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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrick Shaw (ranked 3551 p4p, 410 weight class) and Wilmerr Fudd (ranked 4033 p4p, 448 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hendrick Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilmerr Fudd!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw lands with an overhand left.
Shaw digs a good body shot into Fudd's ribs.
Shaw is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Wilmerr Fudd has been cut.
Shaw darts in and clinches Fudd up against the cage.
Fudd is looking for a takedown.
Shaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Fudd backwards.
Shaw lands a shot to the body.
Fudd successfully pulls guard.
Shaw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fudd pulls Shaw in close to prevent any damage.
Shaw showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fudd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fudd is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd thows a huge punch but Shaw dodges it nicely.
Fudd thows a huge punch but Shaw dodges it nicely.
Fudd lands strikes from half guard.
Shaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fudd.
Fudd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fudd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shaw's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fudd connects with a nice short shot to Shaw's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fudd connects with a nice short shot to Shaw's temple.
Fudd lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fudd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fudd lands strikes from half guard.
Fudd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fudd scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shaw tries to roll over but Fudd keeps him under control.
Fudd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fudd seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudd is nestled in close to Shaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fudd working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Shaw wants to control but Fudd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fudd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fudd is nestled in close to Shaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shaw on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shaw tries to get out of the position.
Fudd lands with a punch from half guard.
Fudd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shaw is looking for a sweep. Fudd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fudd is nestled in close to Shaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fudd slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
Fudd lands with a punch from half guard.
Fudd works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fudd scoring with strikes but Shaw is staying in there.
Fudd lands a big elbow.
Fudd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shaw can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Shaw that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Shaw that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fudd landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shaw is rocked!
Fudd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fudd scoring with strikes but Shaw is staying in there.
Fudd looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Shaw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fudd postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Shaw in real trouble here! The ref calls for Shaw to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilmerr Fudd!
A relieved looking Wilmerr Fudd thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hendersons (ranked 3692 p4p, 359 weight class) and Danzo Akuma (ranked 4488 p4p, 414 weight class). Harry Hendersons has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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146 lbs
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152 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Hendersons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danzo Akuma!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendersons shoots in and bounces Akuma off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hendersons forces his way into half guard.
Hendersons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Akuma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hendersons is trying for a kimura here. Akuma looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hendersons wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Hendersons!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lothbrook (ranked 4116 p4p, 403 weight class) and Andy Terror (ranked 4209 p4p, 409 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivar Lothbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Terror!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terror looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lothbrook is fending him off so far but Terror persists. Nope, Lothbrook circles away and we're back to standing.
Terror shoots in for a takedown but Lothbrook shows good takedown defense.
Terror has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lothbrook is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lothbrook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lothbrook throws out the jab.
Terror tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lothbrook swivels and escapes.
Ivar Lothbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Terror.
Lothbrook throws an overhand right that lands on Terror's shoulder, as Terror tries to avoid the shot.
Terror avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Terror is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice defenses there by Terror.
Terror defending well as Lothbrook loads up on a big left hand.
Terror goes for a double leg but Lothbrook avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lothbrook continues to drive forward.
As Terror looks to move away, Lothbrook throws a big counter combo but Terror just gets out of the way.
Terror gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lothbrook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Lothbrook.
Terror slips under a jab.
Lothbrook throws a shot from downtown. Terror moves away and avoids it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Terror enables Lothbrook to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Terror manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrook stands up over Terror, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lothbrook postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lothbrook with a nice head shot there.
We've been hearing good reports from Lothbrook's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Terror has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lothbrook can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lothbrook keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Terror's head.
Lothbrook landing with the ground and pound.
Lothbrook scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Terror is rocked!
Lothbrook arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Terror's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivar Lothbrook!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Williams (ranked 2666 p4p, 345 weight class) and Wutang Lee (ranked 3173 p4p, 398 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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172 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wutang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Williams misses.
Lee misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Lee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Williams throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Williams throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams tries to counter with a takedown but Lee is quick to defend against it.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Williams half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
That kick from Lee tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Williams tries to counter with a takedown but Lee is quick to defend against it.
Lee staying out of range there.
Williams moves away from the strike by Lee.
Williams moves away from the strike by Lee.
Williams drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lee sprawls and moves away.
Williams throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Lee misses.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams misses with some punches.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams lands a left hand.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Williams works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Williams is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lee prevents a body shot from Williams.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee working aggressively here.
Williams has picked Lee up - he's going for a ride! Williams dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Williams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lee wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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 Robin Williams will probably get the nod.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Williams connects with the punch.
Williams throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williams.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Williams working aggressively here.
Lee lands a left hand.
It looks like Robin Williams has been cut.
Robin Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with some punches.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Lee digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a body punch.
A short right from Lee.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A short right from Lee.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Robin Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robin Williams's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Lee moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Lee defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Robin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Williams with a body shot.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Williams attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams wants a takedown.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Wutang Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee is working Williams over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Williams tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with the head strike.
A short right from Lee.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a body shot.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A short left from Lee.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Williams misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wutang Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Robin Williams!
Robin Williams was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Romano (ranked 2872 p4p, 346 weight class) and Eldar Fudd (ranked 3352 p4p, 390 weight class). Luigi Romano has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luigi Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eldar Fudd!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano clinches up against the cage.
Romano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romano throws a series of punches but Fudd moves out of range.
Fudd feints the counter takedown.
A low kick from Romano is predictable there
and Fudd counters with a nice double leg into side control. Romano won't be happy with that.
Romano takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
It looks like Luigi Romano has been cut.
Romano is trying to improve his position.
Fudd lands an elbow.
Romano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fudd working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Romano is rocked!
Luigi Romano's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fudd cracks Romano with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Fudd immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Romano is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Fudd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eldar Fudd!
Eldar Fudd spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Allen (ranked 2303 p4p, 245 weight class) and Henson Benderson (ranked 2785 p4p, 286 weight class). Benderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Time is Now. 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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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lamar Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen cracks Benderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benderson scores with a hook.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Benderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benderson.
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen misses with a body kick.
Benderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Allen thuds his shin into the meat of Benderson's side.
Benderson wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Allen misses with a hook.
Benderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Benderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Allen works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Allen misses
enabling Benderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Benderson checks a leg kick.
Benderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Allen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benderson's head backwards.
Benderson scores with a hook to the body. Allen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Allen misses with an uppercut
and Benderson counters with a left and a right that stings Allen.
Allen lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benderson thumps Allen with a low kick.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benderson throws out the jab.
Allen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allen looks to land a left hand but Benderson moved out of range nicely.
Allen misses with a double jab
and Benderson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
Allen is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Allen. Those never looked like landing.
Benderson cracks Allen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Benderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Benderson moves away and avoids it.
Benderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benderson cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Allen is looking to land body kicks.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Benderson moves out of range easily.
Benderson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benderson misses with a wild combination.
Allen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a jab to the head.
Allen misses with a jab to the body
and Benderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Benderson.
Benderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Benderson stalling in the clinch but Allen improves position.
Benderson taking a breather.
Benderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Benderson into the cage.
Benderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen managing to block the knees to the body from Benderson.
Allen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benderson.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Benderson lands with a left to the head.
Allen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Benderson is trying to keep an underhook but Allen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Benderson kicks off Allen and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benderson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benderson throws out the jab.
Benderson looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Benderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen fails to land the takedown.
Allen misses with a left hand
and Benderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen thows a leg kick but Benderson checks it
letting Benderson counter with a right hand.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benderson misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henson Benderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
Benderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Allen throws a right and a left that Benderson avoids nicely.
Henson Benderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benderson moves away.
Benderson tries to counter with a clinch but Allen shakes him off and moves away.
Allen walks into a jab.
Benderson throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Benderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen misses the body punch
and Benderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Benderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benderson lands a left and a right that send Allen crashing to the mat, dazed. Benderson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Lamar Allen has been cut.
Benderson drops Allen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Benderson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henson Benderson!
After the big win, Henson Benderson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Habib Putins (ranked 2568 p4p, 317 weight class) and Eladio Vasquez (ranked 4469 p4p, 484 weight class). Habib Putins had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Eladio Vasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
200 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Habib Putins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eladio Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez misses with a takedown attempt - Putins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Putins dives in and grabs Vasquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vasquez pushes down on Putins's head and hops out.
Vasquez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Putins defends it well.
Vasquez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasquez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPutins.
Some wild striking there from Vasquez.
No luck for Vasquez with that takedown attempt.
Putins tries to counter by clinching up but Vasquez breaks away and moves out of range.
Vasquez misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putins rushes Vasquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vasquez has had enough of the clinch but Putins keeps him there for the moment.
Putins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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.
Putins trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez is looking to stand up but Putins won't let him.
Vasquez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vasquez throws a sloppy strike and Putins has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Vasquez is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Putins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Habib Putins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Udo Dirkschneider (ranked 3055 p4p, 383 weight class) and Nate Masvidal (ranked 3155 p4p, 395 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
172 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Udo Dirkschneider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirkschneider has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dirkschneider has Masvidal pressed against the cage, preventing Masvidal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masvidal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masvidal wants to get back to striking at distance but Dirkschneider won't allow it.
Dirkschneider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masvidal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dirkschneider but Dirkschneider pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've been hearing reports that Dirkschneider has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dirkschneider throws a sloppy head kick and Masvidal moves out of range easily.
Dirkschneider takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Masvidal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Udo Dirkschneider has been cut.
Dirkschneider thuds a left hand into Masvidal's body.
Dirkschneider clinches up with Masvidal and pushes him back against the cage.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but Dirkschneider keeps him there for the moment.
Dirkschneider stalling the fight.
Dirkschneider pulls guard.
Masvidal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dirkschneider keeping full guard, as Masvidal tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dirkschneider is trying to control the position but Masvidal postures up.
My spies in Shut Up & Train! {$1000} inform me that Masvidal has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dirkschneider 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.
Dirkschneider has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Masvidal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dirkschneider keeping moving, preventing Masvidal from controlling successfully.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dirkschneider looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dirkschneider takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Masvidal gets tackled into the cage by Dirkschneider. Dirkschneider maintains the clinch.
Dirkschneider has Masvidal pressed against the cage, preventing Masvidal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masvidal stalling.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dirkschneider prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
Dirkschneider can't find room to land a body shot as Masvidal controls the action.
Dirkschneider tries to throw a body punch but Masvidal avoids it by throwing Dirkschneider back against the cage.
Masvidal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dirkschneider shoots in for a takedown but Masvidal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dirkschneider throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Masvidal counter with a right hand.
Dirkschneider misses with a head kick.
Dirkschneider slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirkschneider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masvidal.
Dirkschneider looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Masvidal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dirkschneider.
Dirkschneider darts in trying to clinch
and Masvidal counters with a straight right hand.
Dirkschneider tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Masvidal lands.
Masvidal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masvidal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masvidal with a jab.
Masvidal shoots in looking for a takedown but Dirkschneider manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Masvidal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Masvidal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dirkschneider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirkschneider closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Masvidal to the mat! Masvidal manages to get full guard.
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!
Dirkschneider trying to control but Masvidal is working from the bottom.
Masvidal trying to control the position here.
Dirkschneider wants to control from the top but Masvidal keeps moving.
Dirkschneider content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Masvidal controlling Dirkschneider's posture.
Dirkschneider working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masvidal managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dirkschneider stays in close to Masvidal's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Masvidal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Udo Dirkschneider's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dirkschneider misses with a double jab
and Masvidal counters with a one-two to the body.
A lazy left from Masvidal finds it's target.
Masvidal throws an overhand right that lands on Dirkschneider's shoulder, as Dirkschneider tries to avoid the shot.
Masvidal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dirkschneider pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Masvidal back to the cage. Dirkschneider follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice takedown defense from Masvidal. No joy for Dirkschneider on that attempt.
Masvidal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masvidal misses the jab.
Masvidal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dirkschneider on the side of the head.
Dirkschneider will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dirkschneider slips under a jab.
Dirkschneider ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masvidal throws a hook but Dirkschneider avoids it easily.
Dirkschneider scores with a three punch combo!
Masvidal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Masvidal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Masvidal takes a swing at Dirkschneider's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dirkschneider tries a body shot but Masvidal blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dirkschneider.
Dirkschneider manages to break the clinch.
Dirkschneider shoots in and bounces Masvidal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dirkschneider trying to stand up but can't free himself from Masvidal's guard.
Dirkschneider looking to sit in guard and control but Masvidal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Masvidal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dirkschneider. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masvidal passes Dirkschneider's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Masvidal is keen to just control but Dirkschneider is a slippery customer.
Masvidal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirkschneider is looking to improve his position.
Dirkschneider wants to control but Masvidal is keeping busy.
Dirkschneider is looking to improve his position.
Masvidal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirkschneider is looking to control Masvidal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dirkschneider avoid being mounted?
Dirkschneider tries to get to full guard but Masvidal has control of the leg.
Masvidal wants to pass to mount but Dirkschneider is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirkschneider trying to control here.
Masvidal prevents Dirkschneider from standing back up.
Dirkschneider is not content to let Masvidal control the position.
Dirkschneider trying to hold on to Masvidal's head to control him but Masvidal postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dirkschneider wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dirkschneider fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Udo Dirkschneider. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masvidal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dirkschneider shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal is trying is best to control the position here.
Dirkschneider throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dirkschneider is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dirkschneider controlling the pace.
Dirkschneider has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Masvidal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dirkschneider.
Masvidal trying to hold on to Dirkschneider's head to control him but Dirkschneider postures up.
Masvidal is not content to let Dirkschneider control the position.
Masvidal wants to improve his position but Dirkschneider is controlling well.
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 Udo Dirkschneider will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Udo Dirkschneider's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dirkschneider changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Masvidal tries to avoid it but Dirkschneider manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Masvidal to the ground. Masvidal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dirkschneider looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dirkschneider throwing strikes from guard but Masvidal blocks nicely.
Dirkschneider passes Masvidal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Masvidal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Masvidal is trying to control the position but Dirkschneider postures up.
Dirkschneider trying to control the position from guard on top but Masvidal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Udo Dirkschneider overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal is trying to control the position but Dirkschneider postures up.
Dirkschneider trying to control but Masvidal is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal can't keep his opponent in guard - Dirkschneider advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Masvidal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dirkschneider pulls his head out easily.
Dirkschneider trying to control from half guard but Masvidal is working away.
Masvidal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Masvidal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dirkschneider has passed into side control.
Dirkschneider trying to control the action but Masvidal is working from the bottom.
Dirkschneider is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirkschneider looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Masvidal struggling a bit here.
Dirkschneider controlling the position.
Dirkschneider tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Masvidal can't do much from the bottom here.
Masvidal tries to bench press Dirkschneider off him but Dirkschneider keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Dirkschneider tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dirkschneider decides to stand up, so the ref orders Masvidal to his feet.
Dirkschneider misses the jab.
A nice side step and Masvidal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Masvidal lands with a hook. Dirkschneider tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masvidal scores with a hook.
Masvidal throws the left hand but Dirkschneider avoids the punch easily.
Dirkschneider takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dirkschneider tries to clinch but Masvidal moves away
and Masvidal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masvidal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dirkschneider.
Dirkschneider fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirkschneider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masvidal throws out the jab.
Dirkschneider attempts a counter takedown but Masvidal avoids it well and moves away.
Dirkschneider scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masvidal desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep. Dirkschneider is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Masvidal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dirkschneider is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Masvidal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dirkschneider can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masvidal is looking to escape.
Dirkschneider landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Udo Dirkschneider showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dirkschneider 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson James (ranked 2707 p4p, 290 weight class) and Doctor Ochila (ranked 3886 p4p, 378 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Ochila!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochila tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Tyson James has been cut.
James changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ochila looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ochila is trying to control James's posture but James avoids it.
Ochila tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but James wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ochila is not content to let James control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Ochila's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
James trying to control the position but Ochila is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ochila is trying to work for a sweep but James has mounted him!
Ochila wants to control but James is having none of it.
Ochila sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ochila trying to control here.
James is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
James passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ochila can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
James with a couple of short strikes.
Ochila is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
James throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
James lands a couple of good shots and Ochila has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ochila holding on to James's left wrist, preventing the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ochila could be in trouble here!
Ochila looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
James is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
You can see the frustration on Ochila's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is loading up with his shots from the back and Ochila is in big trouble! Ochila taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tyson James!
Post fight, Tyson James stared into the camera and said 'I'M THE FUCKING CHAMPION! YOU HAVE TO BRING AN ARMY TO TAKE THIS FROM ME! I'M THE GREATEST EVER'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Colucci (ranked 1180 p4p, 144 weight class) and Sven Ludwig (ranked 2576 p4p, 318 weight class). Colucci's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drake ft Kanye - Glow. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Colucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ludwig misses.
Colucci moves into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Colucci has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ludwig turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ludwig manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Colucci's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Colucci is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Colucci tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ludwig wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Colucci can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ludwig working the ground and pound.
Ludwig wants to stand but Colucci is controlling his arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ludwig lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Colucci manages to get back to half guard.
Ludwig sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Colucci defending well though.
Ludwig seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Colucci looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig trying to control from half guard but Colucci is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ludwig connects with a nice short shot to Colucci's temple.
My spies in Catch Wrestling L.A. inform me that Ludwig has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Colucci works his way to full guard. Good work.
Colucci wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Colucci looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Colucci is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ludwig defends well.
Ludwig lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ludwig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colucci swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Colucci is controlling Ludwig's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Colucci is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Colucci not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Colucci trying to pass the guard but Ludwig defending well.
Ludwig wants to get back to his feet.
Colucci throwing shots but Ludwig is blocking nicely.
Ludwig is positioning himself well to prevent Colucci advancing to mount.
Colucci throwing shots but Ludwig is blocking nicely.
Colucci missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colucci not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ludwig has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Colucci is working away from the top position though.
Colucci content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colucci stops Ludwig from getting back to his feet.
Colucci controlling the action here.
Colucci has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ludwig works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ludwig wants to sweep but no luck.
Colucci scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ludwig bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Colucci's guard.
Ludwig missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Colucci holds on and takes a little breather.
Colucci is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ludwig stopping the sweep attempt from Colucci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colucci utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ludwig accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Colucci preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Colucci throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ludwig postures up in Colucci's guard and throws a big left but Colucci blocks it.
Colucci utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Colucci looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ludwig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ludwig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colucci swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ludwig trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ludwig is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ludwig throws a sloppy body shot
and Colucci counters with a single leg into guard. Ludwig didn't expect that.
Ludwig has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ludwig wants to sweep but no luck.
Colucci throws a big elbow that misses.
Ludwig pulls Colucci in close to prevent any damage.
Colucci preventing the sweep.
Ludwig trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ludwig is adopting a defensive guard.
Ludwig not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ludwig looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ludwig looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ludwig working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ludwig displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Colucci.
Ludwig lunges at Colucci with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Colucci's hand.
Ludwig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colucci appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ludwig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colucci manages to avoid it.
Colucci shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sven Ludwig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ludwig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colucci paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michel Colucci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ludwig displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Colucci.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Colucci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Colucci with that takedown attempt.
Colucci tries for a takedown but Ludwig sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ludwig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ludwig throws a lazy head kick
and Colucci counters with a single leg into guard. Ludwig didn't expect that.
Colucci trying to control the position from guard on top but Ludwig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ludwig tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Colucci trying to control but Ludwig is working from the bottom.
Ludwig has control of Colucci's left arm, preventing Colucci from doing any damage.
Ludwig is looking to stand up but Colucci isn't so interested in that idea.
Colucci wants to pass the guard but Ludwig is keeping the position.
Colucci trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colucci is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ludwig pulls Colucci in to control the position.
Ludwig looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Colucci connects with a couple of short punches.
Michel Colucci overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ludwig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Colucci throwing strikes from guard but Ludwig blocks nicely.
Ludwig wants to sweep here but Colucci controlling him for the moment.
Colucci throws a big right hand that misses.
Ludwig looking to control.
Ludwig wants to stand but Colucci is controlling the position.
Colucci throwing strikes from guard but Ludwig blocks nicely.
Colucci working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Colucci stops Ludwig from standing up.
Colucci working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colucci is looking to work some ground and pound but Ludwig has wrist control.
Colucci with a nice head shot there.
Colucci 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.
Ludwig can't keep his opponent in guard - Colucci advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ludwig is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ludwig wants to get back to his feet.
Ludwig keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Colucci dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ludwig plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Colucci fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ludwig avoids it really well and circles away.
Ludwig looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Good work by Ludwig as he checks the leg kick.
Colucci shoots in but no luck this time.
Ludwig just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Ludwig tenderised Colucci's leg. Colucci is trying to keep his angry face on.
Colucci takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Michel Colucci has been cut.
Ludwig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colucci paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colucci shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ludwig scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ludwig lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Colucci down.
Ludwig scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colucci keeps working.
Ludwig wants to stand but Colucci is controlling his arm.
Ludwig lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Colucci wants to control but Ludwig postures up.
Ludwig tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ludwig cracks Colucci with a big right hand but Colucci just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Colucci is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ludwig's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Colucci avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ludwig.
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.
Ludwig lands strikes from half guard.
Ludwig missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Colucci trying to control from the bottom.
Ludwig looks to land a strike but Colucci avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Colucci preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ludwig throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Colucci works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ludwig chips away with some ground and pound.
Colucci has his hands on Ludwig's head, controlling the position.
Colucci working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ludwig feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ludwig throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Colucci works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig is fighting to break Colucci's control of his arms but Colucci is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Colucci has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ludwig can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ludwig postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ludwig accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ludwig content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Colucci is trying to keep Ludwig in close.
Ludwig trying to stand up but can't free himself from Colucci's guard.
Colucci looking for a sweep. Not yet Colucci, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ludwig would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Ludwig missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ludwig throws a sloppy head kick
and Colucci counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ludwig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Colucci.
Colucci prevents Ludwig from getting back to his feet.
Colucci trying to control but Ludwig is working from the bottom.
Colucci throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ludwig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ludwig 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.
Ludwig is trying to control the position but Colucci postures up.
Colucci loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Ludwig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ludwig has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Ludwig!
Sven Ludwig decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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