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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Callum Dent (ranked 2962 p4p, 4775 weight class) and Alyson Ferreu (ranked 162 p4p, 0 weight class). Dent comes to the cage accompanied by Funk #49. Alyson Ferreu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Callum Dent's chin.
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Decent wrestler Basic striking Cuts easily |
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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 St Petersburg, Callum Dent! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alyson Ferreu! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ferreu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferreu throws a right and a left that Dent avoids nicely. Ferreu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dent, pushing him back against the cage. Dent wants a takedown.
Ferreu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferreu gets underhooks to prevent Dent's takedown attempt.
Ferreu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ferreu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Dent wants to take the fight to the mat but Ferreu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Callum Dent. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ferreu just leaning against Dent, taking a breather. Ferreu pressing his opponent against the cage. Ferreu taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dent takes a shot to the head. Ferreu stops a takedown attempt from Dent.
Ferreu stalling in the clinch.
Ferreu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dent. Ferreu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alyson Ferreu. The fight moves into the clinch position. Ferreu scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ferreu stalling the fight.
A short body shot lands from Ferreu as the two fighters clinch.
Ferreu stalling in the clinch.
Ferreu lands a hook that snaps the head of Dent backwards. Ferreu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dent trying to control the position but instead, Ferreu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dent into the cage. Ferreu lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ferreu is leaning against Dent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Dent drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ferreu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dent on the wrong end of a nice hook. It looks like Callum Dent has been cut. Dent fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Dent shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dent showed some decent athleticism there. Dent seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dent controlling the action here. Ferreu tries to kick Dent off but Dent keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ferreu is staying active underneath Dent, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Dent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dent is looking for a kimura here.
Dent is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ferreu is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Callum Dent! As Callum Dent got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Mate this is the second middleweight I beat. Get ready for tomorrow.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Arthur (ranked 4640 p4p, 4653 weight class) and Stanky Ban (ranked 0 p4p, 533 weight class). Ban has chosen Rick roll as his entrance music. Stanky Ban is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Cuts easily |
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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 St Petersburg, King Arthur! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanky Ban! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ban throws a jab when Arthur was well out of range. Arthur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ban throws out the jab. Arthur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arthur pushes Ban back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Arthur has Ban pressed against the cage, preventing Ban from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Ban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ban jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ban jabbing away but nothing is landing. Arthur moves away from the strike by Ban. Arthur moves into the clinch. Ban wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arthur has him pressed against the cage. Ban tries to circle away but Arthur has him pinned against the cage. Ban is trying to break free. Ban's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arthur lands a body punch in the clinch. Ban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ban is trying to push Arthur away but Arthur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Ban wants to break free but Arthur has control.
Arthur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ban backwards. Arthur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Ban uses good head movement to avoid it. Arthur lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ban blocking some punches.
Arthur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arthur keeps control of Ban as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Arthur misses with some punches.
Ban has had enough of the clinch but Arthur keeps him there for the moment. Arthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ban is trying to break the clinch but Arthur has him pressed against the cage. Arthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ban. Ban blocking some punches.
Ban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arthur working aggressively here.
Arthur working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arthur. Ban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Ban uses good head movement to avoid it. Arthur has Ban pressed against the cage, preventing Ban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ban is looking to break free of the clinch but Arthur has double underhooks. Ban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arthur lands a shoulder strike. Arthur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ban. A head punch on the inside from Arthur fails to land. A nice right hand lands inside from Arthur. Arthur misses with a hook from the clinch. Ban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Arthur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bans head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Arthur prevents Ban from breaking the clinch. Arthur prevents Ban from breaking the clinch. Arthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ban's efforts to push away. Ban is trying to push Arthur away but Arthur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Arthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ban's efforts to push away. A short uppercut from Arthur. Ban breaks from the clinch.
Ban is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arthur. Ban throws a jab but it's blocked by Arthur.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Arthur has Ban up against the cage in a clinch.
Arthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Arthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ban's efforts to push away. Arthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ban's efforts to push away. Arthur lands a shoulder strike. Arthur misses with the head strike.
Ban tries to break free but Arthur pushes him back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ban. Ban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Ban takes a shot to the head. Ban is trying to break the clinch but Arthur has him pressed against the cage. Ban tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position. Ban tries to break free but Arthur pushes him back against the cage. Arthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ban's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arthur keeps control of Ban as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Ban is trying to push Arthur away but Arthur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Ban blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ban. A right handed body shot lands from Arthur.
Ban is looking to break free of the clinch but Arthur has double underhooks. Ban tries to break free but Arthur pushes him back against the cage. Arthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arthur working aggressively here.
Ban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Ban tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position. Arthur misses with a punch on the inside.
Ban tries to circle away but Arthur has him pinned against the cage. Ban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ban loads up on a big right hand but Arthur slips the punch. Arthur lands a head shot. Ban with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arthur to score with a decent uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Arthur dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! Ban throws a hook but Arthur blocks it. Ban looks to throw the jab but Arthur is out of range. Ban takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Ban with a nice cross. Ban throws a big shot that misses. Ban takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Arthur gets a clinch. Ban tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position. Arthur is working Ban over against the cage. Arthur working aggressively here.
Ban blocks an uppercut.
Arthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Arthur has Ban pressed against the cage, preventing Ban from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Ban is trying to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Arthur has Ban pressed against the cage, preventing Ban from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Arthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ban's efforts to push away. Ban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Arthur misses with a hook from the clinch. Ban working hard to break the clinch. Ban tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arthur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A shot in the inside from Arthur. Arthur working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ban wants to break free but Arthur has control.
Arthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ban's efforts to push away. Ban tries to circle away but Arthur has him pinned against the cage. Arthur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ban can do to turn this around? Ban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arthur. Ban wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arthur has him pressed against the cage. Ban can't break the clinch.
Arthur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ban backwards. Arthur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bans head. Arthur misses with the head strike.
Arthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ban's efforts to push away. King Arthur has scored more points in the clinch so far. Ban is trying to break the clinch but Arthur has him pressed against the cage. Ban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arthur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ban lands with a cross. It looks like King Arthur has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arthur slips a straight right by Ban. Ban throws a hook but Arthur blocks it. Ban throws a shot from downtown. Arthur moves away and avoids it. Stanky Ban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ban gets tackled into the cage by Arthur. Arthur maintains the clinch. Ban's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ban wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arthur has him pressed against the cage. Ban's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ban is looking to break free of the clinch but Arthur has double underhooks. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arthur. Ban wants to break free but Arthur has control.
Ban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Ban is trying to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling him. Arthur lands with a short shot to the head. Arthur misses with the head strike.
Ban working hard to break the clinch. Arthur has a couple of punches blocked by Ban.
Ban blocks an uppercut.
Arthur lands an uppercut. Ban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ban can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ban tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position. Ban has had enough of the clinch but Arthur keeps him there for the moment. Arthur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Arthur lands a left hand.
Ban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ban is trying to force a seperation but Arthur has the dominant position. Arthur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arthur lands with a left to the head. A short right from Arthur. Ban wants to break free but Arthur has control.
Arthur working some nice short punches in the clinch. Arthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arthur. Ban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Ban uses good head movement to avoid it. Arthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Arthur throws a head punch that misses. Ban is trying to force a seperation but Arthur has the dominant position. Ban can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arthur keeps control of Ban as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Arthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Arthur. Arthur throws a punch but it's blocked by Ban. Ban is trying to break the clinch but Arthur has him pressed against the cage. Arthur has Ban pressed against the cage, preventing Ban from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Ban is looking to break free of the clinch but Arthur has double underhooks. Ban wants to get back to striking at distance but Arthur won't allow it.
A short right from Arthur on the inside. Arthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Ban uses good head movement to avoid it. Arthur has a couple of punches blocked by Ban.
Arthur lands with a right to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Arthur misses with a body punch.
Ban working hard to break the clinch. Arthur throws a punch but it's blocked by Ban. Arthur misses with a hook from the clinch. Ban wants to get back to striking at distance but Arthur won't allow it.
Ban tries to break free but Arthur pushes him back against the cage. Ban tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Arthur dominated that second round. The cut man is working on King Arthur's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arthur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Arthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ban's efforts to push away. Ban is trying to break the clinch but Arthur has him pressed against the cage. Ban wants to break free but Arthur has control.
Arthur throws a head punch that misses. Ban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Ban wants to get back to striking at distance but Arthur won't allow it.
Ban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arthur. Ban tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position. Arthur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A short left from Arthur. Ban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ban tries to circle away but Arthur has him pinned against the cage. Arthur working aggressively here.
Ban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arthur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Arthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Ban's face as he tries to break the clinch. Arthur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short left from Arthur. Ban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arthur throws a head punch that misses. Ban can't break the clinch.
Ban wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arthur has him pressed against the cage. Arthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Arthur. Arthur misses with a punch on the inside.
Arthur throws a head punch that misses. Arthur lands a left hand.
Ban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Ban is trying to break free. Ban's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Arthur takes the fight into the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Ban's face as he tries to break the clinch. Ban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arthur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Arthur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ban backwards. Arthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanky Ban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arthur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ban is trying to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling him. Arthur lands with a right to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Arthur scores with a shoulder strike. Ban wants to get back to striking at distance but Arthur won't allow it.
Ban is trying to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling him. Ban blocking some punches.
Ban prevents a body shot from Arthur. Arthur lands with a short head shot on the inside. Arthur misses with a body punch.
Ban is looking to break free of the clinch but Arthur has double underhooks. Ban's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Arthur leaning his opponent against the cage. Arthur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A head punch on the inside from Arthur fails to land. Ban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Ban takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arthur throws a head punch that misses. Arthur leaning his opponent against the cage. Ban is trying to break the clinch but Arthur has him pressed against the cage. Arthur prevents Ban from breaking the clinch. Arthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arthur misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arthur. Arthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Ban uses good head movement to avoid it. King Arthur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A head punch on the inside from Arthur fails to land. Ban tries to circle away but Arthur has him pinned against the cage. Ban tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position. Ban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Ban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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. Ban is trying to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling him. Arthur is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ban is trying to force a seperation but Arthur has the dominant position. Ban is trying to force a seperation but Arthur has the dominant position. Ban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ban tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position. Arthur has Ban pressed against the cage, preventing Ban from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Ban misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Ban is trying to break the clinch but Arthur has him pressed against the cage. Arthur blocking some punches.
Ban wants to break free but Arthur has control.
And that's the end of the fight! King Arthur showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arthur, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for King Arthur! Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for King Arthur! Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for King Arthur!
King Arthur wins by unanimous decision! A less than humble King Arthur misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. In defeat, Stanky Ban stepped up to the mic, saying 'I AM A DINGO'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Reznov (ranked 4646 p4p, 4735 weight class) and Glen Chapman (ranked 531 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 St Petersburg, Viktor Reznov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Glen Chapman! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chapman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Reznov on his heels. He'll look to pass Reznov's guard now, I'm sure. Reznov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chapman is posturing up here but Reznov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Chapman tries to roll out but it's too tight and Chapman has to tap! Slick submission there by Reznov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Viktor Reznov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Mathers (ranked 4723 p4p, 4867 weight class) and Bobby Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 568 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dent's choice of entrance music: Vehicle. Bobby Dent 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 middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Mathers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Dent! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mathers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dent's waist but Dent gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mathers off to one side. Dent with the counter takedown but Mathers avoids it easily. Mathers leaves Dent with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Dent tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mathers defends well and Dent ends up having to push Mathers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Dent throws out a loose jab but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it. Dent fails to land the takedown. Lee Mathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Dent. Mathers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Dent has one foot on Mathers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Dent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mathers closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dent quickly recovers to half guard. Mathers lands with a punch from half guard. Mathers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Mathers works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dent tries to hold on but Mathers pushes him away. Mathers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mathers punishing his opponent with strikes. Mathers raining down shots from the mount! Mathers punishing his opponent with strikes. BOOM! Mathers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mathers breaks from Dent's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mathers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dent?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dent in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Dent is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mathers lands a big shot there that rocks Dent but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mathers lands a big shot there that rocks Dent but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mathers lands with some strikes. Dent bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Dent lands a couple of elbows. Mathers will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dent trying to control but Mathers is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mathers is on top in guard.
Mathers advances position into side control! Mathers working the head and body with strikes. Mathers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Mathers is putting a hurting on Dent here, landing some big shots from side control. Mathers working the head with strikes. Dent is rocked! Dent wants to get back to his feet but Mathers is dominant here and he's now got Dent's back! Dent is still in real trouble! Can Mathers finish him? Mathers is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Mathers scores with punches and elbows. Mathers cracks Dent with a big right hand from the back mount! Dent immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Mathers takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Mathers! In defeat, Bobby Dent stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just gonna go pub.'.
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