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GAMMA#1072 Dustfinger v Drop PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Haze (ranked 2354 p4p, 2742 weight class) and Delbert Mazzariello (ranked 246 p4p, 288 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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22 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darryl Haze !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delbert Mazzariello!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze connects with a jab.
Mazzariello gets a clinch.
Haze breaks the clinch.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Haze misses with a hook.
Mazzariello misses with a straight right.
Haze fails to land with a series of punches.
Mazzariello closes the distance and clinches.
Haze tries to break the clinch but Mazzariello is controlling the position.
Mazzariello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze .
Mazzariello blocks a body shot from Haze .
Haze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haze is trying to drag Mazzariello to the mat but Mazzariello just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Haze tries to throw a body punch but Mazzariello avoids it by throwing Haze back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzariello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mazzariello works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haze tries to throw a body punch but Mazzariello avoids it by throwing Haze back against the cage.
Haze misses with the head strike.
Haze changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mazzariello fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haze throws a hook but Mazzariello blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Haze .
Mazzariello fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haze on the side of the head.
Mazzariello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mazzariello throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mazzariello just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Haze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mazzariello.
Haze misses with a wild combination.
Haze dips to his left and cracks Mazzariello with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mazzariello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Mazzariello.
Darryl Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazzariello checks a leg kick nicely.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzariello tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mazzariello throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
Mazzariello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazzariello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazzariello misses with a low kick.
Haze stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mazzariello wants to clinch
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Haze feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mazzariellos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haze scores with a jab.
Haze has been working on his balance at Gumburcules Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Mazzariello.
Mazzariello has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mazzariello there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mazzariello tries to land a leg kick but Haze saw it coming and moves away.
Haze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazzariello.
Mazzariello scores with the left hand. Haze knows he should have avoided that one.
Haze throws a hook but Mazzariello avoids it easily.
A big left from Haze misses.
Mazzariello wants to counter with a clinch but Haze pushes him away.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haze throws a hook but Mazzariello blocks it.
Mazzariello now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haze scores with a jab to the head.
Mazzariello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze .
Mazzariello misses with a wild body shot.
Mazzariello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haze .
A low kick lands for Haze .
Mazzariello slips a straight right by Haze .
Mazzariello moves into range and clinches up with Haze .
Haze lands a shoulder strike.
Haze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mazzariello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mazzariello throws a hook but Haze blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze moves out of range of the leg kick from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello looks to land a combination. Haze sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haze throws a lazy right hand but Mazzariello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haze checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mazzariello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Mazzariello moved out of range.
Haze looks to land a left hand but Mazzariello moved out of range nicely.
Haze looks to throw the jab but Mazzariello is out of range.
Haze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mazzariello throws a leg kick but Haze moved away.
Haze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mazzariello lands a two punch combo.
Haze throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazzariello.
A leg kick checked by Mazzariello.
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 Darryl Haze will probably get the nod.
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.
Mazzariello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haze misses with a body punch
and Mazzariello counters with a straight right hand.
Haze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mazzariello steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haze . That one must have hurt.
Mazzariello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mazzariello misses with a wild body shot.
Mazzariello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze misses with a kick to the body
enabling Mazzariello to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Mazzariello. Those never looked like landing.
Mazzariello scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Haze lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazzariello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haze .
Mazzariello moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Mazzariello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mazzariello gets underhooks to prevent Haze 's takedown attempt.
Haze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzariello cracks Haze with a nice body shot.
Mazzariello blocks a body shot from Haze .
Mazzariello avoids a wild elbow strike from Haze .
Mazzariello lands with a right to the head.
Mazzariello misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mazzariello - that landed with a thud.
Haze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haze softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haze struggles to land a body shot inside as Mazzariello controls his hands.
Mazzariello lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Haze is trying to push Mazzariello away but Mazzariello has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haze .
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzariello uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Mazzariello.
Delbert Mazzariello seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haze .
Haze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzariello's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze takes a shot to the head.
Haze is trying to force a seperation but Mazzariello has the dominant position.
Haze drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mazzariello pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haze misses with a hook.
Haze with a nice cross.
Mazzariello staying out of range there.
Haze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Haze misses the target.
Haze walks into a left hand.
Haze misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze delivers a nice body kick.
Mazzariello tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Mazzariello misses
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Mazzariello looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
Haze scores with a hook.
Mazzariello closes the distance and pushes Haze back into the cage.
Haze wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haze is trying to break the clinch but Mazzariello is controlling him.
Haze avoiding damage as Mazzariello throws knees to the body.
Haze throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haze lands with a light punch inside.
Haze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haze wants to get back to striking at distance but Mazzariello won't allow it.
Haze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
Mazzariello works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haze throws a shot from downtown. Mazzariello moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Mazzariello. Those never looked like landing.
Haze throws a right hand that misses
and Mazzariello counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzariello moves out of range as Haze strikes.
A shot to the liver by Haze . Beautiful body shot.
Mazzariello moves out of range of the strikes.
Mazzariello tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haze is able to avoid easily.
Mazzariello throws a leg kick but Haze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haze .
Haze swings for the body but Mazzariello moves out of range.
Haze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mazzariello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mazzariello fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
Mazzariello lands a body shot.
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 Darryl Haze will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.
Haze throws a looping overhand right but Mazzariello ducks down to avoid it.
Haze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mazzariello makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mazzariello tries to sprawl but Haze drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Haze is thwarting Mazzariello's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Haze .
Haze lands with a punch from half guard.
Mazzariello is positioning himself well to prevent Haze advancing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 Mazzariello is rocked!
Haze drops an elbow to the side of Mazzariello's head.
Mazzariello is still in real trouble! Can Haze finish him?
Haze lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Mazzariello quite badly. Mazzariello pulls Haze in close trying to recover. Haze postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Mazzariello on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Mazzariello doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darryl Haze !
Darryl Haze seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bukowski (ranked 1680 p4p, 1398 weight class) and Tom Dancer (ranked 214 p4p, 181 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tom Dancer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski blocks a leg kick.
A head kick from Dancer lands but Bukowski takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Dancer.
Bukowski throws a body punch but Dancer moves out of range.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses.
Dancer tries a low kick but Bukowski avoids it.
Bukowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dancer throws out the jab.
Bukowski misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Dancer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bukowski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bukowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bukowski lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bukowski lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukowski lands strikes from half guard.
Bukowski wants to control but Dancer is keeping him busy.
Dancer looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dancer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bukowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bukowski 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.
Dancer wants to get back to his feet.
Bukowski is looking to take a break and control but Dancer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bukowski controlling the action here.
Dancer pushes Bukowski off looking to stand but Bukowski dives back in and keeps control.
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.
Bukowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dancer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dancer kicks Bukowski off and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bukowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dancer tries a head kick but it misses.
Dancer throws a good cross that connects.
Bukowski darts in looking for a takedown but Dancer gets double underhooks and turns Bukowski into the cage.
Dancer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bukowski.
Bukowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bukowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bukowski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dancer is defending well.
Bukowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dancer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Dancer fails to land.
Dancer lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bukowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Dancer backwards.
Bukowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dancer prevents it.
Dancer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bukowski.
Dancer prevents Bukowski from breaking the clinch.
Bukowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Dancer.
Dancer lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dancer.
Dancer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bukowski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dancer can turn it around.
Bukowski breaks the clinch.
Dancer throws an overhand right that lands on Bukowski's shoulder, as Bukowski tries to avoid the shot.
Bukowski throws a good cross that connects.
Bukowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dancer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dancer loads up on a big right hand but Bukowski slips the punch.
Tom Dancer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dancer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bukowski attempts a counter takedown but Dancer avoids it well and moves away.
Dancer tries to clinch up but Bukowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Bukowski tries to counter by clinching up but Dancer breaks away and moves out of range.
Dancer throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dancer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bukowskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bukowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dancer misses the target.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dancer enables Bukowski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dancer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bukowski distracts Dancer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bukowski with a nice head shot there.
Bukowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Dancer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dancer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bukowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Dancer will probably get the nod.
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.
Bukowski clinches.
Dancer gets underhooks to prevent Bukowski's takedown attempt.
Dancer can't find room to land a body shot as Bukowski controls the action.
Dancer has Bukowski pressed against the cage, preventing Bukowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bukowski wants to stall.
Bukowski lands a left hand.
Dancer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bukowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dancer can't find room to land a body shot as Bukowski controls the action.
Bukowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Dancer fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dancer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dancer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dancer tries to work over Bukowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bukowski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dancer is defending well.
Bukowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bukowski moves out of range as Dancer throws a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bukowski, as that shot connected.
Dancer throws a head kick that Bukowski semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dancer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses.
Bukowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bukowski effectively controlling the action here.
Bukowski misses with a body punch.
Bukowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dancer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bukowski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bukowski.
Dancer can't find room to land a body shot as Bukowski controls the action.
Dancer is working Bukowski over against the cage.
Bukowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tom Dancer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bukowski wants a takedown.
Dancer works on Bukowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Dancer lands with a left to the head.
Bukowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dancer.
Bukowski tries for a takedown but Dancer manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dancer is defending well.
Dancer scores with a shot to the side of Bukowski's head.
Dancer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dancer lands a nice uppercut.
Dancer misses with a body punch.
Bukowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses.
Bukowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dancer moves away.
Dancer tries a head kick but it misses.
Tom Dancer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dancer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dancer throws a head kick but Bukowski moves out of range.
Bukowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dancer defends it nicely.
Tom Dancer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Bukowski.
Dancer connects with a nice looking jab.
Dancer is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dancer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dancer lands with a slapping head kick.
Dancer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bukowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dancer scores with a head kick. Bukowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bukowski drives through with a takedown into Dancer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bukowski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bukowski wants to control from the top but Dancer keeps moving.
Bukowski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've been hearing that Bukowski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski works over Dancer with some ground and pound from guard.
Bukowski looking to sit in guard and control but Dancer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dancer stops Bukowski from standing up.
Bukowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dancer is one step ahead there.
Bukowski wants to stand up but Dancer is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dancer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bukowski blocks a head kick by Dancer.
Bukowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dancer tries to avoid it but Bukowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dancer to the ground. Dancer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bukowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bukowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bukowski is looking to wear down Dancer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dancer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dancer doesn't manage to clinch there - Bukowski circles away.
Bukowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dancer throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Dancer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dancer.
Bukowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dancer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bukowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Bukowski catches Dancer right on the button with a cross.
Dancer scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bukowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bukowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dancer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dancer tries a head kick but it misses.
Dancer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bukowski's hands.
Dancer throws a sloppy head kick
and Bukowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bukowski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dancer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bukowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bukowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Dancer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bukowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bukowski is nestled in close to Dancer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bukowski working over Dancer with some ground and pound. Dancer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukowski winds up and cracks Dancer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dancer wants to get back to his feet.
Bukowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dancer is trying to stand up here but Bukowski is controlling him well.
Bukowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bukowski is nestled in close to Dancer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dancer is staying active underneath Bukowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bukowski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dancer pushes Bukowski off looking to stand but Bukowski dives back in and keeps control.
Bukowski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bukowski wants to control but Dancer is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bukowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bukowski misses with the head strike.
Dancer misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bukowski.
Dancer breaks from the clinch.
Bukowski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bukowski lands in his opponent's guard.
Dancer wants to stand but Bukowski is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski stopping the sweep attempt from Dancer.
Bukowski wants to control from the top but Dancer keeps moving.
Bukowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dancer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bukowski is one step ahead there.
Bukowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bukowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dancer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Dancer!
Tom Dancer gave a mention to Stoner's Killer Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Flo Holl (ranked 633 p4p, 969 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 60 p4p, 90 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying River's choice of entrance music: Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Flo Holl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holl throws the kick towards the body but River avoids it.
River tries to work over Holl's front leg with a kick but Holl checks it.
Holl is looking to land body kicks.
Holl lands a slapping body shot.
Holl checks the leg kick.
Holl throws a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by River.
River scores with a hook.
Holl avoids the body shot from River.
River takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
River misses with an uppercut. Holl saw that one coming.
Holl scores with a leg kick.
Holl has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! in the buildup to the fight.
River takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River blocks a jab.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Holl on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
River cracks Holl with a good jab.
Holl blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holl avoids a kick to the body.
Holl is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holl misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River moves out of range as Holl strikes.
Holl pushes River away with a front kick.
Holl takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holl throws a body kick that misses.
Holl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but River paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holl throws a leg kick but River checks it.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holl manages to avoid it.
River tries a low kick but Holl avoids it.
Holl fires out a quick counter leg kick but River just manages to avoid it.
Holl pivots, looking for a leg kick but River is out of range and Holl settles back down.
River blocks the body kick.
Holl misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
River moves out of range of the body kick.
Holl misses with a kick to the body.
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holl lands with a light punch inside.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holl throws a quick counter kick to the body but River avoids it.
River takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holl throws a leg kick which misses River's front leg but catches the back leg as River tries to avoid it.
Holl moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Holl.
Holl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
River lands a head shot.
Holl drives through and clinches with River against the cage.
River blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from River.
Holl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
River managing to block the knees to the body from Holl.
Holl trying to land knees to the body.
Holl misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holl throws an elbow but misses.
Holl throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from River.
Holl lands a left hand.
Holl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River blocks the elbow strike.
Holl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holl scores a nice knee to the body.
River tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holl tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Holl back against the cage.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holl unloads a knee to the mid-section. River lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Holl.
River avoiding damage as Holl throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holl lands with a left to the head.
Holl lands an uppercut.
River managing to block the knees to the body from Holl.
River on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River tries to work over Holl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River avoiding damage.
Holl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River tries to work over Holl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holl lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
River missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holl's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Holl.
Holl throws an elbow but it misses.
Holl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flo Holl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Flo Holl is winning the standup battle so far.
Holl looks for the body kick but River saw that one coming.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Holl.
Holl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River throws out a counter right but Holl avoids it with no problem.
River blocks the body kick.
Holl throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
Holl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
Holl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River throws a jab when Holl was well out of range.
Holl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by River.
Holl avoids the body shot from River.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl connects with a body shot.
River checks a low kick from Holl.
River connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holl. Holl circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Holl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River throws a body punch but Holl moves out of range.
River throws a solid leg kick but Holl takes the impact on his shin and smiles at River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holl.
Holl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Holl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
Holl thows a leg kick but River checks it
and River counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holl thinking.
Holl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River cracks Holl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holl lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River lands a slapping body shot.
Holl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holl punishes River's body with a nice straight punch.
Holl throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Holl.
Holl has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Holl.
Holl throws a counter high kick but River was just alert enough to avoid it.
Holl slips a jab from River.
Holl wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Holl.
A nice leg kick from Holl, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick from Holl, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holl tries to clinch there but River circles away.
River swings widly with a right hand
and Holl counters with a nice low kick that buckles River's knee momentarily.
River looks to throw a body kick
and Holl counters with a straight right hand.
Holl tries to land a front kick but River steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
River on the wrong end of a nice jab.
River keeps the fight on the outside.
Holl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holl's head backwards.
River tests Holl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl throws a leg kick but River checks it.
River misses the shot to the body.
Holl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
River digs a good body shot into Holl's ribs.
River walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
and Holl counters with a leg kick.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holl can pounce on him.
Holl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
Holl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Holl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
River lands a nice shot that snaps Holl's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holl checks a leg kick.
Holl is looking to chop away at River's legs.
Holl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
River lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holl lands a nice looking kick to the body. River takes a step back to recover.
River connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holl momentarily.
River lands with a good body shot.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crunch! Holl slams his shin into River's torso.
Holl moves to clinch but River breaks away
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
Holl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River checks a low kick from Holl.
A jab from River does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Holl.
Holl pushes River up against the cage in a clinch.
Holl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
Holl avoids the elbow strike from River, against the cage.
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 Flo Holl will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Holl checks a leg kick.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holl lands with a nice body kick.
Holl misses with an attempted mid kick.
River keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
River misses with an uppercut
and Holl counters with a thumping low kick.
Holl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holl tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
River chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holl can pounce on him.
Holl slips a jab from River.
Holl half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lands a head shot.
Holl throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holl.
Holl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River cracks Holl with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River throws a shot from downtown. Holl moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from River.
Holl works the jab nicely.
Holl closes the distance and clinches.
Holl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
Holl missing with knees to the body.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
River working aggressively here.
Holl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt River or not.
River breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holl throws a head kick that misses
and Holl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holl takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
River keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
River takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
River checks a leg kick nicely.
Holl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Holl as he connects with a hook.
Holl moves into range and clinches up with River.
Flo Holl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holl using the Thai plumb to throw knees but River has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River misses with a looping left.
Holl with the inside leg kick.
Charlie River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flo Holl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River takes one on the button.
Holl's corner calls for a 1-2. Holl obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
River avoids a kick to the body.
Holl checks a leg kick.
It looked like Holl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the body from River misses
and Holl counters with a body kick.
River throws the left hand but Holl avoids the punch easily.
Holl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Holl is just out of range.
Holl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from River misses.
Holl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River tries a quick counter leg kick but Holl is wise to it.
Holl with a nice calf kick.
Nice cross by Holl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Holl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River checks a leg kick.
Holl jabs at River's body.
River avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Holl.
River has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holl.
River scores with a body shot.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holl throws a shot to the body.
Holl tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as River blocks the leg kick.
River throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Holl's head.
Holl lands with a kick to the ribs.
River throws a wild body kick that Holl sees coming a mile off.
Holl looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
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 Flo Holl.
Well Holl has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flo Holl!
After winning the bout, Flo Holl thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gasgoine (ranked 1352 p4p, 1200 weight class) and William Riker (ranked 46 p4p, 73 weight class). Riker has chosen In The Summertime as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Paul Gasgoine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riker cracks Gasgoine with a good jab.
Gasgoine throws a sloppy head kick and Riker moves out of range easily.
Riker looks for a takedown but Gasgoine sprawls well.
Riker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gasgoine did well to prevent Riker getting side control.
Riker decides to stand up.
Riker throws a right hand that misses
and Gasgoine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gasgoine.
Riker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riker gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gasgoine to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riker pushes Gasgoine up against the cage in a clinch.
Riker tries to score a body lock takedown but Gasgoine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gasgoine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gasgoine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riker.
Gasgoine lands a left hand.
Riker tries a body shot but Gasgoine blocks it.
Riker gets control of Gasgoine's arms and successfully pulls guard. Riker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gasgoine pushing down on Riker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riker wants to improve his position but Gasgoine is controlling well.
Gasgoine performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Riker is looking for a sweep. Gasgoine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gasgoine looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gasgoine has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Riker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasgoine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Riker working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gasgoine has passed into half guard!
Gasgoine stalling.
Gasgoine wants to free his trapped foot but Riker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Riker is looking to improve his position.
Gasgoine perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gasgoine passes the guard and advances to mount!
Riker regains half guard.
Gasgoine prevents Riker from improving his position.
Riker regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Riker will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Riker looks to score with a jab to the body but Gasgoine is just out of range.
Gasgoine is looking to counter punch.
William Riker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riker scores with a jab.
Gasgoine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riker moves away.
Riker misses with an uppercut.
Riker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gasgoine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riker is defended easily by Gasgoine.
Gasgoine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riker misses with a looping left.
It looked like Gasgoine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riker dives in and grabs Gasgoine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gasgoine pushes down on Riker's head and hops out.
Riker tries to clinch up
and Gasgoine counters with a nice right hand that sends Riker toppling to the canvas! Riker scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gasgoine finish him?!
It looks like William Riker has been cut.
Riker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gasgoine is looking to counter punch.
Gasgoine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riker throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been told by Gasgoine's head coaches at Worn Leather MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riker, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Riker misses its intended target.
Gasgoine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Riker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gasgoine!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Gasgoine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riker decides to stand back up.
Gasgoine scores with a jab to the body.
Riker has his takedown stuffed
and Gasgoine counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Riker out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Gasgoine is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paul Gasgoine!
In his post fight interview, Paul Gasgoine started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Ferguson (ranked 664 p4p, 1451 weight class) and Ledley King (ranked 38 p4p, 49 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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13 - 10 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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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 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khabib Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ledley King!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
King cracks Ferguson with an open hand slap.
King misses with a body kick.
Ferguson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferguson gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
Ferguson is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ferguson down to the mat. Ferguson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Ferguson counters with a crisp right hand that drops King! Ferguson lets King back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
King is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King is holding his hands too far apart here. Ferguson throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! King is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khabib Ferguson!
In his post fight interview, Khabib Ferguson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BIg Cholo (ranked 1139 p4p, 1444 weight class) and Zack Rize (ranked 71 p4p, 48 weight class). Rize is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, BIg Cholo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cholo with a hook.
Cholo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rize tries to clinch but Cholo is having none of it.
Rize gets a clinch.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cholo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rize is keeping busy.
Cholo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cholo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cholo takes a shot to the head.
Rize misses with some punches.
Rize misses with some punches.
Cholo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cholo stalling.
Rize swings wildly with an uppercut but Cholo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rize misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rize.
Cholo is looking to control Rize's arms but Rize gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cholo has his back to the cage.
Rize misses with the head strike.
Cholo lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Zack Rize has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cholo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rize working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo digs a right hand underneath Rize's ribcage. Rize let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rize swings wildly with an uppercut but Cholo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rize misses with some punches.
Rize misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rize being controlled against the cage.
Cholo throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rize fails to land.
A body shot lands from Cholo.
Cholo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cholo tries a body shot but Rize blocks it.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cholo misses with the head strike.
Rize lands a hook that snaps the head of Cholo backwards.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rize misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cholo.
Cholo is trying to maintain a safe position but Rize gets an underhook and turns Cholo into the cage.
Rize lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rize.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cholo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rize scores with a shot to the side of Cholo's head.
Cholo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rize lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rize lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cholo is trying to maintain a safe position but Rize gets an underhook and turns Cholo into the cage.
Cholo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cholo looking to slow down the pace here.
Cholo lands an elbow that stopped Rize in his tracks for a moment.
Rize throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cholos head.
Rize working aggressively here.
Rize misses with some punches.
Rize gets through Cholo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cholo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Rize on the inside.
Cholo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rize fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rize throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cholos head.
Rize lands a left hand.
Rize swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Cholo.
Good body shot from Cholo.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Cholo.
Cholo is stalling here.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Cholo.
Cholo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rize as Cholo tries to tie him up.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cholo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cholo breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cholo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rize's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cholo misses with a wild body shot.
Rize moves in looking to clinch but Cholo pushes him off.
Cholo is looking to counter punch.
Cholo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cholo throws a big shot that misses.
Rize doesn't manage to clinch there - Cholo circles away.
Cholo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cholo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rize tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cholo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rize tries to clinch up but Cholo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rize blocks a jab.
Rize is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cholo connects with a single shot there.
Cholo throws out a powerful jab.
Rize gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cholo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cholo blocks an uppercut.
Cholo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zack Rize will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zack Rize's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rize has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rize scores with a shoulder strike.
Rize misses with a punch on the inside.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cholo looking to stall.
Cholo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cholo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rize misses with some punches.
Rize pushes Cholo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize blocking some punches.
Rize scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cholo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rize working aggressively here.
Rize misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cholo.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rize fails to land.
Cholo throws a head punch that misses.
Cholo struggles to land a body shot inside as Rize controls his hands.
Cholo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cholo effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rize.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cholo.
Cholo tries to work over Rize's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cholo tries to stall but Rize uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rize working aggressively here.
Rize throws a head punch that misses.
Rize misses with a punch on the inside.
Cholo trying to control the position but instead, Rize has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cholo into the cage.
Cholo blocks an uppercut.
Cholo tries to work over Rize's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rize lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize misses with some punches.
Cholo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rize is keeping busy.
Rize lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rize fails to land.
Cholo pushes off an throws an elbow but Rize leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zack Rize seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rize lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rize working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cholo.
Cholo misses with some punches.
Cholo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cholo blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rize as Cholo tries to tie him up.
Cholo misses with the head strike.
Cholo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rize working aggressively here.
Cholo blocks an uppercut.
Cholo blocking some punches.
Cholo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rize is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rize.
Cholo lands a shoulder strike.
Rize fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cholo takes a shot to the head.
Cholo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cholo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rize misses with some punches.
Cholo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rize lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cholo.
Rize is looking to control Cholo's arms but Cholo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rize has his back to the cage.
Cholo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rize up against the cage.
Cholo stalls.
Rize has a couple of punches blocked by Cholo.
A head punch on the inside from Rize fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cholo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rize's elbow.
Cholo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rize misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cholo misses with an elbow over the top.
Cholo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Cholo.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Cholo.
Rize fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Cholo.
Cholo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rize backwards.
Cholo pushes Rize back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rize is rocked!
Rize lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cholo throws a punch but it's blocked by Rize.
Cholo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cholo blocks an uppercut.
Rize throws a head punch that misses.
Cholo misses with the head strike.
Cholo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rize fails to land.
Rize working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zack Rize's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cholo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
BIg Cholo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rize moves away from the strike by Cholo.
Rize closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cholo counters with a stiff right hand.
Cholo works Rize's body with a nice hook.
Rize tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rize tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rize is countered with a crisp right hand from Cholo that sends him to the canvas! Cholo follows him to the mat into side control.
Rize is still in real trouble! Can Cholo finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cholo controlling the position.
Rize throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rize is looking for a sweep.
Rize seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee asks Cholo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cholo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rize is trying to get back to half guard.
Cholo moves into full mount!
Rize throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rize is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rize is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rize is looking to improve his position but Cholo isn't that keen on the idea.
Cholo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rize is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rize throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cholo. What's that going to do exactly?
Rize is looking to improve his position but Cholo isn't that keen on the idea.
Rize takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cholo wants to control the pace but Rize is squirming around nicely.
Cholo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rize keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zack Rize is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cholo avoids the attempt from Rize to control.
Cholo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rize is trying desperately to improve position.
Rize wants to control but Cholo is having none of it.
Cholo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cholo wants to control the pace but Rize is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cholo controlling from the full mount.
Cholo avoids the attempt from Rize to control.
Rize reaches up to try and control the position but Cholo seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Rize rolls and tries to escape and now Cholo has his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rize surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Rize just trying to survive but Cholo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Rize is trying to break free.
Rize wants to control his opponent's hands but Cholo gets his hands free.
Cholo tries to get the hooks in deep but Rize pushed the leg off.
Rize manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cholo's guard. Nice work there by Rize.
Rize seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rize is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cholo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rize is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
BIg Cholo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rize has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zack Rize!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Smith (ranked 139 p4p, 448 weight class) and Wusan Ritori (ranked 22 p4p, 57 weight class). Ritori has chosen Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Leon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wusan Ritori!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to land a left hand but Ritori moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Ritori avoids it.
Ritori has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Ritori's head.
Ritori misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Ritori swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Ritori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Ritori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ritori tries a quick counter leg kick but Smith is wise to it.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ritori doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Ritori does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ritori moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith tries to clinch
and Ritori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Ritori's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ritori avoids a kick to the body.
Ritori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ritori avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a right hand that Ritori ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritori also avoids with ease.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Ritori counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Ritori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ritori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Ritori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritori tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Ritori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritori works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ritori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith prevents a body shot from Ritori.
Ritori blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ritori.
Ritori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ritori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ritori blocks an uppercut.
Ritori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith tries to work over Ritori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ritori gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ritori lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smith blocking some punches.
Ritori working aggressively here.
Smith prevents a body shot from Ritori.
Ritori works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ritori misses with a punch to the body.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Ritori.
Ritori works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ritori.
Ritori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Ritori tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Ritori back against the cage.
Ritori lands with a light punch inside.
Ritori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ritori misses with a punch to the body.
Ritori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ritori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ritori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Ritori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ritori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Ritori.
Smith prevents a body shot from Ritori.
Ritori lands a body shot.
Ritori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ritori scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritori pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ritori lands with a light punch inside.
Ritori lands with a light punch inside.
Ritori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a body shot from Ritori.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ritori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ritori misses with a punch to the body.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Ritori misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ritori fails to land.
Smith prevents a body shot from Ritori.
Ritori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ritori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Ritori's head.
Ritori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Ritori.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ritori.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ritori.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ritori.
Ritori misses with some punches.
Ritori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wusan Ritori dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith swings for the body but Ritori moves out of range.
Ritori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritori misses the jab.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ritori's hands.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Leon Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a push kick but Ritori slaps the foot to one side.
Smith moves out of range as Ritori throws a body kick.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ritori tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
Ritori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ritori.
Ritori drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritori walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Ritori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ritori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Ritori misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ritori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Ritori's ribcage but misses.
Ritori steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Ritori in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritori.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ritori backwards.
Ritori throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Ritori blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Ritori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ritori scores with a shoulder strike.
Ritori pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith working aggressively here.
Ritori swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritori struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Ritori struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wusan Ritori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith working aggressively here.
Ritori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Ritori misses with a body punch.
Ritori throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Ritori throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Ritori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Ritori lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ritori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ritori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Ritori.
Ritori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ritori lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ritori digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritori lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Ritori.
Ritori presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ritori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ritori.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ritori.
Ritori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritori lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ritori lands a shoulder strike.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ritori lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith prevents a body shot from Ritori.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Ritori as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ritori lands an uppercut.
Ritori is working Smith over against the cage.
Ritori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Ritori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 Smith is rocked!
Ritori pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ritori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Ritori.
Ritori drops Smith onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Smith is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Good body shot from Ritori.
Ritori cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Ritori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ritori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ritori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ritori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Ritori.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ritori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Ritori lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritori lands an uppercut.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Ritori avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Ritori misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Ritori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ritori lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wusan Ritori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ritori throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ritori.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leon Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Ritori is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Ritori lands a big right hand that sends Smith crashing to the mat! Ritori stays standing though and waves Smith back to his feet!
Ritori needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith stuns Ritori with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ritori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ritori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ritori.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Ritori moves away and avoids it.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ritori drops Smith with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smith looks back up at him and smiles so Ritori waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
A big right from Ritori misses.
Ritori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ritori counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ritori throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori cracks Smith with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Smith tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ritori pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Smith is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wusan Ritori!
During a confident post fight interview, Wusan Ritori 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Glen Hoddle (ranked 243 p4p, 322 weight class) and Clint Rivers (ranked 33 p4p, 44 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170
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170
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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Glen Hoddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoddle lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hoddle misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hoddle fails to land.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoddle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoddle lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rivers pushes Hoddle off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Hoddle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoddle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoddle.
Rivers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivers throws a low kick but Hoddle avoids it.
Hoddle misses with a kick to the body.
Rivers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donk. Hoddle catches Rivers right on the button with a cross.
Hoddle with a nice cross.
A big left from Hoddle misses.
Rivers is looking for the big counter here.
Hoddle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Hoddle backs off Rivers throws a huge counter combo but Hoddle manages to avoid it all.
Hoddle throws a series of punches but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers shoots and misses
and Hoddle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoddle takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Hoddle jabs Rivers right on the nose. Rivers blinks but takes it well.
Rivers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hoddle is trying to control but can't.
Rivers wants to take a breather but Hoddle is having none of it.
Rivers throwing shots but Hoddle is blocking nicely.
Rivers is just content to waste time from the top position. Hoddle takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rivers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle is trying to keep Rivers in close.
Hoddle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hoddle can't keep his opponent in guard - Rivers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hoddle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rivers scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoddle tries to roll over but Rivers keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers throwing shots but Hoddle is blocking nicely.
Rivers works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rivers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rivers raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hoddle tries to lock up and control but Rivers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rivers dominating with strikes here.
Rivers punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers wants to control the pace but Hoddle is squirming around nicely.
Rivers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoddle wants to hold on but Rivers pushes him away.
Hoddle sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hoddle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rivers drops an elbow to the side of Hoddle's head.
Rivers prevents Hoddle from improving his position.
Rivers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rivers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rivers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rivers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Rivers seems content to control.
Rivers lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rivers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rivers moves into full mount! Hoddle won't be happy about that!
Hoddle is desperately trying to improve his position but Rivers has a good base and remains in mount.
Rivers landing strikes from the mount and Hoddle is in trouble!
Rivers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hoddle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rivers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoddle tries to hold on but Rivers postures up.
Rivers raining down shots from the mount!
Hoddle tries to lock up and control but Rivers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hoddle tries to reverse the position but Rivers maintains control.
Rivers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hoddle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Rivers 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.
Hoddle throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
Hoddle throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hoddle with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Hoddle.
Rivers tries to clinch but Hoddle moves out of range.
Rivers feints a jab promting Hoddle to slip. Rivers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hoddle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Glen Hoddle has been cut.
Rivers staying out of range there.
Rivers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoddle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoddle looks to land a left hand but Rivers moved out of range nicely.
Rivers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rivers throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoddle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoddle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoddle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers misses with an uppercut. Hoddle saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Hoddle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoddle throws a lazy right hand but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoddle throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers slips a jab from Hoddle.
Hoddle throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoddle throws out the jab.
Hoddle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers tries to clinch up.
Hoddle leaves Rivers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoddle manages to avoid it.
Rivers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hoddle eats them both and turns towards Rivers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoddle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoddle is just out of range.
Hoddle throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoddle.
Hoddle throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivers unleashes a big counter combination but Hoddle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hoddle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle cracks a nice hook into Rivers's ribs.
Hoddle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoddle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Rivers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoddle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivers scores with a three punch combo!
Hoddle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hoddle checks a low kick from Rivers.
Glen Hoddle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoddle scores with the left hand. Rivers knows he should have avoided that one.
Rivers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoddle scores with a four punch combination!
Rivers catches Hoddle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice cross by Rivers.
Hoddle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Hoddle.
Rivers changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rivers slips a jab from Hoddle.
Rivers is looking for the big counter here.
Rivers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoddle misses with a wild body shot.
Hoddle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hoddle looks to land a body kick but Rivers moved away.
Hoddle throws a push kick but Rivers slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Hoddle.
Hoddle fails to land with a series of punches.
Glen Hoddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers drives through and clinches with Hoddle against the cage.
Rivers tries to work over Hoddle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoddle lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers lands a body punch.
Hoddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries a body shot but Hoddle blocks it.
Hoddle prevents a body shot from Rivers.
Hoddle lands with a light punch inside.
Rivers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoddle backwards.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Rivers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rivers is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hoddle is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rivers to the mat. Rivers regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hoddle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rivers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoddle won't allow Rivers to sweep him here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rivers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoddle is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoddle is pushing down on Rivers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rivers is fighting to maintain full guard but Hoddle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hoddle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoddle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoddle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hoddle is controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Hoddle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Glen Hoddle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rivers swings for the body but Hoddle moves out of range.
Hoddle scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivers should have avoided that one.
Rivers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hoddle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rivers at a distance.
Rivers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Hoddle connects with a nice looking jab.
Hoddle lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoddle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoddle as he connects with a hook.
Hoddle throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
Hoddle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivers pushes Hoddle up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoddle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoddle misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle lands a takedown into guard.
Hoddle landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoddle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rivers holds on and takes a little breather.
Rivers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rivers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoddle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoddle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hoddle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rivers, not yet.
Hoddle tries to stand but Rivers is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoddle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rivers trying to keep a closed guard but Hoddle is proving a slippery customer.
Clint Rivers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoddle landing some decent shots from guard.
Hoddle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoddle wants to stand but Rivers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rivers wants to sweep here but Hoddle controlling him for the moment.
Rivers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rivers wants to get back to his feet but Hoddle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rivers blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle tries to land a front kick but Rivers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rivers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hoddle misses with a right hand
and Rivers counters by moving into the clinch.
Rivers tries to work over Hoddle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoddle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rivers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hoddle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rivers lands with a light punch inside.
Hoddle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rivers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Hoddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers stops a takedown attempt from Hoddle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers jumps into guard, dragging Hoddle to the mat.
Rivers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rivers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rivers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hoddle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle stands up over Rivers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rivers is on top in guard.
Hoddle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rivers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rivers lands a couple of elbows.
Rivers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers stopping the sweep attempt from Hoddle.
Rivers connects with a couple of short punches.
Hoddle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rivers defends it easily.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Hoddle keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glen Hoddle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoddle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Hoddle!
A very excited looking Glen Hoddle rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kollaa River (ranked 19 p4p, 360 weight class) and Charles Tucker (ranked 4 p4p, 44 weight class). Tucker has chosen Faith of The Heart as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Kollaa River!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tucker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Charles Tucker has been cut.
Tucker lands a jab.
An inside leg kick from Tucker misses.
River misses with a lunging right hand
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
It looks like Kollaa River has been cut.
Tucker slips a straight right by River.
River scores with a nice right hand.
River definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kollaa River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from River misses.
Tucker swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Tucker throws a jab when River was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Tucker misses with a looping right.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Tucker's shoulder, as Tucker tries to avoid the shot.
Tucker lands a really nice looking cross but River seems unphased.
River jabs Tucker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
River throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
We've been informed that Tucker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tucker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
River gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
River takes one on the button.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tucker finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
Kollaa River's cut is getting worse.
Tucker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tucker avoids the body shot from River.
Charles Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tucker if he has to take too many more of those.
River scores with a nice strike.
Tucker misses with a straight left.
Tucker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Tucker's shoulder, as Tucker tries to avoid the shot.
Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tucker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! River had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
River throws a wild body kick that Tucker sees coming a mile off.
Tucker moves away from the strike by River.
River takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker cracks River with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tucker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tucker lands a really nice looking cross but River seems unphased.
Tucker avoids the body shot from River.
River with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tucker to score with a decent uppercut.
River tries to bum rush Tucker with a series of wild strikes but Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
River lands with a good body shot.
A left lands for River.
Tucker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Tucker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tucker scrambles back to his feet.
Tucker misses with a straight left.
Tucker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and River is able to avoid easily.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker slips under a jab.
Tucker throws a big shot that misses.
River throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tucker avoids it.
Tucker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River misses with a kick to the body.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid body kick from River.
Tucker looks winded!
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tucker throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Tucker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River scores with the left hand. Tucker knows he should have avoided that one.
River looks for the body kick but Tucker saw that one coming.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tucker is trying to defend but River finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
River trying to pass the guard but Tucker defending well.
River looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tucker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
River works his way into full mount!
River 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.
Tucker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
River can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tucker is looking to escape.
River looking to finish Tucker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tucker!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
River can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tucker is looking to escape.
River fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kollaa River dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tucker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
River throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
River scores with a nice body kick.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
River smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That has opened up Charles Tucker's cut even more.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by River.
Kollaa River is winning the standup battle so far.
Tucker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tucker looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
Tucker throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
River bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Tucker! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Tucker is rocked!
River is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tucker is still in real trouble! Can River finish him?
River is looking to work some ground and pound but Tucker has wrist control.
Tucker seems to have recovered his senses.
Tucker looking for a sweep. Not yet Tucker, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Tucker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
River makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
River wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Tucker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with River. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
River works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tucker can do anything to dispel that myth.
River working over Tucker with some ground and pound. Tucker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
River wants to control but Tucker is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tucker is in trouble now - River has advanced to mount!
River raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a couple of good head shots there.
River is landing with some decent strikes but Tucker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
River looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Tucker covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kollaa River!
Kollaa River retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kollaa River waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Dustfinger (ranked 126 p4p, 168 weight class) and Martin Drop (ranked 11 p4p, 14 weight class). Dustfinger comes into the arena with The Bull Rider- Johnny Cash blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dustfinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dustfinger misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drop! But no joy.
Dustfinger misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Dustfinger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dustfinger.
Dustfinger throws a lazy right hand but Drop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drop.
Drop throws a hook to the side of Dustfinger's head but Dustfinger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dustfinger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drop.
It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
Dustfinger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dustfinger throws a big shot that misses.
Dustfinger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drop slips a jab from Dustfinger.
A swing and a miss from Dustfinger.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drop loads up on a big right hand but Dustfinger slips the punch.
Dustfinger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Dustfinger blocks the low kick.
Dustfinger drops Drop with a beautiful combination! Drop stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dustfinger is looking for the KO!
Drop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drop tries to land a body kick
and Dustfinger counters with a nice right hand that sends Drop toppling to the canvas! Drop scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dustfinger finish him?!
Drop is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circle momentarily. Drop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drop slips a jab from Dustfinger.
Drop throws out a powerful jab.
Dustfinger punishes Drop's body with a nice straight punch.
Drop throws a jab but it's blocked by Dustfinger.
Drop moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry Dustfinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drop slips a jab from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger loads up on a big right hand but Drop slips the punch.
Drop throws out a counter right but Dustfinger avoids it with no problem.
Drop looks to throw the jab but Dustfinger is out of range.
Dustfinger sends Drop crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dustfinger is motioning to the referee to let Drop up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dustfinger throws the left hand but Drop avoids the punch easily.
Dustfinger throws a shot from downtown. Drop moves away and avoids it.
Drop works Dustfinger's body with a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Drop.
Dustfinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Drop is just out of range.
Dustfinger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy left from Drop finds it's target.
Dustfinger misses the jab.
Dustfinger throws a jab when Drop was well out of range.
Dustfinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Drop.
Drop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Martin Drop's cut even more.
Drop throws a hook but Dustfinger blocks it.
Dustfinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Drop is just out of range.
Drop slips under a jab.
Drop ducks under a wild hook from Dustfinger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop slips under a jab from Dustfinger.
Drop slips under a jab from Dustfinger.
Drop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drop.
Drop connects with a right hand. Dustfinger shakes it off.
Dustfinger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drop throws out the jab.
Drop misses with a hook.
Dustfinger misses with a straight left.
Dustfinger misses with an uppercut
and Drop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dustfinger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dustfinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Drop.
A little jabbing left from Drop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drop takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dustfinger moves out of range of the strikes.
Dustfinger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good exchange - Drop coming out on top.
A jab from Dustfinger misses.
Dustfinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Drop counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop looks to land a left hand but Dustfinger moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drop misses with a hook
and Dustfinger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dustfinger punishes Drop's body with a nice straight punch.
Dustfinger throws the left hand but Drop avoids the punch easily.
Dustfinger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drop under the eye.
Dustfinger throws a sloppy body shot
and Drop counters with a straight right hand.
Drop misses with a straight left.
Drop connects with a looping right hand.
Dustfinger throws an off balance right hand
and Drop counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Dustfinger misses its intended target.
Drop throws a body kick that misses
letting Dustfinger counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dustfinger stuns Drop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drop takes one to the side of the head.
The cut above Martin Drop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dustfinger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dustfinger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Dustfinger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Drop's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Drop blocks a jab.
Drop unleashes a big counter combination but Dustfinger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Drop might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dustfinger has got the better of the exchanges.
Dustfinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dustfinger misses with a straight left.
Drop misses with a looping right.
Drop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dustfinger misses the target.
Drop lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dustfinger will feel that in the morning.
Drop is looking to clinch.
Dustfinger misses with a body punch
and Drop counters with a stiff right hand.
Dustfinger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Dustfinger misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dustfinger misses with a left hand
and Drop counters with a nice uppercut.
Dustfinger sizes up Drop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dustfinger missing with a left hand there. Drop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drop catches Dustfinger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dustfinger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dustfinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danga de danga de dang - Drop scores with a four punch combination!
Dustfinger connects with the punch.
Drop swings for the body but Dustfinger moves out of range.
Drop lands a jab.
Dustfinger avoids the body shot from Drop.
Drop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dustfinger throws a hook to the side of Drop's head but Drop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dustfinger ducks right into an uppercut from Drop.
A big left from Dustfinger misses.
Drop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dustfinger ducks under a wild hook from Drop.
Drop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dustfinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot lands for Dustfinger.
Dustfinger throws out a loose jab but Drop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dustfinger throws a big shot that misses.
Drop misses with a low kick.
Drop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dustfinger.
Drop ducks under a wild hook from Dustfinger.
Drop staying out of range there.
Drop throws a combination that misses
and Dustfinger counters with a nice uppercut.
Dustfinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drop was well out of range. Poor timing from Dustfinger.
Drop scores with a leg kick.
Drop avoids the body shot from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger misses with an uppercut
and Drop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dustfinger lunges at Drop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drop's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dustfinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Drop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dustfinger cracks Drop with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dustfinger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Drop to stand back up!
Drop is still on wobbly legs! Can Dustfinger finish him?
Martin Drop's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Drop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dustfinger.
Drop seems to have recovered his senses.
Dustfinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dustfinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Drop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Drop lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dustfinger misses with a body punch
and Drop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drop scores with a nice right hand.
Dustfinger takes one on the button.
Drop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dustfinger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drop scrambles back to his feet.
Drop misses with a straight left.
Henry Dustfinger is winning the standup battle so far.
Dustfinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop throws an off balance right hand
and Dustfinger counters with a right hand to the body.
Dustfinger lands the left hand.
Dustfinger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drop can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Dustfinger misses the target.
Drop looks to land a left hand but Dustfinger moved out of range nicely.
Drop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dustfinger.
Drop ducks under a wild hook from Dustfinger.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dustfinger cracks Drop with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dustfinger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Drop to stand back up!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Martin Drop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Dustfinger!
Henry Dustfinger tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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