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DFN#52 Hoffman vs Newton 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adelaide Byrd (ranked 5044 p4p, 461 weight class) and Tim St John (ranked 4619 p4p, 442 weight class). St John has chosen Machine gun Kelly - Till I Die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adelaide Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim St John!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrd scores with a body shot.
Byrd cracks St John with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Byrd throws a nice outside leg kick.
St John throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byrd thinks about countering with a head kick.
St John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St John tries a low kick but Byrd avoids it.
Byrd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Byrd misses.
St John will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Byrd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St John.
St John misses with a wild combination.
Byrd throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by St John.
St John lands a leg kick that knocks Byrd off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byrd.
Byrd misses with a head kick.
Byrd throws a jab but it's blocked by St John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John lands a slapping body shot.
St John fails with an attempt to clinch.
St John throws a body shot but no joy.
St John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Byrd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that St John has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
St John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St John now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
St John lands a glancing blow to the side of Byrd's head.
Byrd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for St John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St John throws a leg kick that misses.
Byrd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adelaide Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St John misses with a lunging right hand
and Byrd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St John slips under a jab from Byrd.
Byrd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byrd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St John on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Byrd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St John.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrd.
Byrd dodges the punch combination from St John.
A slow jab from Byrd misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as St John blocks the leg kick.
St John scores with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St John.
St John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on St John's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
St John loads up on a big right hand but Byrd slips the punch.
St John scores with the left hand. Byrd knows he should have avoided that one.
Byrd throws a body kick that misses.
St John takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Byrd swings for the body but St John moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrd. St John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St John moves away.
St John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrd.
St John fails to land the takedown.
A head kick from Byrd lands but St John takes it in his stride.
St John looks to land a combination but Byrd avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by St John.
Byrd lands with a slapping head kick.
Byrd dodges the punch combination from St John.
St John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Byrd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St John throws a head kick but Byrd moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John walks into a jab.
St John lands a jab to Byrd's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St John tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Byrd defends well and St John ends up having to push Byrd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adelaide Byrd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim St John.
Byrd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Byrd throws a body shot but no joy.
St John is looking for the big counter here.
Byrd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St John connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Byrd scrambles back to his feet.
St John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St John throws a sloppy head kick and Byrd moves out of range easily.
Byrd is looking to counter punch.
Byrd 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.
St John walks into a straight right hand from Byrd.
Byrd throws a big shot that misses.
Byrd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St John circles away quickly and effectively.
St John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St John was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrd.
No joy there for Byrd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byrd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Byrd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adelaide Byrd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St John circles away quickly and effectively.
St John flicks out a counter leg kick but Byrd steps away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byrd.
St John takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St John connects with the punch.
Byrd tries a low kick but St John avoids it.
St John misses with a jab, cross combination.
Byrd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byrd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St John doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Byrd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd misses with a lunging right hand
and St John counters with a nice body shot.
St John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St John defending well as Byrd loads up on a big left hand.
St John throws a counter combo.
St John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byrd circles away quickly and effectively.
Byrd appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St John misses the shot to the body.
St John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byrd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John throws an off balance right hand
and Byrd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. St John really felt that one!
St John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrd throws a jab when St John was well out of range.
Byrd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St John counters with a three punch combo that has Byrd backing up. Byrd nods at St John to acknowledge the strikes.
Byrd's jab looks to have found its range, popping St John under the eye.
St John throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
St John on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Byrd. Those never looked like landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but St John might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Byrd has got the better of the exchanges.
Byrd connects with a jab.
St John looks to throw the jab but Byrd is out of range.
Byrd throws a leg kick but St John moved away.
Adelaide Byrd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byrd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrd misses with a head kick.
St John is looking for the big counter here.
Byrd misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St John throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Byrd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St John can do to turn this around?
Byrd throws a body punch but St John moves out of range.
Byrd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St John.
Byrd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St John throws a combination. Byrd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
St John 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.
St John lands with a shot to the body.
Byrd blocks a jab.
St John on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byrd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St John misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byrd is looking to land body kicks.
St John is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Byrd with a body shot.
Byrd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St John lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Byrd throws a nice outside leg kick.
St John throws a shot from downtown. Byrd moves away and avoids it.
St John connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byrd's hands.
St John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byrd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Byrd jabs St John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St John.
St John is breathing heavily.
Byrd moves into range and connects with a jab.
St John forces Byrd back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byrd throws an elbow but misses.
St John looking for a takedown.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Byrd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
St John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St John prevents a body shot from Byrd.
St John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrd lands a right hand.
St John breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St John's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Byrd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St John.
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 Adelaide Byrd will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Byrd throws a head kick but St John moves out of range.
St John ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Byrd connects with a nice looking jab.
St John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St John ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from St John.
A swing and a miss from Byrd.
St John misses with a wild combination.
Byrd thows a body kick. St John tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd moves out of range of the body kick.
St John has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Byrd.
Byrd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Byrd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrd was well out of range. Poor timing from St John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byrd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St John momentarily.
Byrd scores with a kick to the body.
Adelaide Byrd is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Byrd. Those never looked like landing.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by St John.
Byrd misses with a series of wild punches.
Byrd misses with a body kick.
Byrd throws a big shot that misses.
Byrd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St John. St John obviously looking to wear him down.
St John misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from St John.
Byrd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St John throws out a counter right but Byrd avoids it with no problem.
Byrd throws a leg kick but St John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St John unleashes a big counter combination but Byrd bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St John misses with a body kick.
St John is looking to clinch.
Byrd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd falls off balance throwing a combination
and St John counters with a series of strikes. Byrd will be more careful next time no doubt.
Byrd is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. St John engages and cracks Byrd with a massive lead left hook - Byrd tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! St John is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim St John!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tim St John thanked Top Nutrition 160Q200$ 140Q150$ 100Q50$ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juanma Nfinfla (ranked 3571 p4p, 299 weight class) and Aslan Ramesha (ranked 4907 p4p, 355 weight class). Nfinfla comes into the arena with Roberto Manfinfla Theme Song blaring out of the sound system. Juanma Nfinfla is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juanma Nfinfla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aslan Ramesha!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nfinfla cracks Ramesha with an open hand slap.
Ramesha looking to score a takedown here. Nfinfla is defending well but Ramesha drives through and ends up in Nfinfla's guard.
Ramesha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ramesha stops Nfinfla from standing up.
Nfinfla throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nfinfla has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ramesha is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Nfinfla working Ramesha over with knees to the body.
Nfinfla lands with a right to the head.
Nfinfla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nfinfla lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nfinfla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramesha avoids it.
Nfinfla tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramesha avoids the damage to the body.
Nfinfla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramesha's elbow.
Nfinfla landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ramesha is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nfinfla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramesha gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nfinfla looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ramesha controlling the action here.
Nfinfla is pressing down on Ramesha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramesha looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nfinfla is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ramesha is in close to Nfinfla's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nfinfla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nfinfla connects with a high kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nfinfla.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ramesha.
Ramesha tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramesha scoring with punches from side control.
Nfinfla tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Nfinfla tries to buck Ramesha off but he can't manage it.
Nfinfla is looking to improve his position but Ramesha isn't that keen on the idea.
Ramesha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ramesha working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nfinfla is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ramesha avoids the attempt from Nfinfla to control.
Nfinfla's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ramesha lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ramesha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've been informed that Ramesha has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nfinfla tries to reverse the position but Ramesha maintains control.
Nfinfla is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ramesha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramesha with good strikes from the mount here!
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 Juanma Nfinfla will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ramesha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramesha shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramesha showed some decent athleticism there.
Ramesha trying to control the pace.
Nfinfla pushes Ramesha off looking to stand but Ramesha dives back in and keeps control.
Ramesha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nfinfla wants to get back to his feet.
Nfinfla is looking to get back to is feet but Ramesha passes into side control.
Nfinfla is trying to control Ramesha's posture but Ramesha avoids it.
Ramesha trying to control the action but Nfinfla is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramesha controls the position from side control.
Nfinfla is looking to get back to his feet here but Ramesha is keeping cool and he's managed to take Nfinfla's back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramesha cracks Nfinfla with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Nfinfla from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Good control from Ramesha.
Nfinfla is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Ramesha off. It looks like it's working - Ramesha slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Nfinfla displaying calm under pressure there.
No luck for Ramesha with that takedown attempt.
Nfinfla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Juanma Nfinfla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramesha changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nfinfla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramesha takes a little break here. Nfinfla wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ramesha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Ramesha.
Nfinfla is trying to get back to his feet.
Nfinfla tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
I would not like to be Nfinfla right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nfinfla is trying to get back to his feet but Ramesha has full control of the position and if anything, Nfinfla has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nfinfla staying busy and making it hard for Ramesha to control.
Nfinfla trying to get back to his feet but Ramesha is in full control for now.
Ramesha really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Nfinfla.
Aslan Ramesha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nfinfla is trying to get back to his feet but Ramesha has full control of the position and if anything, Nfinfla has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramesha controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslan Ramesha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ramesha darts in looking for a takedown but Nfinfla gets double underhooks and turns Ramesha into the cage.
Ramesha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ramesha! But no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Nfinfla.
Ramesha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nfinfla wants to get back to full guard but Ramesha has mounted him!
Ramesha controlling from mount.
Ramesha looking to control but Nfinfla is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nfinfla keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BOOM! Ramesha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ramesha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nfinfla is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nfinfla tries to buck Ramesha off but he can't manage it.
Nfinfla is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Ramesha sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ramesha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ramesha with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramesha with the ground and pound from mount.
Nfinfla is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ramesha lands a big elbow.
Ramesha looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ramesha looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nfinfla squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ramesha content just to control the position here.
Nfinfla's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Nfinfla that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nfinfla is trying to stand up.
Nfinfla is trying to escape the mount.
Ramesha looking to control but Nfinfla is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nfinfla wants to get back to his feet.
Ramesha controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nfinfla is trying to stand up.
Nfinfla tries to reverse the position but Ramesha maintains control.
Nfinfla manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ramesha moves nicely into side control.
Nfinfla is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramesha taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslan Ramesha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramesha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslan Ramesha!
Juanma Nfinfla was interviewed post fight and said 'Uno ya no puede ganar tranquilo '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andoni Bradain (ranked 4851 p4p, 480 weight class) and Shane Murphy (ranked 3143 p4p, 340 weight class). Andoni Bradain is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andoni Bradain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy fails with the takedown
enabling Bradain to counter with a crisp jab.
Shane Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bradain enables Murphy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bradain manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bradain manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bradain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy keeps control of Bradain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murphy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murphy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bradain misses with the head strike.
Murphy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bradain's face.
Murphy has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Bradain goes down! Murphy pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
It looks like Andoni Bradain has been cut.
Bradain is not content to let Murphy control the position.
Bradain avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Murphy.
Bradain has one of Murphy's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Bradain 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradain parries the strikes from Murphy easily there. Murphy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bradain to escape.
Murphy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bradain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murphy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Murphy.
Murphy tries to score with some ground and pound. Bradain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bradain defending against the ground and pound.
Murphy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Murphy throwing strikes but Bradain manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Murphy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control but Bradain postures up.
The strikes coming from Bradain are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bradain blocks the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy tries to escape but Bradain is in control.
Murphy is trying to control Bradain's posture but Bradain avoids it.
Bradain has control of an arm but Murphy manages to advance to Bradain's back!
Murphy is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Bradain taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Murphy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shane Murphy!
Shane Murphy made sure to mention his sponsor, King Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Armin Schulz (ranked 2107 p4p, 251 weight class) and Trent Ruta (ranked 3606 p4p, 367 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armin Schulz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Ruta!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Trent Ruta has been cut.
Ruta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Schulz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schulz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ruta is staying active underneath Schulz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schulz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulz wants to pass the guard but Ruta is defending well.
Ruta is trying to maintain the position but Schulz is very close to passing his half guard.
Schulz trying to control from Ruta's half guard. Ruta has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz wants to control from the top but Ruta keeps moving.
Schulz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Schulz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schulz wants to control from the top but Ruta keeps moving.
Schulz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schulz drops back looking for a leg! Ruta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ruta manages to kick Schulz off! Schulz jumps back into Ruta's guard.
Ruta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schulz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two 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.
Schulz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schulz looking to sit in guard and control but Ruta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruta won't allow Schulz to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Schulz holds on and takes a little breather.
Ruta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schulz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schulz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schulz is trying to control the position but Ruta postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schulz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruta.
Schulz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz working a defensive guard here.
Ruta passes Schulz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ruta prevents Schulz from improving his position.
We've been informed that Ruta has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Schulz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ruta throws a big right hand that misses.
Schulz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruta manages to get himself to full guard.
Schulz looking to pass the guard.
Schulz drops back looking for a leg! Ruta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ruta manages to kick Schulz off! Schulz jumps back into Ruta's guard.
Ruta is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Schulz has his hands clasped together but Ruta extends and breaks Schulz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ruta.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trent Ruta!
Trent Ruta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Geisler (ranked 4456 p4p, 383 weight class) and Lennart Lennartsson (ranked 2987 p4p, 274 weight class). Lennartsson has chosen Runaway Baby - Bruno Mars as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto Geisler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennart Lennartsson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Geisler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lennartsson misses with a left hand
and Geisler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lennartsson is defended easily by Geisler.
A quick step to the side and Geisler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geisler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lennartsson.
Lennartsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lennartsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lennartsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lennartsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Geisler doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lennartsson moves away.
Lennartsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Geisler misses with a two punch combination.
Geisler misses with a straight left.
Lennartsson throws out a counter right but Geisler avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Geisler throws a jab but it's blocked by Lennartsson.
Lennartsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Geisler slips a straight right by Lennartsson.
Geisler appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lennartsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Geisler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lennartsson jabs at Geisler's body.
Lennartsson checks a leg kick.
Lennartsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lennartsson slips a straight right by Geisler.
Lennartsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Otto Geisler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geisler throws a lazy right hand but Lennartsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Geisler ducks under a wild hook from Lennartsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennartsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Geisler lands a nice hook to Lennartsson's body. Lennartsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lennartsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Geisler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lennartsson digs a good body shot into Geisler's ribs.
Lennartsson throws a jab when Geisler was well out of range.
Lennartsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Geisler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Geisler, as that shot connected.
Geisler throws out a loose jab but Lennartsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geisler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geisler. Lennartsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennartsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Geisler.
Geisler throws a poor cross that misses
and Lennartsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geisler swings widly with a right hand
and Lennartsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lennartsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Geisler counters with a straight right hand.
Otto Geisler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lennart Lennartsson.
Geisler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Geisler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lennartsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lennartsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Geisler connects with a crisp jab.
Otto Geisler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lennartsson moves out of range as Geisler throws a body kick.
Geisler misses with a hook
and Lennartsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lennartsson.
Geisler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lennartsson.
Lennartsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lennartsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Geisler with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geisler lands a nice hook to Lennartsson's body. Lennartsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Geisler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Geisler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lennartsson misses with a hook.
Lennartsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Geisler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Geisler lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Geisler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lennartsson staying out of range there.
As Geisler backs off Lennartsson throws a huge counter combo but Geisler manages to avoid it all.
Geisler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lennartsson.
Geisler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geisler throws a right and a left that Lennartsson avoids nicely.
Geisler lands an overhand right.
Geisler looks to land a right hand but Lennartsson moved out of range.
Lennartsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennartsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Geisler.
Geisler throws out a loose jab but Lennartsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geisler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lennartsson manages to avoid it.
Geisler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lennartsson counters with a beautiful punch that sends Geisler to the canvas!
Geisler is rocked!
It looks like Otto Geisler has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennartsson postures up in Geisler's guard and throws a big left but Geisler blocks it.
Oh Geisler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lennartsson content to stall in guard here.
Geisler seems to have got his legs back now.
Lennartsson throwing strikes but missing.
Lennartsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lennartsson lands a couple of digs.
Lennartsson looking to sit in guard and control but Geisler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Geisler prevents Lennartsson from getting back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler wants to stand but Lennartsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Geisler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler wants to control from the top but Lennartsson keeps moving.
Geisler looking to sit in guard and control but Lennartsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lennartsson postures up in Geisler's guard and throws a big left but Geisler blocks it.
Lennartsson trying to control but Geisler is working from the bottom.
Geisler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lennartsson is working Geisler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lennartsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Geisler has wrist control.
Lennartsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Geisler has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lennartsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Geisler counters with a stiff right hand.
Otto Geisler is winning the standup battle so far.
Geisler throws a shot from downtown. Lennartsson moves away and avoids it.
Lennartsson throws out a counter right but Geisler avoids it with no problem.
Lennartsson catches Geisler with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Geisler forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lennart Lennartsson!
After winning the bout, Lennart Lennartsson 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 Arn Anderson (ranked 2509 p4p, 277 weight class) and Niles Black (ranked 2205 p4p, 253 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by The Enforcer. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niles Black!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black moves away from the strike by Anderson.
A countering left hand to the body from Black misses.
Black jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Black jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Niles Black has been cut.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Black slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Black's head back.
Black moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Black takes one to the chin there.
Anderson swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Black with a hook.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Black scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Black throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Black backs away, Anderson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Black didn't see that one coming.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
Anderson throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson darts in and clinches Black up against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Black.
Black stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Black digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Black takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Anderson is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black misses with a looping right.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Black can't break the clinch.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Black gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson is looking to slow Black down with leg kicks.
Arn Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throws a shot to the body.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Black lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Anderson drops Black with a right and a left! Anderson comes rushing in but Black regains his composure and manages to keep Anderson in guard.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Black keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson controlling from the top position.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson wants to control but Black is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anderson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Black is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Black's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Black's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeps control of the position as Black tries to break free.
Anderson working for the choke.
Black is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Anderson trying to control.
Anderson has good solid back control here.
Anderson is looking for the choke from the back position but Black is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Black moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Anderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Black works the jab nicely.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Black swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Black like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Black from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arn Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Arn Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Frost (ranked 1223 p4p, 187 weight class) and Artem Irhin (ranked 2353 p4p, 342 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olaf Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artem Irhin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irhin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
No joy there for Irhin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irhin throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
Irhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Irhin.
Irhin throws a head kick that misses.
We've been informed that Irhin 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.
Frost misses with a double jab.
Irhin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Irhin misses with a looping right.
Frost scores with a one two! Irhin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Frost scores with a one two! Irhin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Irhin misses.
Frost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Irhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irhin throws a head kick that misses
and Frost counters with a series of strikes. Irhin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Irhin as Frost shoots in.
Frost lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Irhin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Irhin.
No joy there for Frost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irhin misses with a hook.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Irhin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost darts in and clinches Irhin up against the cage.
Irhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irhin blocking some punches.
Frost makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Irhin as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Frost.
Frost tries a body shot but Irhin blocks it.
Irhin misses with the head strike.
Frost blocks a body shot from Irhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irhin.
Irhin blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Irhin.
Frost gets through Irhin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irhin wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.
Frost working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Irhin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost pushes Irhin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost blocking some punches.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Irhin.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Irhin manages to break the clinch.
Frost tries to clinch there but Irhin circles away.
Irhin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Irhin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irhin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irhin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irhin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Frost is defended easily by Irhin.
A telegraphed right hand from Irhin misses the target.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irhin throws out a loose jab but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost throws a big counter combination but Irhin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Frost misses with a combination
and Irhin counters with a straight right hand.
Irhin tries to bum rush Frost with a series of wild strikes but Frost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frost shoots in looking for a takedown. Irhin tries to sprawl out of it but Frost keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Irhin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olaf Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost moves out of range as Irhin strikes.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irhin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Frost lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irhin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Irhin eats them both and turns towards Frost to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Irhin fails to land with a series of punches.
Frost connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
Irhin circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irhin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Frost with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Irhin to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Irhin. No joy for Frost on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olaf Frost dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Irhin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Frost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frost throws a series of punches but Irhin avoids them all with ease.
Irhin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost moves out of range as Irhin strikes.
Irhin looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
Irhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irhin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Irhin keeps the fight on the outside.
Irhin throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost is looking for a counter combo.
Frost works over Irhin's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irhin scores with a punch to the head.
Frost slips a straight right by Irhin.
Frost swinging wildly here.
Frost rushes Irhin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost fails with the takedown.
Olaf Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Irhin misses
and Frost counters with a left and a right that stings Irhin.
Irhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irhin throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Frost with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Irhin to score with a decent uppercut.
Irhin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Frost stalks Irhin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Irhin's face. Irhin staggers backwards, shaken.
Irhin throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Frost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost slips under a jab from Irhin.
Frost scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Irhin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost thuds his right hand into Irhin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Frost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Olaf Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frost moves out of range as Irhin strikes.
Irhin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frost.
Irhin misses with a lunging right hand
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irhin.
Artem Irhin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Irhin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frost defending well as Irhin loads up on a big left hand.
Irhin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Irhin misses the target.
Irhin swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Irhin swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Frost.
Frost throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irhin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Frost thinking.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Irhin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irhin misses with a straight left.
Irhin misses with a wild body shot.
Frost blocks a head kick by Irhin.
Irhin misses with a looping left.
Frost went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Irhin 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.
Frost pushes Irhin up against the cage in a clinch.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irhin backwards.
Irhin misses with a punch to the body.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Frost.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Irhin is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Irhin tries to break free but Frost pushes him back against the cage.
Irhin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irhin can do to turn this around?
Frost lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Frost.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Frost tries to work over Irhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
Frost lands an uppercut.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Frost - that landed with a thud.
Frost effectively controlling the action here.
Olaf Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Irhin tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Frost - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olaf Frost dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Frost buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Irhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Frost with a nice cross.
Irhin throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irhin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frost fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Irhin misses with a head kick.
Frost lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Irhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Irhin misses with a double jab
and Irhin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irhin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frost.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irhin looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frost.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Frost throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frost moves out of range as Irhin strikes.
Irhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Irhin is fending him off so far but Frost persists. Nope, Irhin circles away and we're back to standing.
Irhin swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a one-two to the body.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irhin throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Irhin misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frost.
Frost throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irhin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frost fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irhin.
Frost tries to clinch up but Irhin circles away and keeps his distance.
Irhin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost scoring well with a low kick there.
Frost tries to clinch there but Irhin circles away.
Frost lands a leg kick that knocks Irhin off balance momentarily.
Irhin lands a jab to the head.
Frost looks to land a combination but Irhin avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irhin. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frost drives through and clinches with Irhin against the cage.
Irhin throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Irhin is trying to push Frost away but Frost has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Irhin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irhin.
Frost's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to work over Irhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irhin wants to break free but Frost has control.
Irhin is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Frost lands a nice uppercut.
Irhin throws a head punch that misses.
Frost has Irhin pressed against the cage, preventing Irhin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Irhin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Irhin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Irhin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Frost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irhin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frost avoids the body shot from Irhin.
Frost is looking for a counter combo.
Irhin misses the jab.
Irhin misses with a shot to the body
and Frost counters with a one-two to the body.
Frost moves into the clinch.
Irhin scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Olaf Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irhin is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Frost digs a right hand into Irhin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irhin's gas tank.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Frost.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frost scores with a shot to the side of Irhin's head.
Irhin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frost pushes Irhin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Artem Irhin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irhin lands with a light punch inside.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irhin backwards.
Frost keeps control of Irhin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Irhin is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Frost taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olaf Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frost has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olaf Frost!
Our winner, Olaf Frost, 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 Ranulf Drengot (ranked 2877 p4p, 313 weight class) and Franky Stanky (ranked 1238 p4p, 158 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ranulf Drengot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franky Stanky!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drengot tries to keep at a distance but Stanky has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stanky.
Stanky lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Stanky.
Drengot has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stanky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drengot is trying to pull guard but Stanky turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drengot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stanky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ranulf Drengot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanky lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Stanky.
Drengot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stanky avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stanky.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stanky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drengot tries to work over Stanky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Stanky - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanky lands with a left to the head.
Stanky pushes Drengot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Stanky.
Drengot is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stanky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drengot is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Stanky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Drengot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanky lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Drengot to his knees! Stanky keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franky Stanky!
Franky Stanky opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
Ranulf Drengot spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so disappointed, but I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 424 p4p, 47 weight class) and Benjamin BK (ranked 292 p4p, 31 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
234 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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221 lbs
32 - 17 - 1 |
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele lands a lovely overhand right.
Steele tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and BK decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steele's guard.
BK working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steele wants to stand and escape but BK is having none of it.
BK works over Steele with some ground and pound from guard.
BK has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BK stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
BK throws a big right hand that misses.
BK lands a couple of decent looking shots.
BK trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from BK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK stops Steele from standing up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw BK working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele keeping moving, preventing BK from controlling successfully.
Steele wants to stand and escape but BK is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
BK shoots in but no luck this time.
BK throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele takes a swing at BK's ribcage but misses.
BK drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
BK throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
BK keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by BK.
BK has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from BK there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
BK uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele darts in and clinches BK up against the cage.
BK is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steele is defending well.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steele.
BK goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
BK tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BK is defending well for now.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BK is defending well for now.
Steele tries a body shot but BK blocks it.
BK struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from BK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BK blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but BK leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from BK.
A short body shot lands from BK as the two fighters clinch.
BK is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steele is defending well.
Jason Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin BK.
BK lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from BK.
Steele is breathing heavily.
BK is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steele is defending well.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
Good body shot from BK.
BK lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele blocks a body shot from BK.
BK tries for a takedown. No joy.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
BK goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steele prevents it.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as BK controls his hands.
BK blocks a body shot from Steele.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but BK avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Steele misses with a body punch.
BK dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.
BK can't get the takedown.
Steele gets through BK's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
BK misses with a short punch on the inside.
BK throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele scores a nice knee to the body.
BK misses with some punches.
BK tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing BK back against the cage.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and BK avoids it.
BK can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Steele prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
BK wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
BK takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steele scores with a hook to the body.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but BK avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
BK blocking some punches.
Steele works on BK's body with a couple of short punches.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BK is defending well for now.
BK misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele blocks a body shot from BK.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
BK is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
BK tries for a takedown but Steele manages to get underhooks.
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 Jason Steele will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
BK scores with a punch to the head.
BK misses with a straight left.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
BK sizes up Steele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steele blocks a head kick by BK.
BK is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
BK dodges the punch combination from Steele.
And BK tries to counter it with a takedown but Steele pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Steele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
BK is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by BK.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
BK scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BK scores with a kick to the body.
Steele slips a jab from BK.
Steele is looking to wear down BK with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
BK swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Good exchange - BK coming out on top.
BK's corner calls for a 1-2. BK obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
BK might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
BK looks for the body kick but Steele saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Steele.
Steele takes a swing at BK's ribcage but misses.
BK misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
BK connects with a nice looking jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
BK is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steele throws a series of punches but BK avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - BK throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by BK.
Steele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice takedown defense from Steele. No joy for BK on that attempt.
BK swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steele has managed to clinch.
Steele lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele lands a shoulder strike.
BK misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, BK scores with a nice short uppercut.
BK misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele lands a nice knee to the body.
BK is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steele throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
BK is trying to push Steele away but Steele has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
BK is trying to force a seperation but Steele has the dominant position.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of BK backwards.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
BK manages to break the clinch.
Steele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steele cracks a nice hook into BK's ribs.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Nice shot by Steele.
BK tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from BK.
BK tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from BK.
BK throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele throws a shot from downtown. BK moves away and avoids it.
BK tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as BK backs up against the cage.
Steele takes the fight into the clinch.
BK tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Steele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
BK avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
BK avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
BK working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Steele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steele lands a left hand.
Steele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jason Steele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BK blocks a body shot from Steele.
Steele working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but BK avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from BK - that landed with a thud.
BK tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing BK back against the cage.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Benjamin BK has been cut.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
BK is working Steele over against the cage.
Steele lands with a short shot to the head.
BK blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
BK throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steele obliges.
Knees to the body from Steele.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that BK can do to turn this around?
Steele working BK over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin BK'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. This is the final round!
Steele works BK's body with a nice hook.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BK ducks right into an uppercut from Steele.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent BK stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jason Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele throws a body punch but BK moves out of range.
BK throws a good cross that connects.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele tries to clinch but BK is having none of it.
BK takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jason Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele needs to keep his hands up - BK had a free shot at his head there.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but BK swats him away and circles back towards the center.
BK scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good exchange - Steele coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BK dives in and grabs Steele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steele pushes down on BK's head and hops out.
BK takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BK takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BK manages to avoid it.
BK has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steele finds it's way round the side to connect with BK's head.
BK throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele instigates a clinch.
BK doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steele.
BK is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steele is keeping busy.
BK looking for a takedown.
BK blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Steele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
Steele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of BK backwards.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but BK leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
BK throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. BK lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Benjamin BK has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from BK.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as BK controls his hands.
BK dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of BKs head.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from BK fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
BK avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
BK blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BK lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
BK takes a knee to the side of the body.
BK's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Steele.
BK blocks a body shot from Steele.
Steele tries to work over BK's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by BK.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Steele.
Steele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steele tries to work over BK's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
BK doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele crunches a lovely knee into BK's ribcage.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
BK misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
BK avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele scores with a shot to the side of BK's head.
BK avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Jason Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as BK controls the action.
BK is trying to drag Steele to the mat but Steele just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jason Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin BK.
BK lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from BK fails to land.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BK lands an uppercut.
Steele lands with a short shot to the head.
BK struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
BK lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steele, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Steele!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 113 p4p, 15 weight class) and Bill Newton (ranked 472 p4p, 63 weight class). Bill Newton 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newton throws out the jab.
Newton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
Newton working aggressively here.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newton jumps into guard, dragging Hoffman to the mat.
Hoffman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoffman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Newton's head.
Hoffman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Newton keeping full guard, as Hoffman tries to pass.
Hoffman stopping the sweep attempt from Newton.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hoffman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hoffman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Newton wants to control but Hoffman postures up.
Hoffman 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.
Newton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hoffman is trying to get an arm triangle but Newton is defending well.
Newton can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hoffman tries for a kimura but Newton is defending well.
Newton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Newton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoffman landing with the ground and pound.
Newton seems keen to control Hoffman 's posture.
Newton trying to keep a closed guard but Hoffman is proving a slippery customer.
Newton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoffman looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hoffman throwing strikes but missing.
Hoffman looking to pass the guard.
Hoffman is looking to work some ground and pound but Newton has wrist control.
Newton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hoffman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hoffman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Newton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoffman advances to half guard.
Newton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoffman advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Newton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Newton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hoffman working the head and body with strikes.
Hoffman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Newton struggling a bit here.
Hoffman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Newton is trying to improve his position.
Hoffman landing a few strikes.
Hoffman lands an elbow.
Newton is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Newton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hoffman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Newton, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton is looking for a sweep.
Hoffman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Newton is looking for a sweep.
Hoffman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Newton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hoffman but great work by Newton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hoffman is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Hoffman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Newton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Newton as Hoffman shoots in.
Hoffman closes the distance and pushes Newton back into the cage.
Newton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffman 's elbow.
Newton lands with a right to the head.
Hoffman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Newton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Newton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hoffman 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hoffman 's back!
Newton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Albert Hoffman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Newton's arms.
Hoffman breaks Newton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hoffman chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman drops back looking for a leg! Newton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Newton manages to kick Hoffman off! Hoffman jumps back into Newton's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hoffman 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Newton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoffman is working Newton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hoffman lands a couple of elbows.
Hoffman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Newton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Newton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hoffman keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass.
Newton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Newton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hoffman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Newton has Hoffman in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman slips nicely into half guard.
Hoffman seems to be working for a kimura but Newton defends the submission attempt.
Newton keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ground and pound from Hoffman .
Newton manages to get to full guard.
Hoffman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Newton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hoffman has managed to get both his arms back between Newton's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman postures up in Newton's guard and throws a big left but Newton blocks it.
Newton looking to control.
Hoffman won't allow Newton to sweep him here.
Newton is pulling down on Hoffman 's head. It's preventing any offense from Hoffman , at least for the moment.
Hoffman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoffman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Newton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at Guts & Glory Gym inform us that Newton has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Newton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hoffman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hoffman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoffman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Newton's head.
Newton trying to control the position.
Hoffman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newton is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is working hard here to advance position.
Hoffman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hoffman drops back looking for a leg! Newton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Newton manages to kick Hoffman off! Hoffman jumps back into Newton's guard.
Newton working a defensive guard here.
Newton seems keen to control Hoffman 's posture.
Newton wants to sweep but no luck.
Hoffman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Newton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Newton has his foot on Hoffman 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hoffman works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Hoffman 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!
Hoffman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hoffman lands in his opponent's guard.
Hoffman pushes down on Newton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Newton wants to control but Hoffman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Newton moves into full guard.
Hoffman lands a couple of elbows.
Hoffman is working Newton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoffman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoffman has gone for a leg lock! Newton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hoffman 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Newton forces his way into half guard.
Hoffman trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton seems to be looking for submissions.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Hoffman is defending well.
Hoffman looking for submissions off his back.
Hoffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newton can do to turn this around?
Newton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoffman sees it coming and defends easily.
Newton is working for a submission of some sort.
Hoffman wants to improve his position but Newton is controlling well.
Newton is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hoffman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Newton stands and throws Hoffman 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Newton is trying to get an arm triangle but Hoffman is defending well.
Hoffman stops Newton from passing to mount.
Hoffman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Newton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Newton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hoffman tries to bench press Newton off him but Newton keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hoffman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hoffman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoffman is looking for a triangle but Newton pushes his legs off easily.
Newton passes Hoffman 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Newton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoffman sees it coming and defends easily.
Hoffman actively working from the bottom here.
Newton wants to work for an arm triangle but Hoffman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Newton trying to pass the guard but Hoffman defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton prevents Hoffman from improving his position.
Hoffman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hoffman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Newton.
Hoffman is trying to get back to full guard.
Bill Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albert Hoffman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton throwing shots but Hoffman is blocking nicely.
Hoffman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Newton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoffman 's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Newton.
I think Hoffman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Hoffman !
Albert Hoffman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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