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DC 66 Davis vs Lapierre PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Diego (ranked 3579 p4p, 4242 weight class) and Jason Laszlo (ranked 428 p4p, 485 weight class). Laszlo has chosen Medal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sam Diego has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Laszlo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego forces Laszlo back against the cage and clinches.
Laszlo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diego avoiding damage.
Laszlo manages to break the clinch.
Laszlo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diego taking some punishment here, with Laszlo in his half guard.
Laszlo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Laszlo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laszlo.
Laszlo throwing shots but Diego is blocking nicely.
Laszlo is looking for a kimura but Diego is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Laszlo to get the leverage.
Laszlo wants to free his trapped foot but Diego is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laszlo wants to control but Diego is keeping him busy.
Laszlo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diego defending well though.
Laszlo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diego knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laszlo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Diego won't allow Laszlo to pass to mount.
Diego avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laszlo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laszlo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laszlo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Laszlo.
Laszlo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego is not content to let Laszlo control the position.
Laszlo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diego defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laszlo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laszlo scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Sam Diego has been cut.
Laszlo shoots in for a double leg but Diego sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laszlo staying out of range there.
Diego gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diego manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sam Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego takes a swing at Laszlo's ribcage but misses.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laszlo. That's going to slow Diego down.
Laszlo keeps Diego at a distance using the push kick.
Diego moves out of range as Laszlo throws a body kick.
Laszlo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laszlo.
Sam Diego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Laszlo.
Laszlo throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laszlo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Laszlo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laszlo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Come on Diego - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laszlo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Laszlo avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Laszlo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diego prevents it.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laszlo is trying to drag Diego to the mat but Diego just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Laszlo is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diego pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Laszlo tries for a takedown but Diego manages to get underhooks.
Laszlo looks winded!
Diego controlling the action here for a moment.
Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laszlo misses with a series of wild punches.
Laszlo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laszlo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laszlo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diego.
 It looks like Jason Laszlo has been cut.
Laszlo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laszlo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laszlo feints the counter takedown.
Diego looks to land a combination but Laszlo avoids it well.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Laszlo slips the punch.
Diego throws a series of punches but Laszlo moves out of range.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Laszlo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diego is trying to defend but Laszlo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diego manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Laszlo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Diego will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Laszlo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jason Laszlo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laszlo clinches up against the cage.
Laszlo wants a takedown.
Laszlo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sam Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego avoids the head kick by Laszlo.
Diego connects with a single shot there.
Laszlo moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego is looking to clinch but Laszlo is avoiding it.
Diego misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Laszlo. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laszlo under the eye.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laszlo.
Laszlo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laszlo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laszlo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laszlo unleashes a big counter combination but Diego bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laszlo manages to avoid it.
Laszlo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diego looks to land a right hand but Laszlo moved out of range.
Diego digs a good body shot into Laszlo's ribs.
Laszlo avoids the body shot from Diego.
Laszlo throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Diego.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Laszlo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Laszlo.
Laszlo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diego preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laszlo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laszlo passes Diego's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laszlo is looking to take a break and control but Diego is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diego avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laszlo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Laszlo in particular looking to stall.
Laszlo throwing shots but Diego is blocking nicely.
Laszlo trying to control the action but Diego is working from the bottom.
Laszlo misses with a head shot. Diego uses the momentum to regain guard.
Laszlo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Laszlo postures up in Diego's guard and throws a big left but Diego blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
Diego avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diego will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Laszlo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Laszlo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laszlo.
Laszlo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Laszlo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diego dodges the ground and pound from Laszlo.
Laszlo taking a break here but Diego is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo misses with a head shot. Diego uses the momentum to regain guard.
Laszlo throwing strikes from guard but Diego blocks nicely.
Laszlo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diego works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laszlo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Laszlo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diego keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Diego will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Laszlo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Laszlo lands with a kick to the temple. Diego shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Laszlo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diego as he avoids it easily.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Laszlo looks for the body kick but Diego saw that one coming.
Laszlo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diego looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diego is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Laszlo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Laszlo does no damage.
Laszlo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diego tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Laszlo is in Diego's guard.
Diego wants to get back to his feet but Laszlo passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego is pressing down on Laszlo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Laszlo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laszlo landing some decent shots from guard.
Diego pulls Laszlo in close to prevent any damage.
Laszlo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diego works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laszlo postures up and lands a big shot to Diego's brow.
Laszlo is in close to Diego's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laszlo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Laszlo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laszlo throwing strikes but missing.
Laszlo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diego is keeping the position for now.
Laszlo wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
Laszlo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laszlo wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Laszlo throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Laszlo keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Laszlo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laszlo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Laszlo manages to end up in side control.
Diego is not content to let Laszlo control the position.
Laszlo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laszlo scoring with punches from side control.
Laszlo cracks Diego with a big right hand but Diego just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Diego can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo controlling from side mount.
Laszlo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Diego has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Laszlo but great work by Diego.
Diego decides to stand back up. Diego steps back and let's Laszlo get back to his feet.
Diego with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laszlo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Laszlo showed some decent athleticism there.
Diego manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Laszlo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jason Laszlo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laszlo working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Diego.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diego, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Diego!
Sam Diego really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Jason Laszlo had this to say: 'I am an all-american, treat me like it.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little Bandit (ranked 2523 p4p, 4616 weight class) and Ari Katajamaki (ranked 155 p4p, 252 weight class). Little Bandit had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Little Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Katajamaki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Katajamaki - just one landing.
Bandit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ari Katajamaki has been cut.
Katajamaki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bandit drops Katajamaki with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Katajamaki looks back up at him and smiles so Bandit waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Katajamaki is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katajamaki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bandit defends it nicely.
The fighters circling - Bandit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandit misses with a hook.
Bandit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bandit wants it to stay on the feet.
Little Bandit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Katajamaki.
Bandit throws a lazy uppercut
and Katajamaki counters with a shoot takedown. Bandit fights it but they end up in guard.
Bandit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bandit keeping moving, preventing Katajamaki from controlling successfully.
Katajamaki postures up in Bandit's guard and throws a big left but Bandit blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit working a defensive guard here.
Katajamaki preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katajamaki working some strikes from top position.
Bandit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Katajamaki is aware though and is defending well.
Bandit looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Katajamaki is defending well. Bandit quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Katajamaki has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bandit celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Little Bandit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 2888 p4p, 2484 weight class) and Moshe Weiss (ranked 362 p4p, 320 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Moshe Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa thuds his shin into the meat of Weiss's side.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Weiss has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Weiss lands a head shot.
It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Weiss tries to counter it with a takedown but Tokugawa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tokugawa throws a head kick but Weiss moves out of range.
Weiss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Weiss misses.
Tokugawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tokugawa.
Weiss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tokugawa defends it well.
Weiss gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tokugawa trying to control but Weiss is working from the bottom.
Weiss controlling Tokugawa's posture.
Weiss's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tokugawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Weiss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
No luck for Weiss with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Weiss misses.
Weiss is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tokugawa's half guard.
Weiss trying to control the action but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
Tokugawa is looking for a sweep. Weiss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Weiss is pressing down on Tokugawa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tokugawa is holding on for now.
Weiss controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss is thwarting Tokugawa's attempts to control the position.
Tokugawa keeping hold of Weiss's head, controlling as best he can.
Tokugawa is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Weiss jabs at Tokugawa's body.
Weiss connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Weiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
Weiss looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Weiss looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Tokugawa avoids the body shot from Weiss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weiss digs a good hook to Tokugawa's body.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Weiss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tokugawa doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick from Tokugawa, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moshe Weiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weiss steps into range and cracks Tokugawa with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Tokugawa flops backwards and Weiss dives into his guard looking to finish!
 Tokugawa is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Weiss engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oh Tokugawa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weiss passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tokugawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Tokugawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Weiss wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Weiss working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Weiss trying to control the position but Tokugawa is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa is looking to reverse the position.
Tokugawa holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Tokugawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weiss tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tokugawa is looking to regain half guard here but Weiss keeps moving and retains side control.
Weiss looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Weiss trying to control the position but Tokugawa is working away.
Weiss advances to full mount.
Weiss moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tokugawa has worked his arm free - good work by Tokugawa!
Weiss tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Weiss has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss moves into full mount!
Tokugawa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weiss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tokugawa tries to lock up and control but Weiss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moshe Weiss has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tokugawa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Weiss trying to control but Tokugawa is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa regains half guard.
Weiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weiss trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tokugawa trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moshe Weiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Weiss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weiss.
An attempted straight right counter from Tokugawa misses the target.
Weiss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Weiss lands a body shot.
Moshe Weiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokugawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Weiss. Beautiful body shot.
Weiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tokugawa walks into a left hand.
Weiss slips under a jab from Tokugawa.
Weiss scores with a body shot.
Weiss misses the shot to the body.
Tokugawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weiss manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tokugawa on his heels. He'll look to pass Tokugawa's guard now, I'm sure.
Weiss is standing up over Tokugawa. Tokugawa looks to escape but Weiss dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Weiss is looking to take a break and control but Tokugawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weiss is staying tight to Tokugawa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weiss has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tokugawa!
Weiss wants to take Tokugawa's back here but Tokugawa is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Weiss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Weiss controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tokugawa tries to hold on but Weiss postures up.
Weiss seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Tokugawa is holding on tight.
Weiss goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tokugawa is on top in guard.
Tokugawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Weiss is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Weiss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tokugawa landing some decent shots from guard.
Tokugawa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tokugawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Moshe Weiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tokugawa drops back looking for a leg! Weiss is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Weiss manages to kick Tokugawa off! Tokugawa jumps back into Weiss's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moshe Weiss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Weiss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moshe Weiss!
Moshe Weiss spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Conway (ranked 2152 p4p, 2927 weight class) and Torsten Mjölnir (ranked 259 p4p, 337 weight class). Torsten Mjölnir has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake Conway's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torsten Mjölnir!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Conway misses.
Mjölnir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mjölnir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Conway in his tracks.
It looks like Jake Conway has been cut.
Conway loads up on a big right hand but Mjölnir slips the punch.
Conway lands the left hand.
Mjölnir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conway.
Mjölnir throws a head kick but Conway moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Conway.
Mjölnir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conway throws out the jab.
Mjölnir throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conway seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Conway slips a straight right by Mjölnir.
Conway seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
BOOM! Conway lands a beautiful left hook that drops Mjölnir. Mjölnir tries to recover but Conway is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Mjölnir lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Conway!
A victorious Jake Conway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 1376 p4p, 4021 weight class) and Charlie Bravo (ranked 138 p4p, 312 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Bravo.
Bravo throws a wild body kick that O Brien sees coming a mile off.
O Brien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Brien throws a head kick that half lands.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
O Brien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Bravo misses.
O Brien is looking to counter punch.
Bravo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bravo misses with a series of wild punches.
Bravo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bravo takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo cracks O Brien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Brien darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Brien takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo misses with a body shot.
Bravo throws a shot from downtown. O Brien moves away and avoids it.
O Brien takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bravo looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt.
Bravo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bravo connects with the punch.
Bravo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Brien has time to react.
Bravo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Brien counters with a nice leg kick.
Bravo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brien is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravo. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravo throws a one two combo.
Bravo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bravo misses with a looping right.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bravo misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bravo tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick and O Brien moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bravo looks to throw the jab but O Brien is out of range.
It looked like O Brien wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Brien.
Bravo misses with a looping left.
Bravo cracks O Brien with a good jab.
Bravo looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
A slow jab from O Brien misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bravo! But no joy.
Bravo throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
Bravo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Brien lands a high kick!
O Brien slips a jab from Bravo.
O Brien lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A swing and a miss from Bravo.
O Brien lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bravo loads up on a big right hand but O Brien slips the punch.
O Brien keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It appears O Brien was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses the body punch
and O Brien counters with a body kick that stops Bravo in his tracks momentarily.
Bravo connects with a leg kick.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Bravo's shoulder, as Bravo tries to avoid the shot.
Bravo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bravo misses with an uppercut
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
O Brien misses with a hook. Bravo ducked under it nicely.
O Brien with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bravo to score with a decent uppercut.
Bravo misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bravo.
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien tests Bravo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bravo.
Bravo throws a big shot that misses.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but O Brien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Bravo misses its intended target.
Bravo looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bravo throws a head kick but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from O Brien misses.
Bravo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from O Brien misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien slips under a jab.
Bravo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bravo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Brien.
Bravo throws an off balance right hand
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by O Brien.
O Brien slips a straight right by Bravo.
Bravo misses the jab.
Bravo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Bravo.
Bravo clobbers O Brien with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Brien throws a right hand that Bravo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bravo also avoids with ease.
Bravo misses with a looping right.
Charlie Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien lands with a hook. Bravo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Brien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bravo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bravo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bravo lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie Bravo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bravo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Brien rushes Bravo and presses him up against the cage.
O Brien scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bravo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bravo slips under a jab from O Brien.
Bravo misses with an uppercut.
Bravo misses with a straight right.
Bravo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Brien scores with a sloppy right hand. Bravo should have avoided that one.
Bravo throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien loads up on a big right hand but Bravo slips the punch.
It seemed like Bravo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from O Brien misses.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from O Brien on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bravo uses from the top position.
O Brien manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
O Brien forces Bravo back against the cage and clinches.
Bravo manages to break the clinch.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bravo.
Bravo is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Brien sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bravo scores with a punch to the head.
Bravo throws an off balance right hand
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Brien needs to keep his hands up - Bravo had a free shot at his head there.
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Bravo manages to avoid it.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Bravo.
O Brien scores with a one two! Bravo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bravo is rocked!
O Brien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Bravo catches O Brien right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheers as O Brien lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bravo doesn't seem phased though.
Miles O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crunch! Bravo slams his shin into O Brien's torso.
Bravo looks to land a left hand but O Brien moved out of range nicely.
Charlie Bravo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Brien moves out of range as Bravo strikes.
Bravo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bravo misses with a lunging right hand
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whack! O Brien lands a heavy head kick that drops Bravo. The ref tackles O Brien to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bravo was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Miles O Brien!
After the fight, Miles O Brien was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DA Real (ranked 2559 p4p, 4071 weight class) and Keaton Vega (ranked 298 p4p, 447 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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13 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DA Real!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keaton Vega!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega lands a nice hook to Real's body. Real takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Real takes a swing at Vega's ribcage but misses.
Real throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vega was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch lands to the side of Vega 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vega slips under a jab from Real.
Real on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Real takes one on the button.
Vega with a nice calf kick.
Vega with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Real misses.
Vega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Real has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Real tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vega was well out of range. Poor timing from Real.
A low kick lands for Vega.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Real darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Real blocks a head kick by Vega.
Both fighters circling a little - Vega finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Real misses with an uppercut.
DA Real seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vega scores with a kick to the body.
Real avoids the body shot from Vega.
A quick step to the side and Real tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Real lands a body shot.
Vega swings widly with a right hand
letting Real counter with a right hand.
Vega throws a sloppy head kick and Real moves out of range easily.
Real sends Vega crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Real is motioning to the referee to let Vega up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vega is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Real ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vega moves away.
Vega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Real.
Vega takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Real paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Real throws a shot to the body.
Vega looks winded!
Vega on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Real on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Real gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Real has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A cross from Vega lands.
Real smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vega lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Real swings for the body but Vega moves out of range.
Real misses with a wild body shot.
Real drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Real misses.
Vega on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Real throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Real is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Real.
Real tries to keep at a distance but Vega has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vega tries a body shot but Real blocks it.
Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Real controls his hands.
Real tries to circle away but Vega has him pinned against the cage.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Real controls his hands.
Real breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vega has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Real throws a body punch but Vega moves out of range.
Jab by Real.
Real fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vega throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Real swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vega counters with a nice leg kick.
Real looks to score with a jab to the body but Vega is just out of range.
Real just misses with a punch to the body.
Real lands a big right hand that sends Vega crashing to the mat! Real stays standing though and waves Vega back to his feet!
Vega is still on wobbly legs! Can Real finish him?
It looks like Keaton Vega has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Real lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Vega head around and knocks him out cold! Real hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DA Real!
After the fight, DA Real was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sully (ranked 2314 p4p, 3364 weight class) and Ingo Szopa (ranked 298 p4p, 406 weight class). Ingo Szopa 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingo Szopa!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully loads up on a big right hand but Szopa slips the punch.
Sully takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Szopa throws an overhand right that lands on Sully's shoulder, as Sully tries to avoid the shot.
Sully misses with a wild body shot.
Sully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sully blocks a jab.
Sully misses with an uppercut. Szopa saw that one coming.
Szopa shoots in and drives through. Sully sprawls well.
Szopa scores with a nice head shot.
Szopa takes a swing at Sully's ribcage but misses.
Sully is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Szopa throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szopa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sully sprawls well. Sully wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Szopa gets slowly back to his feet.
Szopa throws the left hand but Sully avoids the punch easily.
Sully takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szopa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sully under the eye.
Szopa ducks under a wild hook from Sully.
Szopa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sullys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sully takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Szopa punishes Sully's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Szopa.
Sully scores with a hook.
Szopa fails with the takedown.
Jake Sully has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ingo Szopa.
Sully uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Szopa.
Szopa shoots in and drives through. Sully sprawls well.
Szopa shoots for a double leg takedown but Sully sprawls well. He's pushed Szopa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Sully was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Szopa.
Szopa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sully to the ground. Szopa is now in Sully's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szopa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sully working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Szopa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Szopa.
Szopa looking to sit in guard and control but Sully gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sully slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Szopa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sully showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Szopa wants to control the position but Sully says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szopa keeping hold of Sully's head, controlling as best he can.
Szopa wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Szopa gets back to full guard.
Szopa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sully controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sully won't allow Szopa to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Szopa pulls Sully in close to prevent any damage.
Szopa looking to control but Sully passes into half guard.
Szopa is trying to get back to full guard.
Szopa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sully keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ingo Szopa 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.
Szopa misses with a double jab.
Szopa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ingo Szopa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szopa misses the shot to the body.
Szopa scores with a jab. Sully acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Szopa missing with a left hand there. Sully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Szopa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Szopa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Szopa just misses with a punch to the body.
Szopa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sully sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Sully on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Szopa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sully circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szopa scores with a punch to the head.
Szopa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sully is just out of range.
Szopa missing with a left hand there. Sully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Szopa misses with a wild body shot.
Szopa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully throws out a loose jab but Szopa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szopa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sully.
A little feinted left hand from Sully on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Szopa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Szopa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sully as he avoids it easily.
Sully throws a series of punches but Szopa avoids them all with ease.
Szopa feints the counter takedown.
Szopa gets the takedown into side control.
Sully dodges the ground and pound from Szopa.
Sully is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Szopa crashes against the mat.
Szopa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sully regains half guard, as Szopa was trying to land strikes.
Szopa is keen to just control but Sully is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szopa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sully to regain full guard.
Ingo Szopa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sully not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sully keeping moving, preventing Szopa from controlling successfully.
Sully seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Szopa wants to pass the guard but Sully is keeping the position.
Szopa throws a strike but Sully rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szopa wants to improve his position but instead Sully has moved into half guard.
Szopa felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Szopa tries to roll over but Sully keeps him under control.
Szopa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szopa wants to get back to full guard but Sully has mounted him!
Szopa is working to get back to half guard.
Szopa is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szopa tries to lock up and control but Sully gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Szopa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sully wants to control the pace but Szopa is squirming around nicely.
Szopa is looking to improve his position but Sully isn't that keen on the idea.
Szopa regains half guard.
Szopa wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ingo Szopa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Szopa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sully connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sully ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sully, as that shot connected.
Szopa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sully defends well and Szopa ends up having to push Sully into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Szopa fails with the takedown
and Sully counters with a right hand to the body.
Szopa misses with a lunging right hand
and Sully counters with a three punch combo that has Szopa backing up. Szopa nods at Sully to acknowledge the strikes.
Szopa lands a nice shot to the body.
Szopa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sully was well out of range. Poor timing from Szopa.
Szopa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Szopa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sully.
Szopa throws an off balance right hand
and Sully counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szopa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sully fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szopa manages to avoid it.
Szopa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Szopa misses.
Sully throws out a loose jab but Szopa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szopa misses with a left hand
and Sully counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Szopa thinking.
Sully defending well as Szopa loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Sully was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Szopa.
Sully rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szopa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szopa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sully manages to avoid it.
Szopa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sully counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jake Sully has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ingo Szopa.
Sully connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Szopa lands an overhand right.
Szopa fails with a takedown attempt.
Jake Sully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szopa avoids the body shot from Sully.
Sully connects with a crisp jab.
Szopa misses with a looping left.
Szopa cracks Sully with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szopa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sully parries the strikes from Szopa easily there. Szopa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sully to escape.
Szopa throwing strikes but Sully manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Szopa is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Szopa's face as Sully controls the position.
Szopa is looking to reverse the position.
Ingo Szopa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully misses with the ground and pound.
Szopa wants to control but Sully postures up.
Sully taking a breather here.
Szopa tries to buck Sully off but Sully is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Sully seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Szopa is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sully trying to control the position but Szopa is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Szopa.
Good standup being displayed there by Szopa as he connects with a hook.
Sully throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sully tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szopa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sully.
Szopa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jake Sully.
Well Szopa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingo Szopa!
Ingo Szopa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jake Sully stepped up to the mic, saying 'In the darkest times, hope is something you give yourself.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Young (ranked 1238 p4p, 1022 weight class) and Mike Cozad (ranked 64 p4p, 59 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Real Ganja Man. 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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300
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7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Cozad!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young drops Cozad with a beautiful combination! Cozad stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Young is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mike Cozad has been cut.
Young lands a big uppercut and Cozad crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cozad looks OK. Young waves Cozad back to his feet!
Cozad is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young is stalking Cozad. Cozad circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Young, and it's lights out! Cozad really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Young!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 1344 p4p, 3176 weight class) and Sonny Barella (ranked 97 p4p, 194 weight class). Dux comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodsport. Sonny Barella has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Dux's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Barella!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barella throws a right and a left that Dux avoids nicely.
Dux tries to counter with a takedown but Barella is quick to defend against it.
Barella throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dux attempts a counter takedown but Barella avoids it well and moves away.
Dux closes the distance and clinches up with Barella, looking for a takedown. Dux pushes Barella against the cage but Barella circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dux scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dux tries to score with some ground and pound. Barella controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barella is letting Dux control him for a moment.
Barella is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dux is controlling him well.
Dux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dux working away.
Dux cracks Barella with a big elbow.
Dux has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Check out the look on Dux's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dux working the head and body with strikes.
Dux in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux wants to control but Barella is keeping him busy.
Dux lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barella taking a bit of punishment here - Dux scoring with strikes.
Dux working the ground and pound.
Dux throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dux creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dux lands some shots froms side control.
Barella trying to remain calm as Dux controls from the top position.
Dux landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dux working the ground and pound from side control.
Barella takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dux scoring with punches and elbows.
Dux scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barella to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux scoring with punches and elbows.
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Barella is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barella wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barella takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dux controlling the position from side mount.
Dux working the ground and pound.
Dux prevents Barella from escaping the position.
Barella tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux happy to just control the position for now.
Dux wants to control but Barella is keeping him busy.
We've been informed that Barella has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dux landing strikes.
Dux is putting a hurting on Barella here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dux clinches.
Dux tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barella smiles and moves away.
Dux misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barella throws a hook but Dux blocks it.
Dux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dux swats away the attempt to clinch by Barella.
Barella is looking to clinch but Dux is avoiding it.
Dux moves into range and clinches up with Barella.
Dux is trying to pull guard but Barella has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dux has hold of one of Barella's legs. Barella is fighting the takedown attempt but Dux gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dux's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barella avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dux with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dux slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barella's head.
Dux works over Barella with some ground and pound from guard.
Dux lands a couple of digs.
Barella is trying to keep Dux in close.
Dux with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barella wants to get back to his feet but Dux is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dux postures up and lands a big shot to Barella's brow.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Barella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barella wants to stand but Dux is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barella is keeping the position for now.
Dux makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dux is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barella trying to keep a closed guard but Dux is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barella swinging wildly here.
Dux closes the distance and clinches.
Dux is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dux has Barella pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barella manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dux successfully pulls guard.
Dux is pulling down on Barella's head. It's preventing any offense from Barella, at least for the moment.
Barella trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dux's guard.
Barella wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
Dux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barella can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank Dux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barella is fighting to break Dux's control of his arms but Dux is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barella trying to control but Dux is working from the bottom.
Barella must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A right-left combo lands from Barella.
Barella throws a right and a left that Dux avoids nicely.
Barella misses with a few strikes there.
Barella throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dux counters with a shoot takedown. Barella fights it but they end up in guard.
Dux postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dux controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barella keeping full guard, as Dux tries to pass.
Dux stays in close to Barella's body and controls the position.
Dux lands a couple of elbows.
Barella is trying to control the position but Dux postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux lands a couple of elbows.
Dux slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dux prevents Barella from getting back to his feet.
Dux scoring with some ground and pound.
Dux cracks Barella with a solid left hand.
Dux is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dux passes into half guard.
Dux keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barella wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barella tries to get to full guard but Dux has control of the leg.
Barella wants to get back to his feet.
Dux lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Dux seems content to control.
Dux lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barella is trying to control but can't.
Dux trying to control the pace.
Dux seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barella for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux lands strikes from half guard.
Dux takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dux throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dux with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barella works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dux slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux stops Barella from getting back to his feet.
Barella wants to get back to full guard.
Dux lands with a punch from half guard.
Barella is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dux scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dux scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Barella won't allow Dux to pass to mount.
Sonny Barella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dux controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dux seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Frank Dux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ground and pound from Dux.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dux, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dux!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Dux 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Davis (ranked 502 p4p, 838 weight class) and Verney Lapierre (ranked 35 p4p, 61 weight class). Davis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rocky Road. Lapierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sugar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Verney Lapierre acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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23
135
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25
142
13 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryant Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Verney Lapierre!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lapierre.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Lapierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lapierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Lapierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryant Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Lapierre saw that one coming.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Lapierre's head.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lapierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lapierre defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Davis misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapierre takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lapierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lapierre on the side of the head.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Lapierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Lapierre takes one to the side of the head.
Davis misses with a low kick as Lapierre jumps back.
Lapierre tries to counter by closing the distance.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lapierre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lapierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Lapierre is out of range.
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lapierre slips under a jab.
Lapierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lapierre throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis 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 Lapierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lapierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses the jab.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Lapierre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Davis with a body shot.
Davis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lapierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Lapierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Lapierre blocks the low kick.
Lapierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davis throws a one two combo.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Lapierre moves away and avoids it.
Lapierre is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lapierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lapierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Lapierre.
That kick from Davis tenderised Lapierre's leg. Lapierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
Davis throws a jab when Lapierre was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lapierre.
Davis sets himself, and Lapierre steps forward looking for the clinch! Davis avoids it this time.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lapierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Lapierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davis blocks a jab.
Lapierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
A little jabbing left from Lapierre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lapierre moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Lapierre releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lapierre throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Lapierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Lapierre slips a jab from Davis.
Lapierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lapierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Lapierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Lapierre throws a sloppy body shot
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Lapierre staying out of range there.
Lapierre ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Lapierre missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lapierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Lapierre releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapierre throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lapierre let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Lapierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lapierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Davis misses with a hook
and Lapierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Lapierre misses with a wild body shot.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lapierre momentarily.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lapierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lapierre. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Davis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lapierre looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lapierre.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Lapierre ducks down to avoid it.
Lapierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis avoids the body shot from Lapierre.
Davis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lapierre misses with a hook.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Lapierre's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis misses with a hook.
Lapierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lapierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Lapierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lapierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Nice cross by Davis.
Lapierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lapierre checks it well.
Lapierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Lapierre stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lapierre might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Davis has got the better of the exchanges.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Lapierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lapierre back to the cage. Davis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Lapierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Lapierre.
A jab from Davis misses.
Lapierre slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Lapierre throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Lapierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lapierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Lapierre slips the punch.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Lapierre.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Lapierre counters with a left to the body.
Lapierre misses with a wild body shot.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lapierre misses with a jab to the body
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lapierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lapierre.
Lapierre throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Lapierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Lapierre's head but Lapierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis sizes up Lapierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lapierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lapierre loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Lapierre lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
Lapierre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
Lapierre is looking to clinch.
Lapierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lapierre looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
A low kick lands for Davis.
Lapierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre misses with a straight right.
Bryant Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lapierre swings widly with a right hand
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lapierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Lapierre.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis throws the left hand but Lapierre avoids the punch easily.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Lapierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lapierre.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
Lapierre is rocked!
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lapierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Lapierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lapierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lapierre.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lapierre.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Lapierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Davis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Lapierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Lapierre slips the punch.
Lapierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lapierre connects with a body shot.
Davis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lapierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
A countering left hand to the body from Lapierre misses.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lapierre can do to turn this around?
Davis misses with a hook.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lapierre.
As Lapierre looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Lapierre just gets out of the way.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Lapierre misses its intended target.
Davis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lapierre clinches.
Lapierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lapierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Davis breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lapierre.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Lapierre moved out of range nicely.
Lapierre walks into a jab.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lapierre counters with a nice body shot.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Lapierre's head but Lapierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lapierre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Davis with a body shot.
Lapierre misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis throws a monster overhand right that drops Lapierre! Davis follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryant Davis!
Bryant Davis retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Bryant Davis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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