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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 2176 p4p, 112 weight class) and Rad Dood (ranked 3229 p4p, 160 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Man. Dood has chosen Fuckin' Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rad Dood!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake scores with a hook.
Dood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dood thinking.
Dood looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Dood throws a big shot that misses.
Dood throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Dood misses with a body punch
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rad Dood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dood misses with a body shot.
It looked like Blake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blake instigates a clinch.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Blake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blake has had enough of the clinch but Dood keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blake's efforts to push away.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Blake seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blake fails to land with a series of punches.
Dood misses with a straight right.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Dood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Dood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Dood.
Blake throws a shot to the body.
Dood dives in and scores a takedown into Blake's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dood manages to get himself to full guard.
Dood is looking for a triangle here but Blake uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blake tries to stand but Dood is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Dood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blake slows the pace down.
Dood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dood takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dood struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Blake wants to stand but Dood is controlling his arm.
Blake controls the position.
Dood has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Check out the look on Blake's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blake is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dood will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dood is looking for a sweep.
Dood wants to control but Blake postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dood tries to buck Blake off but Blake is having none of it.
Blake wants to stand but Dood has his arm trapped.
Dood regains half guard.
Blake trying to control the pace.
Dood is trying to get back to full guard.
Blake tries to stand and escape but Dood is controlling the position.
Dood holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dood closes the distance and clinches.
Dood misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blake slips a straight right by Dood.
Blake avoids the body shot from Dood.
Blake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dood tries to clinch up but Blake circles away and keeps his distance.
Dood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake avoids the body shot from Dood.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dood takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dood sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dood.
Dood throws a right hand that misses
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dood can do to turn this around?
Blake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Dood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dood staying out of range there.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dood throws out the jab.
Dood throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Dood misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dood tries to clinch
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Blake misses.
Dood scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Dood misses.
Dood has managed to clinch.
Blake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Dood.
A combination from Dood does no damage.
William Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Dood ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Dood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Dood.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Dood moved out of range nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Dood scores with a four punch combination!
Dood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dood throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Dood does it's job there.
Dood slips under a jab from Blake.
Dood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Dood lands a jab to the nose.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dood misses with a jab to the body
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blake counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dood misses with an uppercut
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but Dood seems unphased.
Blake avoids the body shot from Dood.
It looked like Blake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Dood moves out of range easily.
Dood jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Nice cross by Dood.
Dood misses with a body punch
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dood throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Dood is out of range.
Dood thuds his right hand into Blake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dood has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Blake clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Blake wants to escape the position.
Dood trying to control momentarily.
Blake wants to control his opponent's hands but Dood gets his hands free.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dood looking for the choke but no joy.
Blake is trying to break free.
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 William Blake will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dood tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Dood's shoulder, as Dood tries to avoid the shot.
Dood blocks a jab.
Blake slips under a jab.
Dood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake misses with a looping right.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Dood saw that one coming.
Dood misses the jab.
Dood misses with a straight right.
Blake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dood feints the counter takedown.
Dood just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dood moves out of range as Blake strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Jab, jab by Blake - just one landing.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
Dood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Dood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blake on the side of the head.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Dood.
Dood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
William Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Dood misses with a body shot
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dood tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Dood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blake takes a swing at Dood's ribcage but misses.
Dood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dood with a jab.
Blake tries to keep at a distance but Dood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blake wants to get back to striking at distance but Dood won't allow it.
Blake is trying to break the clinch but Dood has him pressed against the cage.
Blake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dood has him pressed against the cage.
Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dood throws a right hand that misses
and Dood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
A combination from Blake does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Dood misses the target.
Blake slips a straight right by Dood.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dood rushes Blake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake forces Dood back against the cage and clinches.
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Dood clinches.
Blake is trying to break free.
Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake scores with a body shot.
Blake throws out a powerful jab.
Dood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dood rushes Blake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Dood.
Blake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dood lands a right hand.
Rad Dood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dood blocking some punches.
Blake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Dood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rad Dood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dood's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blake 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Blake!
After the big win, William Blake made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David DeCastro (ranked 1738 p4p, 195 weight class) and Lynn Steinheiser (ranked 2083 p4p, 244 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David DeCastro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lynn Steinheiser!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
DeCastro stuffs the takedown.
Steinheiser looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for DeCastro!
Steinheiser lands an elbow.
Steinheiser looks up at the clock and then as DeCastro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Steinheiser smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
DeCastro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Steinheiser connects with a decent elbow.
DeCastro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steinheiser on the ground.
Steinheiser working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like David DeCastro has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steinheiser prevents DeCastro from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steinheiser working the body and head with strikes.
Steinheiser working the ground and pound.
Steinheiser has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steinheiser is putting a hurting on DeCastro here, landing some big shots from side control.
Steinheiser stands up and beckons DeCastro to his feet.
Steinheiser with a lazy takedown attempt
and DeCastro counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinheiser shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. DeCastro is trying to defend but Steinheiser finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
DeCastro tries to kick Steinheiser off but Steinheiser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
DeCastro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if DeCastro tries to get out of the position.
Steinheiser scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steinheiser lands strikes from half guard.
Steinheiser lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
DeCastro wants to get back to his feet.
Steinheiser working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
DeCastro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Steinheiser scores with a couple of nice shots.
David DeCastro's cut is getting worse.
Steinheiser is nestled in close to DeCastro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
DeCastro is rocked!
Jeez, David DeCastro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at David DeCastro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lynn Steinheiser!
A very excited looking Lynn Steinheiser made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atanase Teodor (ranked 910 p4p, 116 weight class) and Winslow Berhardt (ranked 1465 p4p, 187 weight class). Teodor's entrance music is Pots and pans banging . A fine choice. Atanase Teodor 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atanase Teodor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Winslow Berhardt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berhardt lands a nice hook to Teodor's body. Teodor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Berhardt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Berhardt throws the left hand but Teodor avoids the punch easily.
Teodor lands an overhand right.
Berhardt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Teodor defends it nicely.
Berhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berhardt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teodor fails to land with a series of punches.
Berhardt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teodor.
Teodor throws the kick towards the body but Berhardt avoids it.
Berhardt takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Winslow Berhardt has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teodor throws the left hand but Berhardt avoids the punch easily.
Teodor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Teodor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Berhardt misses.
Teodor takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt swinging wildly here.
Teodor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Teodor throws a poor cross that misses
letting Berhardt counter with a right hand.
Berhardt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Teodor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Berhardt lands with an uppercut that bounces Teodor off the cage and back into range.
Berhardt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice takedown defense from Teodor. No joy for Berhardt on that attempt.
Teodor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Berhardt misses the target.
It looked like Teodor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Teodor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teodor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Winslow Berhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teodor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berhardt's head.
Berhardt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Atanase Teodor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teodor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Teodor throws the left hand but Berhardt avoids the punch easily.
Berhardt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teodor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Berhardt looks to land a right hand but Teodor moved out of range.
Teodor avoids the head kick by Berhardt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Teodor.
Berhardt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Berhardt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Berhardt connects with a crisp jab.
Berhardt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teodor throws a lazy body kick
and Berhardt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Teodor lands.
Berhardt throws a looping overhand right but Teodor ducks down to avoid it.
Teodor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berhardt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Berhardt.
Teodor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berhardt 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.
Berhardt shoots in but no luck this time.
Atanase Teodor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winslow Berhardt.
Teodor throws a hook but Berhardt avoids it easily.
Berhardt misses with a leg kick
and Teodor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Berhardt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Teodor thuds his shin into the meat of Berhardt's side.
Teodor scores with a nice right hand.
Teodor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Berhardt sprawling to the canvas! Berhardt rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Teodor finish him?!
Berhardt is rocked!
Teodor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berhardt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Teodor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berhardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Teodor finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Teodor! Berhardt is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atanase Teodor!
Atanase Teodor retains his lightweight title!
Atanase Teodor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Winslow Berhardt had this to say: 'Next time I'll break him!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 1421 p4p, 191 weight class) and Danny Reborn (ranked 3073 p4p, 372 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Enforcer. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Reborn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Reborn with an uppercut!
Reborn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reborn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reborn misses with the combination.
Reborn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reborn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Reborn looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Anderson swings for the body but Reborn moves out of range.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reborn managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Reborn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Reborn avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reborn has Anderson pushed against the cage.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reborn is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Reborn.
Reborn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reborn is struggling to control the position.
Reborn pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reborn managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Reborn manages to break the clinch.
Reborn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Reborn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Reborn misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Reborn throws a combination that misses
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danny Reborn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reborn.
Anderson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reborn throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reborn tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Reborn looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Reborn just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Reborn fails to land.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Anderson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Reborn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
Reborn throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Reborn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reborn fails to land.
Nice elbow from Reborn.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Reborn takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Danny Reborn has been cut.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reborn has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn throws an elbow but it misses.
Reborn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Reborn fails to land.
Reborn takes an elbow to the temple.
Reborn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Reborn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reborn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reborn.
Reborn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Reborn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Reborn moves out of range easily.
Reborn looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reborn missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reborn darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reborn throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Reborn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reborn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reborn. That did some damage!
Reborn throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Reborn avoids it well and moves away.
Reborn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson tried to counter with a leg kick but Reborn avoided it.
Reborn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reborn stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Reborn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Reborn tries to clinch
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Reborn misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Reborn 's knee.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Reborn moved out of range nicely.
Reborn wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a head kick. That will keep Reborn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reborn.
A swing and a miss from Reborn.
As Reborn looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Reborn just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reborn tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Reborn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reborn throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Arn Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Reborn misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
Reborn misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arn Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reborn misses with a hook to the body
and Reborn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson cracks Reborn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reborn rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reborn can do to turn this around?
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Reborn, against the cage.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Reborn trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reborn into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reborn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Reborn controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reborn.
Reborn working aggressively here.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reborn controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reborn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reborn's defenses.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
Arn Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reborn blocking some punches.
Reborn tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
Reborn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Reborn is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reborn has his back to the cage.
Anderson pushes Reborn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reborn lands a body shot.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reborn misses with a punch on the inside.
Reborn manages to break the clinch.
Reborn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reborn throws an off balance right hand
and Reborn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reborn looks to clinch
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reborn is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reborn throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Reborn throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reborn.
Reborn 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.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Reborn tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reborn throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reborns head.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reborns head.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Reborn's cut.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anderson cracks the inside of Reborn's front leg.
Reborn has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Reborn misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reborn wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Reborn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reborn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Reborn.
Anderson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reborn breaks the clinch.
Reborn moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reborn with a jab.
Anderson clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Reborn trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reborn into the cage.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Reborn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reborn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danny Reborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reborn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reborn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reborn misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Reborn wants to clinch.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reborn throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reborn scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reborn.
Reborn throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reborn misses with an uppercut
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson shoots in but Reborn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reborn! But no joy.
Reborn throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reborn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Reborn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Reborn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Reborn.
Danny Reborn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson throws a right and a left that Reborn avoids nicely.
Reborn moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Reborn.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reborn at a distance.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Reborn.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reborn under the eye.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reborn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arn Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arn Anderson!
Arn Anderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Danny Reborn stepped up to the mic, saying 'The #%$@ is that my tooth?! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lei Makana (ranked 2288 p4p, 259 weight class) and Shawn Griffin (ranked 2311 p4p, 262 weight class). Griffin has chosen Medicate - Flaw as his entrance music. Shawn Griffin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lei Makana's chin.
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168 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lei Makana!
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, Shawn Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been hearing reports that Makana has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Makana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Makana goes for a double leg but Griffin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Griffin continues to drive forward.
As Makana backs off Griffin throws a huge counter combo but Makana manages to avoid it all.
Makana shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Makana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin 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 Lei Makana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Makana is defended easily by Griffin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin gets a clinch.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Makana's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Griffin dives in looking to finish as Makana flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Griffin's strikes! Griffin is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Makana's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Makana was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Griffin!
Shawn Griffin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 1171 p4p, 157 weight class) and Don Stewart (ranked 1140 p4p, 153 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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187 lbs
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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
36 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart throws a hook but Aires blocks it.
Aires looks to land a left hand but Stewart moved out of range nicely.
Stewart only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Stewart throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Aires wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aires scores with a spinning back kick!
Stewart lands with an overhand left.
Stewart throws a combination that misses
and Aires counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aires.
Stewart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stewart 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.
Aires wants to pass the guard but Stewart is keeping the position.
Stewart has his foot on Aires's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aires works his way back into a safe position though.
Stewart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aires is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stewart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aires is one step ahead there.
Stewart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aires defends it easily.
Stewart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aires is aware though and is defending well.
Aires sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stewart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stewart wants to sweep but no luck.
Stewart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aires doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Stewart is tightening it up a little... Aires has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Aires reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Aires taps out! Nice BJJ there by Stewart!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Don Stewart!
Post fight, Don Stewart took to the microphone: 'LETS GO CHAMP '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Wolf (ranked 2616 p4p, 324 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 1692 p4p, 226 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wolf might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shock The System. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolf.
Pato scores with a decent looking hook.
Pato throws a shot to the body.
Wolf is breathing heavily.
Pato throws out a loose jab but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Pato does it's job there.
Pato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolf.
Pato throws a body shot but no joy.
Pato staying out of range there.
Pato misses with an uppercut.
Wolf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf looks to land a body kick but Pato moved away.
Pato looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pato lands the left hand.
Pato throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf.
Pato moves into the clinch.
Pato working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pato.
Pato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Wolf.
Wolf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wolf moves away from the strike by Pato.
Wolf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pato.
Wolf avoids the body shot from Pato.
Wolf slips a straight right by Pato.
Wolf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pato.
It looked like Wolf wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pato misses with a hook. Wolf ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Wolf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato throws a right hand that misses
and Wolf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pato thinking.
Wolf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolf dodges the punch combination from Pato.
Pato misses with an uppercut.
Pato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wolf at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pato.
Pato just misses with a punch to the body.
Pato throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pato misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolf is looking to counter punch.
Pato lands a head shot.
Pato misses with a right hand
and Wolf counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf.
Wolf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Pato scores with the left hand. Wolf knows he should have avoided that one.
Wolf takes one to the chin there.
Wolf misses with a straight right.
Pato throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf misses with an uppercut
and Pato counters with a nice right hand that sends Wolf toppling to the canvas! Wolf scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pato finish him?!
Wolf is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf drops his hands momentarily. Pato doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Wolf staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Wolf doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guillermo Pato!
Guillermo Pato was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Adrian Wolf stepped up to the mic, saying 'Losing can be a habit just like winning. But I gonna make sure that I will be the winner next time and be the best in the world. And I gonna shock the system for sure because I am undisputed.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 559 p4p, 75 weight class) and Vito Scaletta (ranked 2073 p4p, 243 weight class). Scaletta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. i kill cause im hungry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
45 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vito Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletta misses with an uppercut. Saarenpaa saw that one coming.
It looked like Saarenpaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scaletta misses with a hook. Saarenpaa ducked under it nicely.
Saarenpaa misses with a low kick as Scaletta jumps back.
Scaletta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick
and Scaletta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saarenpaa walks into a stiff left hand from Scaletta.
Scaletta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scaletta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saarenpaa connects with a jab.
Saarenpaa blocks a jab.
It looked like Saarenpaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Saarenpaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Scaletta missing with a left hand there. Saarenpaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vito Scaletta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarenpaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scaletta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saarenpaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scaletta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scaletta throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Scaletta tenderised Saarenpaa's leg. Saarenpaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scaletta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scaletta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saarenpaa.
Scaletta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saarenpaa throws a body punch but Scaletta moves out of range.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick, looking for Scaletta's leg but Scaletta calmly moves out of range.
Scaletta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scaletta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scaletta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saarenpaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saarenpaa takes a swing at Scaletta's ribcage but misses.
Scaletta slips a jab and a cross from Saarenpaa.
Scaletta stuns Saarenpaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saarenpaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saarenpaa tries to work over Scaletta's front leg with a kick but Scaletta checks it.
Saarenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Scaletta.
Saarenpaa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scaletta momentarily.
Scaletta cracks Saarenpaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scaletta misses with a body shot.
Saarenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa throws a poor cross that misses
letting Scaletta counter with a right hand.
Saarenpaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scaletta blocks a low kick nicely.
Saarenpaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scaletta at a distance.
Scaletta misses with a body shot
and Saarenpaa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saarenpaa.
A left hand lands to the body for Saarenpaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa blocks an uppercut.
Scaletta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saarenpaa backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scaletta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scaletta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scaletta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scaletta swings wildly with an uppercut but Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Scaletta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saarenpaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saarenpaa slowing the pace effectively.
Scaletta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scaletta blocks a body shot from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scaletta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scaletta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saarenpaa has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scaletta.
Scaletta has a couple of punches blocked by Saarenpaa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scaletta.
Scaletta has a couple of punches blocked by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta swings wildly with an uppercut but Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scaletta tries a body shot but Saarenpaa blocks it.
Saarenpaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scaletta backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saarenpaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scaletta blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa scores with a hook to the body.
Scaletta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Scaletta is trying to break the clinch but Saarenpaa is controlling him.
Saarenpaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Scaletta.
Saarenpaa can't find room to land a body shot as Scaletta controls the action.
Scaletta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa tries to work over Scaletta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saarenpaa lands a nice uppercut.
Scaletta swings wildly with an uppercut but Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Scaletta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scaletta.
Scaletta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vito Scaletta will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saarenpaa blocks a jab.
Saarenpaa dips to his left and cracks Scaletta with an uppercut!
Saarenpaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scaletta lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Scaletta lands a nice shot to the body.
Saarenpaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Scaletta.
Saarenpaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saarenpaa lands with a cross.
Scaletta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saarenpaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scaletta.
Scaletta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a right hand that misses
and Saarenpaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scaletta.
Saarenpaa throws a big counter combination but Scaletta scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vito Scaletta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scaletta throws a poor cross that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Saarenpaa is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from Saarenpaa misses.
A big right from Scaletta misses.
A little feinted left hand from Saarenpaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saarenpaa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scaletta finds it's way round the side to connect with Saarenpaa's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scaletta.
Scaletta misses the shot to the body.
Saarenpaa moves away from the strike by Scaletta.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick
and Scaletta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scaletta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scaletta misses with a two punch combination.
Scaletta moves forwards but Saarenpaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta keeps Saarenpaa at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scaletta throws a hook to the side of Saarenpaa's head but Saarenpaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saarenpaa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Scaletta lands a slapping body shot.
Scaletta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scaletta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saarenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scaletta.
An attempted straight right counter from Saarenpaa misses the target.
Scaletta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saarenpaa digs a good hook to Scaletta's body.
Saarenpaa scores with a nice right hand.
Saarenpaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Scaletta avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scaletta.
Scaletta misses with a right hand
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scaletta lands a slapping body shot.
Scaletta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scaletta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saarenpaa is out of range.
Saarenpaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarenpaa. Scaletta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scaletta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scaletta misses the jab.
Scaletta digs a good body shot into Saarenpaa's ribs.
Scaletta scores with the left hand. Saarenpaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Scaletta misses with a hook to the body
and Saarenpaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta wants to land a leg kick but Saarenpaa is out of range.
Saarenpaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Scaletta thumps Saarenpaa with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scaletta misses with a looping left.
Saarenpaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scaletta is trying to break free.
Scaletta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saarenpaa manages to break the clinch.
Saarenpaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saarenpaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Scaletta throws a leg kick that misses.
Scaletta scores with a punch to the head.
Saarenpaa moves into range and clinches up with Scaletta.
Scaletta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Scaletta on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saarenpaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vito Scaletta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Scaletta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scaletta throws a hook but Saarenpaa avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scaletta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scaletta misses the jab.
Scaletta takes a swing at Saarenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Scaletta lands a jab to Saarenpaa's midsection.
Scaletta misses with a looping left.
Scaletta cracks the inside of Saarenpaa's front leg.
Scaletta takes a swing at Saarenpaa's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scaletta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saarenpaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scaletta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scaletta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Scaletta. That snapped Saarenpaa's head back.
Nice defenses there by Scaletta.
Saarenpaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Saarenpaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Scaletta misses with a body shot
and Saarenpaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Saarenpaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Scaletta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saarenpaa throws out the jab.
Saarenpaa with a jab.
Saarenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scaletta was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scaletta throws a leg kick but Saarenpaa checks it.
As Scaletta tries to get set, Saarenpaa tries to push him back and clinch up but Scaletta manages to avoid the attempt.
Scaletta scores with a hook to the body. Saarenpaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saarenpaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mika Saarenpaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Saarenpaa.
A big left from Scaletta misses.
Saarenpaa avoids the body shot from Scaletta.
Scaletta throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Saarenpaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Saarenpaa slips a straight right by Scaletta.
Scaletta punishes Saarenpaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Scaletta dodges the punch combination from Saarenpaa.
Scaletta connects with a body shot that sends Saarenpaa's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta misses with a right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saarenpaa cracks Scaletta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saarenpaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saarenpaa rushes Scaletta and presses him up against the cage.
Saarenpaa lands with a right to the head.
Scaletta lands a nice uppercut.
Mika Saarenpaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saarenpaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saarenpaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scaletta up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scaletta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scaletta misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scaletta.
A head punch on the inside from Scaletta fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa blocks a body shot from Scaletta.
Scaletta takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saarenpaa blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Saarenpaa fails to land.
Saarenpaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Scaletta.
Saarenpaa lands a right hand.
Scaletta blocks an uppercut.
Saarenpaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Scaletta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scaletta throws a head punch that misses.
Scaletta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saarenpaa takes one on the button.
Saarenpaa throws out a leg kick but Scaletta moves out of range and Saarenpaa only half commits.
Scaletta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saarenpaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Scaletta misses with a hook.
It appears Saarenpaa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Scaletta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scaletta digs a good hook to Saarenpaa's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Scaletta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scaletta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Scaletta!
Vito Scaletta made sure to mention his sponsor, FORCEE in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Grimes (ranked 1937 p4p, 222 weight class) and Simon Budimon (ranked 988 p4p, 117 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Simon Budimon enters the cage!
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32
184 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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28
184 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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Budimon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budimon lands a head kick!
It looks like Brian Grimes has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Budimon, as that shot connected.
Budimon throws a solid leg kick but Grimes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Budimon.
Budimon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grimes throws a right hand that Budimon ducks under and follows up with a left that Budimon also avoids with ease.
Budimon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Budimon throws a sloppy head kick and Grimes moves out of range easily.
Budimon needs to keep his hands up - Grimes had a free shot at his head there.
Budimon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Budimon throws a looping overhand right but Grimes ducks down to avoid it.
Budimon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Budimon does no damage.
Nice shot lands for Grimes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grimes lands with a big right hook that stumbles Budimon - he's out on his feet here! Grimes follows up with another monster hook that separates Budimon from consciousness! Budimon falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Grimes stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian Grimes!
A less than humble Brian Grimes misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Mir (ranked 341 p4p, 46 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 601 p4p, 80 weight class). Rosco Ladd is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mir tries to clinch there but Ladd circles away.
Mir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ladd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ladd misses with the combination.
Mir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ladd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ladd throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.
Mir thumps Ladd with a low kick.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
Mir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Ladd.
Ladd throws a lazy uppercut
and Mir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Ladd. Those never looked like landing.
Mir looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ladd's calf.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ladd scores with a jab.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ladd thuds a left hand into Mir's body.
Mir misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Ladd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd tries to move into range but Mir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ladd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Ladd.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ladd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mir - the referee stops the clock and Ladd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mir. Ladd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Ladd swings wildly with an uppercut but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mir landing knees to the body.
Ladd looks winded!
A frustrated look appears on Ladd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mir lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mir.
Mir working Ladd over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.
Knees to the body from Mir.
Mir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mir lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir landing knees to the body.
Mir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ladd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mir lands a nice shot to the body.
Mir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mir tries a body shot but Ladd blocks it.
Mir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Mir.
Mir lands with a left to the head.
Mir lands a knee to the body.
Mir lands with a light punch inside.
Mir creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ladd's defenses.
Ladd has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mir seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ladd can turn it around.
Mir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ladd is rocked!
Mir creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ladd's defenses.
Ladd is still on wobbly legs! Can Mir finish him?
Mir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mir throws a big uppercut that drops Ladd! More strikes from Mir and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ladd lies dazed against the cage as Mir celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoel Mir!
Yoel Mir is the new middleweight champion!
Yoel Mir decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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