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ROCK FC: GONY 1.2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Damndam (ranked 5534 p4p, 4108 weight class) and Sebastian Bach (ranked 445 p4p, 391 weight class). Damndam comes into the arena with Gdzie Jest Bialy Wegorz blaring out of the sound system. Daniel Damndam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Damndam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Bach!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bach darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Damndam trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bach sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bach lands strikes from half guard.
Damndam is looking for a sweep. Bach is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bach thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Damndam is trying to control but can't.
Damndam is not content to let Bach control the position.
Damndam trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Damndam is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sebastian Bach!
In his post fight interview, Sebastian Bach started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Daniel Damndam was interviewed post fight and said 'Aww man. This was totally not big chungus poggers moment. Aww heck. Oh heckin' chungus butterfingers.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie McGregor (ranked 5005 p4p, 4910 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 560 p4p, 553 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
Creed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGregors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Creed tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.
McGregor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Creed eats them both and turns towards McGregor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Creed tests McGregor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frankie McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
McGregor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Creeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
McGregor misses with a double jab.
McGregor loads up on a big right hand but Creed slips the punch.
McGregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Creed counters with a straight right hand.
Creed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Creed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Creed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Creed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGregor doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Creed. Beautiful body shot.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Creed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGregors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Creed ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Creed scores with a punch to the head.
Creed slips under a jab.
McGregor swings widly with a right hand
and Creed counters with a crisp right hand that drops McGregor! Creed lets McGregor back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 McGregor is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor misses with an uppercut. Creed saw that one coming.
McGregor gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Creed gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Creed!
After the fight, Apollo Creed was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manus Murphy (ranked 4827 p4p, 4822 weight class) and Pekka Vesuri (ranked 549 p4p, 548 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manus Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Vesuri!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy avoids the head kick by Vesuri.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vesuri.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vesuri. Vesuri obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Vesuri.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Vesuri turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Murphy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vesuri is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murphy jumps guard and drags Vesuri to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vesuri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vesuri is fighting to break Murphy's control of his arms but Murphy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Vesuri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vesuri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murphy working a defensive guard here.
Vesuri wants to get up but he can't break Murphy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy pulls Vesuri in to control the position.
Vesuri stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vesuri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vesuri throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vesuri.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vesuri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vesuri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vesuri.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body kick from Vesuri.
Murphy drives through and clinches with Vesuri against the cage.
Murphy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vesuri smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manus Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vesuri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesuri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vesuri lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Vesuri tries a head kick but it misses.
Vesuri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vesuri. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesuri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vesuri with a nice calf kick.
Vesuri keeps the fight on the outside.
Vesuri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vesuri.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vesuri. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Vesuri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vesuri.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vesuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Vesuri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vesuri has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Vesuri pushes him off.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vesuri smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesuri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy slips a jab from Vesuri.
Vesuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy is looking to counter the offense by Vesuri and move into the clinch.
Pekka Vesuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Vesuri lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Vesuri.
Vesuri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Vesuri controlling the action here for a moment.
Murphy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vesuri walks away with a smile on his face. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Vesuri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vesuri lands a front kick.
Murphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vesuri tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy jumps guard and drags Vesuri to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy is pulling down on Vesuri's head. It's preventing any offense from Vesuri, at least for the moment.
Murphy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vesuri is not content to let Murphy control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Murphy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesuri is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Murphy locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Vesuri is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manus Murphy!
Manus Murphy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas O Farrelly (ranked 4990 p4p, 4934 weight class) and Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 557 p4p, 556 weight class). The key to victory for Thomas O Farrelly has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas O Farrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casimiro Nicoletta!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Farrelly tests Nicoletta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Farrelly lands with a nice combination. Nicoletta backs away looking to recover.
O Farrelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A cross from O Farrelly lands.
Nicoletta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicoletta steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from O Farrelly.
Nicoletta walks into a stiff left hand from O Farrelly.
A jab from O Farrelly does it's job there.
Nicoletta jabs O Farrelly right on the nose. O Farrelly blinks but takes it well.
O Farrelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Nicoletta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Farrelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Nicoletta counters with a nice body shot.
O Farrelly missing with a left hand there. Nicoletta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicoletta moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nicoletta.
O Farrelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicoletta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicoletta working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicoletta lands a body shot.
O Farrelly is breathing heavily.
Nicoletta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Farrelly backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nicoletta.
Nicoletta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nicoletta.
A right handed body shot lands from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta lands a right hand.
Nicoletta lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Farrelly backwards.
Nicoletta lands a right hand.
O Farrelly is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nicoletta.
Oh O Farrelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicoletta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nicoletta throws a big uppercut that drops O Farrelly! More strikes from Nicoletta and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! O Farrelly lies dazed against the cage as Nicoletta celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Casimiro Nicoletta!
An out of breath Casimiro Nicoletta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Featherstone (ranked 5986 p4p, 5902 weight class) and Hafir Dharris (ranked 624 p4p, 615 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Featherstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Featherstone is looking to clinch but Dharris is avoiding it.
Featherstone closes the distance and pushes Dharris back into the cage.
Featherstone struggles to land a body shot inside as Dharris controls his hands.
Featherstone can't find room to land a body shot as Dharris controls the action.
Dharris 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dharris .
Featherstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Dharris jumps guard but Featherstone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Featherstone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Featherstone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Featherstone is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dharris is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Featherstone to the mat. Featherstone regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Featherstone has momentary wrist control but Dharris slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dharris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Featherstone is trying to keep Dharris in close.
Featherstone is looking for a triangle but Dharris pushes his legs off easily.
Featherstone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dharris defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Featherstone's head.
Dharris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dharris lands a couple of elbows.
Featherstone throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dharris escapes and throws Featherstone's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dharris trying to control the position but Featherstone is working away.
Dharris connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Featherstone some visible discomfort.
Featherstone tries to improve position but can't.
Dharris wants to control but Featherstone is keeping him busy.
Featherstone is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dharris taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Featherstone can't do much from the bottom here.
Featherstone taking a bit of punishment here - Dharris scoring with strikes.
Featherstone on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dharris working the ground and pound.
Featherstone tries to bench press Dharris off him but Dharris keeps the position.
Featherstone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Featherstone tries to improve position but can't.
Dharris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Featherstone to see if he's OK.
Dharris lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Featherstone takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dharris in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Featherstone tries to improve position but can't.
Dharris is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Featherstone struggling a bit here.
Dharris cracks Featherstone with a big elbow.
Featherstone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Featherstone takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dharris lands some shots froms side control.
Featherstone wants to control but Dharris postures up.
Featherstone is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Featherstone is rocked!
Dharris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dharris in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Featherstone looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dharris turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hafir Dharris !
After winning the bout, Hafir Dharris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver McCarthy (ranked 5004 p4p, 4814 weight class) and James Rocksteady (ranked 558 p4p, 546 weight class). Rocksteady has chosen Red Right Hand as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Oliver McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Rocksteady!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocksteady closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McCarthy is trying to get back to half guard.
Rocksteady trying to control the action but McCarthy is working from the bottom.
McCarthy is looking to reverse the position.
McCarthy wants to control but Rocksteady postures up.
Rocksteady is looking to take a break and control but McCarthy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksteady looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rocksteady is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCarthy has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksteady is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCarthy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rocksteady has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for McCarthy!
McCarthy tries to improve his position but Rocksteady has taken his back! Rocksteady has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will McCarthy tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Rocksteady pushes McCarthy away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Rocksteady!
James Rocksteady decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Back Stabber (ranked 5397 p4p, 4949 weight class) and Romega Vartanein (ranked 220 p4p, 209 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Back Stabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romega Vartanein!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Stabber.
It looks like Romega Vartanein has been cut.
Vartanein walks into a straight right hand from Stabber.
 Vartanein is rocked!
Vartanein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stabber counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Back Stabber!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Wallace (ranked 5615 p4p, 3364 weight class) and Youssef Bennani (ranked 224 p4p, 176 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Wallace !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Youssef Bennani!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bennani counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennani misses with a double jab.
Wallace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bennani clobbers Wallace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bennani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wallace in his tracks.
Bennani cracks Wallace with an open hand slap.
A left and a right from Bennani both land. Nice combination.
Wallace misses with a double jab
and Bennani moves into the clinch.
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!
Bennani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennani has Wallace pressed against the cage, preventing Wallace from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Bennani won't allow it.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennani swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace .
Bennani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bennani's coach down at Paris & Sons Training Yard was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bennani's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Bennani is avoiding it.
Wallace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Youssef Bennani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennani looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
Bennani cracks Wallace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wallace swings widly with a right hand
and Bennani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bennani stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bennani wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Wallace . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace misses with a combination
and Bennani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Bennani.
Wallace throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bennani tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wallace is in Bennani's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennani is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wallace is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennani lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bennani content to stall in guard here.
Bennani is looking to stand up but Wallace won't let him.
Bennani engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bennani stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bennani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallace misses with a double jab
and Bennani counters with a left to the body.
Bennani lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bennani.
Wallace is rocked!
Matt Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennani plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Wallace swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Wallace face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Youssef Bennani!
During a confident post fight interview, Youssef Bennani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Arantes (ranked 4136 p4p, 2710 weight class) and John Combs (ranked 429 p4p, 304 weight class). John Combs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronaldo Arantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Combs!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combs walks into a straight right hand from Arantes.
Combs moves out of range of the strikes.
Combs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arantes with a body shot.
Combs misses with a few strikes there.
Combs throws a body shot but no joy.
Ronaldo Arantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arantes moves out of range of the strikes.
Arantes lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Combs misses.
Arantes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Combs wants to clinch.
Arantes pushes Combs up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arantes gets underhooks to prevent Combs's takedown attempt.
Combs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Combs swings wildly with an uppercut but Arantes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arantes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arantes gets through Combs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Combs misses with a punch to the body.
Combs is trying to push Arantes away but Arantes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Combs working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arantes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arantes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arantes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arantes pushes Combs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Combs looks winded!
Arantes lands a shoulder strike.
Arantes lands with a left to the head.
Arantes presses Combs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arantes scores with a shot to the side of Combs's head.
Arantes pushes Combs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arantes lands a right hand.
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!
A hook to the body from Arantes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Arantes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arantes.
A short right from Arantes.
Arantes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Combs takes a shot to the head.
Arantes digs a right hand underneath Combs's ribcage. Combs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Arantes - that landed with a thud.
Arantes lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Arantes.
A short body shot lands from Arantes as the two fighters clinch.
Arantes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Combs backwards.
Arantes scores with a shoulder strike.
Arantes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arantes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arantes lands with a short shot to the head.
Arantes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Combs is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arantes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Combs is still on wobbly legs! Can Arantes finish him?
Arantes pushes Combs against the cage. Arantes is working some dirty boxing. Arantes pushes off with a quick right hook! Combs goes down! Combs tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Arantes moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronaldo Arantes!
An out of breath Ronaldo Arantes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated John Combs had this to say: 'I can't wait for for the rematch.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jovo Stanisavljevic (ranked 2426 p4p, 2230 weight class) and Dave Leopoldo (ranked 314 p4p, 295 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jovo Stanisavljevic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanisavljevic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo misses with a right hand
and Stanisavljevic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leopoldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanisavljevic manages to avoid it.
Stanisavljevic ducks under a wild hook from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo throws an off balance right hand
and Leopoldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stanisavljevic misses the jab.
Stanisavljevic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanisavljevic throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Leopoldo to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stanisavljevic throws a shot from downtown. Leopoldo moves away and avoids it.
Leopoldo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stanisavljevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leopoldo moves away.
Stanisavljevic throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanisavljevic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stanisavljevic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leopoldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leopoldo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Leopoldo.
Stanisavljevic moves away from the strike by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Leopoldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stanisavljevic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stanisavljevic takes a swing at Leopoldo's ribcage but misses.
Leopoldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stanisavljevic.
A little feinted left hand from Stanisavljevic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leopoldo ducks under a wild hook from Stanisavljevic.
Stanisavljevic swings for the body but Leopoldo moves out of range.
Stanisavljevic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leopoldo. Leopoldo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Stanisavljevic coming out on top.
Leopoldo ducks under a wild hook from Stanisavljevic.
Leopoldo drives through and clinches with Stanisavljevic against the cage.
Leopoldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leopoldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanisavljevic is looking to break free of the clinch but Leopoldo has double underhooks.
Leopoldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanisavljevic misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Leopoldo as the two fighters clinch.
Leopoldo has a couple of punches blocked by Stanisavljevic.
Leopoldo working aggressively here.
Stanisavljevic blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Stanisavljevic.
Leopoldo prevents a body shot from Stanisavljevic.
Stanisavljevic taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanisavljevic blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Stanisavljevic.
Stanisavljevic is struggling to control the position.
Leopoldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leopoldo working aggressively here.
Stanisavljevic working hard to break the clinch.
Leopoldo letting Stanisavljevic take a breather here.
Stanisavljevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanisavljevic tries to throw a body punch but Leopoldo avoids it by throwing Stanisavljevic back against the cage.
Stanisavljevic stalling the fight.
Leopoldo tries to work over Stanisavljevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopoldo tries a body shot but Stanisavljevic blocks it.
Leopoldo has a couple of punches blocked by Stanisavljevic.
Stanisavljevic lands a shoulder strike.
Stanisavljevic is trying to force a seperation but Leopoldo has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanisavljevic is trying to break free.
Stanisavljevic tries to throw a body punch but Leopoldo avoids it by throwing Stanisavljevic back against the cage.
Stanisavljevic is trying to break free.
Stanisavljevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stanisavljevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leopoldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Leopoldo working aggressively here.
Leopoldo keeps control of Stanisavljevic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stanisavljevic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stanisavljevic working aggressively here.
Leopoldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leopoldo lands with a light punch inside.
Stanisavljevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stanisavljevic blocks an uppercut.
Leopoldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leopoldo lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Leopoldo.
Stanisavljevic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leopoldos head.
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 Jovo Stanisavljevic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leopoldo misses with a hook
enabling Stanisavljevic to counter with a crisp jab.
Leopoldo scores with a hook to the body. Stanisavljevic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leopoldo tries to clinch but Stanisavljevic is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Stanisavljevic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leopoldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stanisavljevic.
Stanisavljevic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanisavljevic defending well as Leopoldo loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Leopoldo misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanisavljevic throws a body shot but no joy.
Leopoldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanisavljevic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stanisavljevic throws a poor cross that misses
and Leopoldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Leopoldo misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanisavljevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Leopoldo.
A counter left hand to the body from Stanisavljevic misses its target.
Leopoldo lands a really nice looking cross but Stanisavljevic seems unphased.
Stanisavljevic misses with an uppercut. Leopoldo saw that one coming.
Leopoldo avoids the body shot from Stanisavljevic.
Leopoldo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leopoldo throws a hook but Stanisavljevic blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leopoldo. Stanisavljevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanisavljevic connects with a nice looking jab.
Decent striking displayed by Stanisavljevic there.
Stanisavljevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Jovo Stanisavljevic is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Leopoldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo throws a right hand that Stanisavljevic ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanisavljevic also avoids with ease.
Stanisavljevic tries to keep at a distance but Leopoldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leopoldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanisavljevic has Leopoldo pushed against the cage.
Stanisavljevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leopoldo.
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!
Stanisavljevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Stanisavljevic.
Leopoldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanisavljevic avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leopoldo.
Stanisavljevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leopoldo tries a body shot but Stanisavljevic blocks it.
Stanisavljevic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leopoldo prevents Stanisavljevic from breaking the clinch.
Leopoldo misses with some punches.
Leopoldo throws a head punch that misses.
Stanisavljevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Stanisavljevic as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stanisavljevic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stanisavljevic blocking some punches.
Stanisavljevic prevents a body shot from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Stanisavljevic.
Leopoldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stanisavljevic is trying to push Leopoldo away but Leopoldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stanisavljevic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leopoldo has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanisavljevic stalls.
Stanisavljevic tries to work over Leopoldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stanisavljevic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leopoldo misses with a hook. Stanisavljevic ducked under it nicely.
Stanisavljevic throws a body punch but Leopoldo moves out of range.
Stanisavljevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leopoldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Stanisavljevic.
Stanisavljevic misses with an uppercut.
Stanisavljevic scores with a hook to the body. Leopoldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leopoldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanisavljevic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stanisavljevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Leopoldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leopoldo walks into a left hand.
Stanisavljevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Leopoldo is just out of range.
Leopoldo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stanisavljevic throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Leopoldo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stanisavljevic scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Stanisavljevic misses.
Leopoldo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stanisavljevic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stanisavljevic connects with a right hand. Leopoldo shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stanisavljevic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Stanisavljevic.
Stanisavljevic connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo slips under a jab.
Stanisavljevic throws the left hand but Leopoldo avoids the punch easily.
Stanisavljevic throws a poor cross that misses
and Leopoldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Stanisavljevic lands the left hand.
Stanisavljevic slips a jab from Leopoldo.
Stanisavljevic misses with an uppercut
and Leopoldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leopoldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leopoldo throws an off balance right hand
letting Stanisavljevic counter with a right hand.
Leopoldo misses with a looping left.
Stanisavljevic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leopoldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stanisavljevic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanisavljevic throws a looping overhand right but Leopoldo ducks down to avoid it.
Stanisavljevic throws the left hand but Leopoldo avoids the punch easily.
Leopoldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanisavljevic moves away.
Leopoldo cracks Stanisavljevic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Leopoldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leopoldo throws a shot from downtown. Stanisavljevic moves away and avoids it.
Stanisavljevic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Leopoldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stanisavljevic.
Stanisavljevic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leopoldo.
Stanisavljevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leopoldo misses with a right hand
and Leopoldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo throws a right and a left that Stanisavljevic avoids nicely.
Stanisavljevic throws a body shot but no joy.
Leopoldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stanisavljevic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leopoldo 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.
Leopoldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leopoldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stanisavljevic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leopoldo throws a hook but Stanisavljevic blocks it.
Leopoldo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leopoldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stanisavljevic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Stanisavljevic. That snapped Leopoldo's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanisavljevic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Leopoldo misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Stanisavljevic misses.
Leopoldo throws out a counter right but Stanisavljevic avoids it with no problem.
Leopoldo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stanisavljevic misses with a looping left.
Leopoldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leopoldo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stanisavljevic on the side of the head.
Stanisavljevic connects with the punch.
Leopoldo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jovo Stanisavljevic clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanisavljevic. Leopoldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leopoldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Stanisavljevic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leopoldo throws an off balance right hand
and Stanisavljevic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stanisavljevic misses with a straight left.
Stanisavljevic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leopoldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leopoldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stanisavljevic.
Stanisavljevic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldo takes one to the side of the head.
Leopoldo gets a clinch.
Stanisavljevic is trying to force a seperation but Leopoldo has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Stanisavljevic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stanisavljevic tries a body shot but Leopoldo blocks it.
Leopoldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dave Leopoldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stanisavljevic misses with a body punch.
Leopoldo tries a body shot but Stanisavljevic blocks it.
Stanisavljevic misses with a body punch.
Leopoldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stanisavljevic cracks Leopoldo with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Stanisavljevic as the two fighters clinch.
Stanisavljevic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanisavljevic.
Leopoldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Stanisavljevic.
Leopoldo lands with a left to the head.
Leopoldo pushes Stanisavljevic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stanisavljevic is trying to force a seperation but Leopoldo has the dominant position.
Stanisavljevic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leopoldo's elbow.
Leopoldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanisavljevic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leopoldo's elbow.
Stanisavljevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leopoldo working aggressively here.
Leopoldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stanisavljevic blocks an uppercut.
Stanisavljevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leopoldo tries a body shot but Stanisavljevic blocks it.
Leopoldo misses with the head strike.
Leopoldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanisavljevic lands with a light punch inside.
Stanisavljevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leopoldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Stanisavljevic.
Leopoldo lands a shoulder strike.
Stanisavljevic lands a body shot.
Stanisavljevic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Leopoldo on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanisavljevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leopoldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stanisavljevic tries to work over Leopoldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stanisavljevic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leopoldo backwards.
Leopoldo throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Leopoldo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stanisavljevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leopoldo misses with some punches.
Leopoldo has Stanisavljevic pressed against the cage, preventing Stanisavljevic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leopoldo slowing the pace effectively.
Leopoldo throws a head punch that misses.
Leopoldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stanisavljevic backwards.
Stanisavljevic tries to throw a body punch but Leopoldo avoids it by throwing Stanisavljevic back against the cage.
Leopoldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stanisavljevic wants to get back to striking at distance but Leopoldo won't allow it.
Leopoldo lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo blocks a body shot from Stanisavljevic.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leopoldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leopoldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Leopoldo pushes Stanisavljevic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanisavljevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stanisavljevic has had enough of the clinch but Leopoldo keeps him there for the moment.
Stanisavljevic working aggressively here.
Leopoldo blocks a body shot from Stanisavljevic.
Leopoldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stanisavljevic is rocked!
Stanisavljevic misses with a body punch.
Stanisavljevic misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leopoldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Stanisavljevic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Leopoldo.
Stanisavljevic looking to slow down the pace here.
Leopoldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leopoldo lands with a left to the head.
Leopoldo digs a right hand underneath Stanisavljevic's ribcage. Stanisavljevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leopoldo pushes Stanisavljevic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leopoldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leopoldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Leopoldo dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Leopoldo cracks Stanisavljevic with a left hook right on the temple and Stanisavljevic goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Leopoldo lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Stanisavljevic is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Leopoldo!
Dave Leopoldo is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Dave Leopoldo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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