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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 3204 p4p, 359 weight class) and Yoki Mayoniko (ranked 2032 p4p, 250 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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38
180 lbs
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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
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Yoki Mayoniko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mayoniko throws a low kick but Wayne moves out of range easily.
Wayne connects with a right hand. Mayoniko shakes it off.
Nice cross by Wayne.
Mayoniko throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Mayoniko throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayoniko.
Wayne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wayne moves into range and clinches up with Mayoniko.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
Mayoniko blocking some punches.
Wayne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayoniko's efforts to push away.
Mayoniko stalling in the clinch.
Wayne being controlled against the cage.
Mayoniko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Mayoniko misses with some punches.
Mayoniko misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne tries a body shot but Mayoniko blocks it.
Mayoniko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wayne stops a takedown attempt from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne wants a takedown.
Mayoniko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayoniko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wayne at a distance.
Mayoniko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wayne.
Mayoniko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayoniko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mayoniko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayoniko misses the target.
Mayoniko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wayne throws an off balance right hand
and Mayoniko counters with a nice uppercut.
Mayoniko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wayne was covering up waiting for the punch and Mayoniko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne pulls Mayoniko in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko looking to pass the guard.
Wayne is trying to control the position but Mayoniko postures up.
Mayoniko stands and throws Wayne's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wayne tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne struggling a bit here.
Mayoniko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wayne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wayne is looking to regain half guard here but Mayoniko keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mayoniko actively working from the bottom here.
Wayne is looking for a kimura but Mayoniko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wayne to get the leverage.
Mayoniko is trying to control but can't.
Mayoniko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wayne's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wayne's back!
Wayne tries to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Wayne trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne breaks Mayoniko's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mayoniko seems keen to control Wayne's posture.
Wayne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wayne has gone for a leg lock! Mayoniko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wayne's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wayne looking for a triangle here. Mayoniko is fighting it but it looks tight! Wayne pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mayoniko is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruce Wayne!
After winning the bout, Bruce Wayne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 3219 p4p, 363 weight class) and Oleg Nemkov (ranked 16307 p4p, 507 weight class). Katsu Laoka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oleg Nemkov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nemkov throws a counter combo.
Laoka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nemkov. That one must have hurt.
Nemkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nemkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laoka.
Nemkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laoka throws a hook but Nemkov avoids it easily.
Laoka misses with a hook.
Nemkov lands a jab.
Nemkov throws a sloppy head kick
and Laoka counters with a left to the body.
Nemkov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nemkov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nemkov wants to control but Laoka is keeping him busy.
Laoka wants to get back to his feet but Nemkov drags him back down.
Nemkov cracks Laoka with a big right hand but Laoka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka is pushing Nemkov's head away, looking to escape. Nemkov manages to hold on to the position though.
Nemkov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Laoka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nemkov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Laoka is trying to escape the position but Nemkov is controlling the position.
Laoka is trying to get back to his feet.
Nemkov trying to control the position but Laoka is working away.
Nemkov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Laoka rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nemkov's guard! Nice work there by Laoka!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nemkov, up you get!
Nemkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nemkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laoka tries to avoid it but Nemkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laoka to the ground. Laoka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laoka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laoka avoids the body shot from Nemkov.
Laoka sizes up Nemkov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crunch! Laoka slams his shin into Nemkov's torso.
Laoka misses with a looping right.
Nemkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nemkov shoots in for a takedown but Laoka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nemkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laoka throwing a counter right hand but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
Laoka looks to land a left hand but Nemkov moved out of range nicely.
Nemkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katsu Laoka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laoka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka throws a chopping leg kick but Nemkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laoka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nemkov.
Laoka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Katsu Laoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Nemkov.
Laoka feints and then cracks Nemkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nemkov down.
Nemkov lands a lovely overhand right.
Nemkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laoka slips a jab from Nemkov.
Laoka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laoka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laoka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Nemkov.
Laoka working aggressively here.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laoka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka tries to work over Nemkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nemkov tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Laoka just leaning against Nemkov, taking a breather.
Nemkov avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Laoka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nemkov.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nemkov avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Laoka fails to land.
Laoka leaning against his opponent.
Laoka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laoka moves out of range of the strikes.
Nemkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Nemkov misses
and Laoka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laoka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nemkov backs up against the cage.
Nemkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Katsu Laoka is winning the standup battle so far.
Nemkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Laoka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nemkov slips a jab from Laoka.
Nemkov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laoka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nemkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laoka scoring well with a low kick there.
Oleg Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laoka stuffs the takedown.
Nemkov slips a straight right by Laoka.
Laoka just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemkov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laoka throws a body shot but no joy.
Laoka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nemkov's hands.
Nemkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nemkov shoots in but no luck this time.
Katsu Laoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Nemkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nemkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laoka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nemkov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Laoka back to the cage. Nemkov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Laoka lands a lovely overhand right.
Nemkov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nemkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nemkov misses with a wild body shot.
Laoka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nemkov.
Nemkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laoka. Laoka obviously looking to wear him down.
Laoka lunges at Nemkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nemkov's hand.
Nemkov scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Nemkov tenderised Laoka's leg. Laoka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Laoka as he checks the leg kick.
Laoka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nemkov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka throws a leg kick but Nemkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laoka. That's going to slow Nemkov down.
A head kick misses from Laoka.
Nemkov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nemkov moves out of range of the leg kick from Laoka.
Nemkov moves out of range of the leg kick from Laoka.
Nemkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laoka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laoka works Nemkov's body with a nice hook.
Nemkov throws a hook but Laoka avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Nemkov misses.
Laoka looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Laoka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nemkov.
Laoka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laoka.
Nemkov walks into a stiff left hand from Laoka.
Nemkov staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laoka tries to clinch up.
Laoka throws a jab when Nemkov was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nemkov.
Laoka misses the shot to the body.
Nemkov lunges at Laoka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laoka's hand.
Nemkov tries to move into range but Laoka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nemkov cracks a nice hook into Laoka's ribs.
Laoka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemkov moves away.
Nemkov is looking to land body kicks.
Laoka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laoka cracks Nemkov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nemkov scores with a one two! Laoka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
Laoka slaps away a takedown attempt from Nemkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Laoka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Laoka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nemkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nemkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nemkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nemkov trying to control but Laoka is working from the bottom.
Nemkov passes Laoka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nemkov seems to be looking for submissions.
Laoka pushes Nemkov off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nemkov throws a wild body kick that Laoka sees coming a mile off.
Laoka misses with an uppercut
and Nemkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nemkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nemkov defending well as Laoka loads up on a big left hand.
Nemkov works Laoka's body with a nice hook.
Nemkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laoka.
Nemkov throws a series of punches but Laoka moves out of range.
Nemkov slips under a jab from Laoka.
Oleg Nemkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nemkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Laoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nemkov.
Laoka misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemkov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nemkov duly obliges.
Nemkov goes for a double leg but Laoka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Laoka continues to drive forward.
Laoka just misses with a punch to the body.
Nemkov takes one on the button.
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!
Nemkov 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.
Nemkov lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nemkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Nemkov. Those never looked like landing.
Laoka misses with a head kick.
Laoka dodges the punch combination from Nemkov.
Nemkov lands with a slapping head kick.
Nemkov scores with a body shot.
Nemkov tries to score with a low kick but Laoka moves his leg out of the way.
Nemkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nemkov moves away from the strike by Laoka.
Laoka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nemkov.
Laoka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laoka misses the jab.
Nemkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nemkov misses with the combination.
Oleg Nemkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Laoka.
Nemkov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laoka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nemkov somewhat.
As Nemkov backs away, Laoka returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nemkov walks into a left hand.
Nemkov takes a swing at Laoka's ribcage but misses.
Nemkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laoka dodges the punch combination from Nemkov.
Laoka throws out a powerful jab.
Nemkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laoka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laoka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nemkov on the side of the head.
Nemkov fails with the takedown
letting Laoka counter with a right hand.
Katsu Laoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Nemkov.
Nemkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laoka was well out of range. Poor timing from Nemkov.
Laoka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nemkov.
Laoka looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nemkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick there by Laoka.
Nemkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laoka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Laoka scores with a jab.
Laoka misses with a straight left.
Nemkov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laoka did well to prevent Nemkov getting side control.
Laoka is trying to escape back to his feet but Nemkov uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nemkov is controlling him well.
Nemkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laoka keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nemkov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nemkov wants to control but Laoka is keeping him busy.
Nemkov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nemkov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Katsu Laoka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nemkov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nemkov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Laoka prevents Nemkov from moving into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oleg Nemkov.
I think Laoka 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsu Laoka!
After the fight, Katsu Laoka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Kemp (ranked 2120 p4p, 221 weight class) and George Patton (ranked 13770 p4p, 447 weight class). Ross Kemp looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ross Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Patton!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kemp circles away quickly and effectively.
Kemp thinks about countering with a head kick.
Patton misses with a series of wild punches.
Kemp moves out of range of the body kick from Patton.
Patton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kemp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Patton takes a swing at Kemp's ribcage but misses.
Kemp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemp manages to avoid it.
Patton checks a leg kick.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemp manages to avoid it.
It looked like Kemp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemp with a hook.
It looks like George Patton has been cut.
Patton tries to bum rush Kemp with a series of wild strikes but Kemp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patton fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a head kick.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Kemp moves out of range easily.
Patton scores with a nice right hand.
Patton misses with a body punch
and Kemp counters with a nice leg kick.
Patton misses with a looping right.
Kemp thinks about countering with a body kick.
Patton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kemp counters with a stiff right hand.
Patton swinging wildly here.
George Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton throws a looping overhand right but Kemp ducks down to avoid it.
Kemp scores with a leg kick.
Kemp changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton just misses with a punch to the body.
Patton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kemp counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a punch to the body.
Kemp lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kemp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kemp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattons head.
Kemp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
A short right from Kemp on the inside.
Kemp lands with a left to the head.
Kemp misses with a body punch.
Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patton throws a right and a left that Kemp avoids nicely.
Kemp misses with a head kick.
Kemp just misses with a punch to the body.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick
and Kemp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kemp lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kemp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kemp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Kemp.
Still in the clinch, Patton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kemp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
Patton wants to get back to striking at distance but Kemp won't allow it.
A short right from Kemp.
Kemp throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
Kemp lands a body punch.
Kemp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Patton looks winded!
Kemp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kemp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kemp lands with a short shot to the head.
Kemp misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kemp - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kemp on the inside.
Kemp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kemp gets through Patton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kemp pushes Patton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Kemp.
Kemp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kemp lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kemp.
Kemp tries to throw a body punch but Patton avoids it by throwing Kemp back against the cage.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Kemp blocks with his arms.
Kemp lands with a left to the head.
Kemp lands with a short shot to the head.
Kemp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kemp presses Patton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kemp tries to throw a body punch but Patton avoids it by throwing Kemp back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Kemp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Patton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kemp has closed the distance and engaged Patton in a clinch.
Patton breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Kemp.
Kemp slips a jab and a cross from Patton.
Patton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Patton scores with the left hand. Kemp knows he should have avoided that one.
Patton scores with a jab to the head.
Patton avoids the head kick by Kemp.
Patton looks to land a combination. Kemp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kemp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Patton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patton is breathing heavily.
Patton throws an off balance right hand
and Kemp counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Patton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Patton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kemp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patton.
Patton misses with the combination.
Kemp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
Kemp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patton takes a swing at Kemp's ribcage but misses.
Patton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Kemp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Kemp moves out of range easily.
Kemp connects with a nice looking jab.
Patton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Patton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kemp rather than just go for the knockout.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kemp gets a clinch.
Kemp gets through Patton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kemp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patton is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kemp lands a shoulder strike.
Patton is still on wobbly legs! Can Kemp finish him?
Kemp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patton can do to turn this around?
Kemp lands a big right hand that drops Patton! The killer instinct kicks in and Kemp finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kemp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Kemp!
Ross Kemp thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated George Patton had this to say: 'I'd like to thank my opponent, and apologize to the fans.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Tektas (ranked 2473 p4p, 269 weight class) and Jack Hanma (ranked 3972 p4p, 408 weight class). Tektas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alexander The Great. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hanma's choice of entrance music: Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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34
166 lbs
18 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetrius Tektas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tektas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hanma!
Tektas trying to control the action but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Hanma regains half guard.
Hanma is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tektas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tektas's back!
Tektas trying to control but not successfully.
Hanma struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tektas can't escape the position.
Tektas is working hard here to advance position.
Hanma wants to control but Tektas is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tektas avoids the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma controls the position.
Hanma lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tektas's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hanma is trying to control but Tektas is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Hanma takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tektas is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hanma.
Hanma trying to control but Tektas is having none of it.
Hanma controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looking to control but Tektas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hanma controlling the position easily from mount.
Tektas tries to hold on but Hanma postures up.
Hanma controlling from mount.
Hanma trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanma throws some wild stikes that Tektas manages to avoid easily.
Hanma tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tektas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Tektas's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hanma in particular looking to stall.
Hanma wants to take a breather but Tektas is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tektas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tektas wants to sweep here but Hanma controlling him for the moment.
Hanma wants to control from the top but Tektas keeps moving.
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.
Tektas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanma is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanma has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tektas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tektas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanma.
Hanma tries a quick counter leg kick but Tektas is wise to it.
Tektas shoots in and bounces Hanma off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tektas throws an elbow that misses. Hanma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tektas's guard. Nice move by Hanma!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanma is pushing down on Tektas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tektas is fighting to maintain full guard but Hanma has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hanma dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tektas slips a straight right by Hanma.
Tektas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tektas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanma moves away.
Tektas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Tektas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tektas throws a right and a left that Hanma avoids nicely.
Tektas shoots in and drives through. Hanma sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tektas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hanma controls Tektas momentarily but Tektas frees himself.
Hanma is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas looking to pass the guard.
Tektas preventing the sweep.
Tektas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tektas stopping the sweep attempt from Hanma.
Hanma is still trying to improve position.
Tektas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hanma's head.
Tektas with a nice head shot there.
Tektas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tektas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hanma wants to sweep here but Tektas controlling him for the moment.
Tektas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tektas stopping the sweep attempt from Hanma.
Hanma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tektas.
Hanma lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tektas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tektas connects with a couple of short punches.
Tektas won't allow Hanma to sweep him here.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Tektas from controlling successfully.
Tektas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hanma is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tektas, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tektas working a defensive guard here.
Hanma trying to control the position from guard on top but Tektas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hanma advances to half guard.
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.
Tektas wants to control but Hanma is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tektas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hanma works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hanma sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tektas is refusing to be controlled, as Hanma sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanma misses with a head shot. Tektas uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jack Hanma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hanma won't allow Tektas to sweep him here.
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 Demetrius Tektas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanma throws a shot from downtown. Tektas moves away and avoids it.
Tektas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tektas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma throws a good cross that connects.
Hanma throws a wild body kick that Tektas sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Tektas finds it's target.
Tektas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tektas checks a leg kick.
Hanma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tektas.
A swing and a miss from Tektas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas misses with a takedown attempt
letting Hanma counter with a right hand.
A jab from Hanma misses.
Tektas misses with a takedown
and Hanma counters with a left and a right that stings Tektas.
Hanma misses with a hook. Tektas ducked under it nicely.
Hanma scores with the left hand. Tektas knows he should have avoided that one.
Tektas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tektas looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range.
Tektas throws a right hand that Hanma ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanma also avoids with ease.
Hanma throws a big counter head kick but Tektas avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma walks into a jab.
Hanma swings for the body but Tektas moves out of range.
Hanma scores with a body shot.
Hanma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tektas throws an overhand right that lands on Hanma's shoulder, as Hanma tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tektas misses the target.
Hanma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tektas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanma throws out a counter right but Tektas avoids it with no problem.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Tektas is out of range.
Tektas throws a shot from downtown. Hanma moves away and avoids it.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Tektas is just out of range.
Tektas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hanma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tektas is out of range and Hanma settles back down.
Tektas feinted with a counter takedown.
Tektas's corner calls for a 1-2. Tektas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Tektas finds it's way through Hanma's defenses.
Hanma walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tektas misses with a body shot.
Hanma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tektas with a body shot.
Hanma misses with a hook. Tektas ducked under it nicely.
Tektas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrius Tektas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tektas jabs Hanma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Tektas misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Hanma.
Well Hanma 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hanma!
Jack Hanma bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Demetrius Tektas stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am sorry . I did all my best. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 1548 p4p, 202 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 2219 p4p, 263 weight class). Justis comes into the arena with Wolf Totem - The HU blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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174 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Logan Justis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Justis blocks the low kick.
Justis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Swanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Justis lands a nice shot that snaps Swanson's head back.
Justis throws out a powerful jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Justis, right into the meat.
Swanson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Justis looks to land a right hand but Swanson moved out of range.
Justis clobbers Swanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Justis misses with a looping right.
Justis lands a nice hook to Swanson's body. Swanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Justis ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Justis takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Justis there.
Swanson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Justis momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Swanson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Justis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Justis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swanson throws a wild body kick that Justis sees coming a mile off.
Justis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Swanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Justis.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
Justis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swanson has time to react.
Justis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Justis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis looks to throw the jab but Swanson is out of range.
Justis lands with a right hand.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Justis saw that one coming.
Justis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
Justis throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Justis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A cross from Justis lands.
Swanson slips under a jab from Justis.
Justis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Justis tried to score with a low kick but Swanson checks it.
Justis misses with a straight right.
Swanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Justis throws a right and a left that Swanson avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Swanson.
Benedicte Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Justis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Swanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Justis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Justis loads up on a big right hand but Swanson slips the punch.
Swanson flicks out a counter leg kick but Justis steps away.
Swanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Swanson tries to land a front kick but Justis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No joy there for Justis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Justis if he has to take too many more of those.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Justis is able to avoid easily.
Logan Justis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Justis misses.
Swanson throws a big counter head kick but Justis avoids it with no problem.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Justis checks it.
Justis throwing a counter right hand but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson slips a jab from Justis.
Justis blocks a jab.
Justis throwing a counter right hand but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Justis down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Justis swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
Swanson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Justis with a nice cross.
A jab from Justis finds it's way through Swanson's defenses.
Swanson lands a leg kick that knocks Justis off balance momentarily.
Justis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Swanson moves away from the strike by Justis.
Swanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Justis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Swanson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Justis punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Swanson throws a push kick but Justis slaps the foot to one side.
Swanson misses with a left hand
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swanson on the side of the head.
Justis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Justis scores with a punch to the head.
Justis cracks Swanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justis missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson throws a leg kick but Justis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Justis is looking to counter punch.
Justis throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Swanson - that will leave a mark!
Swanson lands a head kick. Justis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Justis misses with a looping left.
Justis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Justis.
Swanson is looking to slow Justis down with leg kicks.
Justis throws a big shot that misses.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Justis lands a nice shot to the body.
Swanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Swanson fakes the leg kick and cracks Justis in the body.
Justis tests Swanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swanson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Justis checks it well.
Justis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justis darts in and clinches Swanson up against the cage.
Swanson is working Justis over against the cage.
Swanson wants to get back to striking at distance but Justis won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Swanson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Justis breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Justis dominated that round.
That's time! Justis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Justis moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Justis moves out of range of the strikes.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justis defending well as Swanson loads up on a big left hand.
Swanson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Justis finds it's way round the side to connect with Swanson's head.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justis throws out the jab.
Swanson thows a leg kick but Justis checks it
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Swanson is looking to chop away at Justis's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Justis misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Swanson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Justis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Justis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justis working the ground and pound.
Justis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Justis decides to stand back up. Justis steps back and let's Swanson get back to his feet.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
Justis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Justis misses.
Justis blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Swanson lands a jab to the head.
Swanson throws a big shot that misses.
Justis is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Justis misses its intended target.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Justis lands a jab to the head.
Justis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justis throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Justis throws the left hand but Swanson avoids the punch easily.
Justis swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Logan Justis is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson scores with a nice strike.
Swanson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Justis connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swanson.
Swanson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Justis changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Justis tries to clinch up but Swanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Swanson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Justis.
Justis misses with a looping right.
Swanson tried to score with a low kick but Justis checks it.
Justis misses with a two punch combination.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on Justis's shoulder, as Justis tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justis throws a right hand that misses
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justis.
Swanson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Justis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swanson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Swanson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justis.
Swanson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson throws a right hand that misses
and Justis counters with a nice uppercut.
Swanson tries a low kick but Justis avoids it.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justis.
Justis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Justis is looking to counter punch.
Swanson ducks right into an uppercut from Justis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Justis misses with a low kick as Swanson jumps back.
Justis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swanson on the side of the head.
Swanson scores with a leg kick.
Swanson lands with a hook. Justis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Swanson misses with a hook.
A jab from Justis misses.
Justis misses with a looping left.
Justis throws a lazy right hand but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Justis shoots for a double leg takedown but Swanson sprawls well. He's pushed Justis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Swanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justis.
Swanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swanson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No joy there for Swanson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Swanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Justis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Justis connects with a nice looking jab.
Justis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good work by Justis as he checks the leg kick.
Justis throws a lazy right hand but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick and Justis moves out of range easily.
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Justis throws a combination. Swanson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Swanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swanson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Swanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justis misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Justis misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Justis avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Justis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson keeps Justis at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Justis dominated that second round.
That's time! Justis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Justis looks to throw the jab but Swanson is out of range.
Justis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swanson tries to land a leg kick but Justis saw it coming and moves away.
Justis misses with an uppercut
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Justis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swanson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Justis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Justis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swanson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swanson misses with a right hand
and Swanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swanson throws a body kick that misses.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
Justis blocks a leg kick.
Justis throws the left hand but Swanson avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Justis.
Swanson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Justis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swanson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson tries to score with a low kick but Justis moves his leg out of the way.
Swanson tried to score with a low kick but Justis checks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Swanson!
Justis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Justis cracks Swanson with an open hand slap.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justis.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
Justis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Justis digs a good body shot into Swanson's ribs.
Justis connects with the punch.
Justis fails with a takedown attempt.
Swanson tries to land a front kick but Justis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Swanson throws a shot from downtown. Justis moves away and avoids it.
Swanson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Justis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swanson connects with a crisp jab.
Swanson connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws out a powerful jab.
Justis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Justis is able to avoid easily.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on Justis's shoulder, as Justis tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Justis moved out of range.
Justis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swanson counters with a nice body kick.
Justis throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justis throws out a powerful jab.
Justis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Swanson tenderised Justis's leg. Justis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Swanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Justis misses with a hook.
Justis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Justis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Swanson's head backwards.
Justis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Swansons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Swanson misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson slips a jab from Justis.
Justis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Swanson misses the target.
Donk. Justis catches Swanson right on the button with a cross.
Swanson misses with a double jab.
Justis misses with a wild body shot.
Justis tests Swanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swanson on the side of the head.
Swanson throws a push kick but Justis slaps the foot to one side.
Swanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Justis can pounce on him.
Justis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Justis moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
Justis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Justis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson throws a solid leg kick but Justis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swanson.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Justis. Beautiful body shot.
Justis avoids a kick to the body.
Swanson slips a jab from Justis.
Justis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Justis scores with a jab. Swanson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Swanson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Justis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Swanson misses the target.
Justis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Justis.
Justis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justis.
A shot to the liver by Justis. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Justis misses.
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson slips under a jab.
No joy there for Justis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justis blocks a jab.
Justis looks to land a right hand but Swanson moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Justis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Justis 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Justis!
Logan Justis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Oki (ranked 1233 p4p, 150 weight class) and Andrey Eremeev (ranked 2062 p4p, 227 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Oki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Eremeev!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oki throws a body punch but Eremeev moves out of range.
Oki 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.
Eremeev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oki looks to land a left hand but Eremeev moved out of range nicely.
Eremeev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Eremeev shoots in and bounces Oki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Eremeev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like Eremeev might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eremeev wants to pass the guard but Oki is keeping the position.
Eremeev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Eremeev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev is fighting to break Oki's control of his arms but Oki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Eremeev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Eremeev stands and throws Oki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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.
Eremeev is looking to take a break and control but Oki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eremeev moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Oki prevents Eremeev from moving into mount.
Oki is trying to improve his position.
Eremeev controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Oki, who protects the arm well.
Eremeev staying calm.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hakeem Oki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oki misses with a hook. Eremeev ducked under it nicely.
Oki looks to land a combination but Eremeev avoids it well.
Oki cracks Eremeev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eremeev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Oki quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oki is looking to improve his position.
Oki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oki keeping control of the position.
Eremeev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Let's hope that Eremeev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eremeev trying to control from half guard but Oki is working away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrey Eremeev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eremeev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oki is trying to defend but Eremeev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Eremeev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eremeev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eremeev wants to pass to mount but Oki is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eremeev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hakeem Oki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eremeev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eremeev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oki 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Eremeev forces his way into half guard.
Eremeev prevents Oki from improving his position.
My spies in Power Shark Gym inform me that Eremeev has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Oki tries to get to full guard but Eremeev has control of the leg.
Eremeev is looking to advance position but Oki won't allow it.
Eremeev not doing much here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Eremeev wants to pass the guard but Oki is defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eremeev shoots in for a takedown but Oki shows good takedown defense.
Andrey Eremeev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oki misses with an uppercut. Eremeev saw that one coming.
Oki throws a jab when Eremeev was well out of range.
Oki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Eremeev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oki as he avoids it easily.
Hakeem Oki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Eremeev.
Oki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Eremeev eats them both and turns towards Oki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oki misses with a hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oki stuffs the takedown.
Oki throws a hook but Eremeev avoids it easily.
We've been told by Oki's head coaches at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eremeev with the counter takedown but Oki avoids it easily.
Eremeev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Oki pushes Eremeev off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Eremeev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oki avoids it really well and circles away.
Eremeev dives in for a single leg takedown but Oki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oki throws a quick counter kick to the body but Eremeev avoids it.
Eremeev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oki defends it nicely.
Hakeem Oki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Eremeev.
Oki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eremeev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eremeev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oki on his heels. He'll look to pass Oki's guard now, I'm sure.
Oki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eremeev tries to free his leg and advance position but Oki is retaining full guard.
Oki is pulling down on Eremeev's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki looking for a sweep. Not yet Oki, not yet.
Andrey Eremeev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oki can't keep his opponent in guard - Eremeev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oki has his hands clasped together around Eremeev's back. He's all about the action.
Eremeev trying to control the action but Oki is working from the bottom.
Eremeev trying to control the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eremeev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eremeev.
Eremeev has his takedown stuffed
and Oki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eremeev with a poor takedown
and Oki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oki lands with an overhand left.
Oki misses with a head kick.
Eremeev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Oki defends it well.
Oki leaves Eremeev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eremeev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oki.
Eremeev feints the counter takedown.
Oki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hakeem Oki is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oki misses with a wild combination.
Oki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eremeev shoots in for a double leg but Oki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Oki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eremeev fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oki. Eremeev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eremeev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oki.
Eremeev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oki takes a swing at Eremeev's ribcage but misses.
Eremeev gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev wants to pass to mount but Oki is defending the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oki is refusing to be controlled, as Eremeev sits in half guard.
Oki keeping control of the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Oki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oki 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Oki!
Hakeem Oki opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 1637 p4p, 173 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 987 p4p, 118 weight class). Crespo comes to the cage accompanied by Ghost ''Im A King. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo misses with a shot to the body
and Crespo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crespo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crespo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crespo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Crespo.
Crespo throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Crespo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Garcia sneaks back into half guard.
Garcia makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crespo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Crespo's shoulder, as Crespo tries to avoid the shot.
Crespo lands with a shot to the body.
Crespo doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Crespo's head back.
Crespo slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crespo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crespo scrambles back to his feet.
Crespo misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Crespo throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Crespo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crespo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crespo shoots and misses
and Crespo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silvio Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crespo looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Crespo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crespo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crespo counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Crespo avoids the body shot from Garcia.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Garcia scores with a jab. Crespo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Crespo shoots in.
Crespo scores with a head kick. Garcia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Garcia throws a hook but Crespo avoids it easily.
Crespo moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garcia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Crespo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crespo.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Crespo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garcia scores with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
A punch lands to the side of Crespo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Crespo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvio Crespo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crespo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crespo throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Crespo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crespo's head backwards.
Garcia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crespo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crespo was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Crespo is out of range.
Garcia 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.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crespo eats them both and turns towards Garcia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crespo throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
Crespo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Crespo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crespo misses with a takedown
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crespo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Crespo.
A jab from Crespo misses.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Crespo's head but Crespo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo tries for a takedown but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia throws out a counter right but Crespo avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Crespo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crespo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Crespo.
Crespo shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcia throws a body punch but Crespo moves out of range.
Crespo wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crespo.
Crespo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crespo tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Crespo throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crespo.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crespo.
Crespo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crespo tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
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.
Crespo throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crespo doesn't seem bothered though.
Silvio Crespo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crespo tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crespo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crespo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crespo misses with a looping left.
Crespo misses with a straight left.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crespo misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crespo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crespo swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia tests Crespo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crespo throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia misses the jab.
Crespo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crespo's head backwards.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
Good leg kick by Garcia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crespo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Garcia both land. Nice combination.
Garcia cracks Crespo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crespo in his tracks.
Crespo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crespo tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Crespo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcia throws a body punch but Crespo moves out of range.
Crespo scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Crespo counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Crespo does no damage.
Garcia jabs at Crespo's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvio Crespo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crespo's calf.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Crespo.
Crespo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garcia is out of range and Crespo settles back down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garcia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Crespo misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia tests Crespo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Crespo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crespo tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crespo throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crespo is out of range and Garcia settles back down.
Crespo tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crespo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia motions for Crespo to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crespo throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Crespo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crespo.
Crespo is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Crespo's belly button to the back.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crespo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo misses with a double jab.
Crespo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Crespo moves into the clinch.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Crespo controls his hands.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crespo blocks the elbow strike.
Crespo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Garcia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Garcia is working Crespo over against the cage.
Crespo has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Crespo avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Crespo throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Crespo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crespo throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia tries to bum rush Crespo with a series of wild strikes but Crespo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Crespo's belly button to the back.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Crespo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia 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.
Crespo slips a straight right by Garcia.
A punch lands to the side of Crespo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Crespo saw that one coming.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crespos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia blocks a head kick by Crespo.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Crespo is out of range.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Crespo should have avoided that one.
Crespo lands a jab-cross combination.
Crespo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Crespo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crespo off to one side.
Crespo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A left lands for Garcia.
Crespo throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crespo's head backwards.
Crespo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia tries to work over Crespo's front leg with a kick but Crespo checks it.
Crespo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Crespo slips under a jab from Garcia.
Crespo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Crespo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Nice defenses there by Crespo.
Crespo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia cracks the inside of Crespo's front leg.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Donk. Garcia catches Crespo right on the button with a cross.
Crespo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Crespo wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crespo wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Crespo thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia throws a hook but Crespo blocks it.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Crespo.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crespo.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crespo. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Crespo down.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crespo moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia throws a jab when Crespo was well out of range.
Crespo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvio Crespo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crespo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Crespo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crespo tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Crespo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Crespo tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crespo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Garcia with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crespo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Crespo blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Crespo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Crespo or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia, which made it look bad.
Crespo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Crespo's head.
Crespo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
An inside leg kick from Crespo misses.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crespo moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Crespo.
Garcia cracks Crespo with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo moves into the clinch.
Crespo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crespo pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Garcia.
Crespo misses with some punches.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Crespo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
Crespo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crespo lands an elbow inside.
Crespo lands with a left to the head.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Crespo fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crespo looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Crespo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crespo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crespo throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crespo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good work by Crespo as he checks the leg kick.
Crespo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crespo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Crespo being controlled here momentarily.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Crespo defends easily.
Garcia controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo working some strikes from top position.
Crespo is looking to pass into half guard but Garcia pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Garcia is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Crespo is keeping the position.
Garcia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is continuing to stall.
Crespo has his hands on Garcia's head, controlling the position.
Crespo keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Crespo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crespo throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crespo gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
Crespo takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Crespo scores with punches from side control.
Crespo working the ground and pound but Garcia is defending the strikes.
Crespo is trying to ground and pound but Garcia uses the momentary lack of control by Crespo to regain half guard.
Crespo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crespo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to control Crespo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Crespo is trying to work for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Crespo throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia keeping control of the position.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garcia pulls Crespo in to control the position.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia pulls Crespo in to control the position.
Crespo looking to pass the guard.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crespo.
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.
Crespo is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Crespo is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crespo won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Crespo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crespo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crespo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crespo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crespo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcia is pulling down on Crespo's head. It's preventing any offense from Crespo, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crespo throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silvio Crespo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crespo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silvio Crespo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia is stalling in the full guard.
Haislan Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crespo is keeping the position for now.
Garcia stays in close to Crespo's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Let's hope that Garcia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Crespo lands some strikes from the bottom.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Crespo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crespo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garcia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garcia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garcia!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silvio Crespo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
Haislan Garcia is the new featherweight champion!
Haislan Garcia decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eksem Von Ketler (ranked 2096 p4p, 214 weight class) and Benjamin Siegel (ranked 2295 p4p, 229 weight class). Von Ketler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bonecracker- Shocore. Siegel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Coolio ft. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise. Eksem Von Ketler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eksem Von Ketler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Siegel!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ketler misses the shot to the body.
Eksem Von Ketler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Ketler scores with a one two! Siegel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Von Ketler looks to land a left hand but Siegel moved out of range nicely.
Siegel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Von Ketler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Siegel connects with a nice looking jab.
Von Ketler closes the distance and pushes Siegel back into the cage.
Von Ketler looking to throw knees to the head but Siegel is blocking nicely.
Siegel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Ketler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Siegel backwards.
Von Ketler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siegels head.
Von Ketler blocking some punches.
Siegel lands a right hand.
Von Ketler managing to block the knees to the body from Siegel.
A head punch on the inside from Siegel fails to land.
Siegel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siegel misses with the head strike.
Von Ketler blocking some punches.
Siegel misses with some punches.
Siegel lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Ketler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Ketler has Siegel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Von Ketler pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Siegel tumbling to the mat - Von Ketler dives into Siegel's guard.
Von Ketler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Von Ketler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Von Ketler trying to control the position from guard on top but Siegel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siegel wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Ketler trying to control the position from guard on top but Siegel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siegel wants to sweep here but Von Ketler controlling him for the moment.
Von Ketler tries to free his leg and advance position but Siegel is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel trying to keep a closed guard but Von Ketler is proving a slippery customer.
Siegel is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Von Ketler passes Siegel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Von Ketler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Von Ketler is looking to take a break and control but Siegel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Ketler is really struggling to control Siegel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Von Ketler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Von Ketler.
Siegel is looking for a sweep. Von Ketler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Siegel preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Von Ketler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Siegel defending well though.
Von Ketler is keen to just control but Siegel is a slippery customer.
Siegel trying to hold on to Von Ketler's head to control him but Von Ketler postures up.
Siegel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Von Ketler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Siegel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Von Ketler.
Von Ketler throwing shots but Siegel is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Von Ketler connects with a nice short shot to Siegel's temple.
Von Ketler is looking to take a break and control but Siegel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegel wants to improve his position but Von Ketler is controlling well.
Von Ketler moves into full mount! Siegel won't be happy about that!
Von Ketler landing strikes from the mount and Siegel is in trouble!
Von Ketler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Siegel's face.
Von Ketler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Siegel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Siegel is bucking up trying to escape but Von Ketler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siegel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Von Ketler.
Von Ketler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Siegel tries to buck Von Ketler off but he can't manage it.
Siegel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Von Ketler.
Siegel is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eksem Von Ketler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Von Ketler scores with a jab to the body.
Siegel is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Ketler finish him?
Siegel misses with a two punch combination.
Von Ketler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siegel.
Siegel seems to have recovered his senses.
Von Ketler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Siegel is trying to defend but Von Ketler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Von Ketler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Siegel defending well though.
Von Ketler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Siegel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Von Ketler 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.
Von Ketler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ketler trying to control the pace.
Siegel is trying to maintain the position but Von Ketler is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel is trying to stand back up but Von Ketler is controlling him
Von Ketler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Siegel sees it coming and defends easily.
Eksem Von Ketler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Ketler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Von Ketler is looking to take a break and control but Siegel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Siegel wants to get back to his feet.
Von Ketler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Von Ketler prevents Siegel from standing back up.
Von Ketler working the head and body with strikes.
Von Ketler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Von Ketler seems to be working for a kimura but Siegel defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel gets full guard.
Siegel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Von Ketler is one step ahead there.
Von Ketler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Siegel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Von Ketler trying to control but Siegel is working from the bottom.
Von Ketler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Von Ketler with a nice head shot there.
Von Ketler landing some decent shots from guard.
Von Ketler pushing down on Siegel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler trying to control from half guard but Siegel is working away.
Von Ketler stops Siegel from getting back to his feet.
Von Ketler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Siegel is not content to let Von Ketler control the position.
Siegel is trying to control but can't.
Siegel is refusing to be controlled, as Von Ketler sits in half guard.
Von Ketler passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Siegel is trying to control Von Ketler's posture but Von Ketler avoids it.
Von Ketler postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Siegel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Von Ketler's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Von Ketler trying to control the action but Siegel is working from the bottom.
Siegel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Von Ketler connects with a nice short shot to Siegel's temple.
Siegel moves into full guard.
Siegel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Von Ketler is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eksem Von Ketler dominated that second round.
That's time! Von Ketler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Siegel throws a head kick but Von Ketler moves out of range.
Siegel loads up on a big right hand but Von Ketler slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Siegel.
Siegel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Siegel.
A head punch on the inside from Siegel fails to land.
Siegel misses with a body punch.
Von Ketler has Siegel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Von Ketler pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Siegel tumbling to the mat - Von Ketler dives into Siegel's guard.
Siegel looking for a sweep. Not yet Siegel, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ketler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Von Ketler distracts Siegel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ketler throwing strikes but missing.
Von Ketler throws a big elbow that misses.
Von Ketler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Von Ketler passes into half guard.
Von Ketler prevents Siegel from improving his position.
Siegel tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Von Ketler manages to move to mount!
Von Ketler dominating with strikes here.
Siegel is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Von Ketler with the ground and pound from mount.
Von Ketler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siegel can do to turn this around?
Von Ketler lands a big shot to the head and Siegel winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eksem Von Ketler!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Eksem Von Ketler waved his t-shirt featuring Sin City Allstars's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jabbar Omarov (ranked 1258 p4p, 155 weight class) and Jayden Jacobs (ranked 2346 p4p, 261 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jabbar Omarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jayden Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs throws out a loose jab but Omarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Omarov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jacobs throws a body shot but no joy.
Omarov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Omarov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Omarov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jacobs to the mat! Jacobs manages to get full guard.
Omarov slips nicely into half guard.
Omarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Omarov is keen to just control but Jacobs is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jacobs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Omarov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jacobs defending well though.
Jacobs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Omarov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omarov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omarov wants to free his trapped foot but Jacobs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Omarov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jacobs is trying to maintain the position but Omarov is very close to passing his half guard.
Omarov thows a huge punch but Jacobs dodges it nicely.
Omarov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Omarov not doing much here.
Jacobs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Omarov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Omarov controlling the action here.
Jacobs is not content to let Omarov control the position.
Omarov trying to control the pace.
Omarov wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Omarov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jacobs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Omarov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jacobs lands a head shot.
Jacobs slips under a jab.
Omarov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jacobs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Omarov tests Jacobs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacobs throws an overhand right that lands on Omarov's shoulder, as Omarov tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Omarov.
Jacobs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Omarov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Omarov throws a big elbow that misses.
Omarov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Omarov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omarov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Omarov is in close to Jacobs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jacobs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Omarov controls the pace.
Omarov postures up in Jacobs's guard and throws a big left but Jacobs blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Omarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Omarov throwing strikes from guard but Jacobs blocks nicely.
Omarov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabbar Omarov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jacobs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacobs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Omarov scores with the left hand. Jacobs knows he should have avoided that one.
Omarov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Omarov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jabbar Omarov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jacobs is trying to keep Omarov in close.
Omarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omarov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jacobs is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Omarov, into his guard.
Omarov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Omarov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jacobs is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov trying to control the position.
Omarov 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.
Omarov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jacobs has picked Omarov up and slammed him! Omarov can't keep hold of the triangle and Jacobs manages to pass to side control!
Jacobs wants to stand but Omarov has his arm trapped.
Omarov regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Omarov is trying to get back to full guard.
Jacobs is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Omarov tries to roll over but Jacobs keeps him under control.
Omarov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Omarov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jacobs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov looking to control.
Omarov wants to sweep but no luck.
Omarov looking for subs off his back but Jacobs has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jacobs tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Omarov looking for submissions off his back.
Omarov is trying to get back to full guard.
Omarov is trying to maintain the position but Jacobs is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Omarov controlling the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Omarov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jacobs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Jabbar Omarov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jayden Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacobs throws a body punch but Omarov moves out of range.
Omarov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacobs can do to turn this around?
Jacobs lunges at Omarov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Omarov's hand.
Jacobs moves away from the strike by Omarov.
Jacobs lands a jab-cross combination.
Jacobs's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jacobs duly obliges.
Jayden Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs throws a hook but Omarov blocks it.
Jacobs throws a sloppy body shot
and Omarov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jacobs tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Omarov manages to move to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Omarov throws some wild stikes that Jacobs manages to avoid easily.
Omarov controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov with good strikes from the mount here!
Omarov punching from mount but Jacobs doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jacobs is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Omarov with the ground and pound from mount.
Jacobs is rocked!
It looks like Jayden Jacobs has been cut.
Omarov drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jacobs! More shots from Omarov and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jabbar Omarov!
A very excited looking Jabbar Omarov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgenii Mamchenko (ranked 1681 p4p, 224 weight class) and Mark Steve (ranked 256 p4p, 35 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Steve's choice of entrance music: Its a fine day to whoop somebodies ass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgenii Mamchenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamchenko cracks Steve with an open hand slap.
Mamchenko lands the left hand.
Mamchenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steve darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steve scores with a leg kick.
Mamchenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steve on the side of the head.
Mamchenko connects with a right hand. Steve shakes it off.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Steve misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steve's waist but Steve gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mamchenko off to one side.
Mamchenko misses with a jab to the body
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Mamchenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgenii Mamchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamchenko moves away.
Nice defenses there by Mamchenko.
Mamchenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steve. Steve circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mamchenko cracks Steve with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mamchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Steve is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mamchenko with a body shot.
Mamchenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steve tries to avoid it but Mamchenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steve to the ground. Steve escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mamchenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steve circles away.
Mamchenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a body punch but Mamchenko moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mamchenko misses the target.
Mamchenko sizes up Steve with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mamchenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steve's hands.
Steve misses with a low kick.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Mamchenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mamchenko.
Mamchenko throws an off balance right hand
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Mamchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Mamchenko misses the target.
Mamchenko shoots and misses
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steve lands a really nice looking cross but Mamchenko seems unphased.
Steve has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Mamchenko throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Mamchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve misses with a hook. Mamchenko ducked under it nicely.
Mamchenko is looking to counter punch.
Mamchenko with a poor takedown
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve avoids the body shot from Mamchenko.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamchenko is just out of range.
Mamchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Mamchenko misses with a left hand
and Mamchenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mamchenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko misses with a hook
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mamchenko counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Steve misses.
Mamchenko shoots in but Steve avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Mamchenko misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Mamchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Steve.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Steve dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mamchenko misses with an uppercut
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Mamchenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Steve closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steve takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mamchenko lands a really nice looking cross but Steve seems unphased.
Mamchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Steve misses.
Mark Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mamchenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamchenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mamchenko blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Steve. No joy for Mamchenko on that attempt.
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamchenko throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steve's hands.
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mamchenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mamchenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steve's waist but Steve gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mamchenko off to one side.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Mamchenko.
Nice straight punches there by Mamchenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mamchenko.
Mamchenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Steve feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mamchenko's calf.
Mamchenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamchenko backing away here, and Steve unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Evgenii Mamchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve cracks Mamchenko with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Steve has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mamchenko to stand back up!
Mamchenko is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamchenko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Steve on his heels. He'll look to pass Steve's guard now, I'm sure.
Mamchenko throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steve utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mamchenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steve is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mamchenko trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Mamchenko throws an elbow that misses. Steve uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mamchenko's guard. Nice move by Steve!
Mamchenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko trying to keep a closed guard but Steve is proving a slippery customer.
Mamchenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mamchenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Steve defends well.
Mamchenko trying to keep a closed guard but Steve is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steve sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Mamchenko has his foot on Steve's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Steve works his way back into a safe position though.
Mamchenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mamchenko wants to control the position but Steve says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mamchenko wants to improve his position but Steve is controlling well.
Mamchenko is trying to stand up here but Steve is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamchenko has a hand on Steve's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Steve takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mamchenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Steve sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steve sizes up Mamchenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Mamchenko misses
and Steve makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mamchenko lands a body shot.
Steve leaves Mamchenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mamchenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Steve's head.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamchenko.
Steve has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko moves out of range of the body kick from Steve.
Steve fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Steve there.
Mamchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve cracks Mamchenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mamchenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Steve tries to sprawl out of it but Mamchenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steve manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mamchenko lands a body shot.
Mamchenko walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mamchenko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve is pulling down on Mamchenko's head to control his posture.
Mamchenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Steve has wrist control.
Mamchenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mamchenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Steve keeping full guard, as Mamchenko tries to pass.
Steve managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mamchenko misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamchenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Mamchenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Mamchenko misses.
Mamchenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgenii Mamchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamchenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steve smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Mamchenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Steve.
Mamchenko leaves his chin hanging out and Steve seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Mamchenko crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Steve!
Mark Steve is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mark Steve thanked Sin City Allstars for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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