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Madness 20 Rising Stars PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olli Lindholm (ranked 5066 p4p, 403 weight class) and Fightah Numbah Two (ranked 24384 p4p, 537 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
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230 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Lindholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fightah Numbah Two!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numbah Two shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lindholm counters by clinching up.
Lindholm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lindholm works on Numbah Two's body with a couple of short punches.
Numbah Two looks winded!
Lindholm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Numbah Two backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lindholm.
Lindholm lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Fightah Numbah Two has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Lindholm as the two fighters clinch.
Numbah Two takes a shot to the head.
Lindholm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Come on Lindholm - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lindholm.
Lindholm seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lindholm avoiding damage.
Lindholm drops Numbah Two onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Numbah Two is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lindholm stalling in the clinch.
Lindholm stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Olli Lindholm.
Lindholm lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindholm fakes the body blow, causing Numbah Two to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Numbah Two goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olli Lindholm!
During a confident post fight interview, Olli Lindholm thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Your Sweet Destruction (ranked 4603 p4p, 485 weight class) and Ramzan Kadyrov (ranked 6758 p4p, 562 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Your Sweet Destruction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramzan Kadyrov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweet Destruction takes the fight into the clinch.
Sweet Destruction landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Our sources have told us that Sweet Destruction has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kadyrov tries to work over Sweet Destruction's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sweet Destruction has Kadyrov pressed against the cage, preventing Kadyrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Sweet Destruction.
Kadyrov takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ramzan Kadyrov has been cut.
Sweet Destruction lands a nice elbow.
Sweet Destruction lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Sweet Destruction on the inside.
Sweet Destruction stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sweet Destruction lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sweet Destruction lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kadyrov tries a body shot but Sweet Destruction blocks it.
Sweet Destruction just leaning against Kadyrov, taking a breather.
Sweet Destruction lands a nice knee to the body.
Sweet Destruction lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Sweet Destruction.
Kadyrov has had enough of the clinch but Sweet Destruction keeps him there for the moment.
Sweet Destruction taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet Destruction connects with a knee to the head.
Sweet Destruction is pushing Kadyrov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sweet Destruction lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kadyrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sweet Destruction unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kadyrov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kadyrov looks winded!
Kadyrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sweet Destruction uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweet Destruction lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sweet Destruction lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kadyrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sweet Destruction uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweet Destruction lands an elbow inside.
Sweet Destruction lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sweet Destruction lands a left hand.
Kadyrov takes an elbow to the temple.
Kadyrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sweet Destruction controls the action.
Kadyrov is trying to force a seperation but Sweet Destruction has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet Destruction landing knees to the body.
Sweet Destruction connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kadyrov's face.
That has opened up Ramzan Kadyrov's cut even more.
Kadyrov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sweet Destruction is keeping busy.
Sweet Destruction lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kadyrov.
Kadyrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sweet Destruction has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Sweet Destruction on the inside.
Sweet Destruction lands an elbow just above Kadyrov 's eye.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sweet Destruction - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sweet Destruction.
Kadyrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sweet Destruction digs a right hand into Kadyrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kadyrov's gas tank.
Sweet Destruction lands a good knee to the midsection. Kadyrov won't want to take too many of those.
Sweet Destruction lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kadyrov backwards.
Sweet Destruction scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sweet Destruction's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The referee calls for Sweet Destruction to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet Destruction lands a shoulder strike.
Kadyrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sweet Destruction drops Kadyrov with a beautiful combination! Kadyrov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sweet Destruction is looking for the KO!
Kadyrov is rocked!
Kadyrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kadyrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Sweet Destruction finish him?
Sweet Destruction fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kadyrov to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kadyrov looks to clinch but Sweet Destruction throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kadyrov taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Your Sweet Destruction!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Nahtic (ranked 4016 p4p, 183 weight class) and Wilner Fatiman (ranked 5113 p4p, 214 weight class). Nahtic comes into the arena with Sleeping My Day Away blaring out of the sound system. Fatiman has chosen Zion Train as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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140 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilner Fatiman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatiman digs a good hook to Nahtic's body.
Nahtic scores with a head kick. Fatiman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nahtic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fatiman moves away.
Nahtic 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.
Fatiman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nahtic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nahtic stalks Fatiman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fatiman's face. Fatiman staggers backwards, shaken.
Nahtic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Fatiman tries to move into range but Nahtic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nahtic throws a right hand that misses
and Fatiman counters with a stiff right hand.
Fatiman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fatiman lands a jab to Nahtic's midsection.
Fatiman takes one to the chin there.
Nahtic lands with a right hand.
Fatiman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nahtic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nahtic duly obliges.
Fatiman throws a right hand that Nahtic ducks under and follows up with a left that Nahtic also avoids with ease.
Nahtic throws a head kick that misses.
Fatiman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahtic misses with a straight left.
Fatiman takes one on the button.
Nahtic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nahtic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nahtic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fatiman misses with a few strikes there.
Lou Nahtic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fatiman misses with an uppercut. Nahtic saw that one coming.
Fatiman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nahtic moves away.
Nahtic punishes Fatiman's body with a nice straight punch.
Fatiman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fatiman throws a right and a left that Nahtic avoids nicely.
Nahtic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fatiman checks a leg kick nicely.
Nahtic throws a series of punches but Fatiman moves out of range.
Nahtic throws a body punch but Fatiman moves out of range.
Fatiman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nahtic circles away quickly and effectively.
Nahtic walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Nahtic.
Fatiman just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatiman throws a series of strikes that have Nahtic backpedaling.
Nahtic lands with an uppercut that bounces Fatiman off the cage and back into range.
Nahtic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nahtic lands with a kick to the temple. Fatiman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Nahtic.
Fatiman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nahtic in his tracks.
Nahtic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nahtic misses with a head shot. Fatiman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nahtic is looking to work some ground and pound but Fatiman has wrist control.
Nahtic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fatiman wants to stand but Nahtic is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic looking to pass the guard.
Fatiman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nahtic trying to control but Fatiman is working from the bottom.
Nahtic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fatiman wants to stand and escape but Nahtic is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nahtic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nahtic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nahtic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fatiman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nahtic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fatiman momentarily.
Nahtic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nahtic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fatiman.
Nahtic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fatiman lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Nahtic can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Fatiman and Nahtic drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Fatiman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilner Fatiman!
Wilner Fatiman gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Randall (ranked 2801 p4p, 344 weight class) and Xio Pio (ranked 3460 p4p, 365 weight class). Bubba Randall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubba Randall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xio Pio!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pio shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pio decides to return to a standing position.
Randall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bubba Randall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Randall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pio is pressed up against the cage. Randall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pio down to the mat. Pio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Randall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pio shoots in and gets a takedown into Randall's guard.
Pio trying to control but Randall is working from the bottom.
Randall throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pio trying to control the position from guard on top but Randall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randall thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Randall is pulling down on Pio's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Randall keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Randall thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pio working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Randall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pio defends well.
Randall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pio on the ground.
Randall keeping moving, preventing Pio from controlling successfully.
Randall throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pio wanted to stand there but Randall had control of the position.
Randall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pio trying to control the position from guard on top but Randall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Randall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Randall tries to get out of the position.
Pio takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Randall working for a triangle but Pio defends it easily.
Pio postures up.
Randall really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Randall lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Pio postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Randall moves into range and clinches up with Pio.
Randall can't get the takedown.
Randall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pio showed some decent athleticism there.
Pio blocks the strikes from Randall.
Pio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Randall is trying to maintain the position but Pio is very close to passing his half guard.
Randall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pio blocks the strikes from Randall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randall tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pio has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Randall tries to hold on but Pio pushes him away.
Pio blocks Randall's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randall swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Randall tries to lock up and control but Pio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Randall can't escape the position.
Pio stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Randall clinches up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pio works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pio trying to control but Randall is working from the bottom.
Randall throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xio Pio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Randall takes the fight into the clinch.
Randall breaks the clinch.
Randall drives through and clinches with Pio against the cage.
Pio turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pio manages to end up in side control.
Randall throws an elbow that doesn't really do any damage.
Randall misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Randall misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Randall striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Randall throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Randall tries to bench press Pio off him but Pio keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randall strikes from the bottom.
Randall wants to control but Pio postures up.
Pio gets to mount! Randall was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Randall flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Randall throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Randall is trying to escape the mount.
Randall is working hard here to advance position.
Randall is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Randall is looking to improve his position but Pio isn't that keen on the idea.
Pio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Randall flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Randall tries to hold on but Pio postures up.
Randall swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Randall tries to hold on but Pio pushes him away.
Randall is looking to improve his position but Pio isn't that keen on the idea.
Randall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Randall is wriggling around trying to escape.
Xio Pio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pio is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Randall to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Randall shrugs it off.
Randall tries to reverse the position but Pio maintains control.
Randall tries to hold on but Pio pushes him away.
Randall swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Randall sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Randall flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Randall is refusing to be controlled, as Pio sits in half guard.
Pio is breathing heavily.
Randall punching from the bottom.
Randall is looking to improve his position.
Randall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pio prevents Randall from standing back up.
Pio seems to be looking for submissions.
Randall flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Randall pushes Pio up against the cage in a clinch.
Randall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Randall clinches up with Pio and pushes him back against the cage.
Randall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Randall.
Pio gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Randall missing with punches from the bottom.
Randall connecting with a few gentle strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Randall wants to get back to full guard but Pio has mounted him!
Randall is looking to get to half guard.
Randall swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xio Pio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Randall lands a really nice looking cross but Pio seems unphased.
Randall has Pio up against the cage in a clinch.
Pio has Randall pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pio pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Randall tumbling to the mat - Pio dives into Randall's guard.
Randall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Randall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Randall tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Randall trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Randall trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Randall trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pio preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pio dives in and scores a takedown into Randall's guard.
Randall wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pio manages to pass to side control.
Pio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Randall punching from the bottom.
Randall is trying to get back to full guard.
Randall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Randall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Randall.
Randall wants to control the position but Pio says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Randall punching from the bottom.
Randall misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pio moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Randall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall lands with an elbow strike from the bottom.
Pio stands up.
Randall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Randall digs a good body shot into Pio's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Pio as Randall shoots in.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randall drives through and clinches with Pio against the cage.
Randall pulls Pio into guard.
Randall looking for subs off his back but Pio has passed one foot through into half guard.
Randall looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall missing with punches from the bottom.
Randall misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Randall is trying to get back to full guard.
Pio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pio is thwarting Randall's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pio decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Randall loads up on a big right hand but Pio slips the punch.
Randall darts in and clinches Pio up against the cage.
Randall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pio avoids a wild elbow strike from Randall.
Randall wants to take the fight to the mat but Pio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Randall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randall looking for a takedown.
Pio gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Randall regains guard.
Randall looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pio has picked Randall up and slammed him! Randall can't keep hold of the triangle and Pio manages to pass to side control!
Pio trying to control the action but Randall is working from the bottom.
Randall tries to bench press Pio off him but Pio keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xio Pio.
I've got Pio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xio Pio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caloggero Turturro (ranked 3491 p4p, 419 weight class) and Winston Markus (ranked 2424 p4p, 312 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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203 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caloggero Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Winston Markus!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markus manages to avoid it.
Turturro lands a nice shot to the body.
Turturro misses with a body shot
and Markus counters with a stiff right hand.
Turturro clinches.
Turturro scores with a shot to the side of Markus's head.
Markus blocks a body shot from Turturro.
Markus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turturro misses with a body punch.
Markus scores with a shoulder strike.
Turturro lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Turturro.
A short body shot lands from Markus as the two fighters clinch.
Markus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turturros head.
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!
Turturro lands a body punch.
Markus looks winded!
Turturro lands with a light punch inside.
Turturro working aggressively here.
Turturro lands a shot to the body.
Turturro tries to work over Markus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Markus throws a head punch that misses.
Turturro lands a right hand.
Turturro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Markus backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro prevents Markus from breaking the clinch.
Turturro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Markus backwards.
Turturro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turturro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turturro blocks an uppercut.
Markus tries to throw a body punch but Turturro avoids it by throwing Markus back against the cage.
Turturro struggles to land a body shot inside as Markus controls his hands.
Turturro scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turturro.
Turturro prevents a body shot from Markus.
Turturro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Markus swings wildly with an uppercut but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markus prevents a body shot from Turturro.
Markus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turturro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Markus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turturro blocks an uppercut.
Turturro blocks the elbow strike.
Markus prevents a body shot from Turturro.
Markus tries a body shot but Turturro blocks it.
Turturro tries to work over Markus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Markus misses with the head strike.
Turturro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Markus misses with a body punch.
Markus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turturro struggles to land a body shot inside as Markus controls his hands.
Turturro can't find room to land a body shot as Markus controls the action.
Turturro prevents a body shot from Markus.
Turturro tries to work over Markus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turturro.
Turturro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Markuss head.
Turturro avoids a wild elbow strike from Markus.
Markus blocks a body shot from Turturro.
Markus throws a head punch that misses.
Markus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Markus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turturro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Markus counters with a stiff right hand.
Turturro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markus.
Turturro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turturro throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro moves into range and clinches up with Markus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turturro.
Turturro throws a punch but it's blocked by Markus.
Markus throws a punch but it's blocked by Turturro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Markus.
Turturro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Markus backwards.
Turturro tries to work over Markus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Markus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turturro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turturro.
Markus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Turturro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Markus can turn it around.
Turturro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turturro can't find room to land a body shot as Markus controls the action.
Markus misses with a punch to the body.
Turturro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Markus misses with an elbow strike.
Turturro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turturro can't find room to land a body shot as Markus controls the action.
Markus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turturro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turturro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turturro misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turturro lands a right hand.
Turturro blocking some punches.
Turturro misses with a body punch.
Turturro swings wildly with an uppercut but Markus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markus tries to throw a body punch but Turturro avoids it by throwing Markus back against the cage.
Turturro misses with a body punch.
Turturro scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Markus.
A short right from Turturro on the inside.
Turturro gets through Markus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turturro avoids the elbow strike from Markus, against the cage.
Turturro can't find room to land a body shot as Markus controls the action.
Turturro lands a shoulder strike.
Markus manages to break the clinch.
Turturro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markus tries to work over Turturro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turturro pushes Markus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turturro scores with a hook to the body.
Turturro tries to throw a body punch but Markus avoids it by throwing Turturro back against the cage.
Turturro keeps control of Markus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caloggero Turturro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Turturro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Markus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Markus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Markus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turturro clinches.
Turturro tries to work over Markus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turturro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turturro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Markus or not.
Turturro has a couple of punches blocked by Markus.
Markus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turturro lands a left hand.
Markus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turturro scores with a shot to the side of Markus's head.
Markus throws a head punch that misses.
Turturro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turturro prevents a body shot from Markus.
Markus blocking some punches.
Turturro lands a shot to the body.
Turturro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Markus swings wildly with an uppercut but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markus is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Turturro.
A right handed body shot lands from Turturro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turturro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turturro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Markus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turturro's elbow.
Turturro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turturro is working Markus over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Turturro.
Still in the clinch, Turturro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turturro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Turturro.
A short right from Turturro.
Turturro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Markus.
Turturro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Markus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turturro tries to throw a body punch but Markus avoids it by throwing Turturro back against the cage.
Turturro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turturro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Markus backwards.
Turturro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turturro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turturro tries a body shot but Markus blocks it.
Turturro pushes Markus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turturro lands with a right to the head.
Turturro pushes Markus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turturro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Markus misses with a body punch.
Turturro lands a nice uppercut.
Turturro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turturro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Turturro.
A short uppercut from Turturro.
Turturro lands a hook that snaps the head of Markus backwards.
Turturro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Markus backwards.
Turturro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Turturro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Markus blocks a body shot from Turturro.
Turturro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Markus backwards.
Markus is rocked!
Turturro lands a body shot.
Markus is still on wobbly legs! Can Turturro finish him?
Turturro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turturro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Markus backwards.
A short body shot lands from Turturro as the two fighters clinch.
Turturro lands with a light punch inside.
Turturro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markus can do to turn this around?
Markus misses with the head strike.
A short left from Turturro.
Turturro dips a shoulder and cracks Markus with a mighty uppercut! Markus falls back against the cage and Turturro unloads with a barrage of strikes! Markus is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Turturro screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caloggero Turturro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Walker Smith (ranked 2327 p4p, 236 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 4153 p4p, 345 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walker Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti delivers a nice body kick.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Benedetti moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti lands a jab to the nose.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith tries to counter with a takedown but Benedetti is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Benedetti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Benedetti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Benedetti flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Benedetti lands with a nice body kick.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lorenzo Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith misses the body punch
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walker Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benedetti jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Benedetti napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Benedetti is looking for a sweep.
Smith working away.
Benedetti is looking for a sweep.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Benedetti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is really struggling to control Benedetti but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Benedetti tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith taking a breather here.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Benedetti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benedetti is trying to improve his position.
Benedetti is still trying to improve position.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benedetti keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith just content to control the position.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Benedetti is defending well.
Smith trying to control the action but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benedetti is looking for a sweep.
Smith just content to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Benedetti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Walker Smith will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benedetti throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Benedetti feints a counter leg kick.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benedetti wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Benedetti lands a jab.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Smith.
Benedetti lands a jab to the nose.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Benedetti pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Benedetti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Smith.
Benedetti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Benedetti throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick lands from Benedetti.
Smith tries to bum rush Benedetti with a series of wild strikes but Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith drops down looking for a counter takedown but Benedetti sprawls and moves away.
Benedetti lands a jab.
Benedetti feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith works Benedetti's body with a nice hook.
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Smith.
Benedetti lands a front kick.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Smith misses.
Benedetti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Benedetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benedetti lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Benedetti tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benedetti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walker Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti throws a big counter head kick but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Smith throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benedetti.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith drops down looking for a counter takedown but Benedetti sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Benedetti lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Benedetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benedetti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benedetti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith trying to control but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
Smith is pushing down on Benedetti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Benedetti is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Benedetti gets full guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Benedetti keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Benedetti is keeping the position.
Walker Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benedetti is pulling down on Smith's head to control his posture.
Smith wants to control from the top but Benedetti keeps moving.
Benedetti is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Benedetti is controlling Smith's posture.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Benedetti pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benedetti's guard.
Smith trying to control but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Benedetti is retaining full guard.
Benedetti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedetti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benedetti manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti looking to control but Smith passes into half guard.
Smith wants to control but Benedetti is keeping him busy.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benedetti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Benedetti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Benedetti is keeping the position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Benedetti keeps moving.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benedetti is keeping the position for now.
Smith trying to control but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benedetti looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Let's hope that Benedetti 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.
Benedetti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benedetti keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benedetti managing to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Benedetti wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walker Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olyn Seran (ranked 2291 p4p, 254 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 2375 p4p, 260 weight class). Olyn Seran 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Seran ducks under and follows up with a left that Seran also avoids with ease.
Seran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Seran moves out of range easily.
Seran throws a right hand that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seran doesn't seem bothered though.
Ryan Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Rodriguez slams his shin into Seran's torso.
Seran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seran has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Olyn Seran has been cut.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seran misses with a jab to the body
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez lands a head kick. Seran smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rodriguez lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to keep at a distance but Seran has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Seran pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Seran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Seran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seran looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Seran is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodriguez.
Seran misses with a left hand
and Rodriguez counters with a left and a right that stings Seran.
Rodriguez lands a nice hook to Seran's body. Seran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seran moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seran at a distance.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
A left lands for Rodriguez.
A left and a right from Rodriguez both land. Nice combination.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Seran swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seran.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seran.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seran.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez looks for the body kick but Seran saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez.
Seran defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Seran moves out of range easily.
As Rodriguez tries to get set, Seran tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodriguez manages to avoid the attempt.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Seran rather than just go for the knockout.
Seran lands a big right hand that sends Rodriguez crashing to the mat! Seran stays standing though and waves Rodriguez back to his feet!
Rodriguez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Seran.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Seran finish him?
Rodriguez bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Seran comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Rodriguez falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Rodriguez was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olyn Seran!
Olyn Seran decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luther Broad (ranked 2103 p4p, 234 weight class) and Malik El Shabazz (ranked 2485 p4p, 275 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luther Broad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malik El Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Shabazz connects with a solid leg kick.
Broad moves to clinch but El Shabazz breaks away
and El Shabazz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Shabazz misses with a low kick as Broad jumps back.
El Shabazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Shabazz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Broad throws out the jab.
El Shabazz is looking to slow Broad down with leg kicks.
Broad tries to clinch but El Shabazz moves out of range.
El Shabazz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Broad misses with an uppercut
and El Shabazz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Broad really felt that one!
Broad 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.
Broad misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Broad there as he acknowledges the shot.
El Shabazz scores with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by El Shabazz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broad misses with a hook
and El Shabazz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Shabazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz sizes up Broad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Broad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Broad misses with a hook
and El Shabazz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
El Shabazz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
El Shabazz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Broad throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by El Shabazz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of El Shabazz.
El Shabazz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
El Shabazz looks to land a body kick but Broad moved away.
El Shabazz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Broad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
El Shabazz looks to throw the jab but Broad is out of range.
Broad throwing a counter right hand but El Shabazz manages to avoid it.
Broad takes a swing at El Shabazz's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from El Shabazz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Broad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Broad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Broad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broad throws a head punch that misses.
Broad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as El Shabazz walks away with a smile on his face. Broad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
El Shabazz misses with a head kick.
El Shabazz throws a leg kick but Broad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
El Shabazz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big right from El Shabazz misses.
A head kick misses from El Shabazz.
Broad throws a shot to the body.
A big left from El Shabazz misses.
Broad is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz tries to land a front kick but Broad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
El Shabazz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Broad. Broad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
El Shabazz misses with a straight left.
El Shabazz cracks a nice hook into Broad's ribs.
A big left from El Shabazz misses.
El Shabazz connects with a body shot that sends Broad's belly button to the back.
Broad slips a straight right by El Shabazz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broad staying out of range there.
Broad throws the left hand but El Shabazz avoids the punch easily.
Broad misses with a hook. El Shabazz ducked under it nicely.
El Shabazz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Broad under the eye.
El Shabazz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
El Shabazz takes a swing at Broad's ribcage but misses.
El Shabazz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Broad misses with a straight left.
El Shabazz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Broad tries to clinch but El Shabazz is having none of it.
El Shabazz keeps the fight on the outside.
El Shabazz throws a low kick but Broad avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Broad misses its target.
El Shabazz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Broad ducks under a wild hook from El Shabazz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a low kick but Broad avoids it.
El Shabazz misses with an uppercut.
El Shabazz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from El Shabazz misses.
Broad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
El Shabazz connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Shabazz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A left lands for Broad.
Broad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Broad slips a straight right by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz just misses with a punch to the body.
Broad tries to close the distance and clinch but El Shabazz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Broad swings widly with a right hand
and El Shabazz counters with a nice leg kick.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Broad.
El Shabazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Broad.
Broad misses with a straight left.
El Shabazz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
El Shabazz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Broad's head backwards.
Broad throws out a loose jab but El Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Shabazz throws out the jab.
Broad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - El Shabazz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by El Shabazz.
Jab by El Shabazz.
Broad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by El Shabazz. El Shabazz obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz feints and then cracks Broad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Broad down.
El Shabazz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Broad in his tracks.
Broad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Broad is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from El Shabazz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Broad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Broad moves out of range of the body kick.
Broad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of El Shabazz's head.
El Shabazz throws out a powerful jab.
El Shabazz throws a wild body kick that Broad sees coming a mile off.
El Shabazz jabs Broad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Broad takes a swing at El Shabazz's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by El Shabazz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Broad tries to clinch up but El Shabazz circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Broad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Broad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick there by El Shabazz.
Good shot there by El Shabazz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for El Shabazz.
Broad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
El Shabazz scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broad takes a jab right on the kisser.
El Shabazz tried to score with a low kick but Broad checks it.
Broad swings for the body but El Shabazz moves out of range.
El Shabazz throws out a counter right but Broad avoids it with no problem.
Broad tries to clinch up.
El Shabazz swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Broad to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from El Shabazz
and Broad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Broad.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Broad is blocking nicely.
El Shabazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Broad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Broad jumps into guard, dragging El Shabazz to the mat.
El Shabazz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Broad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Broad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. El Shabazz is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broad is looking for a triangle but El Shabazz pushes his legs off easily.
El Shabazz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Broad has his foot on El Shabazz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. El Shabazz works his way back into a safe position though.
Broad has his foot on El Shabazz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. El Shabazz works his way back into a safe position though.
Broad is looking for a triangle but El Shabazz pushes his legs off easily.
El Shabazz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
El Shabazz is continuing to stall.
El Shabazz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Broad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, El Shabazz has managed to get both his arms back between Broad's legs - danger averted.
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.
Broad is looking for a triangle but El Shabazz pushes his legs off easily.
El Shabazz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Shabazz won't allow Broad to sweep him here.
Broad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Shabazz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
El Shabazz 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.
Broad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. El Shabazz defends it easily.
El Shabazz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Broad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
El Shabazz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
El Shabazz blocks a jab.
El Shabazz throws a nice head kick!
Broad tries to clinch but El Shabazz moves away
and El Shabazz counters with a good, hard body kick but Broad shrugs it off.
Broad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz scoring well with a low kick there.
Broad throws a lazy uppercut
and El Shabazz counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Broad.
Broad swings widly with a right hand
and El Shabazz counters with an outside leg kick.
El Shabazz thows a body kick. Broad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Broad misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
El Shabazz throws a front kick that sends Broad stumbling back into the cage.
El Shabazz pushes Broad away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broad steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from El Shabazz. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broad throws out a loose jab but El Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
El Shabazz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Broad forces El Shabazz back against the cage and clinches.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Broad blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Shabazz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
El Shabazz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
El Shabazz swings for the body but Broad moves out of range.
Broad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
El Shabazz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Broad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
El Shabazz throws out a loose jab but Broad uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Shabazz is looking to score with low kicks.
Broad lands a nice shot to the body.
El Shabazz scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a leg kick
and Broad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Broad moves into the clinch.
Broad working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Shabazz tries to break free but Broad pushes him back against the cage.
Broad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Broad can't find room to land a body shot as El Shabazz controls the action.
Broad tries to throw a body punch but El Shabazz avoids it by throwing Broad back against the cage.
Broad manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
El Shabazz wants to control from the top but Broad keeps moving.
Broad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Broad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
El Shabazz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broad looking for a guillotine here but El Shabazz defends easily.
Broad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
El Shabazz looking to pass the guard.
El Shabazz passes Broad's left leg - he's now in half guard.
El Shabazz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
El Shabazz trying to pass the guard but Broad defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Broad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Broad looking for submissions off his back.
Broad looking for submissions off his back.
Broad wants to control but El Shabazz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
El Shabazz is controlling the pace.
Broad manages to get to full guard.
El Shabazz 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz really dominated that round.
That's time! Broad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Broad scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz throws a body punch but Broad moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Broad misses the target.
El Shabazz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
El Shabazz is looking to land body kicks.
El Shabazz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Broad takes the fight into the clinch.
Broad has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics El Shabazz uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz wants to control from the top but Broad keeps moving.
Luther Broad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Broad working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because El Shabazz has passed into half guard!
El Shabazz content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with El Shabazz in particular looking to stall.
Broad looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and El Shabazz pushes past his half guard into mount!
El Shabazz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
El Shabazz trying to control but Broad is having none of it.
Broad is trying to reverse the position but instead El Shabazz has taken his back - oops!
Broad is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz avoiding Broad 's attempts to control his hands.
I really don't envy Broad right now.
Broad is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by El Shabazz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I really don't envy Broad right now.
El Shabazz is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The adventures of El Shabazz the control monster continue. Boring.
El Shabazz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broad tries to roll but El Shabazz sticks to his back.
Broad trying to control the hands but El Shabazz breaks the grip.
Good control from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz not allowing Broad to control his hands.
Broad tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Broad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
El Shabazz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Broad can't escape the position.
El Shabazz controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Broad tries to hold on but El Shabazz pushes him away.
Broad working to try and regain half guard.
Broad tries to lock up and control but El Shabazz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Broad is wriggling around trying to escape.
Broad wants to control but El Shabazz is having none of it.
El Shabazz trying to control but Broad is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Shabazz moves to back control.
Broad trying to control the hands but El Shabazz won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
El Shabazz lands a right hook to the body.
Broad moves out of range of the body kick from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
El Shabazz lands with a nice body punch.
El Shabazz throws a lazy uppercut
and Broad counters with a stiff right hand.
Broad swings for the body but El Shabazz moves out of range.
Broad walks into a straight right hand from El Shabazz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Broad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between El Shabazz's hands.
El Shabazz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Broad misses with a left hand
and El Shabazz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Broad scores with a punch to the head.
El Shabazz misses with an uppercut.
Broad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
El Shabazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broad.
El Shabazz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz scores with a hook to the body. Broad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
El Shabazz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Broad throws a hook but El Shabazz blocks it.
El Shabazz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Broad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Broad avoids a kick to the body.
Broad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Luther Broad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a poor cross that misses
letting Broad counter with a right hand.
El Shabazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Broad blocks a head kick by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Broad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Broad staying out of range there.
El Shabazz looks to land a left hand but Broad moved out of range nicely.
El Shabazz wants to slow Broad down by chopping away at his legs.
Broad throwing a counter right hand but El Shabazz manages to avoid it.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot.
El Shabazz lands an overhand right.
Broad throws out a loose jab but El Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from El Shabazz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
El Shabazz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Broad counter with a right hand.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz looks to throw the jab but Broad is out of range.
Broad throws a body punch but El Shabazz moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Broad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
El Shabazz circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Shabazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Broad was well out of range. Poor timing from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz delivers a nice body kick.
Broad wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Broad misses the target.
El Shabazz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Broad missing with a left hand there. El Shabazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Broad throws an overhand right that lands on El Shabazz's shoulder, as El Shabazz tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for El Shabazz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Broad will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Broad throws the left hand but El Shabazz avoids the punch easily.
El Shabazz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Broad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
El Shabazz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
El Shabazz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Broad's hands.
El Shabazz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Shabazz scores with a nice right hand.
El Shabazz misses with a body kick.
El Shabazz throws a head kick that misses
enabling Broad to counter with a crisp jab.
El Shabazz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malik El Shabazz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Broad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
El Shabazz throws a chopping leg kick but Broad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
El Shabazz cracks Broad with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malik El Shabazz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got El Shabazz 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik El Shabazz!
Malik El Shabazz is the new middleweight champion!
Malik El Shabazz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph McGuire (ranked 1767 p4p, 234 weight class) and Mohammed Kahn (ranked 1688 p4p, 226 weight class). 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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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire misses with a looping right.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGuire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kahn circles away quickly and effectively.
Ralph McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn lands a jab to McGuire's midsection.
McGuire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kahn drops his hands momentarily and McGuire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kahn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kahn avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Despite the aggression on Kahn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Kahn is out of range.
Kahn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGuire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Kahn moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Kahn counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kahn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahn catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Kahn misses its intended target.
McGuire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kahn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kahn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
McGuire swings for the body but Kahn moves out of range.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire misses the body punch
and Kahn counters with a left to the body.
Kahn's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGuire under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and Kahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahn.
McGuire clobbers Kahn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kahn misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
Kahn has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
McGuire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kahn's hands.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Kahn's body.
McGuire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Kahn moved out of range.
Kahn scores with the left hand. McGuire knows he should have avoided that one.
McGuire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tests Kahn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kahn fails to land with a series of punches.
McGuire is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Mohammed Kahn has been cut.
Kahn misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Kahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
McGuire takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Kahn throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire misses with a right hand
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
A jab lands there for Kahn.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahn scores with a shot to the body.
Kahn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGuire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGuire with a hook.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Kahn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McGuire swings for the body but Kahn moves out of range.
McGuire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kahn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kahn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kahn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Kahn moved out of range.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kahn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ralph McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Kahn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Kahn.
Kahn lands a slapping body shot.
Kahn jabs McGuire right on the nose. McGuire blinks but takes it well.
McGuire is looking to wear down Kahn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire misses with a few strikes there.
McGuire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kahn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kahn lands a right hook to the body.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire slips a straight right by Kahn.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Kahn is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Kahn misses.
Kahn misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and McGuire tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Kahn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kahn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGuire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kahn counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
McGuire swinging wildly here.
Kahn punishes McGuire's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire jabs Kahn right on the nose. Kahn blinks but takes it well.
McGuire throws a hook but Kahn avoids it easily.
Kahn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Kahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
Kahn takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire throws the left hand but Kahn avoids the punch easily.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kahn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahn scores with a punch to the head.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn jabs McGuire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGuire misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kahn, as that shot connected.
Kahn avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Kahn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kahn punishes McGuire's body with a nice straight punch.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
McGuire fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from McGuire misses.
McGuire with a jab.
Kahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and Kahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses the shot to the body.
McGuire swings for the body but Kahn moves out of range.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ralph McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire lands a lovely overhand right.
McGuire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kahn misses the jab.
Kahn scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for McGuire.
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 Ralph McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Kahn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from McGuire does it's job there.
Kahn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
McGuire takes one on the button.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Kahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kahn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGuire doesn't seem bothered though.
Kahn lands with a cross.
Nice shot by McGuire.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Kahn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire misses with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kahn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Kahn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Kahn misses its intended target.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire swings for the body but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn lands a nice looking body shot.
Kahn cracks a nice hook into McGuire's ribs.
Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuire.
Kahn takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
A big left from McGuire misses.
McGuire throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range.
Kahn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGuire tries to move into range but Kahn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kahn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn walks into a stiff left hand from McGuire.
Kahn throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Kahn avoids the body shot from McGuire.
McGuire cracks Kahn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kahn lands with a shot to the body.
Kahn defending well as McGuire loads up on a big left hand.
Kahn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McGuire with a body shot.
McGuire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGuire swings widly with a right hand
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire misses with an uppercut
letting Kahn counter with a right hand.
Kahn throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from McGuire misses.
Kahn moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
McGuire misses with a hook.
Kahn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kahn scores with a hook to the body. McGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kahn slips under a jab from McGuire.
Kahn scores with a decent looking hook.
McGuire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by McGuire. Beautiful body shot.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kahn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire swings widly with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kahn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kahn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Kahn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGuire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Kahn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kahn defending well as McGuire loads up on a big left hand.
Kahn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuire's hands.
McGuire with a hook.
Kahn throws a shot to the body.
McGuire takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kahn missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Kahn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Kahn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGuire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kahn counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Kahn lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuire doesn't seem phased though.
McGuire is rocked!
Kahn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh McGuire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kahn lands a brutal uppercut that launches McGuire off his feet! McGuire tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mohammed Kahn!
Mohammed Kahn is the new light heavyweight champion!
Mohammed Kahn 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 Raymond Donde (ranked 1001 p4p, 122 weight class) and Arod Doyea (ranked 598 p4p, 77 weight class). Doyea is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Doc Holiday - Volbeat. Arod Doyea will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Donde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arod Doyea!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyea closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Doyea scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donde gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Donde is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Doyea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doyea pushes Donde off looking to stand but Donde dives back in and keeps control.
Donde takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donde trying to mount his opponent but Doyea defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donde pulls his head out easily.
Donde trying to control the pace.
Doyea is looking to improve his position.
Doyea looks like he's trying to stand up.
Doyea wants to get back to full guard.
Donde tries to pass to full mount but Doyea defends it.
Doyea has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Donde escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Donde!
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.
Doyea is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Donde is controlling him well.
A lull in the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doyea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donde wants the takedown. Doyea is fighting it off but Donde persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Doyea's guard against the cage.
Donde got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doyea has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Donde has managed to get both his arms back between Doyea's legs - danger averted.
Donde content to stall in guard here.
Donde will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doyea 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.
Doyea has his foot on Donde's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Donde works his way back into a safe position though.
Doyea looking to control.
Doyea pulls Donde in close to prevent any damage.
Donde slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyea throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doyea lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Doyea stopping the sweep attempt from Donde.
Doyea advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Doyea seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donde wants to improve his position but Doyea is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyea is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Donde defends it well.
Doyea is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arod Doyea will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donde keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyea tries to clinch but Donde is having none of it.
Doyea wants to clinch up but Donde keeps it at a distance.
Doyea scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Raymond Donde has been cut.
Doyea misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donde swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyea.
Donde blocks a head kick by Doyea.
Donde shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Doyea tries to roll over but Donde keeps him under control.
Donde is looking to advance position but Doyea won't allow it.
Donde keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea looking for submissions off his back.
Donde performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Donde's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Doyea is looking to improve his position.
Doyea wants to control but Donde is keeping busy.
Donde is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Donde is trying to control the action in half guard but Doyea is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Donde looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Donde is looking to take a break and control but Doyea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doyea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doyea ducks under a wild hook from Donde.
Donde closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doyea did well to prevent Donde getting side control.
Donde controlling the action here.
Doyea wants to control but Donde is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doyea keeps working.
Doyea looks like he's trying to stand up.
Donde trying to control the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Donde stops Doyea from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doyea fails to land with a series of punches.
Doyea tries to close the distance and clinch but Donde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doyea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doyea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde has Doyea pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Donde pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Doyea tumbling to the mat - Donde dives into Doyea's guard.
Donde is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Doyea wants to get back to his feet but Donde is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Donde wants to control from the top but Doyea keeps moving.
Doyea working for a triangle but Donde defends it easily.
Donde stays in close to Doyea's body and controls the position.
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 Raymond Donde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raymond Donde's cut.
That's time! Donde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Doyea pushes Donde away with a front kick.
Donde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyea closes the distance and clinches.
Donde has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Doyea is trying to keep an underhook but Donde manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Doyea looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Donde with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Doyea wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyea makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Doyea.
Donde wants to control from the top but Doyea keeps moving.
Doyea can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Donde controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Donde doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Donde manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Donde content to stall in guard here.
Doyea wants to get back to his feet but Donde is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doyea is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Donde trying to control but Doyea is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
A solid body kick from Donde.
Doyea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donde has clasped his hands together around Doyea's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Donde working away.
Donde is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Doyea wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Donde controlling the position.
Donde trying to control the position but Doyea is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyea tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Donde presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Doyea is trying desperately to improve position.
Donde looking to control but Doyea is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doyea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donde controlling from the full mount.
Donde avoids the attempt from Doyea to control.
Doyea is desperately trying to improve his position but Donde has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Further stalling from Donde.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyea is looking to improve his position but Donde isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raymond Donde.
I think Donde 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Donde!
A less than humble Raymond Donde misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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