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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 2367 p4p, 278 weight class) and Max Slaughter (ranked 6637 p4p, 513 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Struicao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Walk With Me In Hell. Slaughter has chosen Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter - Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Struicao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slaughter's calf.
Max Slaughter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slaughter drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Struicao pushes Slaughter off and gets back to his feet.
De Struicao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Struicao wants it to stay on the feet.
De Struicao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Struicao sprawls well. De Struicao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slaughter gets slowly back to his feet.
De Struicao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaughter drops his hands momentarily and De Struicao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Struicao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slaughter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Struicao cracks Slaughter with an open hand slap.
Good shot there by De Struicao.
Slaughter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Slaughter.
De Struicao lands a head kick!
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Struicao as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao stuffs the takedown.
Slaughter fails with the takedown
enabling De Struicao to counter with a crisp jab.
De Struicao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, jab by De Struicao - just one landing.
A good leg kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Struicao lands a head shot.
Slaughter looks for a takedown but De Struicao sprawls well.
De Struicao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Struicao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Struicao connects with a nice looking jab.
De Struicao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao throws a leg kick which misses Slaughter's front leg but catches the back leg as Slaughter tries to avoid it.
Slaughter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Struicao counters with a nice uppercut.
De Struicao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slaughter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Struicao works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for De Struicao.
Slaughter is rocked!
Slaughter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slaughter is still on wobbly legs! Can De Struicao finish him?
De Struicao throws a powerful right kick. Slaughter tried to block low but the kick was high! Slaughter was taken right off of his feet! De Struicao jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ade Takulai (ranked 2472 p4p, 312 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 6925 p4p, 596 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ade Takulai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Takulai is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dos Santos is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Takulai has escaped the position, nice work there.
Takulai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dos Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dos Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Takulai wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Takulai's legs.
Dos Santos prevents Takulai from escaping the position.
Takulai defending against the ground and pound.
Dos Santos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Takulai has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dos Santos but great work by Takulai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Takulai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Takulai working away.
Dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Takulai keeps moving and retains side control.
Takulai lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dos Santos tries to buck Takulai off but Takulai is having none of it.
Dos Santos seems a little lost for a moment, as Takulai dominates the positioning.
Dos Santos gets back to half guard.
Takulai slips a nice elbow through Dos Santos's hands, connecting with Dos Santos's forehead.
Takulai stalling.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takulai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dos Santos tries to roll over but Takulai keeps him under control.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Takulai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Takulai sits in half guard.
Dos Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Takulai lands a nice short elbow.
Dos Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dos Santos.
Takulai is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Takulai defends easily.
Takulai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Takulai is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takulai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Takulai'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.
Takulai is working Dos Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Takulai forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takulai pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takulai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Takulai is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takulai lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Takulai lands a nice short elbow.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Takulai lands strikes from half guard.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takulai lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Takulai connects with a nice short shot to Dos Santos's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Takulai uses his free foot to push down on Dos Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dos Santos.
Takulai raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Takulai avoids the attempt from Dos Santos to control.
BOOM! Takulai connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takulai lands a big elbow.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Takulai loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Dos Santos scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Takulai land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Takulai stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ade Takulai!
After the big win, Ade Takulai made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Bundy (ranked 1534 p4p, 207 weight class) and Borys Mankowski (ranked 2402 p4p, 301 weight class). Mankowski has chosen Kękę -Wyjebane as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borys Mankowski!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bundy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mankowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mankowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bundy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mankowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mankowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mankowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mankowski trying to control the action but Bundy is working from the bottom.
Bundy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mankowski trying to control the action but Bundy is working from the bottom.
Mankowski is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mankowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bundy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bundy struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy tries to escape but Mankowski is in control.
Bundy struggling a bit here.
Mankowski in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bundy is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Borys Mankowski!
Borys Mankowski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Holt Dennis (ranked 1272 p4p, 139 weight class) and Dumba Diame Jr (ranked 2167 p4p, 231 weight class). Diame Jr has chosen Get It On The Floor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holt Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dumba Diame Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diame Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dennis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diame Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Dennis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've been informed that Diame Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dennis checks a leg kick.
Dennis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Dennis misses.
Dennis throws a series of punches but Diame Jr avoids them all with ease.
Diame Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diame Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dennis looks for the body kick but Diame Jr saw that one coming.
Dennis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dennis showed some decent athleticism there.
Diame Jr wants to improve his position but Dennis is controlling well.
Dennis is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Diame Jr manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diame Jr looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dennis is defending well. Diame Jr quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dennis has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Diame Jr celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dumba Diame Jr!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dumba Diame Jr waved his t-shirt featuring Riner Clothing Everything for 50$ only's logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Midget (ranked 943 p4p, 117 weight class) and Dredman Zeus (ranked 837 p4p, 107 weight class). Justin Midget could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dredman Zeus's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Midget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dredman Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus misses with an uppercut. Midget saw that one coming.
Midget half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Midget takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zeus misses with a lunging right hand
and Midget counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Midget is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zeus sees it coming and defends easily.
Midget wants to work for an arm triangle but Zeus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Midget is trying to work for a kimura but Zeus is defending well.
Midget not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midget is looking for a kimura but Zeus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Midget to get the leverage.
Zeus wants to improve his position but Midget is controlling well.
Zeus is defending against the submission attempts here by Midget.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus tries to get to full guard but Midget has control of the leg.
Midget looks to land a strike but Zeus avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zeus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Midget wants to control from the top but Zeus keeps moving.
Zeus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zeus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Midget loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Midget postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Midget trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Midget throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Midget throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zeus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Midget preventing the sweep.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Midget stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zeus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Midget fails with a takedown attempt.
Zeus throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Zeus does it's job there.
Zeus cracks Midget with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midget shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zeus but Zeus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zeus misses with the combination.
Midget changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zeus jabs at Midget's body.
Midget on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zeus lands a jab to the head.
Midget takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeus. Midget does a little dance to reset his feet.
Midget half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zeus misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zeus throws an overhand right that lands on Midget's shoulder, as Midget tries to avoid the shot.
Midget uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
Midget feinted with a counter takedown.
Midget looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zeus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Midget changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Midget goes for a double leg but Zeus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zeus continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Midget. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Midget takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeus connects with a nice looking jab.
Midget takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zeus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zeus loads up on a big right hand but Midget slips the punch.
Zeus misses with a double jab
and Midget counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zeus won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dredman Zeus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zeus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeus lands with an uppercut that bounces Midget off the cage and back into range.
Zeus misses with a looping right.
Midget attempts a counter takedown but Zeus avoids it well and moves away.
Zeus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Midget's head.
Zeus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Midget is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dredman Zeus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Midget avoids the body shot from Zeus.
Zeus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zeus loads up on a big right hand but Midget slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeus works Midget's body with a nice hook.
Zeus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus throws a sloppy body shot
and Midget counters with a shoot takedown. Zeus fights it but they end up in guard.
Zeus wants to sweep but no luck.
Zeus controlling Midget's posture.
Zeus keeping moving, preventing Midget from controlling successfully.
Midget tries to free his leg and advance position but Zeus is retaining full guard.
Zeus controlling Midget's posture.
Midget tries to free his leg and advance position but Zeus is retaining full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midget trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zeus throws a lazy uppercut
and Midget counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Midget forces his way into half guard.
Zeus is positioning himself well to prevent Midget advancing to mount.
Midget is controlling the pace.
Midget is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Zeus still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Zeus has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus taking a breather here.
Midget is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zeus off and has taken his back!
Zeus defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Midget working for a choke but Zeus reverses nicely into Midget 's guard.
Zeus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midget is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zeus pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeus controlling the action here.
Zeus tries to pass to full mount but Midget defends it.
Zeus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Midget is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zeus pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Midget is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zeus pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dredman Zeus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Midget's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zeus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Midget moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zeus throws a shot to the body.
Midget gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Midget uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
Midget appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zeus misses with a body shot.
Midget drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zeus sprawls and moves away.
Midget displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zeus throws out the jab.
Midget changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zeus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Midget manages to avoid it.
Midget appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Midget slips a straight right by Zeus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeus misses with a straight left.
Midget moves out of range of the strikes.
Midget uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zeus.
Midget tries to counter with a takedown but Zeus is quick to defend against it.
Dredman Zeus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Midget drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zeus sprawls and moves away.
Zeus scores with a punch to the head.
Zeus lands a nice looking body shot.
Zeus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Midget attempts a counter takedown but Zeus avoids it well and moves away.
A big left from Zeus misses.
Zeus takes a swing at Midget's ribcage but misses.
Zeus misses with an uppercut
and Midget counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zeus won't be happy with that.
Midget working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Midget is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zeus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus tries to buck Midget off but Midget is having none of it.
Midget trying to control the action but Zeus is working from the bottom.
Midget is trying to get an arm triangle but Zeus is defending well.
Midget trying to control the position but Zeus is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Midget goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Zeus has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Midget but great work by Zeus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midget tries to buck Zeus off but Zeus is having none of it.
Midget being controlled for a moment.
Midget is looking for a sweep.
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.
Zeus decides to stand back up.
Midget keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeus.
Midget tries to counter with a takedown but Zeus is quick to defend against it.
Midget keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zeus misses with a looping right.
Midget changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Midget shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zeus defends it nicely.
Zeus misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zeus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Midget looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dredman Zeus really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zeus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zeus scores with a nice head shot.
Midget walks into a stiff left hand from Zeus.
Midget uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeus.
Zeus looks to score with a jab to the body but Midget is just out of range.
Zeus lands a right hook to the body.
Zeus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Midget, pushing him back against the cage.
Zeus lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Midget backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Zeus fails to land.
Zeus scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget goes for a takedown attempt but Zeus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zeus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Midget moves away.
Midget steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
Midget changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zeus tries to avoid it but Midget manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zeus to the ground. Zeus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zeus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Midget sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Zeus.
Midget takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Midget uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeus.
Zeus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Midget moves out of range of the strikes.
Zeus connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus misses with a right hand
and Midget counters with a shoot takedown. Zeus fights it but they end up in guard.
Midget trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
Midget looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus keeping moving, preventing Midget from controlling successfully.
Midget pushes down on Zeus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zeus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zeus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midget has gone for a leg lock! Zeus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Midget's guard.
Midget looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zeus is one step ahead there.
Zeus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Midget working for a triangle but Zeus defends it easily.
Zeus wanted to stand there but Midget had control of the position.
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.
Zeus decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dredman Zeus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeus throws a body shot but no joy.
Zeus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Midget takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zeus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Midget.
Midget tries to counter with a takedown but Zeus is quick to defend against it.
Zeus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zeus misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Zeus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Midget attempts a counter takedown but Zeus avoids it well and moves away.
Zeus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Midgets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dredman Zeus dominated that fourth round.
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!
Zeus looks to land a combination but Midget avoids it well.
Midget attempts a counter takedown but Zeus avoids it well and moves away.
Zeus looks to land a right hand but Midget moved out of range.
A jab from Zeus misses.
Midget tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zeus swivels and escapes.
Zeus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Midget.
Jab, jab by Zeus - just one landing.
Zeus lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeus takes a swing at Midget's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Zeus finds it's target.
Midget keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Midget appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zeus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus misses with a body shot.
Midget attempts a counter takedown but Zeus avoids it well and moves away.
Zeus throws a series of punches but Midget moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Zeus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Midget appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zeus throws a right and a left that Midget avoids nicely.
Midget gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zeus throws a good cross that connects.
Zeus takes a swing at Midget's ribcage but misses.
Zeus throws a right hand that misses
and Midget counters with a single leg into guard. Zeus didn't expect that.
Midget is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zeus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zeus has escaped and now he's on top!
Zeus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Midget is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midget looking for a guillotine here but Zeus defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Midget escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zeus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zeus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Midget looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zeus is looking to stand up but Midget won't let him.
Midget has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zeus has passed into side control.
Dredman Zeus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Midget tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zeus is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Midget's shoulder. That is not cool.
Midget tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zeus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midget is letting Zeus control him for a moment.
More stalling from Zeus.
Midget tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zeus remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Midget is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin Midget has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Midget is trying to buck Zeus off.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dredman Zeus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zeus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dredman Zeus!
A very excited looking Dredman Zeus 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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