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MFC 50- Semicentury PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke has chosen Pink Floyd - Money 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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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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182 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spike Spiegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randolph Duke!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke misses with a straight right.
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Spiegel.
Spiegel moves into the clinch successfully.
Spiegel tries a knee to the head but Duke blocks it.
Spiegel landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Spiegel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duke blocking some punches.
Spiegel misses with a knee strike.
Duke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spiegel lands a knee to the head.
Spiegel has Duke pressed against the cage.
Spiegel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spiegel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiegel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Duke wants to break free but Spiegel has control.
Duke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duke throws a right and a left that Spiegel avoids nicely.
Duke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spiegel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duke ducks under a wild hook from Spiegel.
Spiegel scores with a nice strike.
Duke 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.
Duke fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel clinches with his opponent.
Spiegel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duke up against the cage.
Spiegel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spiegel lands a hook that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Duke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiegel tries to work over Duke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spiegel tries to land knees in the clinch but Duke avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries to break free but Spiegel pushes him back against the cage.
Spiegel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spiegel lands a nice uppercut.
Spiegel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spiegel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Spiegel.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spiegel.
Duke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spiegel has him pressed against the cage.
Duke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Duke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duke can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Spiegel.
Spiegel gets through Duke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spiegel tries to land a knee to the head but Duke blocks with his arms.
Spiegel lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiegel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duke's elbow.
Spiegel misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Spiegel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duke blocks a jab.
Spiegel moves away from the strike by Duke.
Spiegel cracks a nice hook into Duke's ribs.
Spiegel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Spiegel.
Spiegel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spiegel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiegel connects with a solid leg kick.
Spiegel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Duke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spiegel doesn't manage to clinch there - Duke circles away.
Duke moves out of range as Spiegel throws a body kick.
Spiegel looks to score with a jab to the body but Duke is just out of range.
Spike Spiegel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Spiegel.
Spiegel gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke is trying to stall.
Spiegel misses with a knee strike.
Spiegel just leaning against Duke, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Duke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duke blocking some punches.
Duke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spiegel with a knee to the head.
Spiegel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spiegel scores with a knee to the head.
Spiegel tries a knee to the head but Duke blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Duke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spiegel throws a punch but it's blocked by Duke.
Duke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spiegel has a couple of punches blocked by Duke.
Spiegel missing with knees to the body.
Spiegel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spiegel landing knees to the body.
Spiegel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spiegel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duke is defending well for now.
Spiegel tries to land knees in the clinch but Duke avoids the damage to the body.
Spiegel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke is trying to force a seperation but Spiegel has the dominant position.
Duke tries to break free but Spiegel pushes him back against the cage.
Duke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spiegel staying out of range there.
Spike Spiegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiegel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duke loads up on a big right hand but Spiegel slips the punch.
Duke is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Duke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke gets tackled into the cage by Spiegel. Spiegel maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiegel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Spiegel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duke up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Spiegel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spiegel scores with a push kick.
Spiegel lands a head shot.
Spiegel throws a jab when Duke was well out of range.
Spiegel misses with the combination.
Spiegel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spiegel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Spiegel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Duke avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiegel is looking to slow Duke down with leg kicks.
A big left from Duke misses.
Spiegel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spiegel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duke can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Spiegel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spiegel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spike Spiegel is winning the standup battle so far.
Duke slips a straight right by Spiegel.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Duke keeps the fight on the outside.
Duke needs to keep his hands up - Spiegel had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel scores with a jab. Duke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spiegel moves into the clinch successfully.
Spiegel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spiegel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Duke wants to get back to striking at distance but Spiegel won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spiegel obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spiegel obliges.
Spiegel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Spiegel has Duke pressed against the cage.
Spike Spiegel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spiegel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spiegel misses with a punch on the inside.
Spiegel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Spiegel.
Spiegel tries to land a knee to the head but Duke blocks with his arms.
Randolph Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spiegel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spiegel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spiegel stalling in the clinch.
Spiegel looking to throw knees to the head but Duke is blocking nicely.
Spiegel tries to work over Duke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spiegel struggles to land a body shot inside as Duke controls his hands.
Spiegel looking to throw knees to the head but Duke is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiegel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spiegel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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!
Spiegel has Duke pressed against the cage, preventing Duke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spike Spiegel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spiegel 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spike Spiegel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boot Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiji Okazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Head's entrance music is Requiem For A Dream. A fine choice. 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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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boot Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reiji Okazaki!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Head ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okazaki throws a hook but Head avoids it easily.
Head misses the jab.
Head misses with a hook
and Okazaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Okazaki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Head prevents it.
Okazaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Head avoids the damage to the body.
Okazaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Head's defenses.
Head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Okazaki.
Head misses with a hook. Okazaki ducked under it nicely.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Okazaki.
Okazaki tries to clinch but Head moves away
and Head counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Head connects with a single shot there.
Okazaki moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Head ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Head. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head throws a low kick but Okazaki moves out of range easily.
Head misses with a hook.
A jab from Head finds it's way through Okazaki's defenses.
Okazaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Okazaki throws a big shot that misses.
Okazaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Head manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Okazaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Head clinches with his opponent.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Okazaki tries to clinch but Head is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
Head rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okazaki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Head throws out a powerful jab.
Head tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okazaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Head.
Okazaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Head dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reiji Okazaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head looks to land a left hand but Okazaki moved out of range nicely.
Okazaki is looking to clinch.
Head slips a jab from Okazaki.
Head tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okazaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Head.
Okazaki closes the distance but Head moves to the side
and Head counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Okazaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Head moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Head misses the jab.
A jab from Okazaki finds it's way through Head's defenses.
Head throws an overhand right that lands on Okazaki's shoulder, as Okazaki tries to avoid the shot.
Head misses with a few strikes there.
Okazaki moves into range and clinches up with Head.
Head looking to stall.
Okazaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Head as Okazaki tries to tie him up.
Head lands a shoulder strike.
Okazaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Okazaki tries a knee to the head but Head blocks it.
Okazaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Head is stalling here.
Head tries to throw a body punch but Okazaki avoids it by throwing Head back against the cage.
Head is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Okazaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Head's brow.
Head pushes Okazaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okazaki throws an elbow but it misses.
Okazaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Head stalling in the clinch but Okazaki improves position.
Okazaki stalling in the clinch.
Okazaki lands an elbow just above Head 's eye.
Okazaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A body shot lands from Head.
Okazaki blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okazaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Head avoids it.
Head lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Okazaki.
Head digs a right hand underneath Okazaki's ribcage. Okazaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boot Head dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Okazaki forces Head back against the cage and clinches.
Head takes a knee right on the jaw!
Okazaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Head is defending well for now.
Head tries a body shot but Okazaki blocks it.
Okazaki lands a damaging elbow.
Okazaki trying to control the position but instead, Head has worked for underhooks and has pushed Okazaki into the cage.
Head tries a body shot but Okazaki blocks it.
Head is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Head is looking to control Okazaki's arms but Okazaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Head has his back to the cage.
Head breaks from the clinch.
Okazaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okazaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Okazaki dives in and grabs Head's left leg, looking for a takedown. Head pushes down on Okazaki's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okazaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Head punishes Okazaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Okazaki blocks a jab.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okazaki moves away.
Okazaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Head swings for the body but Okazaki moves out of range.
Head lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okazaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Head lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Okazaki is looking to clinch but Head is avoiding it.
Okazaki forces Head back against the cage and clinches.
Head stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Okazaki is breathing heavily.
Okazaki trying to control the position but instead, Head has worked for underhooks and has pushed Okazaki into the cage.
A short right from Head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Head takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Head dodges an elbow strike from Okazaki.
Head lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okazaki or not.
Head lands with a left to the head.
Boot Head has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Okazaki wants to stall.
Head will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Okazaki up against the cage.
Okazaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Head prevents a takedown attempt there.
A left hand lands to the body for Head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head is trying to stall.
Okazaki prevents a body shot from Head.
Okazaki tries to land a knee to the head but Head blocks with his arms.
Head scores with a hook to the body.
Head tries a body shot but Okazaki blocks it.
Head lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okazaki or not.
Nice body punch from Head.
Head dodges an elbow strike from Okazaki.
Head wants to stall.
Head blocks the elbow strike.
Okazaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Head blocks it with crossed arms.
Head digs a right hand underneath Okazaki's ribcage. Okazaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Head tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okazaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Head lands an uppercut.
Okazaki tries to stall but Head uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right handed body shot lands from Head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Head works on Okazaki's body with a couple of short punches.
Head slows down the pace here.
Okazaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Head wants to break free but Okazaki has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Head scores with a nice hook to the head.
Head misses with a hook to the ribs.
Head blocks the elbow strike.
Head stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boot Head dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Head connects with a right hand. Okazaki shakes it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Head. That's going to slow Okazaki down.
Head takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Okazaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Head looks to score with a jab to the body but Okazaki is just out of range.
Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okazaki.
Head throws an overhand right that lands on Okazaki's shoulder, as Okazaki tries to avoid the shot.
Okazaki throws a hook but Head blocks it.
Head connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Okazaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Head.
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!
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okazaki.
Okazaki is looking to clinch.
Okazaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okazaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Head moves out of range of the strikes.
Okazaki blocks a jab.
Head throws an overhand right that lands on Okazaki's shoulder, as Okazaki tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boot Head is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Okazaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Head closes the distance and clinches.
Head stalling.
Okazaki is trying to stall.
Head is pushing Okazaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Okazaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Head leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okazaki throws a looping overhand right but Head ducks down to avoid it.
Okazaki misses with a right hand
and Head counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okazaki tries to clinch up
and Head counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Head jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Head lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Okazaki wants to clinch but Head slips to the side
and Head counters with a nice body shot.
Okazaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Head throws a leg kick which misses Okazaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Okazaki tries to avoid it.
Head lands a nice looking body shot.
Head lands with a right hand.
No luck for Okazaki with that takedown attempt.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okazaki moves away.
Okazaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Head.
Head cracks the inside of Okazaki's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head connects with a body shot that sends Okazaki's belly button to the back.
Head connects with a body shot.
Okazaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Head does it's job there.
Head connects with a jab.
Head throws a quick inside leg kick.
Head throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okazaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Head.
Head instigates a clinch.
Head lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Okazaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Head lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reiji Okazaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Okazaki throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head tries to break the clinch but Okazaki is controlling the position.
Okazaki goes for a takedown attempt but Head pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Head scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boot Head is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Head lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.
Okazaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Head connects with a solid leg kick.
Head looks to score with a jab to the body but Okazaki is just out of range.
Head slips a straight right by Okazaki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okazaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Head connects with a body shot that sends Okazaki's belly button to the back.
Okazaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Decent striking displayed by Head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boot Head showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Head 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boot Head!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edilberto Nestuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by It's Amazing by Kanye West. Nestuta has chosen Friday - Rebecca Black as his entrance music. Edilberto Nestuta will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edilberto Nestuta!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nestuta is looking to clinch.
James loads up on a big right hand but Nestuta slips the punch.
James gets tackled into the cage by Nestuta. Nestuta maintains the clinch.
Nestuta lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Alexander James has been cut.
Nestuta pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nestuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Nestuta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James is trying to break free.
Nestuta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
James breaks the clinch.
Nestuta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nestuta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James misses with an uppercut. Nestuta saw that one coming.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James throws out a loose jab but Nestuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from James misses.
James misses with a right hand
and Nestuta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nestuta on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nestuta ducks under a wild hook from James.
James is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nestuta's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nestuta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Nestuta.
James scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nestuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nestuta tries to clinch up.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nestuta counters with a right hand to the body.
James is breathing heavily.
Nestuta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James misses with a hook.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Nestuta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. James is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Nestuta is just out of range.
Nestuta fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nestuta fails to land with a series of punches.
James looks to land a left hand but Nestuta moved out of range nicely.
Nestuta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nestuta has managed to clinch.
Nestuta lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nestuta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James tries a body shot but Nestuta blocks it.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Nestuta won't allow it.
A short left from Nestuta.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Nestuta lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Alexander James's cut is getting worse.
Nestuta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
James tries to work over Nestuta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James is trying to break the clinch but Nestuta is controlling him.
Nestuta misses with an elbow strike.
James can't break the clinch.
Nestuta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta lands with a right to the head.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nestuta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
James tries to work over Nestuta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nestuta has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nestuta has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James lands an uppercut.
Nestuta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nestuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nestuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nestuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James working aggressively here.
James misses with the head strike.
Nestuta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Nestuta.
James tries to break the clinch but Nestuta is controlling the position.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James throws a head punch that misses.
Nestuta has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Nestuta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta lands a damaging elbow.
Nestuta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alexander James's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Nestuta.
Jeez, Alexander James's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nestuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Nestuta.
Nestuta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nestuta landing knees to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edilberto Nestuta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quantrell Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill's entrance music is Sing for the moment - Eminem. A fine choice. 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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180 lbs
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181 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quantrell Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bishop to the mat! Bishop manages to get full guard.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet but O Neill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
O Neill trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bishop has managed to clinch.
O Neill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bishop wants to stall.
O Neill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
O Neill has Bishop pressed against the cage.
Bishop gets underhooks to prevent O Neill's takedown attempt.
O Neill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop taking a breather.
Bishop breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neill misses with a lunging right hand
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
O Neill lands a slapping body shot.
Bishop is looking to clinch but O Neill is avoiding it.
O Neill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Neill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bishop misses with a wild combination.
O Neill clinches up with Bishop and pushes him back against the cage.
Bishop is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Neill is keeping busy.
O Neill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bishop fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin O Neill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Neill cracks Bishop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Neill misses with a hook
and Bishop counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Neill's knee momentarily.
O Neill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Neill misses with a leg kick
and Bishop counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neill feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bishops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bishop shoots in and gets a takedown into O Neill's guard.
Bishop wants to control from the top but O Neill keeps moving.
Bishop is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
O Neill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill working a defensive guard here.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from O Neill.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Quantrell Bishop wasn't active enough on the ground.
O Neill swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
Bishop wants to clinch up but O Neill keeps it at a distance.
Bishop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Neill throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neill wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for O Neill. That snapped Bishop's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by O Neill as he connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as O Neill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Neill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bishop blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Neill throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
O Neill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bishop on the side of the head.
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!
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quantrell Bishop will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bishop misses with a two punch combination.
Bishop is looking to clinch but O Neill is avoiding it.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bishop misses with a series of wild punches.
O Neill takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
O Neill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Neill swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
O Neill throws a shot to the body.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Quantrell Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
O Neill throws a low kick but Bishop moves out of range easily.
Bishop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Neill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop defending well as O Neill loads up on a big left hand.
O Neill thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Neill looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Bishop tries to clinch but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
O Neill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bishop tries to clinch but O Neill moves out of range.
Bishop is looking to clinch but O Neill is avoiding it.
O Neill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bishop on the side of the head.
O Neill misses with a hook.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - O Neill circles away.
O Neill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Neill works Bishop's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop swinging wildly here.
Bishop feints and then cracks O Neill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neill down.
O Neill throws a right hand that misses
and Bishop counters by moving into the clinch.
O Neill is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bishop gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O Neill letting Bishop take a breather here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neill lands a body shot.
O Neill has Bishop pressed against the cage, preventing Bishop from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bishop tries to circle away but O Neill has him pinned against the cage.
O Neill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Neill drags the fight down to the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bishop's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
O Neill looking for a guillotine here but Bishop defends easily.
Bishop trying to control but O Neill is working from the bottom.
Bishop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bishop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Neill keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
O Neill is looking to sinch up a triangle. Bishop throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to O Neill's body to avoid the submission. O Neill has instead reached around Bishop's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! O Neill arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Martin O Neill!
An out of breath Martin O Neill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaRusso has chosen You're The Best! as his entrance music. Ben Hutch is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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194 lbs
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197 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Hutch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaRusso motions for Hutch to come forward. LaRusso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
LaRusso throws a low kick, looking for Hutch's leg but Hutch calmly moves out of range.
LaRusso tries to score with a low kick but Hutch moves his leg out of the way.
LaRusso fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hutch checks it well.
Hutch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hutch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but LaRusso sees it coming and defends easily.
LaRusso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hutch wants to take a breather but LaRusso is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hutch 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.
Hutch throwing shots but LaRusso is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutch keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We're going to have a standup here because Ben Hutch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
LaRusso misses with a head kick.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LaRusso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and LaRusso wants it to stay on the feet.
That kick from LaRusso tenderised Hutch's leg. Hutch is trying to keep his angry face on.
LaRusso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
LaRusso wants to land a leg kick but Hutch is out of range.
LaRusso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from LaRusso.
LaRusso wants to slow Hutch down by chopping away at his legs.
LaRusso throws the kick towards the body but Hutch avoids it.
A head kick misses from LaRusso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutch checks the leg kick.
Hutch shoots in and drives through. LaRusso sprawls well.
LaRusso throws a solid leg kick but Hutch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at LaRusso.
LaRusso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
LaRusso throws a leg kick
and Hutch counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hutch tries to work over LaRusso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LaRusso blocking some punches.
Hutch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hutch has a couple of punches blocked by LaRusso.
LaRusso working hard to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaRusso blocking some punches.
Hutch tries to throw a body punch but LaRusso avoids it by throwing Hutch back against the cage.
Hutch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutch misses with the head strike.
Hutch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hutch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hutch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hutch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hutch tries to work over LaRusso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hutch throws a head punch that misses.
Hutch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaRusso's elbow.
Hutch lands a shoulder strike.
Hutch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hutch.
Hutch throws a punch but it's blocked by LaRusso.
A head punch on the inside from Hutch fails to land.
Hutch swings wildly with an uppercut but LaRusso uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hutch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaRusso's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Hutch.
LaRusso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hutch is keeping busy.
Hutch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hutch has a couple of punches blocked by LaRusso.
Hutch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
LaRusso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hutch lands a hook that snaps the head of LaRusso backwards.
Hutch misses with a punch on the inside.
Hutch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hutch scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hutch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
LaRusso throws a leg kick but Hutch moved away.
Hutch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around LaRusso's waist but LaRusso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hutch off to one side.
Hutch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but LaRusso swivels and escapes.
Good work by Hutch as he checks the leg kick.
Hutch tries to close the distance and clinch but LaRusso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LaRusso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hutch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from LaRusso tenderised Hutch's leg. Hutch is trying to keep his angry face on.
LaRusso scores with a leg kick.
LaRusso throws a leg kick but Hutch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hutch fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hutch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LaRusso thumps Hutch with a low kick.
Johnny LaRusso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutch shoots in for a takedown but LaRusso shows good takedown defense.
LaRusso misses with a body kick.
LaRusso misses with a low kick.
A low kick from LaRusso misses
and Hutch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LaRusso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
LaRusso misses with a low kick.
Hutch tries to close the distance and clinch but LaRusso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LaRusso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hutch.
Hutch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick and Hutch moves out of range easily.
Hutch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by LaRusso.
LaRusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso throws a leg kick that misses.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick and Hutch moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hutch checks a leg kick.
LaRusso misses with a leg kick
and Hutch counters with a single leg into guard. LaRusso didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hutch trying to stand up but can't free himself from LaRusso's guard.
Hutch wants to control from the top but LaRusso keeps moving.
Hutch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hutch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutch drops back looking for a leg! LaRusso is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and LaRusso manages to kick Hutch off! Hutch jumps back into LaRusso's guard.
Hutch trying to control the position from guard on top but LaRusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Ben Hutch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A clash of legs there as Hutch blocks the low kick.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hutch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as LaRusso sprawls well. LaRusso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hutch gets slowly back to his feet.
LaRusso misses with a leg kick
and Hutch counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for LaRusso!
Hutch thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hutch throws some wild stikes that LaRusso manages to avoid easily.
LaRusso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hutch working for a guillotine from mount but LaRusso is in no mood to give up.
Hutch trying to control but LaRusso is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Hutch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hutch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hutch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
LaRusso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ben Hutch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hutch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
LaRusso keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hutch tries to stand but his hand is stuck under LaRusso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutch thows a huge punch but LaRusso dodges it nicely.
Hutch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Hutch wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hutch 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.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick and Hutch moves out of range easily.
A low kick from LaRusso is predictable there
and Hutch counters with a single leg into guard. LaRusso didn't expect that.
LaRusso wants to sweep here but Hutch controlling him for the moment.
Ben Hutch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hutch trying to control the position from guard on top but LaRusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Hutch just wasn't active enough.
LaRusso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso tried to score with a low kick but Hutch checks it.
Hutch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from LaRusso lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hutch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hutch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hutch shoots in for a takedown but LaRusso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
LaRusso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hutch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? LaRusso is fending him off so far but Hutch persists. Nope, LaRusso circles away and we're back to standing.
LaRusso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hutch is able to avoid easily.
LaRusso thows a leg kick but Hutch checks it
and Hutch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LaRusso throws a solid leg kick but Hutch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at LaRusso.
Hutch dives in and scores a takedown into LaRusso's guard.
Hutch won't allow LaRusso to sweep him here.
Hutch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ben Hutch.
LaRusso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hutch at a distance.
LaRusso wants to slow Hutch down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnny LaRusso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hutch blocks a low kick nicely.
Hutch checks a leg kick.
LaRusso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LaRusso tries to work over Hutch's front leg with a kick but Hutch checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnny LaRusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LaRusso throws a leg kick
and Hutch counters with a takedown into side control.
Hutch trying to control the action but LaRusso is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Hutch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hutch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Hutch!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adis Tankov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adis Tankov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Katsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adis Tankov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tankov tries to work over Katsumoto's front leg with a kick but Katsumoto checks it.
Tankov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katsumoto's sensitive parts.
Katsumoto scores with a head kick. Tankov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Adis Tankov has been cut.
Katsumoto lands a leg kick that knocks Tankov off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tankov, right into the meat.
Tankov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Katsumoto blocks the low kick.
Tankov closes the distance and clinches up with Katsumoto, looking for a takedown. Tankov pushes Katsumoto against the cage but Katsumoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tankov walks into a stiff left hand from Katsumoto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tankov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tankov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Katsumoto defends it nicely.
Takashi Katsumoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adis Tankov.
Katsumoto tries a low kick but Tankov avoids it.
Tankov misses with a head kick.
Katsumoto lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Katsumoto tries to clinch there but Tankov circles away.
Tankov moves away from the strike by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsumoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tankov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Katsumoto. Katsumoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Katsumoto throws a front kick aimed at Tankov's knee but Tankov avoids it well.
Tankov misses with a low kick.
That kick from Tankov tenderised Katsumoto's leg. Katsumoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Katsumoto misses with a straight right.
Crunch! Katsumoto slams his shin into Tankov's torso.
Tankov wants to clinch.
Good work by Tankov as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto misses with an uppercut.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takashi Katsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Katsumoto connects with a right hand. Tankov shakes it off.
That kick from Katsumoto tenderised Tankov's leg. Tankov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Katsumoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katsumoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Tankov throws a push kick but Katsumoto slaps the foot to one side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tankov.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Katsumoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Katsumoto is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankov swings around for an armbar but Katsumoto sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tankov's guard.
Katsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tankov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katsumoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Tankov is retaining full guard.
Katsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tankov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katsumoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tankov keeping moving, preventing Katsumoto from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takashi Katsumoto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Katsumoto lands a jab to the head.
Tankov misses with a body kick.
Tankov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Katsumoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tankov.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tankov misses with a head kick.
Tankov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tankov moves out of range of the body kick.
Katsumoto is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Katsumoto blocks the low kick.
Katsumoto avoids the head kick by Tankov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Katsumoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adis Tankov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tankov checks a low kick from Katsumoto.
A chopping leg kick lands by Katsumoto.
Tankov throws a head kick but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Tankov cracks the inside of Katsumoto's front leg.
Adis Tankov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tankov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Katsumoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tankov moves into the clinch successfully.
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside that Tankov shrugs off.
Tankov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Katsumoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Katsumoto checks a leg kick.
Katsumoto throws an overhand right that lands on Tankov's shoulder, as Tankov tries to avoid the shot.
Takashi Katsumoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Katsumoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Katsumoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tankov tries to land a leg kick but Katsumoto saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tankov is looking to slow Katsumoto down with leg kicks.
Katsumoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Katsumoto lands a leg kick that knocks Tankov off balance momentarily.
Tankov is breathing heavily.
Tankov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katsumoto stuffs the takedown.
Katsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tankov was well out of range. Poor timing from Katsumoto.
Tankov throws a lazy head kick
and Katsumoto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Katsumoto lands with a hook. Tankov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Adis Tankov's cut even more.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsumoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tankov throws a solid leg kick but Katsumoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tankov.
Katsumoto tries to work over Tankov's front leg with a kick but Tankov checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankov misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Katsumoto.
Tankov needs to keep his hands up - Katsumoto had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for Katsumoto.
Tankov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Katsumoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Tankov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tankov closes the distance and clinches up with Katsumoto, looking for a takedown. Tankov pushes Katsumoto against the cage but Katsumoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takashi Katsumoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adis Tankov.
Tankov moves out of range of the leg kick from Katsumoto.
Tankov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Katsumoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Katsumoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto checks a low kick from Tankov.
Katsumoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tankov's sensitive parts.
Tankov moves out of range of the body kick from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tankov on the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Tankov blocks the leg kick.
Katsumoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Katsumoto throws out a leg kick but Tankov moves out of range and Katsumoto only half commits.
A slapping body kick lands there for Katsumoto.
Katsumoto misses with a hook.
Katsumoto lands with an overhand left.
The cut above Adis Tankov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsumoto cracks the inside of Tankov's front leg.
Katsumoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick from Katsumoto lands but Tankov takes it in his stride.
Katsumoto throws a solid leg kick but Tankov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Katsumoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tankov misses with a kick to the body.
Katsumoto throws a body kick that misses.
Tankov checks the leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tankov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Katsumoto as he jumps to the side.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Tankov moves out of range.
Katsumoto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tankov's hands.
Adis Tankov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takashi Katsumoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsumoto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Katsumoto lands a head kick. Tankov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Katsumoto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Katsumoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adis Tankov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tankov swats away the attempt to clinch by Katsumoto.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses.
Katsumoto scores with a jab to the head.
Tankov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Katsumoto checks a low kick from Tankov.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses.
Katsumoto misses with a straight left.
Tankov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tankov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katsumoto looks for the body kick but Tankov saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Tankov.
Katsumoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tankov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adis Tankov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Takashi Katsumoto!
Takashi Katsumoto is the new welterweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Slyker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Evans might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roy Jones Jr - Can't Be Touched. Slyker has chosen It's Amazing by Kanye West as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Slyker!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans missing with a left hand there. Slyker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slyker.
Slyker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slyker misses with a hook. Evans ducked under it nicely.
Slyker has his takedown stuffed
and Evans counters with a three punch combo that has Slyker backing up. Slyker nods at Evans to acknowledge the strikes.
Slyker misses the jab.
Evans jabs Slyker right on the nose. Slyker blinks but takes it well.
Slyker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evans as he jumps to the side.
Sean Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Slyker.
Slyker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cain Slyker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slyker circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slyker momentarily.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans drops his hands momentarily and Slyker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slyker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Evans swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Slyker or perhaps it was just good defense by Evans which made him look bad.
Slyker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slyker misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Evans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evans.
It looks like Cain Slyker has been cut.
Slyker has his takedown stuffed
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Slyker looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans misses with a body shot.
Evans tries to work over Slyker's front leg with a kick but Slyker checks it.
Evans stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Evans wants it to stay on the feet.
Evans lands a leg kick that knocks Slyker off balance momentarily.
Slyker shoots in for a takedown but Evans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Slyker with that takedown attempt.
Slyker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evans throws a body punch but Slyker moves out of range.
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evans displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slyker.
Evans looks for a takedown but Slyker sprawls well.
A left lands for Evans.
Slyker is rocked!
Evans lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Evans!
After the big win, Sean Evans made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Tuten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy comes to the cage accompanied by Boondocks Theme Song. Tuten has chosen Whoa as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Tuten!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeroy throws a push kick but Tuten slaps the foot to one side.
A leg kick checked by Tuten.
Tuten fakes the leg kick and cracks Leeroy in the body.
Tuten 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.
Leeroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leeroy scores with a jab. Tuten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tuten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leeroy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leeroy connects with a nice looking jab.
Leeroy avoids the body shot from Tuten.
Leeroy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leeroy throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Leeroy misses.
Leeroy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuten manages to avoid it.
Leeroy connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Tuten misses.
Tuten looks to score with a jab to the body but Leeroy is just out of range.
Leeroy throws a big shot that misses.
Leeroy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leeroy.
Leeroy defending well as Tuten loads up on a big left hand.
Leeroy looks to land a left hand but Tuten moved out of range nicely.
Tuten is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leeroy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuten lands a nice hook to Leeroy's body. Leeroy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tuten defending well as Leeroy loads up on a big left hand.
Tuten throws a poor cross that misses
and Leeroy counters with a low kick, right behind Tuten 's knee.
Leeroy slips a straight right by Tuten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leeroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leeroy moves out of range of the strikes.
Leeroy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tuten avoids the body shot from Leeroy.
Tuten throws out a loose jab but Leeroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuten lands a lovely overhand right.
Leeroy with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuten lands with a shot to the body.
Leeroy cracks the inside of Tuten's front leg.
Tuten dodges the punch combination from Leeroy.
Tuten thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Leeroy. Tuten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuten lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Leeroy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Tuten misses
and Leeroy counters with a low kick, right behind Tuten 's knee.
Tuten defending well as Leeroy loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy feints and then cracks Tuten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tuten down.
Leeroy loads up on a big right hand but Tuten slips the punch.
Leeroy misses the body punch
and Tuten counters with a low kick, right behind Leeroy 's knee.
Tuten tries to land a leg kick but Leeroy saw it coming and moves away.
Leeroy blocks the body kick.
Tuten on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuten walks into a jab.
Tuten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tuten moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tuten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terry Tuten will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leeroy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leeroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuten.
Tuten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tuten is looking to chop away at Leeroy's legs.
Leeroy throws a wild body kick that Tuten sees coming a mile off.
Tuten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leeroy thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuten lands a nice hook to Leeroy's body. Leeroy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tuten lands a jab to the head.
Leeroy misses with a leg kick
and Leeroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leeroy is rocked!
Tuten avoids the body shot from Leeroy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leeroy pushes Tuten away with a front kick.
Tuten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tuten just misses with a punch to the body.
Leeroy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuten.
Leeroy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuten misses the shot to the body.
Terry Tuten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leeroy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tuten counters with a low kick, right behind Leeroy 's knee.
Tuten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leeroy throws the left hand but Tuten avoids the punch easily.
Leeroy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Leeroy misses.
Leeroy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Leeroy digs a good body shot into Tuten's ribs.
A jab from Leeroy misses.
Leeroy throws a looping overhand right but Tuten ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuten throws a leg kick but Leeroy checks it.
Leeroy moves out of range of the body kick.
Leeroy misses with a hook. Tuten ducked under it nicely.
Leeroy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leeroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuten does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tuten throws a head kick that misses.
Leeroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leeroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuten.
A bone on bone clash there as Leeroy blocks the leg kick.
Tuten cracks a nice hook into Leeroy's ribs.
Leeroy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tuten's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leeroy.
Leeroy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leeroy scores with a hook.
Tuten scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Leeroy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tuten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leeroy throws a head kick but Tuten moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Tuten blocks the leg kick.
Tuten misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuten walks into a jab.
Tuten misses with a hook
and Leeroy counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Leeroy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Leeroy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tuten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tuten throws a head kick that misses.
Leeroy just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuten connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tuten displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oh Leeroy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leeroy.
Tuten misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tuten. That's going to slow Leeroy down.
Tuten scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuten throws an overhand right that drops Leeroy like a sack of potatoes! Tuten dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Tuten!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between High Voltage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voltage comes to the cage accompanied by One 24. Valentine has chosen Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, High Voltage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Voltage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valentine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valentine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valentine. That's going to slow Voltage down.
Voltage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valentine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Voltage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Voltage throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Voltage misses its intended target.
Voltage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voltage scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Voltage tenderised Valentine's leg. Valentine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Voltage cracks Valentine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Voltage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Voltage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Voltage tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voltage. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voltage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
Voltage misses with a body kick.
Voltage thuds his shin into the meat of Valentine's side.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Voltage lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Voltage.
Voltage slips under a jab.
Voltage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Voltage checks a leg kick.
Voltage throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Voltage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voltage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Voltage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voltage checks a leg kick.
Voltage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valentine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Voltage tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Voltage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Voltage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voltage is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Voltage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valentine throws an overhand right that lands on Voltage's shoulder, as Voltage tries to avoid the shot.
Voltage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
Voltage throws a lazy body kick
and Valentine counters with a leg kick.
Valentine tries to work over Voltage's front leg with a kick but Voltage checks it.
No joy there for Voltage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valentine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Voltage is able to avoid easily.
Valentine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Voltage is out of range and Valentine settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Voltage.
A low kick from Voltage misses
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Voltage.
Valentine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valentine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Voltage moved away.
Voltage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
High Voltage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Voltage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Voltage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valentine doesn't seem phased though.
Voltage tries a head kick but it misses.
Voltage throws a head kick that misses.
Voltage lands a head kick. Valentine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Valentine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valentine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Voltage checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voltage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Voltage's front leg but catches the back leg as Voltage tries to avoid it.
Voltage checks a leg kick.
Voltage is looking to score with low kicks.
Voltage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
Voltage clinches.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
Voltage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valentine scores with a shot to the side of Voltage's head.
A short uppercut from Voltage.
Voltage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valentine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Voltage scores with a hook to the body.
Voltage wants to stall.
Voltage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
High Voltage dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Voltage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Voltage wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Voltage is looking to land body kicks.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voltage tries to land a front kick but Valentine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voltage.
Valentine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Voltage.
Voltage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Voltage rushes Valentine and presses him up against the cage.
Voltage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voltage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voltage lands a nice looking body kick.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Voltage sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valentine tried to score with a low kick but Voltage checks it.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick from Voltage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage scores with a shot to the body.
Voltage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Voltage misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentine counters with a low kick, right behind Voltage 's knee.
Valentine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Voltage scores with a spinning back kick!
Valentine throws a hook but Voltage avoids it easily.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
A big left from Valentine misses.
Voltage is looking to land body kicks.
Valentine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Voltage throws a leg kick but Valentine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentine, right into the meat.
Voltage checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voltage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine looks to land a body kick but Voltage moved away.
Valentine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Voltage at a distance.
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!
Voltage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentine's sensitive parts.
Valentine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valentine moves out of range as Voltage throws a body kick.
Voltage throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Valentine misses with a kick to the body.
High Voltage is winning the standup battle so far.
Valentine throws a low kick but Voltage avoids it.
Voltage throws a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Voltage counters with a low kick, right behind Valentine 's knee.
A jab from Voltage finds it's way through Valentine's defenses.
Valentine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Voltage misses with a low kick.
Voltage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Voltage lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Valentine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valentine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage throws a leg kick but Valentine moved away.
Voltage lands a nice looking body shot.
Voltage is looking to clinch.
Voltage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valentine.
Voltage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voltage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Voltage gets a clinch.
Valentine misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine letting Voltage take a breather here.
Valentine wants to stall.
Voltage lands an elbow that stopped Valentine in his tracks for a moment.
Voltage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Valentine is trying to stall.
Voltage scores with a shot to the side of Valentine's head.
Valentine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voltage scores with a shot to the side of Valentine's head.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Voltage has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Valentine avoiding damage.
Valentine pushes Voltage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine misses with the head strike.
Voltage misses with a body punch.
Voltage lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Voltage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Valentine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
High Voltage dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
That kick from Voltage tenderised Valentine's leg. Valentine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentine tries to keep at a distance but Voltage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Voltage gets through Valentine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Voltage misses with a punch to the body.
Voltage scores with a shot to the side of Valentine's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Voltage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Valentine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Voltage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voltage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Voltage smiles and moves away.
Voltage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voltage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Voltage blocks the leg kick.
Voltage blocks a low kick nicely.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Voltage.
Voltage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voltage manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Voltage.
Voltage throws a leg kick but Valentine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Voltage can pounce on him.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voltage.
Voltage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentine's sensitive parts.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Voltage. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltage motions for Valentine to come forward. Voltage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Voltage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Voltage moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentine.
Valentine tries to score with a low kick but Voltage moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valentine.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Voltage.
Voltage connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Voltage.
Voltage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentine.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voltage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice cross by Voltage.
Valentine lands a jab to Voltage's midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valentine.
Valentine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Voltage throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
Voltage staying out of range there.
Voltage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Valentine.
That kick from Valentine tenderised Voltage's leg. Voltage is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Valentine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine scores with a decent looking hook.
Voltage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Voltage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Voltage checks a low kick from Valentine.
Voltage walks into a straight right hand from Valentine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Voltage lands but Valentine takes it in his stride.
Voltage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voltage.
Voltage throws a low kick but Valentine moves out of range easily.
Valentine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Voltage checks a low kick from Valentine.
A swing and a miss from Voltage.
Voltage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Voltage throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Voltage moved out of range.
Voltage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Voltage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Voltage misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine blocks a leg kick.
Voltage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregg Valentine really dominated that round.
That's time! Voltage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Voltage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Voltage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Valentine lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Valentine does it's job there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Voltage.
Voltage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Valentine cracks Voltage with an open hand slap.
Valentine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Voltage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Voltage misses with a low kick.
Valentine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Voltage.
Voltage closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
Voltage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine dodges an elbow strike from Voltage.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Valentine scores with a spinning back kick!
Valentine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Voltage in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Voltage. Voltage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Voltage.
Valentine throws out a leg kick but Voltage moves out of range and Valentine only half commits.
Valentine is looking to slow Voltage down with leg kicks.
Voltage lands with an overhand left.
Valentine tries to score with a low kick but Voltage moves his leg out of the way.
Valentine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Valentine throws a hook to the side of Voltage's head but Voltage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Voltage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Voltage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
Voltage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valentine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Voltage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Voltage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voltage tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Voltage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentine checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Voltage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voltage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That kick from Voltage tenderised Valentine's leg. Valentine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentine motions for Voltage to come forward. Valentine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Voltage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voltage.
Voltage misses with a head kick.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voltage manages to avoid it.
Voltage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Valentine tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valentine wants to slow Voltage down by chopping away at his legs.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Voltage.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Voltage.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Voltage sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Voltage checks a leg kick.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voltage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Voltage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valentine tries a head kick but it misses.
Voltage throws a wild body kick that Valentine sees coming a mile off.
Valentine throws out a loose jab but Voltage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine swings for the body but Voltage moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voltage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voltage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Voltage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Voltage presses Valentine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentine lands a right hand.
Voltage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voltage's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Voltage.
Voltage swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Voltage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Voltage seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Valentine is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Gregg Valentine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Voltage ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
An inside leg kick from Valentine misses.
Voltage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Voltage punishes Valentine's body with a nice straight punch.
Voltage tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voltage wants to slow Valentine down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valentine.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voltage moves away.
Voltage checks a leg kick.
Voltage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine cracks the inside of Voltage's front leg.
A lazy left from Voltage finds it's target.
Voltage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine throws a right and a left that Voltage avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Voltage blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Voltage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voltage doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Voltage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Valentine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Voltage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Voltage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Voltage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Voltage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Voltage thows a body kick. Valentine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Voltage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voltage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Voltage is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
A jab from Valentine misses.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voltage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentine connects with an inside leg kick.
Voltage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine misses with a lunging right hand
and Voltage counters with a nice body shot.
Voltage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voltage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Voltage misses with a leg kick.
Voltage checks a leg kick.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Voltage.
Voltage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voltage is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Voltage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Voltage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valentine.
Valentine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valentine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voltage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Voltage misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Voltage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Voltage wants to clinch.
Valentine digs a good hook to Voltage's body.
A clash of legs there as Valentine blocks the low kick.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voltage.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voltage tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine is looking to score with low kicks.
Valentine scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Valentine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Valentine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valentine motions for Voltage to come forward. Valentine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Voltage.
Valentine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Voltage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Voltage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Voltage doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Valentine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Voltage is out of range and Valentine settles back down.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Voltage connects with a leg kick. Valentine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregg Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valentine 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregg Valentine!
Gregg Valentine is the new middleweight champion!
Gregg Valentine gave a mention to Firebird Designs in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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