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MIFC Contenders 18 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Kombat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Nice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kombat comes into the arena with Immortal Corrupter blaring out of the sound 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Kombat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dee Nice!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice fails with a takedown attempt.
Kombat misses with an uppercut.
Nice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kombat is fending him off so far but Nice persists. Nope, Kombat circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice shoots in for a takedown but Kombat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Juan Kombat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dee Nice.
Kombat thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shoots in and drives through. Kombat sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kombat cracks Nice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kombat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kombat gets caught flat footed, as Nice shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice wants to pass the guard but Kombat is keeping the position.
Kombat wants to stand and escape but Nice is having none of it.
Nice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nice wants to pass the guard but Kombat is keeping the position.
Kombat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nice on the ground.
Nice wants to stand and escape but instead Kombat has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kombat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kombat has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nice is proving hard to escape from.
Kombat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kombat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kombat.
Kombat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice trying to mount his opponent but Kombat defends it.
Kombat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kombat tries to get out of the position.
Nice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kombat keeps working.
Nice is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kombat defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kombat is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kombat keeps working.
Nice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice tries to stand and escape but Kombat is controlling the position.
Nice is looking for a kimura but Kombat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nice to get the leverage.
Nice is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Nice drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kombat manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nice has Kombat in his guard.
Nice looks gassed!
Nice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kombat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nice is trying to keep Kombat in close.
Kombat trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nice's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice looking to control but Kombat passes into half guard.
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 Juan Kombat will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kombat looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kombat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nice tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nice stands up and beckons Kombat to his feet.
A slow jab from Kombat misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice wants to clinch up but Kombat keeps it at a distance.
Kombat misses with a few strikes there.
Nice throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Nice 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kombat's waist but Kombat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nice off to one side.
Nice closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nice lands in his opponent's guard.
Nice passes Kombat's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kombat is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice is looking for a kimura but Kombat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nice to get the leverage.
Nice works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nice moves to take his opponent's back.
Nice is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Kombat right now.
Nice is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kombat is defending well though. Nice let's go of the attempt for now.
Nice is breathing heavily.
Kombat is in bad spot here.
Kombat defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nice's arms.
Nice looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Kombat right now.
Kombat just trying to survive but Nice is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kombat showing good submission defense here.
Nice is riding his opponent, not letting Kombat buck him off.
Nice is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Nice 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kombat misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kombat pinned against the cage. Kombat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kombat sprawls well. Kombat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nice gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kombat.
Kombat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice slips under a jab from Kombat.
Nice fails with a takedown attempt.
Juan Kombat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dee Nice.
Some wild striking there from Kombat.
That's two 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.
Nice sprawl there from Kombat as Nice shoots in.
Kombat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kombat throws a lazy right hand but Nice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kombat throws a jab but it's blocked by Nice.
Kombat throws a series of punches but Nice avoids them all with ease.
Kombat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kombat slaps away a takedown attempt from Nice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from Kombat misses.
Kombat connects with a crisp jab.
Nice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kombat swivels and escapes.
Kombat misses with a wild combination.
Kombat is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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.
Kombat misses with an uppercut. Nice saw that one coming.
Nice shoots in for a takedown but Kombat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kombat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nice on the side of the head.
Nice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kombat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kombat fails to land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kombat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Kombat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kombat 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Kombat!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wasil Wasilew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Claude Van Damme struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jean Claude Van Damme will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wasil Wasilew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wasilew connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Damme misses with the combination.
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Wasilew.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasilew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wasilew misses with a wild body shot.
Wasilew scores with a jab. Van Damme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wasilew could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Van Damme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wasilew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Damme misses with a combination
and Wasilew counters with a series of strikes. Van Damme will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wasilew lands a nice hook to Van Damme's body. Van Damme takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wasilew misses with a wild body shot.
Van Damme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wasilew.
The crowd cheers as Wasilew lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Damme doesn't seem phased though.
Wasilew fails to land with a series of punches.
Wasilew connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Damme throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Damme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wasilew throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Wasilew scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasilew connects with a jab.
Wasilew punishes Van Damme's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Damme throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Damme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Damme is rocked!
Van Damme looks gassed!
Van Damme leaves his chin hanging out and Wasilew seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Van Damme crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wasil Wasilew!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Redd Meat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk has chosen STAR TREK: Online - Soundtrack OST # 01 - Main Theme as his entrance music. James Kirk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Redd Meat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meat misses with a straight left.
Meat lands a body shot.
Meat blocks a leg kick.
Meat gets a clinch.
Meat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kirk or not.
Meat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Meat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meat scores with a jab to the body.
Meat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kirk's head backwards.
A punch lands to the side of Kirk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meat as he jumps to the side.
Kirk looks gassed!
Meat forces Kirk back against the cage and clinches.
Meat lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Meat to work.
Meat cracks Kirk with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat avoiding damage as Kirk throws knees to the body.
Meat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirk is working for takedown but Meat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Meat lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Meat.
Meat scores with a shoulder strike.
Meat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirk backwards.
Kirk is rocked!
Meat scores with a hook to the body.
Kirk is still on wobbly legs! Can Meat finish him?
Meat creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kirk with a big uppercut! Kirk tries to clinch up but Meat pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Kirk to the mat! Kirk covers up and Meat unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Redd Meat!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes into the arena with England Belongs to Me blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Walter!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter looks to land a body kick but Adams moved away.
Walter looks to land a body kick but Adams moved away.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams throws a right hand that Walter ducks under and follows up with a left that Walter also avoids with ease.
Walter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Adams.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Walter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walter swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Walter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walter dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Adams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Walter throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Walter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Adams throws a right and a left that Walter avoids nicely.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eric Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walter circles away quickly and effectively.
Walter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Adams.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Walter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walter feints and then cracks Adams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adams down.
Walter thuds a left hand into Adams's body.
Walter throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Adams blocks a head kick by Walter.
Walter throws a head kick that Adams semi-blocks.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walter.
Nice jab there from Walter.
Walter throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Walter lands with a kick to the temple. Adams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Walter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Walter lands a big head kick that sends Adams tumbling to the mat! Walter takes a step backwards and waves Adams back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Adams is rocked!
Walter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walter scores with a leg kick.
Adams seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws a nice head kick!
Walter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walter slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Walter thows a body kick. Adams tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Walter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.
Walter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Walter lands with a good body shot.
Walter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walter lands with a kick to the temple. Adams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walter scoring well with a low kick there.
Walter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Adams will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Walter.
Walter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Walter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walter throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Walter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Walter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Walter scoring well with a low kick there.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter scores with a spinning back kick!
Adams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walter counters with a nice body kick.
Walter lands with a slapping head kick.
Walter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Walter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adams lands a slapping body shot.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams misses with a combination
and Walter counters with a good low kick that Adams was not able to check.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams misses with a combination
and Walter counters with a two punch combo.
Walter lands a head kick. Adams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters circling a little - Walter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walter lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams throws a body punch but Walter moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Walter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walter.
Peter Walter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walter misses with a two punch combination.
Adams lands with a nice combination. Walter backs away looking to recover.
Walter lands a high kick!
Walter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Walter throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Walter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walter.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Walter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adams rather than just go for the knockout.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams thows a body shot but no joy.
Walter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walter.
Walter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Walter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adams's head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Walter dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Walter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Walter moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Walter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adams.
Walter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adams at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walter.
Walter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walter throws a front kick that sends Adams stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Walter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Adams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walter throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Walter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adams counters with a one-two to the body.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Walter dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Adams moves out of range as Walter throws a body kick.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Adams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adams lands a really nice looking cross but Walter seems unphased.
Adams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walter.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walter counters with a low kick, right behind Adams 's knee.
Walter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Eric Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Walter lands a right hook to the body.
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walter counters with a body kick.
Walter walks into a stiff left hand from Adams.
Adams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Walter throws a nice head kick!
Walter misses with a straight left.
Walter throws a combination. Adams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walter is looking to slow Adams down with leg kicks.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Walter lands a right hook to the body.
Walter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Walter misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Walter 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. This is the final round!
Adams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walter's hands.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walter counters with a head kick.
Walter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Walter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Walter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walter misses with a wild body shot.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Walter counters with a body kick that stops Adams in his tracks momentarily.
Walter lands with a kick to the temple. Adams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Adams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Walter scores with a shot to the body.
Adams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Walter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walter lands with a slapping head kick.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walter throws a hook but Adams avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Walter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adams takes a step back to recover.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Walter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Adams scores with a three punch combo!
Walter misses with a body shot.
Adams throws a series of punches but Walter moves out of range.
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Adams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walter.
Adams digs a good hook to Walter's body.
Walter lands with a slapping head kick.
Adams works over Walter's head and body with a nice combination.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walter.
Eric Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Adams 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.
Walter misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Adams avoids the head kick by Walter.
A cross from Adams lands.
Adams throws a one two combo.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Adams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walter. That one must have hurt.
Walter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Walter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Adams is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Walter counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Walter scoring well with a low kick there.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adams scores with a three punch combo!
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walter counters with a leg kick.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Walter.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Walter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Walter lands a front kick.
Walter connects with a solid leg kick.
Adams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams throws a series of punches but Walter moves out of range.
Adams throws a right and a left that Walter avoids nicely.
Walter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Peter Walter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws a sloppy body shot
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Walter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walter keeps Adams at a distance using the push kick.
Adams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Walter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walter misses with a body shot.
Walter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Walter scores with a kick to the body.
Walter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Adams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Danga de danga de dang - Adams scores with a four punch combination!
A thudding body kick lands there by Walter!
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Walter slams his shin into Adams's torso.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Walter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walter throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Adams throws a hook but Walter blocks it.
Good leg kick by Walter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Walter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Walter!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between pol cuaresma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, pol cuaresma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tin Lau!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cuaresma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lau tries to clinch up.
Lau scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
cuaresma drops his hands momentarily and Lau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
cuaresma is rocked!
Lau darts in and clinches cuaresma up against the cage.
Oh cuaresma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lau prevents cuaresma from breaking the clinch.
cuaresma seems to have got his legs back now.
cuaresma is trying to break the clinch but Lau has him pressed against the cage.
cuaresma breaks from the clinch.
Lau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
cuaresma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lau is looking to clinch but cuaresma is avoiding it.
cuaresma swats away the attempt to clinch by Lau.
Lau tries to clinch but cuaresma moves out of range.
cuaresma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cuaresma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lau tries to clinch there but cuaresma circles away.
cuaresma walks into a jab.
cuaresma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lau is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lau shoots in for a takedown but cuaresma shows good takedown defense.
cuaresma throws a head kick but Lau moves out of range.
Lau jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
cuaresma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
cuaresma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
cuaresma is breathing heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lau has an Americana. cuaresma didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lau is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lau hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tin Lau!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Helber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helber's entrance music is War is coming. A fine choice. Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sunshine of Your Love. Rusty Helber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Helber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Helber wants it to stay on the feet.
Helber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Helber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams is trying to drag Helber to the mat but Helber just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Helber gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Helber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Helber throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Helber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Helber wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Helber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Helber throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Helber lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Helber misses with a head kick.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Helber.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Rusty Helber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Williams.
Helber misses with a body kick.
Helber swinging wildly here.
Rusty Helber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helber throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Helber only half commits.
Helber drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helber stalling against the cage.
Williams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Helber manages to break the clinch.
Helber misses with a head kick.
Helber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Helber is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helber looking to pass the guard.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Helber is proving a slippery customer.
Williams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Helber controls the pace.
Helber throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helber throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Helber looking to pass the guard.
Helber postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Helber gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Helber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Helber trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helber thows a big elbow that misses.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Helber from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Helber wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.
Helber stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Helber drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Helber avoiding damage.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Helber dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Helber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Helber from controlling successfully.
Helber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helber won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Helber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Helber trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Helber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Helber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Helber advances position into side control!
Helber working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to work for a sweep but Helber has mounted him!
Williams tries to hold on but Helber postures up.
Williams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Helber punishing his opponent with strikes.
Williams is rocked!
Helber controlling the pace for now.
Helber is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Williams goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Helber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rusty Helber!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Voisine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Mustard Plug - Mr. Smiley 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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202 lbs
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195 lbs
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Brawler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raoul Voisine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Voisine.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Voisine's defenses.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Voisine tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Voisine.
Voisine shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raoul Voisine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voisine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Voisine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Voisine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Voisine misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voisine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith gets through Voisine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith working Voisine over with knees to the body.
Voisine is breathing heavily.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Voisine blocks with his arms.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Voisine in his tracks for a moment.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Voisine being controlled against the cage.
Voisine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voisine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Voisine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Voisine shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Voisine takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Voisine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith lands an elbow just above Voisine 's eye.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Voisine shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
The crowd are getting on Smith's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Voisine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith stalls.
Voisine takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voisine misses with a body punch.
Voisine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voisine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Voisine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voisine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voisine takes an elbow to the temple.
Voisine avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Voisine misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Voisine shrugs off.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Voisine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Voisine blocks with his arms.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Voisine.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Voisine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Voisine has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Voisine swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Voisine blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith lands an elbow just above Voisine 's eye.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Voisine lands with a short shot to the head.
Voisine lands a nice uppercut.
Voisine swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Voisine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Voisine is keeping busy.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Voisine in his tracks for a moment.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four 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.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Voisine's defenses.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Voisine misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Voisine takes an elbow to the temple.
Voisine misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Voisine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Voisine avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Voisine blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Voisine throws a head punch that misses.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Voisine has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Voisine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Voisine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Voisine throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Voisine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Voisine backs up against the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Voisine shoots in.
Smith lands a head kick!
Voisine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Voisine with an uppercut!
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voisine shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Voisine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Voisine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith looks to land a combination. Voisine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Voisine. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith lands with a hook. Voisine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Voisine's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raoul Voisine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith rushes Voisine and presses him up against the cage.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Voisine takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands an elbow just above Voisine 's eye.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith lands an elbow just above Voisine 's eye.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voisine backwards.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voisine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Voisine working aggressively here.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voisine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Voisine misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands an elbow just above Voisine 's eye.
John Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Voisine is keeping busy.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Voisine in his tracks for a moment.
Voisine swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Voisine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Voisine. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Voisine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Voisine in his tracks for a moment.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Voisine's ribcage.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Voisine in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Voisine swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Voisine blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Voisine fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Voisine's defenses.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voisine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Voisine cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Voisine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Voisine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Voisine swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voisine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Voisine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Voisine lands with a short shot to the head.
Voisine misses with some punches.
Voisine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Voisine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith blocking some punches.
Voisine works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voisine.
Voisine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Voisine in his tracks for a moment.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Voisine.
Voisine misses with some punches.
Voisine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voisine has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Voisine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Voisine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith effectively controlling the action here.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Voisine.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Voisine shrugs off.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voisine is defending well for now.
Voisine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Voisine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Voisine's ribcage.
A short right from Voisine on the inside.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Voisine.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voisine dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Voisine is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Voisine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voisine controlling the action here.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith keeping full guard, as Voisine tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith jabs at Voisine's body.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith thuds his right hand into Voisine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Voisine's defenses.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Voisine. Voisine gets slowly back to his feet.
Voisine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Voisine backs up against the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Voisine down.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith feints and then cracks Voisine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voisine down.
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Voisine in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Voisine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Voisine dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Voisine blocks it.
Voisine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voisine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
A short left from Voisine.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Voisine misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Voisine gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Voisine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Voisine on the inside.
Voisine struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Voisine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Voisine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voisine has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Voisine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Voisine throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voisine.
Voisine misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Voisine avoids the damage to the body.
Voisine avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Voisine tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Voisine back against the cage.
Voisine working aggressively here.
Voisine working aggressively here.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Voisine avoids it.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Voisine managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voisine.
Voisine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Voisine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Voisine struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voisine avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Voisine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voisine.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith blocks a body shot from Voisine.
Voisine has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Voisine's face.
Voisine dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voisine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Voisine.
Voisine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voisine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voisine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voisine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voisine is working Smith over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Voisine fails to land.
Voisine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Voisine misses with the head strike.
A short left from Voisine.
A head punch on the inside from Voisine fails to land.
Voisine misses with a punch on the inside.
Voisine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Voisine.
Voisine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Voisine lands a body punch.
Voisine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but John Smith just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Voisine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Voisine gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Voisine in his tracks for a moment.
Voisine misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Voisine is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Voisine.
Voisine struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Voisine swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Voisine's defenses.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voisine.
Voisine throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Voisine.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Voisine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Voisine's defenses.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voisine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Voisine lands a shot to the body.
Voisine throws a head punch that misses.
Smith taking a breather.
Voisine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voisine digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voisine.
Voisine has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Voisine has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Voisine lands a body shot.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Voisine.
Voisine swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Voisine lands a body shot.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voisine pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voisine.
Voisine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Voisine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voisine misses with some punches.
Voisine blocks an elbow strike.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Voisine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Voisine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Voisine blocks an uppercut.
Voisine blocks the elbow strike.
Voisine lands a body punch.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voisine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voisine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Voisine lands a body punch.
Voisine lands a shoulder strike.
Voisine misses with a punch to the body.
Voisine lands with a right to the head.
Voisine has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Voisine lands with a light punch inside.
Voisine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voisine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Voisine.
A head punch on the inside from Voisine fails to land.
Voisine throws a head punch that misses.
Voisine struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Voisine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voisine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Voisine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith blocks a body shot from Voisine.
Voisine blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Voisine's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to stall but Voisine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Voisine digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Voisine blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Voisine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Voisine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Voisine fails to land.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Voisine blocks it with crossed arms.
Voisine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voisine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Voisine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Voisine digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Voisine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith blocking some punches.
Voisine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voisine misses with the head strike.
Voisine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Voisine had his way with John Smith in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Voisine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Voisine.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Voisine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Voisine persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Voisine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Voisine's head.
Smith cracks the inside of Voisine's front leg.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith connects with a right hand. Voisine shakes it off.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith scores with a jab. Voisine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voisine dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Voisine's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raoul Voisine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Voisine.
Voisine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Voisine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith has Voisine up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Voisine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Voisine's ribcage. Voisine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith trying to stall but Voisine improves his position.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Voisine takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voisine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Voisine blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voisine struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Voisine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Voisine fails to land.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Voisine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Voisine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voisine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voisine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Voisine scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Voisine managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Voisine scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
A shot in the inside from Voisine.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Voisine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voisine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Voisine avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Voisine prevents a body shot from Smith.
Voisine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voisine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voisine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voisine blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Voisine digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith blocking some punches.
Voisine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Voisine misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Voisine fails to land.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
John Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voisine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voisine throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Voisine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voisine swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voisine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Voisine swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voisine tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Voisine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Voisine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith prevents a body shot from Voisine.
Voisine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raoul Voisine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Voisine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
John Smith is the new middleweight champion!
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