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ROCK FC: GONY 4.2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lalime (ranked 3615 p4p, 24895 weight class) and Hansie Fick (ranked 447 p4p, 697 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hansie Fick!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fick's corner calls for a 1-2. Fick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lalime.
Lalime clinches up against the cage.
Fick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lalime scores with a shot to the side of Fick's head.
Lalime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fick.
I was talking to Lalime's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lalime walks away with a smile on his face. Fick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lalime connects with the punch.
Lalime slips under a jab.
Lalime tries to counter by clinching up but Fick breaks away and moves out of range.
Lalime lunges at Fick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fick's hand.
Fick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Lalime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lalime throws a body shot but no joy.
Fick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A cross from Fick lands.
Lalime swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fick.
Fick throws a big shot that misses.
Lalime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fick throws a hook to the side of Lalime's head but Lalime sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lalime on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fick misses with a looping left.
Fick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lalime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fick.
Lalime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fick misses with a looping right.
Fick looks to land a right hand but Lalime moved out of range.
Lalime uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fick.
Fick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fick there as he acknowledges the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fick.
The fighters circling - Fick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lalime tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fick manages to circle out of the way.
Lalime wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Lalime.
Lalime ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fick throws the left hand but Lalime avoids the punch easily.
Lalime connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fick momentarily.
Fick digs a good body shot into Lalime's ribs.
Lalime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fick was well out of range. Poor timing from Lalime.
It seemed like Fick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lalime has closed the distance and engaged Fick in a clinch.
A short right from Lalime on the inside.
Lalime lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Lalime.
Fick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lalime to keep the fight standing.
Anthony Lalime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hansie Fick.
Lalime lands a right hand.
Lalime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lalime lands a hook that snaps the head of Fick backwards.
Fick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lalime walks away with a smile on his face. Fick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Fick misses.
Fick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fick ducks under a wild hook from Lalime.
Fick misses with an uppercut. Lalime saw that one coming.
Lalime wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fick cracks Lalime with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime avoids the body shot from Fick.
Fick drops his hands momentarily and Lalime takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Fick catches Lalime right on the button with a cross.
Lalime scores with a nice right hand.
Lalime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fick throws a poor cross that misses
and Lalime moves into the clinch.
Lalime pushes Fick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lalime presses Fick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Lalime.
Fick successfully pulls guard.
Fick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lalime can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lalime slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Our spies down at at The Grind inform us that Fick has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lalime has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lalime content to stall in guard here.
Fick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lalime is stalling in the full guard.
Lalime has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lalime trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lalime dominated that round.
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.
Lalime gets a clinch.
Lalime is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fick wants to take the fight to the mat but Lalime manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lalime working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lalime.
Lalime pushes Fick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lalime lands a nice uppercut.
Lalime lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lalime lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fick or not.
Lalime is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fick can do to turn this around?
Fick wants to take the fight to the mat but Lalime manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lalime scores with a shoulder strike.
Fick is breathing heavily.
Lalime lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lalime - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lalime lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lalime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Lalime as the two fighters clinch.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lalime digs a right hand underneath Fick's ribcage. Fick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anthony Lalime has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lalime.
Fick is working for takedown but Lalime is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anthony Lalime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hansie Fick.
Lalime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Lalime.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.
Lalime is working Fick over against the cage.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 Fick is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Lalime as the two fighters clinch.
Lalime lands with a right to the head.
Fick is still on wobbly legs! Can Lalime finish him?
Lalime creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fick's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fick drops to his knees and Lalime pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Lalime!
The defeated Hansie Fick had this to say: 'Job well done.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Luciano (ranked 24942 p4p, 24931 weight class) and Sylvester Scarano (ranked 658 p4p, 645 weight class). Sylvester Scarano is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sylvester Scarano!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarano misses with a left hand
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luciano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Scarano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scarano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scarano lands a jab to the nose.
A punch lands to the side of Luciano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Scarano.
Scarano has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab from Scarano misses.
Luciano connects with a crisp jab.
Luciano throws the left hand but Scarano avoids the punch easily.
Luciano throws a big shot that misses.
Sylvester Scarano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Scarano saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarano jabs Luciano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Scarano.
Scarano ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scarano.
Scarano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Scarano defending well as Luciano loads up on a big left hand.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Scarano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Scarano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luciano walks into a straight right hand from Scarano.
Scarano clinches.
Scarano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luciano pulls Scarano into guard.
Scarano tries to stand but Luciano is controlling from the bottom.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Scarano from controlling successfully.
Scarano looking to sit in guard and control but Luciano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scarano 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarano working a defensive guard but Luciano manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scarano wants to control but Luciano postures up.
Scarano is looking to regain half guard here but Luciano keeps moving and retains side control.
Luciano controls the position from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scarano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scarano wants to control but Luciano postures up.
Scarano is trying to escape the position but Luciano is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano tries to move into full mount but can't pass Scarano's legs.
Luciano working away.
Luciano just content to control the position.
Scarano is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Luciano has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luciano takes a little break here. Scarano wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Scarano struggling a bit here.
Scarano is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Luciano is controlling him well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd cheers as Scarano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luciano doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Bruno Luciano has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarano throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
Luciano walks into a stiff left hand from Scarano.
Luciano walks into a jab.
Luciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scarano counters with a stiff right hand.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Scarano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano jabs Scarano right on the nose. Scarano blinks but takes it well.
Scarano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scarano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucianos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano misses with a looping left.
Luciano scores with a nice head shot.
Scarano wants to clinch up but Luciano keeps it at a distance.
Scarano is looking to clinch but Luciano is avoiding it.
Luciano scores with a hook to the body. Scarano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scarano misses with a shot to the body
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Luciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Luciano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Scarano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scarano jabs Luciano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scarano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scarano throws a shot to the body.
Scarano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scarano tries to keep at a distance but Luciano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scarano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scarano swings wildly with an uppercut but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarano misses with a punch on the inside.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Scarano avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano lands with a left to the head.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Luciano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
A short right from Luciano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarano's elbow.
Luciano lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Luciano as the two fighters clinch.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scarano backwards.
Scarano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Scarano - that landed with a thud.
Luciano scores with a shot to the side of Scarano's head.
Scarano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luciano cracks Scarano with a nice body shot.
Scarano effectively controlling the action here.
Luciano lands a left hand.
Scarano misses with a punch on the inside.
Luciano trying to stall but Scarano improves his position.
Scarano lands with a right to the head.
Scarano lands an uppercut.
Bruno Luciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scarano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luciano.
A shot in the inside from Luciano.
Scarano has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scarano.
Scarano blocks an uppercut.
Scarano throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scarano.
Scarano lands a shoulder strike.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Scarano struggles to land a body shot inside as Luciano controls his hands.
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scarano misses with a punch on the inside.
Scarano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Luciano.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luciano pushes Scarano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Luciano.
Scarano misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Scarano controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Scarano.
Luciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scarano can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luciano.
Luciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scarano backwards.
Scarano tries to work over Luciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
Scarano lands with a short shot to the head.
Scarano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Luciano up against the cage.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Luciano works on Scarano's body with a couple of short punches.
Scarano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scarano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scarano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scarano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luciano's elbow.
Scarano lands a shoulder strike.
Luciano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarano controls his hands.
Scarano misses with the head strike.
Scarano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scarano.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
Scarano gets through Luciano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scarano backwards.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scarano misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Luciano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Luciano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Scarano lands a jab to the nose.
Scarano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luciano throws out the jab.
Luciano throws a hook but Scarano avoids it easily.
Scarano tries to clinch there but Luciano circles away.
Scarano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scarano scores with a jab to the head.
Bruno Luciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Scarano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano swings for the body but Scarano moves out of range.
Scarano throws out a counter right but Luciano avoids it with no problem.
Scarano lands a nice looking body shot.
Scarano swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Scarano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scarano takes the fight into the clinch.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarano's elbow.
Scarano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scarano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Luciano.
Scarano lands a left hand.
A short left from Luciano.
Luciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scarano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scarano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scarano misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarano's elbow.
Scarano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Luciano.
Scarano blocking some punches.
Luciano tries to work over Scarano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Luciano scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scarano misses with some punches.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scarano blocks a body shot from Luciano.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Scarano.
Luciano gets through Scarano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Scarano controls the action.
Luciano tries to work over Scarano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Scarano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scarano lands with a short shot to the head.
Scarano blocks a body shot from Luciano.
Scarano blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Scarano fails to land.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Scarano fails to land.
Scarano blocking some punches.
Scarano blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Scarano.
Luciano lands a shoulder strike.
Scarano tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Scarano back against the cage.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Scarano controls the action.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Luciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Scarano.
A right hand to the body from Luciano.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scarano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scarano struggles to land a body shot inside as Luciano controls his hands.
A short right from Scarano on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luciano's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Scarano misses with a body punch.
Luciano scores with a hook to the body.
Luciano cracks Scarano with a nice body shot.
Scarano lands a shoulder strike.
Luciano tries a body shot but Scarano blocks it.
Scarano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scarano tries to stall but Luciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luciano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scarano.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Scarano fails to land.
Scarano blocking some punches.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano tries a body shot but Scarano blocks it.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano is leaning against Scarano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sylvester Scarano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scarano working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Luciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luciano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Luciano!
After winning the bout, Bruno Luciano 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 3580 p4p, 24932 weight class) and Chizzled Abs (ranked 443 p4p, 664 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chizzled Abs!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abs moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
I was talking to Kelly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Abs wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abs can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abs or not.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Abs.
Abs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Abs fails to land.
Abs prevents a body shot from Kelly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abs.
Abs misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
Abs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Abs backwards.
Abs slowing the pace effectively.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abs's elbow.
Abs wants to break free but Kelly has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abs or not.
Abs looks winded!
A short uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kelly.
Kelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abs backwards.
Kelly prevents Abs from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelly tries a body shot but Abs blocks it.
Kelly lands a body shot in 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!
Kelly pushes Abs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abs is rocked!
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Abs is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Abs seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelly creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Abs's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Abs drops to his knees and Kelly pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ned Kelly!
Ned Kelly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Read (ranked 24887 p4p, 2558 weight class) and Vlad Dracula (ranked 667 p4p, 333 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Read!
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, Vlad Dracula!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dracula lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Read at a distance.
Dracula misses with a looping left.
Read misses with a wild body shot.
Dracula rushes Read and presses him up against the cage.
Read manages to break the clinch.
Read swings widly with a right hand
and Dracula counters with a left to the body.
Read misses with a straight left.
A big right from Dracula misses.
Dracula looks to throw the jab but Read is out of range.
The fighters circling - Read throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dracula clinches up with Read and pushes him back against the cage.
Dracula keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Read's efforts to push away.
Read is trying to break free.
Read wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dracula lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dracula creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dracula.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dracula pushes Read back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Dracula - that landed with a thud.
Read is breathing heavily.
Read breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Dracula.
Dracula scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dracula punishes Read's body with a nice straight punch.
Read misses with a looping left.
Read fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dracula manages to avoid it.
Read misses the shot to the body.
Read fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dracula manages to avoid it.
Dracula clinches up against the cage.
Dracula lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dracula - that landed with a thud.
Dracula lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dracula lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dracula lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dracula lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Dracula.
Dracula lands with a short shot to the head.
Dracula lands a nice uppercut.
Dracula scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dracula.
Dracula makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dracula stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracula lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dracula lands with a light punch inside.
Dracula softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 Read is rocked!
Dracula pushes Read against the cage. Dracula is working some dirty boxing. Dracula pushes off with a quick right hook! Read goes down! Read tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dracula moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Dracula!
During a confident post fight interview, Vlad Dracula 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Day (ranked 5640 p4p, 3122 weight class) and Constantin Niculescu (ranked 561 p4p, 394 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Constantin Niculescu!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day checks a low kick from Niculescu.
Day misses with a hook.
Day scores with a nice strike.
Niculescu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Niculescu showed some decent athleticism there.
Day is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Niculescu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Niculescu's back!
Day working for the choke.
Day working for a choke but Niculescu is defending well.
Day knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Niculescu on the ground.
Day is persistently looking for the submission but Niculescu is defending it well.
Day goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Niculescu escapes and is now in half guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Niculescu there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Niculescu working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Niculescu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Niculescu working the head and body with strikes.
Niculescu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Niculescu winds up and cracks Day with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Niculescu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Niculescu connects with a nice short shot to Day's temple.
Day is rocked!
It looks like Larry Day has been cut.
Niculescu scores with a big shot! Day's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Day! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Constantin Niculescu!
Constantin Niculescu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joel Kangas (ranked 2462 p4p, 3266 weight class) and Mladen Petric (ranked 313 p4p, 394 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Kangas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mladen Petric!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kangas looks for the body kick but Petric saw that one coming.
Petric throws a hook but Kangas avoids it easily.
Kangas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petric! But no joy.
Petric checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petric lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Petric.
Petric misses with the combination.
Kangas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petric. Kangas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petric checks a leg kick nicely.
Kangas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Petric counter with a right hand.
Kangas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petric lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kangas slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Petric blocks the leg kick.
Petric doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petric keeps the fight on the outside.
Petric moves out of range of the body kick from Kangas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petric doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kangas closes the distance and clinches.
Petric holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Petric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kangas's elbow.
Petric blocks an elbow strike from Kangas.
Petric scores with a hook to the body.
Kangas misses with an elbow over the top.
Kangas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Petric lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kangas looking to throw knees to the head but Petric is blocking nicely.
Kangas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petric tries to circle away but Kangas has him pinned against the cage.
Petric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petric can't find room to land a body shot as Kangas controls the action.
Petric misses with a body punch.
Kangas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petric is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangas pushes off an throws an elbow but Petric leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Petric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petric lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kangas backwards.
Petric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kangas's elbow.
Nice elbow from Kangas.
 It looks like Mladen Petric has been cut.
Petric lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petric takes an elbow to the temple.
Petric working hard to break the clinch.
Petric avoiding damage as Kangas throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Petric scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petric wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petric pushes Kangas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kangas throws an elbow but misses.
Petric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Petric.
Kangas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petric.
Kangas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petric's face.
Kangas lands an elbow inside that Petric shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangas keeps control of Petric as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kangas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petric.
Kangas blocks a body shot from Petric.
Petric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petric softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petric scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kangas.
Petric scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petric has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kangas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Petric can turn it around.
Kangas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petric avoids it.
Kangas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kangas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kangas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kangas prevents a body shot from Petric.
Kangas blocks a body shot from Petric.
Petric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kangas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petric avoids it.
Petric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kangas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petric's defenses.
Petric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kangas lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Petric.
Kangas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kangas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kangas keeps control of Petric as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kangas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petric avoids a wild elbow strike from Kangas.
Kangas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petric.
Petric tries to throw a body punch but Kangas avoids it by throwing Petric back against the cage.
Petric tries to work over Kangas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kangas lands an elbow inside that Petric shrugs off.
Petric breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kangas throws a lazy body kick
and Petric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Kangas misses
and Petric counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mladen Petric will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mladen Petric's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kangas with the inside leg kick.
A low kick from Kangas is predictable there
and Petric counters with a stiff right hand.
Kangas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kangas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petric throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Kangas lands but Petric takes it in his stride.
Kangas throws a sloppy head kick
and Petric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kangas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petric lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kangas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petric connects with a body shot.
Petric connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petric just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Petric.
Petric throws a shot to the body.
Kangas lands with a nice body kick.
Mladen Petric seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petric takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kangas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petric.
Kangas looks to throw a body kick
and Petric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kangas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kangas tries to score with a low kick but Petric moves his leg out of the way.
Petric takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petric throws a lazy right hand but Kangas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Petric will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petric smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kangas throws a hook but Petric avoids it easily.
Petric misses the body punch
and Kangas counters with an inside leg kick.
Petric thuds a left hand into Kangas's body.
Petric scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kangas throws a chopping leg kick but Petric manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kangas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kangas 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 Petric has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petric and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kangas keeps Petric at a distance using the push kick.
Kangas throws a head kick that misses.
Kangas moves out of range of the strikes.
Kangas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petric has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric punishes Kangas's body with a nice straight punch.
Petric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petric blocks a head kick by Kangas.
Petric looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petric checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petric thuds a left hand into Kangas's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kangas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Petric as he checks the leg kick.
Petric lands a nice shot that snaps Kangas's head back.
Kangas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petric scores with a decent looking hook.
Kangas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petric lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petric jabs at Kangas's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kangas. Kangas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kangas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petric swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kangas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Petric lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petric.
Petric gets through Kangas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kangas's elbow.
Petric lands a body punch.
Kangas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kangas misses with a knee strike.
Kangas lands an elbow inside that Petric shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petric managing to block the knees to the body from Kangas.
Petric blocks the elbow strike.
Petric lands a hook that snaps the head of Kangas backwards.
Kangas missing with knees to the body.
Petric presses Kangas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mladen Petric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mladen Petric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Petric lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Petric lands a nice hook to Kangas's body. Kangas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petric changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kangas misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Petric.
Petric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kangas doesn't seem bothered though.
Kangas misses with a low kick.
Kangas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Petric swats away the attempt to clinch by Kangas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kangas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petric cracks a nice hook into Kangas's ribs.
Petric blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Petric as he checks the leg kick.
Kangas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petric.
Petric lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kangas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petric cracks Kangas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kangas throws a leg kick
and Petric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kangas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kangas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kangas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kangas takes one on the button.
Petric thuds a left hand into Kangas's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petric throws a body punch but Kangas moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kangas.
Kangas throws a counter high kick but Petric was just alert enough to avoid it.
Petric throws a body shot but no joy.
Kangas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kangas looks for the body kick but Petric saw that one coming.
Petric throws a right hand that misses
and Kangas counters by clinching up.
Kangas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petric.
Kangas misses with an elbow strike.
Petric tries to throw a body punch but Kangas avoids it by throwing Petric back against the cage.
Joel Kangas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Petric.
Petric avoiding damage as Kangas throws knees to the body.
Kangas looking to throw knees to the head but Petric is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kangas throws an elbow but misses.
Kangas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petric.
Kangas landing knees to the head.
Petric breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangas thows a leg kick but Petric checks it
letting Petric counter with a right hand.
Petric just misses with a punch to the body.
Kangas misses with a leg kick
and Petric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petric scores with a jab to the head.
Petric scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kangas tries a head kick but it misses.
Petric looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mladen Petric is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petric scores with a body shot.
Kangas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petric.
Kangas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petric throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kangas misses with a body kick.
Joel Kangas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kangas swings for the body but Petric moves out of range.
Petric stuns Kangas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Petric.
Petric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kangas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petric connects with a body shot.
Kangas throws a head kick but Petric moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kangas.
Petric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petric jabs Kangas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petric. Kangas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kangas misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mladen Petric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petric winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mladen Petric!
During a confident post fight interview, Mladen Petric thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Silva (ranked 4013 p4p, 24672 weight class) and Silas Babayaga (ranked 473 p4p, 697 weight class). Patricio Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Silas Babayaga!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a high kick!
It looks like Silas Babayaga has been cut.
Babayaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Babayaga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silas Babayaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babayaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Babayaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Babayaga has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Babayaga successfully pulls guard.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Babayaga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Babayaga isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Babayaga on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Babayaga can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babayaga is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Babayaga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Babayaga holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Babayaga is looking for a sweep.
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.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
Babayaga sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Babayaga is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Babayaga wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Babayaga has his hands clasped together around Silva's back. He's all about the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babayaga wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Babayaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Babayaga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babayaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Babayaga tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Babayaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Babayaga is looking to clinch.
Babayaga closes the distance and clinches.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Patricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silas Babayaga.
Babayaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Babayaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Babayaga off balance momentarily.
Babayaga darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Babayaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Babayaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Babayaga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a head kick that drops Babayaga to the mat! Babayaga scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Babayaga is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva clinches.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva taking a breather.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Babayaga is keeping busy.
Babayaga successfully pulls guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patricio Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silas Babayaga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Silva with a nice calf kick.
Babayaga tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Babayaga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Babayaga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Babayaga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Babayaga clinches.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Babayaga is controlling the position.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babayaga.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Patricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silas Babayaga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Babayaga improves position.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Babayaga is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Babayaga's ribcage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Babayaga is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva has Babayaga pressed against the cage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Babayaga jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva misses with some punches.
Patricio Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Babayaga blocking some punches.
Silva gets through Babayaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Babayaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Babayaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babayaga.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva connects with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babayaga closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is pushing Babayaga up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Babayaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva is looking to control Babayaga's arms but Babayaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Babayaga has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Babayaga drops back down to his feet.
Babayaga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babayaga fails to pull guard.
Babayaga jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Babayaga jumps guard but Silva stands there with Babayaga around his waist. Babayaga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Babayaga takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Silas Babayaga's cut even more.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babayaga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Babayaga tries to clinch up.
Silva thinks about countering with a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babayaga misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Babayaga instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Babayaga letting Silva take a breather here.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Babayaga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Babayaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babayaga backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babayaga.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patricio Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silas Babayaga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Babayaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Babayaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Babayaga closes the distance and clinches.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babayagas head.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babayaga can do to turn this around?
Babayaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Babayaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Babayaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Babayaga tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babayaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babayaga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Patricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silas Babayaga.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babayaga as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is looking to control Babayaga's arms but Babayaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Babayaga drops back down to his feet.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Babayaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Babayaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Babayaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Babayaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Babayaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Babayaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babayaga clinches.
Silva digs a right hand into Babayaga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Babayaga's gas tank.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Babayaga drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Babayaga.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Babayaga's head.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babayaga.
Babayaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Babayaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Babayaga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patricio Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Babayaga tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Babayaga back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Babayaga is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a powerful right kick. Babayaga tried to block low but the kick was high! Babayaga was taken right off of his feet! Silva jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patricio Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joel Miller (ranked 3325 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Dave Leopoldo (ranked 400 p4p, 270 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alone and Forsaken. Joel Miller 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Leopoldo - just one landing.
It looks like Joel Miller has been cut.
Dave Leopoldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leopoldo misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Miller scores with a hook.
Leopoldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leopoldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Leopoldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Leopoldo counter with a right hand.
Leopoldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leopoldo. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leopoldo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leopoldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Leopoldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leopoldo throws a right hand that misses
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Leopoldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leopoldo swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Miller jabs at Leopoldo's body.
Leopoldo needs to keep his hands up - Miller had a free shot at his head there.
Leopoldo is rocked!
Miller misses with a straight right.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Leopoldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Miller limp body while Leopoldo jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Leopoldo!
Dave Leopoldo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Distefano (ranked 2388 p4p, 1811 weight class) and Bombo Zola (ranked 305 p4p, 228 weight class). Zola has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9V78UbdzWI as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 London, Eric Distefano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bombo Zola!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Distefano misses with a wild combination.
Zola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Distefano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Distefano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Distefano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Distefano tries to keep at a distance but Zola has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Distefano.
Zola's coach down at RAD's Lads was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zola's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Distefano blocks an uppercut.
Distefano misses with a punch on the inside.
Distefano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Bombo Zola has been cut.
Distefano misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Distefano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zola slips a jab from Distefano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Distefano. Zola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zola wants to counter the offense by Distefano and move into the clinch position.
Distefano dips to his left and cracks Zola with an uppercut!
Distefano with a jab.
A jab from Zola misses.
Zola takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zola closes the distance but Distefano moves to the side
and Distefano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Distefano in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distefano misses with a series of wild punches.
Zola looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Distefano throws a body punch but Zola moves out of range.
Zola has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Distefano finds it's way round the side to connect with Zola's head.
Zola dodges the punch combination from Distefano.
Zola misses with a double jab.
Distefano went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zola moves into the clinch.
Zola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Distefano breaks the clinch.
Distefano misses with a double jab.
Distefano misses with an uppercut. Zola saw that one coming.
It seemed like Zola was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zola misses the shot to the body.
Zola has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Distefano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Distefano misses with an uppercut.
Bombo Zola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zola throws a lazy uppercut
and Distefano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zola moves into the clinch.
Zola misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distefano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zola backwards.
Distefano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Distefano.
As Zola looks to move away, Distefano throws a big counter combo but Zola just gets out of the way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zola scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zola.
A head punch on the inside from Zola fails to land.
Distefano manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Distefano misses.
Distefano connects with a jab.
Zola dodges the punch combination from Distefano.
Zola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Distefano has time to react.
Zola moves out of range as Distefano strikes.
Distefano cracks a nice hook into Zola's ribs.
Distefano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zola.
Distefano misses with a looping right.
Zola dodges the punch combination from Distefano.
Zola tries to counter with a clinch but Distefano shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distefano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That has opened up Bombo Zola's cut even more.
Zola tries to clinch but Distefano is having none of it.
Distefano misses with a hook.
Zola takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Distefano throws a jab but it's blocked by Zola.
Zola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Distefano was well out of range. Poor timing from Zola.
A big right from Distefano misses.
A swing and a miss from Zola.
Distefano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zola, pushing him back against the cage.
Distefano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Distefano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zola avoids it.
A short left from Distefano.
Zola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Distefano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Distefano breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Distefano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zola drives through and clinches with Distefano against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Distefano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zola pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zola lands with a right to the head.
Zola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zola lands a body punch.
Zola misses with a body punch.
Distefano tries to work over Zola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Distefano lands a right hand.
Distefano is working Zola over against the cage.
Zola lands a left hand.
Zola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Distefano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Distefano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Distefano tries to break free but Zola pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Distefano.
Distefano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Distefano.
Zola blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zola swings wildly with an uppercut but Distefano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zola lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Distefano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Distefano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bombo Zola's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Distefano misses with an uppercut.
Distefano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zola was well out of range. Poor timing from Distefano.
Distefano throws an overhand right that lands on Zola's shoulder, as Zola tries to avoid the shot.
Distefano looks to land a left hand but Zola moved out of range nicely.
Zola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Distefano.
A slow jab from Distefano misses its intended target.
Zola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Distefano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Distefano.
Zola wants to counter the offense by Distefano and move into the clinch position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zola in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zola misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Distefano.
Distefano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zola can do to turn this around?
Distefano throws a body shot but no joy.
Zola dips to his left and cracks Distefano with an uppercut!
Zola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Distefano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zola blocking some punches.
Zola throws a head punch that misses.
Distefano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Zola.
Distefano misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Distefano.
Zola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Distefano.
Distefano is trying to force a seperation but Zola has the dominant position.
Zola lands with a short shot to the head.
Zola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zola lands a nice uppercut.
Zola tries to work over Distefano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Distefano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zola lands a shoulder strike.
Zola lands a right hand.
Distefano is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Zola.
Oh Distefano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zola.
Zola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zola lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Distefano to his knees! Zola keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bombo Zola!
Bombo Zola tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Hussein (ranked 1515 p4p, 2286 weight class) and Franjo Boban (ranked 174 p4p, 252 weight class). Mahmoud Hussein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mahmoud Hussein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franjo Boban!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boban.
Hussein clinches up with Boban and pushes him back against the cage.
Boban tries to circle away but Hussein has him pinned against the cage.
Boban avoids a wild elbow strike from Hussein.
Hussein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hussein misses with the head strike.
Boban doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boban prevents a body shot from Hussein.
Hussein content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boban struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussein controls his hands.
Boban manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hussein scores with a shot to the side of Boban's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boban blocking some punches.
Hussein lands a nice uppercut.
Hussein throws a punch but it's blocked by Boban.
Hussein blocks a body shot from Boban.
Hussein stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boban.
Hussein misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hussein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hussein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hussein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boban blocking some punches.
Hussein tries to throw a body punch but Boban avoids it by throwing Hussein back against the cage.
Hussein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobans head.
Hussein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boban fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boban tries to throw a body punch but Hussein avoids it by throwing Boban back against the cage.
Boban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hussein blocks a body shot from Boban.
Hussein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hussein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hussein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boban fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussein takes a shot to the head.
Boban misses with the head strike.
Boban can't find room to land a body shot as Hussein controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hussein lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Franjo Boban has been cut.
Hussein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hussein drops Boban with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Boban looks back up at him and smiles so Hussein waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Boban is rocked!
Hussein looks to land a combination but Boban avoids it well.
Boban now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hussein is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hussein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boban on the side of the head.
Boban is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussein finish him?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hussein misses with some punches.
Boban seems to have recovered his senses.
Hussein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hussein prevents a body shot from Boban.
A shot in the inside from Hussein.
Boban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hussein lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boban.
Hussein swings wildly with an uppercut but Boban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hussein as Boban tries to tie him up.
Boban tries to circle away but Hussein has him pinned against the cage.
Boban has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hussein seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boban can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hussein has a couple of punches blocked by Boban.
Hussein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boban backwards.
Hussein tries to throw a body punch but Boban avoids it by throwing Hussein back against the cage.
Hussein lands a nice uppercut.
Hussein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boban.
Boban swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hussein lands a big uppercut and Boban crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Boban looks OK. Hussein waves Boban back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussein moves in looking to clinch but Boban pushes him off.
Hussein drives through and clinches with Boban against the cage.
Hussein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hussein lands a left hand.
Boban tries to work over Hussein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hussein lands a shoulder strike.
Boban blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobans head.
Hussein pushes Boban back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boban looks winded!
Hussein lands with a short shot to the head.
Hussein lands a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Franjo Boban's cut even more.
A shot in the inside from Hussein.
Hussein lands with a light punch inside.
Hussein pushes Boban against the cage. Hussein is working some dirty boxing. Hussein pushes off with a quick right hook! Boban goes down! Boban tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hussein moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mahmoud Hussein!
Mahmoud Hussein retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Mahmoud Hussein thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Franjo Boban spoke after the fight, saying 'Hold me tight, I AM GONNA KILL HIM!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAA'.
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