronson with the ground and pound but Dekkers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dekkers looking for a sweep. Not yet Dekkers, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Bronson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dekkers scores with a jab to the body.
Dekkers misses with a leg kick.
Dekkers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bronson is able to avoid easily.
Dekkers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bronson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dekkers. Dekkers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bronson is looking to slow Dekkers down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Bronson.
Bronson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dekkers pinned against the cage. Dekkers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dekkers throws a low kick but Bronson avoids it.
Dekkers throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dekkers thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Bronson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bronson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dekkers defends it well.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Bronson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Bronson.
Dekkers tries to score with a low kick but Bronson moves his leg out of the way.
Bronson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dekkers defends it well.
Nice jab there from Bronson.
Bronson walks into a straight right hand from Dekkers.
Bronson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dekkers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bronson.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Dekkers.
Bronson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dekkers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dekkers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dekkers scores with a kick to the body.
Dekkers dips to his left and cracks Bronson with an uppercut!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dekkers - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronson lands a slapping body shot.
Dekkers throws a front kick that sends Bronson stumbling back into the cage.
Bronson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dekkers throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it.
Bronson scores with a nice strike.
Bronson throws an overhand right that lands on Dekkers's shoulder, as Dekkers tries to avoid the shot.
Bronson checks a low kick from Dekkers.
Bas Dekkers is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Bronson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dekkers.
Dekkers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bronson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dekkers.
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Dekkers is out of range.
Dekkers lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers slips under a jab from Bronson.
Dekkers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekkers.
Dekkers thuds a left hand into Bronson's body.
Dekkers scoring well with a low kick there.
Bronson misses with a hook
and Dekkers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dekkers wants to land a leg kick but Bronson is out of range.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dekkers.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dekkers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bronson connects with a body shot.
Bronson throws a push kick but Dekkers slaps the foot to one side.
Bronson blocks a head kick by Dekkers.
Bronson checks the leg kick.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dekkers is just out of range.
Dekkers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Dekkers lands but Bronson takes it in his stride.
Bronson drops his hands momentarily and Dekkers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dekkers blocks a jab.
Dekkers tries to score with a low kick but Bronson moves his leg out of the way.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dekkers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Bronson moved away.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dekkers misses with a leg kick.
Bronson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dekkers pinned against the cage. Dekkers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Dekkers misses with a body punch
and Dekkers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Dekkers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bronson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bas Dekkers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good shot there by Bronson.
Dekkers ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Dekkers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Bronson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bronson checks a leg kick.
Dekkers misses with a low kick as Bronson jumps back.
Dekkers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Bronson moved away.
Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers throws a low kick but Bronson moves out of range easily.
Dekkers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bronson. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Dekkers misses
and Bronson counters with a right hand to the body.
Dekkers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dekkers slips a straight right by Bronson.
Bronson connects with a body shot that sends Dekkers's belly button to the back.
Dekkers throws a low kick but Bronson avoids it.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dekkers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers needs to keep his hands up - Bronson had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Bronson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bronson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bronson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dekkers's hands.
Dekkers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bronson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bronson lying in Dekkers's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Dekkers decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Bronson taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bas Dekkers!
Our winner, Bas Dekkers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Huber (ranked 215 p4p, 33 weight class) and Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 374 p4p, 57 weight class). Luzhin has chosen The time has come... as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Luzhin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin stuns Huber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Huber misses with a jab to the body
and Luzhin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Luzhin misses
and Huber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luzhin tries to score with a low kick but Huber moves his leg out of the way.
Luzhin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huber lands a jab to the head.
Huber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Huber throws a poor cross that misses
and Luzhin counters with a nice body kick.
Huber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luzhin staying out of range there.
Huber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luzhin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luzhin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luzhin throws the kick towards the body but Huber avoids it.
Huber throws out a loose jab but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Huber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Huber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Huber.
Luzhin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luzhin is looking to slow Huber down with leg kicks.
Luzhin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Huber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luzhin tries to land a front kick but Huber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luzhin slips under a jab.
Huber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luzhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luzhin slips a straight right by Huber.
Luzhin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huber throws a hook but Luzhin avoids it easily.
Luzhin slips a straight right by Huber.
Huber throws a jab when Luzhin was well out of range.
Luzhin looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.
Huber throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luzhin.
Huber throws a body shot but no joy.
Luzhin lands a front kick.
Huber darts in and clinches Luzhin up against the cage.
Luzhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luzhin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luzhin throws a head punch that misses.
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Huber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but Huber blocks with his arms.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Huber.
Luzhin throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Huber.
Huber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huber tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luzhin.
Huber throws a head punch that misses.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Huber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but Huber blocks it.
Huber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huber.
Luzhin lands with a right to the head.
Huber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luzhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Huber controls his hands.
Huber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huber misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Huber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but Huber blocks with his arms.
Huber can't find room to land a body shot as Luzhin controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Huber scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Luzhin.
Huber scores with a shoulder strike.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Huber digs a right hand into Luzhin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Luzhin's gas tank.
Luzhin misses with a punch on the inside.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Huber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luzhin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huber.
Huber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huber pushes Luzhin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huber misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Huber lands a shoulder strike.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Huber avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzhin.
Luzhin crunches a lovely knee into Huber's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Huber avoids the damage to the body.
Huber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Huber lands a left hand.
Luzhin trying to land knees to the body.
Huber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Huber throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Huber.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but Huber blocks it.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huber.
Luzhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huber blocks it with crossed arms.
Huber lands an uppercut.
Huber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huber works on Luzhin's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luzhin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huber.
Huber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luzhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Huber controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hans Huber will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Huber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huber throws a jab when Luzhin was well out of range.
Hans Huber is winning the standup battle so far.
Luzhin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luzhin walks into a straight right hand from Huber.
Huber works Luzhin's body with a nice hook.
Huber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Huber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luzhin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huber. Luzhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luzhin throws a lazy body kick
and Huber counters by clinching up.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Luzhin working Huber over with knees to the body.
Luzhin cracks Huber with a nice body shot.
Luzhin tries to work over Huber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luzhin misses with a punch on the inside.
Huber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huber working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huber.
Luzhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huber blocks it with crossed arms.
Huber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hans Huber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Huber is working Luzhin over against the cage.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Huber misses with a punch to the body.
Huber avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Luzhin presses Huber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luzhin takes a shot to the head.
Huber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huber.
Luzhin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huber blocks a body shot from Luzhin.
Huber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Huber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luzhin can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Huber.
Luzhin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Huber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Huber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luzhin tries a body shot but Huber blocks it.
Huber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huber avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Huber prevents a body shot from Luzhin.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Huber.
Huber has a couple of punches blocked by Luzhin.
Huber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Huber - that landed with a thud.
Huber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luzhin tries to work over Huber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Huber fails to land.
Huber blocks a body shot from Luzhin.
Huber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huber is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin misses with a knee strike.
Luzhin tries a body shot but Huber blocks it.
Huber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huber misses with the head strike.
Huber lands a body shot in the clinch.
Luzhin is breathing heavily.
Luzhin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huber's elbow.
Huber lands a left hand.
Huber tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Huber lands a shot to the body.
Huber misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Huber fails to land.
Huber lands a body shot.
Huber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luzhin or not.
Huber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huber.
Huber lands with a left to the head.
Huber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Huber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Huber.
Luzhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Huber controls his hands.
Huber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luzhin is rocked!
Huber lands a shot to the body.
Luzhin is still on wobbly legs! Can Huber finish him?
Huber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but Huber blocks it.
Huber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Huber misses with a body punch.
Huber gets through Luzhin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Huber lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luzhin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huber working aggressively here.
Huber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Huber dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Huber throws a looping overhand right but Luzhin ducks down to avoid it.
Luzhin seems to have recovered his senses.
Huber moves out of range of the body kick from Luzhin.
Huber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luzhin.
Huber jabs at Luzhin's body.
Huber tries to clinch up but Luzhin circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Luzhin.
Huber lands a leg kick that knocks Luzhin off balance momentarily.
Luzhin looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.
Luzhin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A shot to the liver by Huber. Beautiful body shot.
Luzhin is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin walks into a stiff left hand from Huber.
Huber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luzhin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Luzhin blocks an uppercut.
Huber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Huber.
Luzhin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huber backwards.
Huber takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Huber.
A body shot lands from Huber.
A right hand to the body from Huber.
A head punch on the inside from Huber fails to land.
Huber lands a shoulder strike.
Huber creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Luzhin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Luzhin drops to his knees and Huber pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Huber!
Hans Huber decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Ng (ranked 649 p4p, 73 weight class) and Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 858 p4p, 87 weight class). Ng comes into the arena with Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man blaring out of the sound system. Kasparaitis has chosen Gotta Get Away as his entrance music. Charles Ng could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darius Kasparaitis's chin.
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145 lbs
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149 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Kasparaitis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ng misses the jab.
Kasparaitis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kasparaitis slips under a jab.
Kasparaitis pushes Ng up against the cage in a clinch.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis avoiding damage as Ng throws knees to the body.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ng scores with a knee to the head.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ng with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Darius Kasparaitis has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Ng.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ng.
Ng trying to land knees to the body.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Ng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kasparaitis or not.
Ng misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ng trying to land knees to the body.
Ng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasparaitis avoids it.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
Ng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasparaitis's elbow.
Ng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ng working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ng.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Ng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ng breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kasparaitis tries to clinch there but Ng circles away.
Kasparaitis is looking to clinch but Ng is avoiding it.
Ng throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasparaitis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kasparaitis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kasparaitis is looking to clinch but Ng is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ng.
Ng looks to land a right hand but Kasparaitis moved out of range.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up but Ng circles away and keeps his distance.
Ng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kasparaitis.
Ng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ng misses with a straight left.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasparaitis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasparaitis is looking to clinch but Ng is avoiding it.
Ng keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng lands a body shot.
Ng lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kasparaitis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ng quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasparaitis has managed to clinch.
Ng cracks Kasparaitis with a nice body shot.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ng.
Good body shot from Ng.
Ng can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
Ng blocking some punches.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kasparaitis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ng with a knee to the head.
Ng lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kasparaitis on the inside.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ng.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ng.
Ng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ng.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ng scores with a jab to the jaw.
Darius Kasparaitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ng.
Ng scores with a jab to the head.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasparaitis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasparaitis drops his hands momentarily and Ng takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot by Ng.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kasparaitis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ng bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kasparaitis's head backwards.
Kasparaitis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kasparaitis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
Ng lands a good knee to the midsection. Kasparaitis won't want to take too many of those.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
Kasparaitis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Ng.
Ng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Ng.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Ng connects with a knee to the head.
Kasparaitis prevents a body shot from Ng.
Kasparaitis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ng seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kasparaitis can turn it around.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ng swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ng misses with a knee to the head.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Ng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Kasparaitis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kasparaitis.
Ng keeps the fight on the outside.
Ng connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kasparaitis. Kasparaitis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kasparaitis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ng, pushing him back against the cage.
Ng blocking some punches.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kasparaitis can do to turn this around?
Ng lands a hook that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kasparaitis on the inside.
Ng tries a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Ng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasparaitis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kasparaitis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
Ng tries to land a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks with his arms.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Ng trying to land knees to the body.
Ng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ng tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasparaitis avoids the damage to the body.
Ng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ng.
Ng lands with a left to the head.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis lands with a left to the head.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
Ng lands an uppercut.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Ng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ng lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Ng on the inside.
Ng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kasparaitis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ng tries to land a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks with his arms.
Ng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ng blocking some punches.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ng tries to throw a body punch but Kasparaitis avoids it by throwing Ng back against the cage.
Kasparaitis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis lands a hook that snaps the head of Ng backwards.
Ng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ng lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Ng.
A right hook to the body lands for Ng.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Ng.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Ng misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kasparaitis is breathing heavily.
Ng lands a knee to the body.
Kasparaitis takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Ng.
Ng cracks Kasparaitis with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ng lands a knee to the head.
Kasparaitis is rocked!
Ng creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kasparaitis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kasparaitis drops to his knees and Ng pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Ng!
After winning the bout, Charles Ng thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linus Akerman (ranked 164 p4p, 22 weight class) and Skreba Reijonen (ranked 209 p4p, 32 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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177 lbs
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170 lbs
25 - 14 - 2 |
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linus Akerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skreba Reijonen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reijonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akerman.
Skreba Reijonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akerman throws a hook but Reijonen blocks it.
Akerman forces Reijonen back against the cage and clinches.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Reijonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Akerman is struggling to control the position.
Akerman can't find room to land a body shot as Reijonen controls the action.
Akerman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Reijonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Akerman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Akerman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman pushes Reijonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Akerman lands a nice shot to the body.
Akerman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman tries to work over Reijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Akerman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akerman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Akerman misses with some punches.
Reijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akerman just leaning against Reijonen, taking a breather.
Akerman digs a right hand into Reijonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reijonen's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akerman.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Akerman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reijonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akerman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Akerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reijonen moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akerman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reijonen moves away from the strike by Akerman.
Akerman has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akerman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akerman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Akerman.
Reijonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akerman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Akerman controls the action.
Reijonen tries to work over Akerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akerman lands a right hand.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Akerman.
Akerman throws a head punch that misses.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Akerman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Akerman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reijonen.
Akerman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Akerman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akerman.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Akerman.
Stalling in the clinch from Akerman.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Akerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akerman.
Akerman tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Akerman back against the cage.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Akerman controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akerman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Akerman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akerman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reijonens head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akerman pushes Reijonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akerman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akerman has a couple of punches blocked by Reijonen.
Akerman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
Akerman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reijonen up against the cage.
Akerman tries to work over Reijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akerman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reijonen or not.
Reijonen looks winded!
Akerman lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akerman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linus Akerman 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.
Akerman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reijonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reijonen is rocked!
Reijonen defending well as Akerman loads up on a big left hand.
Reijonen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reijonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Akerman finish him?
Reijonen tries to clinch up.
Reijonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Akerman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reijonen misses with a combination
and Akerman counters with a big right hand! Oh Reijonen is in trouble here! Akerman follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Linus Akerman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Carr (ranked 311 p4p, 43 weight class) and Constantine Kermit (ranked 393 p4p, 62 weight class). Carr comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Bang. Constantine Kermit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornelius Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Constantine Kermit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Kermit.
Carr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kermit.
Nice shot by Kermit.
Kermit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kermit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kermit walks into a straight right hand from Carr.
Kermit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kermit throws a looping overhand right but Carr ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Carr misses its intended target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kermit.
Carr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've been informed that Kermit has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carr throws a head kick that misses
and Kermit counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Cornelius Carr has been cut.
Carr throws a leg kick
and Kermit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kermit misses with a head kick.
As Kermit tries to get set, Carr tries to push him back and clinch up but Kermit manages to avoid the attempt.
Kermit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheers as Carr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kermit doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit stuns Carr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kermit blocks a jab.
Carr moves away from the strike by Kermit.
Carr scores with a jab. Kermit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kermit misses with a body punch
and Carr counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Carr.
Kermit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carr's hands.
Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kermit was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr.
Kermit thinks about the counter body kick.
Kermit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kermit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carr doesn't seem bothered though.
Carr throws an off balance right hand
and Kermit counters with a nice uppercut.
Carr throws an off balance right hand
and Kermit counters with a nice right hand that sends Carr toppling to the canvas! Carr scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kermit finish him?!
Carr is rocked!
Kermit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kermit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Carr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the body from Carr misses
and Kermit rattles Carr with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Carr tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Kermit dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Carr stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Constantine Kermit!
An out of breath Constantine Kermit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Judea (ranked 138 p4p, 22 weight class) and Hyryx Dall (ranked 139 p4p, 23 weight class). Judea comes to the cage accompanied by I want to be a woman - Monty Python. Dall has chosen Rattlesnake as his entrance music. 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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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hyryx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Judea moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Judea.
Judea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Dall responds with a good body kick, but Judea manages to step out the way in time.
Dall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Judea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Judea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judea ducks right into an uppercut from Dall.
Judea throws a lazy head kick
and Dall counters with a nice leg kick.
Judea misses with a body kick.
A jab from Judea does it's job there.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Judea jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dall throws a leg kick but Judea sees it coming and moves out of range.
Judea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dall throws a head kick that misses
and Judea counters with a nice leg kick.
Judea misses with a right hand
and Dall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Dall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall throws a shot from downtown. Judea moves away and avoids it.
Judea lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stan Judea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judea. Judea obviously looking to wear him down.
Judea throws a front kick aimed at Dall's knee but Dall avoids it well.
Dall's corner calls for a 1-2. Dall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Judea.
Dall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judea throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dall's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Judea. That's going to slow Dall down.
Dall misses the body punch
and Judea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dall.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Judea moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Dall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Judea scores with a kick to the midsection.
Judea lands a two punch combo.
Dall scoring well with a low kick there.
Judea lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Dall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judea has time to react.
Judea blocks a head kick by Dall.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dall.
Judea stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Judea wants it to stay on the feet.
Dall is looking to land body kicks.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Judea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall checks a low kick from Judea.
Judea throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall throws a hook but Judea blocks it.
Judea tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dall throws a nice looking combination but Judea bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Judea.
Stan Judea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judea throws a wild body kick that Dall sees coming a mile off.
Dall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dall moves out of range of the leg kick from Judea.
Dall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Judea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall cracks Judea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Judea misses the target.
Judea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judea just misses with a punch to the body.
Judea with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dall thumps Judea with a low kick.
Judea ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Judea throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Judea is able to avoid easily.
Dall lands with a nice body kick.
Judea lands a glancing blow to the side of Dall's head.
Judea works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Judea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Judea cracks the inside of Dall's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall lands a front kick.
Judea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Judea at a distance.
Dall throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Judea was covering up waiting for the punch and Dall finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hyryx Dall will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Decent striking displayed by Judea there.
Good leg kick by Judea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dall lands with a hook. Judea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dall blocks the body kick.
Judea slaps away a takedown attempt from Dall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Judea throws a head kick that misses.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Judea slips a straight right by Dall.
Judea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dall avoids the body shot from Judea.
A good leg kick by Dall.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judea. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judea throws out the jab.
Judea takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
Dall throws out a counter right but Judea avoids it with no problem.
Judea gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Judea throws a series of punches but Dall moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Dall misses.
Dall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Judea.
Dall cracks Judea with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Judea throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judea keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Judea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea can't keep his opponent in guard - Dall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dall is just content to waste time from the top position. Judea takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dall trying to control but Judea is working from the bottom.
Dall passes Judea's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Judea is staying active underneath Dall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Dall seems content to control.
Dall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Judea has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dall thows a huge punch but Judea dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking to stall here but Judea recovers full guard.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
Dall with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Judea.
Judea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyryx Dall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Judea motions for Dall to come forward. Judea throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Dall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dall defending well as Judea loads up on a big left hand.
Dall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dall throws a head kick but Judea moves out of range.
Dall has a takedown stuffed.
Dall moves out of range as Judea strikes.
Judea is looking to chop away at Dall's legs.
Dall blocks a head kick by Judea.
Dall tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
Judea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Judea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall connects with a jab.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Judea's shoulder, as Judea tries to avoid the shot.
Judea fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dall is out of range.
Judea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall checks a low kick from Judea.
Dall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dall, as that shot connected.
Judea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stan Judea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hyryx Dall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Judea misses the target.
Judea misses with a kick to the body.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Judea defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judea avoids the body shot from Dall.
Judea misses with a body shot.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but Judea pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dall tries a head kick but it misses.
Dall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Judea won't allow Dall to pass to mount.
Dall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Judea defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is just content to waste time from the top position. Judea takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Judea keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Hyryx Dall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dall looking to sit in guard and control but Judea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dall holds on and takes a little breather.
Dall looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Judea puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dall wants to get back to full guard.
Judea winds up and cracks Dall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Judea missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hyryx Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dall manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hyryx Dall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dall 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hyryx Dall!
Hyryx Dall 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wade (ranked 95 p4p, 8 weight class) and Timur Rubin (ranked 387 p4p, 41 weight class). Timur Rubin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samson Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubin cracks Wade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wade looks for a takedown but Rubin sprawls well.
Rubin throws a right and a left that Wade avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
Rubin connects with a body shot that sends Wade's belly button to the back.
Rubin misses with a body shot.
Wade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rubin feints the counter takedown.
Rubin takes one on the button.
Rubin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rubin showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubin works his way into side control.
Rubin working the ground and pound from side control.
Rubin wants to control but Wade is keeping him busy.
Wade tries to bench press Rubin off him but Rubin keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rubin lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubin scores with punches from side control.
Wade tries to buck Rubin off but Rubin is having none of it.
Wade is working hard here to advance position.
Wade is not content to let Rubin control the position.
Rubin scores with punches from side control.
Wade is looking for a sweep.
Wade throws a few strikes from the bottom but Rubin takes advantage and mounts!
Rubin softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Wade is out cold! Rubin jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Rubin!
A victorious Timur Rubin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Samson Wade stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats to the man, he fought a great fight, this is a bad loss.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dasha Karimov (ranked 13 p4p, 3 weight class) and Zeus Obliteratii (ranked 90 p4p, 14 weight class). Karimov comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC - Hells Bells. Obliteratii has chosen Walkürenritt as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dasha Karimov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Obliteratii!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karimov scores with a jab. Obliteratii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Obliteratii 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.
Karimov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Obliteratii - that will leave a mark!
Karimov darts in and clinches Obliteratii up against the cage.
Obliteratii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karimov.
Karimov working aggressively here.
Obliteratii manages to break the clinch.
Karimov misses with a body shot.
Obliteratii fails to land with a series of punches.
Karimov tries to clinch but Obliteratii moves away
and Obliteratii counters with a nice uppercut.
Obliteratii sizes up Karimov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch but Obliteratii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karimov moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obliteratii lands with a left to the head.
Karimov looking to throw knees to the head but Obliteratii is blocking nicely.
Obliteratii struggles to land a body shot inside as Karimov controls his hands.
Obliteratii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karimov backwards.
Obliteratii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karimovs head.
Obliteratii struggles to land a body shot inside as Karimov controls his hands.
Obliteratii tries to throw a body punch but Karimov avoids it by throwing Obliteratii back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obliteratii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov prevents a body shot from Obliteratii.
Karimov has a couple of punches blocked by Obliteratii.
I was talking to Karimov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karimov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karimov misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Karimov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obliteratii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obliteratii managing to block the knees to the body from Karimov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obliteratii.
Obliteratii throws a head punch that misses.
Karimov tries a body shot but Obliteratii blocks it.
Good body shot from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii tries a body shot but Karimov blocks it.
Obliteratii tries a body shot but Karimov blocks it.
Karimov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karimov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obliteratii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karimov darts in and clinches Obliteratii up against the cage.
Karimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karimov tries a body shot but Obliteratii blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obliteratii avoids it.
Obliteratii working aggressively here.
Karimov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obliteratii lands with a light punch inside.
Karimov misses with a knee to the head.
Karimov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obliteratii misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii gets through Karimov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obliteratii misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karimov.
Obliteratii lands a hook that snaps the head of Karimov backwards.
A short uppercut from Karimov.
Karimov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obliteratii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obliteratii pulls guard successfully.
Karimov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Obliteratii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii looking for a guillotine here but Karimov defends easily.
Obliteratii working a defensive guard but Karimov manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karimov decides to stand back up. Karimov steps back and let's Obliteratii get back to his feet.
Karimov connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice cross by Obliteratii.
Karimov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Obliteratii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karimov throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karimov's head backwards.
Karimov jabs Obliteratii right on the nose. Obliteratii blinks but takes it well.
Obliteratii throws a low kick but Karimov moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Karimov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dasha Karimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obliteratii scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Karimov.
Obliteratii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karimov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karimov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karimov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Obliteratii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Obliteratii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Karimov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karimov tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karimov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obliteratii tries a body shot but Karimov blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zeus Obliteratii will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Obliteratii just misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii avoids the head kick by Karimov.
Karimov tests Obliteratii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karimov tries to clinch up.
Obliteratii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Obliteratii just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKarimov.
Nice shot lands for Obliteratii.
Karimov avoids the body shot from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karimov.
Karimov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obliteratii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obliteratii wants to land a leg kick but Karimov is out of range.
Karimov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karimov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karimov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Obliteratii misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karimov dips to his left and cracks Obliteratii with an uppercut!
Zeus Obliteratii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karimov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obliteratii to score with a decent uppercut.
Obliteratii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obliteratii is out of range.
Obliteratii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karimov moves into the clinch.
Karimov presses Obliteratii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obliteratii has a couple of punches blocked by Karimov.
Karimov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obliteratii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obliteratii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Obliteratii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karimov throws a head punch that misses.
Karimov struggles to land a body shot inside as Obliteratii controls his hands.
Karimov scores with a shot to the side of Obliteratii's head.
Karimov lands a nice uppercut.
Karimov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obliteratii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karimov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obliteratiis head.
Obliteratii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Karimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obliteratii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karimov's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karimov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Obliteratii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obliteratii blocks an uppercut.
Karimov misses with a body punch.
Obliteratii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obliteratii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obliteratii tries to break the clinch but Karimov is controlling the position.
Karimov blocks a body shot from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Obliteratii circles away.
Karimov rushes Obliteratii and presses him up against the cage.
Karimov can't find room to land a body shot as Obliteratii controls the action.
Karimov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obliteratii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obliteratii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obliteratii gets through Karimov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii works on Karimov's body with a couple of short punches.
Karimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii breaks the clinch.
Karimov throws a big shot that misses.
Karimov slips a straight right by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii throws a hook but Karimov avoids it easily.
Karimov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Obliteratii.
Karimov tries to counter by clinching up but Obliteratii breaks away and moves out of range.
Karimov throws a front kick aimed at Obliteratii's knee but Obliteratii avoids it well.
Obliteratii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obliteratii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karimov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obliteratii ducks under a wild hook from Karimov.
Nice uppercut lands for Obliteratii. That snapped Karimov's head back.
Karimov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karimov cracks Obliteratii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karimov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karimov throws a push kick but Obliteratii slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Karimov.
Obliteratii replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Karimov blocks it well.
Obliteratii misses the shot to the body.
Karimov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Obliteratii.
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obliteratii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karimov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obliteratii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Obliteratii lands.
Karimov moves out of range of the body kick.
Obliteratii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obliteratii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karimov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Obliteratii manages to circle out of the way.
Karimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Obliteratii circles away.
Obliteratii throws a head kick but Karimov moves out of range.
Obliteratii throws an overhand right that lands on Karimov's shoulder, as Karimov tries to avoid the shot.
Karimov is looking to counter the offense by Obliteratii and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Obliteratii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Karimov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Obliteratii finds it's way through Karimov's defenses.
Obliteratii lands a nice shot to the body.
Obliteratii moves away from the strike by Karimov.
Obliteratii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obliteratii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karimov wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Obliteratii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Obliteratii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obliteratii looks to land a right hand but Karimov moved out of range.
Obliteratii throws a low kick but Karimov moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obliteratii. Karimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karimov closes the distance and clinches.
Obliteratii looking to slow down the pace here.
Karimov misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karimov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii jumps guard.
Karimov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Karimov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obliteratii swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karimov trying to control the position from guard on top but Obliteratii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karimov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Obliteratii has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karimov has managed to get both his arms back between Obliteratii's legs - danger averted.
Karimov is looking to stand up but Obliteratii won't let him.
Karimov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Obliteratii's guard.
Karimov is thwarting Obliteratii's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov wants to take a breather but Obliteratii is having none of it.
Karimov seems to be looking for submissions.
Obliteratii is looking to improve his position.
Obliteratii is looking to control Karimov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Obliteratii avoid being mounted?
Karimov passes to side control.
Obliteratii is looking for a sweep.
Karimov decides to stand back up. Karimov steps back and let's Obliteratii get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Obliteratii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Obliteratii!
Karimov wants to clinch.
Karimov throws a shot from downtown. Obliteratii moves away and avoids it.
Obliteratii loads up on a big right hand but Karimov slips the punch.
A lazy left from Obliteratii finds it's target.
Good leg kick by Karimov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Obliteratii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karimov looks for the body kick but Obliteratii saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Karimov finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii keeps Karimov at a distance using the push kick.
Obliteratii throws a wild body kick that Karimov sees coming a mile off.
Obliteratii slips a jab from Karimov.
Obliteratii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karimov lands a jab to the nose.
Obliteratii tries to land a front kick but Karimov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karimov throws a big shot that misses.
Obliteratii throws a leg kick but Karimov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Obliteratii throws a leg kick that misses.
Obliteratii throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karimov rushes Obliteratii and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obliteratii.
Karimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karimov.
Karimov misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Obliteratii really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obliteratii ducks under a wild hook from Karimov.
Karimov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Karimov tenderised Obliteratii's leg. Obliteratii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karimov throws a lazy right hand but Obliteratii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karimov is looking to chop away at Obliteratii's legs.
Karimov looks to land a body kick but Obliteratii moved away.
Karimov slips a straight right by Obliteratii.
Karimov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Obliteratii eats them both and turns towards Karimov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karimov connects with a solid leg kick.
Karimov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Obliteratii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karimov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obliteratii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karimov manages to avoid it.
A big left from Karimov misses.
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obliteratii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karimov throws a looping overhand right but Obliteratii ducks down to avoid it.
Obliteratii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii lands a front kick.
Karimov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karimov moves out of range of the body kick from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karimov.
Obliteratii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karimov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obliteratii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obliteratii swats away the attempt to clinch by Karimov.
Obliteratii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Obliteratii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karimov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karimov is rocked!
Obliteratii feints and then cracks Karimov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karimov down.
Oh Karimov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karimov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Obliteratii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Obliteratii tries to get set, Karimov tries to push him back and clinch up but Obliteratii manages to avoid the attempt.
Karimov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii scores with a push kick.
Karimov loads up on a big right hand but Obliteratii slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obliteratii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karimov.
Obliteratii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karimov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karimov has managed to clinch.
Karimov blocks a body shot from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii pulls guard effortlessly.
Obliteratii throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Obliteratii has his foot on Karimov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karimov works his way back into a safe position though.
Karimov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Karimov wants to stand but Obliteratii is controlling his posture from full guard.
Obliteratii looking for a guillotine here but Karimov defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Karimov is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Obliteratii.
Karimov working away.
The referee asks Karimov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Karimov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Karimov gets to mount! Obliteratii was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karimov stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Obliteratii gets tackled into the cage by Karimov. Karimov maintains the clinch.
Karimov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obliteratii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karimov.
Karimov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obliteratii backwards.
Karimov throws a head punch that misses.
Karimov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obliteratii tries a body shot but Karimov blocks it.
Karimov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obliteratii blocks it with crossed arms.
Karimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obliteratii struggles to land a body shot inside as Karimov controls his hands.
Obliteratii managing to block the knees to the body from Karimov.
Karimov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karimov misses with a knee strike.
Karimov pushes off an throws an elbow but Obliteratii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dasha Karimov 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. This is the final round!
Karimov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii looks to land a left hand but Karimov moved out of range nicely.
Karimov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karimov feints and then cracks Obliteratii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obliteratii down.
Karimov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Obliteratii.
Karimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Obliteratii circles away.
Obliteratii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karimov instigates a clinch.
Karimov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obliteratii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karimov throws a jab when Obliteratii was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Obliteratii.
Karimov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obliteratii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karimov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karimov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karimov checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Obliteratii lands.
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obliteratii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obliteratii misses the shot to the body.
Karimov pushes Obliteratii away with a front kick.
Obliteratii throws a jab but it's blocked by Karimov.
Obliteratii throws a low kick but Karimov avoids it.
Obliteratii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karimov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Obliteratii.
Karimov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karimov slips a jab from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karimov.
Karimov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Obliteratii misses with a wild body shot.
Karimov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Obliteratii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karimov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karimov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obliteratii. Karimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karimov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dasha Karimov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karimov moves out of range of the strikes.
Karimov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karimov loads up on a big right hand but Obliteratii slips the punch.
Karimov is looking to clinch but Obliteratii is avoiding it.
Karimov looks to throw the jab but Obliteratii is out of range.
Karimov checks the leg kick.
Karimov scores with the left hand. Obliteratii knows he should have avoided that one.
Obliteratii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karimov under the eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Obliteratii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karimov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obliteratii is out of range.
Obliteratii connects with a leg kick. Karimov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karimov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karimov throws an overhand right that lands on Obliteratii's shoulder, as Obliteratii tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii looks to land a right hand but Karimov moved out of range.
Obliteratii connects with a jab.
Karimov looks to land a left hand but Obliteratii moved out of range nicely.
Obliteratii feints a counter leg kick.
Obliteratii looks to land a body kick but Karimov moved away.
Obliteratii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obliteratii lands a jab.
Obliteratii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Obliteratii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obliteratii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karimov's head.
Karimov tries to clinch but Obliteratii is having none of it.
Obliteratii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Obliteratii misses.
Karimov lands an overhand right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karimov. Obliteratii shrugs it off though.
Obliteratii is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Karimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karimov with a nice cross.
It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obliteratii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karimov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karimov moves to clinch but Obliteratii breaks away
and Obliteratii counters with a body kick that stops Karimov in his tracks momentarily.
Karimov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Karimov is looking to slow Obliteratii down with leg kicks.
Karimov clinches.
Karimov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obliteratii's elbow.
Obliteratii swings wildly with an uppercut but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karimov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karimov presses Obliteratii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dasha Karimov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obliteratii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeus Obliteratii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karimov misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dasha Karimov.
I think Obliteratii has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zeus Obliteratii!
Zeus Obliteratii is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Zeus Obliteratii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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