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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Cattell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cattell comes to the cage accompanied by Brooks & Dunn - My Maria . Holmes has chosen F**king Hostile as his entrance music. Herman Holmes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Cattell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herman Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cattell misses with a jab to the body
and Holmes counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cattell fails to land.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cattell has him pressed against the cage.
Cattell misses with the head strike.
Cattell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Cattell throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
A head punch on the inside from Cattell fails to land.
Holmes breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Cattell misses the target.
Cattell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holmes at a distance.
Cattell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cattell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cattell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Herman Holmes has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cattell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cattell thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holmes doesn't manage to clinch there - Cattell circles away.
The crowd cheers as Cattell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Holmes doesn't seem phased though.
Cattell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cattell lands a jab to Holmes's midsection.
Holmes looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Cattell. That snapped Holmes's head back.
Cattell works Holmes's body with a nice hook.
Cattell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes doesn't seem bothered though.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.
Cattell looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cattell sizes up Holmes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Herman Holmes's cut even more.
Holmes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holmes is rocked!
Cattell cracks Holmes with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Holmes tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cattell pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Holmes is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Cattell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Ballard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Ballard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Charles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballard.
Charles lands a jab to the head.
Charles wants to land a leg kick but Ballard is out of range.
Charles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ballard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ballard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Charles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballard throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Ballard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Charles takes a swing at Ballard's ribcage but misses.
Ballard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Charles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles blocks an elbow strike from Ballard.
Charles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ballard avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Charles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ballard avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Ballard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Charles.
Ballard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charles blocks an elbow strike.
Ballard stalling in the clinch.
Ballard lands an elbow that stopped Charles in his tracks for a moment.
Charles presses Ballard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ballard.
Ballard landing knees to the body.
Ballard tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charles stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Charles.
Ballard has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ballard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Ballard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ballard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but Ballard blocks with his arms.
Charles can't break the clinch.
Ballard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ballard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charles is defending well for now.
Ballard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ballard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Charles taking a breather.
Ballard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Charles takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Charles scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Ballard.
Charles scoring well with a low kick there.
Charles lands with a kick to the temple. Ballard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ballard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charles scores with a body shot.
Ballard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Charles.
Charles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles looks to land a combination but Ballard avoids it well.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballard.
Ballard misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Charles.
Ballard looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballard misses the target.
Ballard moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Charles. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jean Charles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Charles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Charles misses.
Ballard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Charles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Charles counter with a right hand.
Charles throws a leg kick but Ballard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Charles looks to land a body kick but Ballard moved away.
Charles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Charles tests Ballard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Charles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jean Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard throws a lazy right hand but Charles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballard.
Charles staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Charles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Charles.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballard moves away.
Ballard throws an overhand right that lands on Charles's shoulder, as Charles tries to avoid the shot.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballard moves away.
Charles throws a hook but Ballard avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Charles throws a leg kick but Ballard checks it.
Charles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ballard.
Ballard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ballard avoids a kick to the body.
Ballard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Charles.
Nice shot by Ballard.
Ballard forces Charles back against the cage and clinches.
Ballard misses with an elbow strike.
Ballard lands an elbow just above Charles 's eye.
Charles tries to circle away but Ballard has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballard lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard is looking to control Charles's arms but Charles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ballard has his back to the cage.
Ballard prevents a body shot from Charles.
Ballard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charles.
Ballard wants to stall.
Ballard is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ballard lands an uppercut.
Ballard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charles is defending well for now.
A short left from Charles.
Charles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ballard throws an elbow but it misses.
Ballard misses with a knee strike.
Charles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ballard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ballard misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Charles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Ballard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Charles misses with a kick to the body.
Ballard tries to clinch but Charles is having none of it.
Charles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ballard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jean Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
Charles tried to score with a low kick but Ballard checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charles throws a good cross that connects.
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 Jean Charles will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ballard throws a hook but Charles blocks it.
Ballard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Charles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ballard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ballard misses with a hook.
Charles tests Ballard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ballard looks to land a left hand but Charles moved out of range nicely.
Charles motions for Ballard to come forward. Charles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ballard checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body kick from Charles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Charles on the side of the head.
Charles looks for the body kick but Ballard saw that one coming.
Charles scores with a body shot.
Ballard closes the distance and clinches.
Ballard blocks an uppercut.
Larry Ballard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ballard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Charles tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballard avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Ballard.
Charles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballard blocks it with crossed arms.
Charles missing with knees to the body.
Ballard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jean Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard misses with some punches.
Charles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ballard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charles avoids it.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Charles avoids the elbow strike from Ballard, against the cage.
Larry Ballard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ballard throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from Ballard.
Charles takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballard.
Ballard lands a shot to the body.
Ballard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charles.
Charles avoids a wild elbow strike from Ballard.
Charles dodges an elbow strike from Ballard.
Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ballard's elbow.
Ballard slowing the pace effectively.
Ballard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charles is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles avoids the elbow strike from Ballard, against the cage.
Ballard can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Ballard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Charles blocking some punches.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Ballard controls his hands.
Charles avoiding damage as Ballard throws knees to the body.
Ballard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charles avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Ballard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Charles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Charles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sten Kil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kil is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Over The Hills And Far Away. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sten Kil!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Christmas.
Kil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Christmas throws a body punch but Kil moves out of range.
Christmas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Christmas misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Kil lands.
Christmas takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christmas.
Christmas throws a hook to the side of Kil's head but Kil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kil misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kil tries a head kick but it misses.
Kil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christmas.
Kil throws out a loose jab but Christmas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kil throws a head kick that Christmas semi-blocks.
Christmas tries a head kick but it misses.
Kil throws the left hand but Christmas avoids the punch easily.
Kil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Christmas.
Kil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christmas blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Christmas. That snapped Kil's head back.
Christmas avoids the head kick by Kil.
Kil looks gassed!
Christmas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kil throws a head kick that misses.
Kil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Christmas avoids the head kick by Kil.
Kil goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kil throws a front kick aimed at Christmas's knee but Christmas avoids it well.
Kil fails to land with a series of punches.
Kil throws a leg kick but Christmas checks it.
Christmas gets a clinch.
Christmas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Christmas lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Christmas.
A short right from Christmas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christmas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Christmas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Christmas digs a right hand into Kil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kil's gas tank.
Christmas is working Kil over against the cage.
A short right from Christmas.
Christmas lands a right hand.
Christmas manages to break the clinch.
Christmas lands with a hook. Kil tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christmas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Christmas!
Christmas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Christmas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christmas finds it's way round the side to connect with Kil's head.
Christmas connects with a right hand. Kil shakes it off.
Christmas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kil will feel that in the morning.
Christmas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kil under the eye.
Christmas lands a slapping body shot.
Christmas thuds his shin into the meat of Kil's side.
Kil takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Christmas lands a jab.
Kil looks to land a right hand but Christmas moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Christmas.
Kil moves out of range as Christmas throws a body kick.
Christmas misses with a two punch combination.
Kil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Christmas's head backwards.
Christmas blocks a head kick by Kil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christmas tries a head kick but it misses.
Christmas looks to score with a jab to the body but Kil is just out of range.
Christmas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kil tries to bum rush Christmas with a series of wild strikes but Christmas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christmas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christmas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Christmas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christmas.
Christmas moves into the clinch.
Christmas scores with a shot to the side of Kil's head.
Kil prevents a body shot from Christmas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kil is trying to break the clinch but Christmas has him pressed against the cage.
Christmas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christmas has Kil pressed against the cage, preventing Kil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Christmas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christmas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kil moves out of range of the body kick from Christmas.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christmas checks a leg kick.
Kil 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.
Kil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christmas scores with a nice head shot.
Christmas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Christmas does no damage.
Christmas connects with a right hand. Kil shakes it off.
Christmas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kil's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christmas checks a leg kick.
Kil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christmas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kil is breathing heavily.
Kil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christmas lands with a straight right. Kil didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kil drops his hands momentarily and Christmas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Christmas misses with a wild body shot.
Christmas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kil throws a leg kick but Christmas checks it.
Kil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christmas moves into the clinch successfully.
Christmas misses with a body punch.
Christmas manages to break the clinch.
Christmas blocks a head kick by Kil.
Kil throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christmas.
Kil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christmas.
Christmas misses with a body shot.
Christmas avoids the head kick by Kil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas throws a head kick that misses.
Christmas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christmas ducks under a wild hook from Kil.
A bone on bone clash there as Christmas blocks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kil, right into the meat.
Christmas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kil.
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!
Kil misses with an attempted mid kick.
Christmas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee Christmas is winning the standup battle so far.
Kil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kil throws a head kick but Christmas moves out of range.
Christmas instigates a clinch.
Kil tries to circle away but Christmas has him pinned against the cage.
Christmas can't find room to land a body shot as Kil controls the action.
Kil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Christmas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Christmas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kil backwards.
Christmas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kil throws a head kick that misses.
Christmas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kil throws a head kick but Christmas moves out of range.
Christmas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christmas circles away quickly and effectively.
Christmas lands a jab to the head.
Christmas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christmas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kil's head backwards.
Kil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Christmas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kil's head backwards.
A head kick misses from Christmas.
Christmas misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kil throws the kick towards the body but Christmas avoids it.
Christmas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christmas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Christmas lands a front kick.
Kil misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kil throws a hook but Christmas blocks it.
Christmas avoids the head kick by Kil.
Kil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Christmas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Christmas duly obliges.
Christmas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kil manages to avoid it.
Kil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Christmas throws out a loose jab but Kil uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christmas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kil.
Kil throws a sloppy head kick and Christmas moves out of range easily.
That kick from Christmas tenderised Kil's leg. Kil is trying to keep his angry face on.
Christmas misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Christmas dominated that second round.
That's time! Christmas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kil throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kil throws a leg kick which misses Christmas's front leg but catches the back leg as Christmas tries to avoid it.
Kil throws a shot from downtown. Christmas moves away and avoids it.
Kil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Christmas.
Christmas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kil throws a head kick that misses.
Christmas misses with a straight right.
Kil throws a right hand that Christmas ducks under and follows up with a left that Christmas also avoids with ease.
Christmas lands with a nice combination. Kil backs away looking to recover.
Kil misses with a head kick.
Christmas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kil misses with a low kick as Christmas jumps back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christmas.
Christmas connects with a high kick.
Christmas slips under a jab.
Kil dodges the punch combination from Christmas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kil was well out of range. Poor timing from Christmas.
Christmas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kil misses with a head kick.
Christmas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kil throws a head kick that misses.
Christmas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kil's head.
Christmas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Christmas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christmas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christmas.
Christmas can't find room to land a body shot as Kil controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kil backwards.
Kil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christmas can't find room to land a body shot as Kil controls the action.
Kil is trying to force a seperation but Christmas has the dominant position.
Kil can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Christmas.
Kil tries to circle away but Christmas has him pinned against the cage.
Christmas prevents Kil from breaking the clinch.
Christmas pushes Kil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Christmas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Christmas.
Christmas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Christmas scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kil backwards.
Kil tries to break free but Christmas pushes him back against the cage.
Christmas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kil backwards.
Christmas lands with a light punch inside.
Christmas lands a body punch.
Christmas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Christmas lands a nice shot to the body.
Christmas lands an uppercut.
Christmas tries a body shot but Kil blocks it.
Christmas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kil backwards.
Nice body punch from Christmas - that landed with a thud.
Christmas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Christmas lands a left hand.
Lee Christmas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christmas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sten Kil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Christmas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Christmas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kil or not.
Christmas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kil throws a push kick but Christmas slaps the foot to one side.
Christmas dips to his left and cracks Kil with an uppercut!
Christmas throws a sloppy head kick and Kil moves out of range easily.
Christmas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Christmas cracks a nice hook into Kil's ribs.
Christmas throws a right hand that Kil ducks under and follows up with a left that Kil also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christmas blocks a head kick by Kil.
Christmas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee Christmas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christmas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Christmas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christmas 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Christmas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Kana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leland Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vit Kana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vit Kana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leland Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chapman, pushing him back against the cage.
Kana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chapman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kana ducks under a wild hook from Chapman.
Chapman tries to clinch there but Kana circles away.
Chapman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Chapman.
Kana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Vit Kana has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chapman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kana counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chapman's guard now.
Kana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kana is working hard here to advance position.
Kana pushes down on Chapman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kana tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chapman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana is working for a submission of some sort.
Chapman is looking for a sweep. Kana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kana looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kana is working for a kimura here but Chapman manages to reverse the position and he's now in Kana's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chapman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chapman stopping the sweep attempt from Kana.
Kana is trying to keep Chapman in close.
Chapman throws a big right hand that misses.
Kana looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chapman is looking to work some ground and pound but Kana has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chapman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kana is adopting a defensive guard.
Chapman throwing strikes from guard but Kana blocks nicely.
Kana working for a triangle but Chapman defends it easily.
Kana is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kana is working for a kimura but Chapman is defending it quite comfortably.
Kana seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kana is looking for submissions but instead, Chapman has regained full guard.
Kana postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chapman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kana, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chapman landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chapman wanted to stand there but Kana had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vit Kana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vit Kana's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chapman swings widly with a right hand
and Kana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Leland Chapman has been cut.
Kana walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chapman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kana.
Kana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chapman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kana is looking to clinch.
Chapman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chapman throws a jab when Kana was well out of range.
Kana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chapman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chapman throws a hook but Kana blocks it.
Kana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chapman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chapman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kana closes the distance and clinches.
Kana jumps guard but Chapman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chapman after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Kana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kana wants to take the fight to the mat but Chapman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kana has Chapman pressed against the cage, preventing Chapman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chapman is pressed up against the cage. Kana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chapman down to the mat. Chapman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kana staying out of range there.
Chapman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chapman fails to land with a series of punches.
Chapman lands a big uppercut and Kana crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kana looks OK. Chapman waves Kana back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kana walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Chapman! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leland Chapman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scheisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enemy. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Murth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scheisse!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Murth misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scheisse 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 Murth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scheisse 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 Murth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scheisse is looking to chop away at Murth's legs.
Scheisse throws a leg kick that misses.
Scheisse misses with a body shot.
Murth throws a series of strikes that have Scheisse backpedaling.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scheisse 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 Murth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scheisse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murth in his tracks.
Murth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scheisse sprawls well. Scheisse wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murth gets slowly back to his feet.
Murth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scheisse moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scheisse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murth.
Some bone on bone action there as Murth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scheisse misses with a straight left.
Murth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scheisse.
Scheisse moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Murth with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Murth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Scheisse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scheisse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Michael Scheisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Murth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scheisse throws a shot to the body.
Murth misses with a few strikes there.
Murth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scheisse tries a low kick but Murth avoids it.
Scheisse misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse takes a swing at Murth's ribcage but misses.
Murth misses with a few strikes there.
Scheisse tries to clinch up but Murth circles away and keeps his distance.
Scheisse misses with a hook.
Scheisse tries to clinch but Murth is having none of it.
Murth misses with a body shot.
Scheisse throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scheisse moves into the clinch.
Murth can't break the clinch.
Scheisse working Murth over with knees to the body.
Murth managing to block the knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Murth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scheisse up against the cage.
Scheisse lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scheisse.
Scheisse scores with a hook to the body.
Murth is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Scheisse.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Scheisse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scheisse dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scheisse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Michael Scheisse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scheisse attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scheisse throws out a powerful jab.
Scheisse is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scheisse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scheisse.
Murth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scheisse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murth. That did some damage!
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!
Scheisse looks to score with a jab to the body but Murth is just out of range.
Scheisse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth throws a series of punches but Scheisse moves out of range.
Murth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Scheisse has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Scheisse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scheisse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scheisse misses with a wild body shot.
Adam Murth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scheisse.
Good leg kick by Scheisse there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murth checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth checks a leg kick.
Scheisse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scheisse motions for Murth to come forward. Scheisse throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scheisse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murth was well out of range. Poor timing from Scheisse.
Murth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Scheisse throws a low kick, looking for Murth's leg but Murth calmly moves out of range.
Murth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murth slips under a jab from Scheisse.
Scheisse misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse just misses with a punch to the body.
Murth fails to land the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scheisse.
Scheisse throws a shot from downtown. Murth moves away and avoids it.
Michael Scheisse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scheisse scores with a one two! Murth had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Scheisse clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scheisse.
Murth leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Scheisse.
Scheisse tries to stall but Murth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scheisse lands a shot to the body.
Scheisse prevents Murth from breaking the clinch.
Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but Murth avoids the damage to the body.
Murth managing to block the knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scheisse is pressed up against the cage. Murth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scheisse down to the mat. Scheisse avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scheisse.
Sloppy strikes from Scheisse. Those never looked like landing.
Murth staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scheisse. Scheisse obviously looking to wear him down.
Murth checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scheisse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Scheisse clinches.
Scheisse can't find room to land a body shot as Murth controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Scheisse.
Scheisse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scheisse is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Scheisse missing with knees to the body.
Scheisse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scheisse trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Scheisse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Murth managing to block the knees to the body from Scheisse.
Murth avoiding damage as Scheisse throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse tries a body shot but Murth blocks it.
Murth is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Scheisse to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Murth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murth working hard to break the clinch.
Scheisse tries to work over Murth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scheisse taking a breather.
Scheisse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Murth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scheisse digs a right hand into Murth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murth's gas tank.
Murth is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Scheisse pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murth manages to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Scheisse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scheisse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scheisse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murth working for submissions but it's allowed Scheisse to get to half guard.
Scheisse gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scheisse connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Murth scores with a four punch combination!
Scheisse misses with a low kick.
Scheisse throws a right hand that Murth ducks under and follows up with a left that Murth also avoids with ease.
Scheisse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Michael Scheisse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murth 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.
Murth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scheisse. Scheisse obviously looking to wear him down.
Scheisse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murth looks for a takedown but Scheisse sprawls well.
Adam Murth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth dodges the punch combination from Scheisse.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scheisse.
Scheisse pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murth is out of range and Scheisse settles back down.
Scheisse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murth, pushing him back against the cage.
Scheisse crunches a lovely knee into Murth's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scheisse struggles to land a body shot inside as Murth controls his hands.
Michael Scheisse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murth breaks the clinch.
Murth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scheisse. Scheisse obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scheisse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scheisse has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scheisse!
A victorious Michael Scheisse thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hezekiah Stoltfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stoltfus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Chase. The crowd seem to be enjoying Creed's choice of entrance music: Apollo Creed, Deck of Jack. Hezekiah Stoltfus had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hezekiah Stoltfus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoltfus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoltfus. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoltfus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Creed's half guard.
Well, if Stoltfus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stoltfus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Creed tries to get to full guard but Stoltfus has control of the leg.
Stoltfus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Creed is looking for a sweep. Stoltfus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Creed is trying to maintain the position but Stoltfus is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoltfus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltfus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Creed defending well though.
Stoltfus stalling.
Creed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stoltfus.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Creed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stoltfus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Stoltfus.
Stoltfus stalling.
Stoltfus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stoltfus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Creed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stoltfus.
Stoltfus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoltfus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stoltfus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stoltfus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Creed keeping control of the position.
Stoltfus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Creed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stoltfus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Creed is trying to maintain the position but Stoltfus is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stoltfus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoltfus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Creed is refusing to be controlled, as Stoltfus sits in half guard.
Stoltfus has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Creed defend it? Stoltfus steps over the head and cranks it - Creed is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Stoltfus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hezekiah Stoltfus!
Hezekiah Stoltfus retains his light heavyweight title!
Hezekiah Stoltfus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Who Dat by Young Jeezy. Reed has chosen Bitkit - Explode as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Curtis Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Reed!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones lands a head kick!
Reed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reed tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones lands a head kick!
Reed shoots in but no luck this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Reed has a takedown stuffed.
Curtis Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Reed.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reed walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Curtis Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is looking to clinch.
Reed lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Horrible takedown by Reed or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reed shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reed looks gassed!
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones clinches up with Reed and pushes him back against the cage.
Reed is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Reed.
Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Reed is trying to keep an underhook but Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones taking a breather here.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones trying to control the position but Reed is working away.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones tries for a kimura but Reed is defending well.
Reed can't do much from the bottom here.
Reed is looking for a sweep.
Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Reed is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Curtis Jones!
Curtis Jones retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Curtis Jones 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bu has chosen Rebirt of Slick as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Noah Bu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noah Bu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burns's head.
Burns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Bu.
Some wild striking there from Burns.
Bu clinches up against the cage.
Bu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Carl Burns has been cut.
Bu lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bu blocking some punches.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Bu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bu throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Carl Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bu wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Bu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burns sprawls well initially but Bu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bu with the ground and pound but Burns uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burns keeping full guard, as Bu tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looking for a guillotine here but Bu defends easily.
Bu stands and throws Burns's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bu lands a nice forearm strike.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
Bu is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bu working the head and body with strikes.
Bu scoring with punches and elbows.
Bu grinds an elbow into Burns's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bu is chipping away with strikes.
Burns manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bu's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bu prevents Burns from improving his position.
Burns gets full guard.
Burns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bu defends well.
Bu stands up over Burns, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Bu from controlling successfully.
Burns working for submissions but it's allowed Bu to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bu controlling the action here.
Burns won't allow Bu to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Burns is trying desperately to improve position.
Bu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bu with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bu jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Burns manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Burns is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bu wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
Bu scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bu lands an elbow.
Carl Burns's cut is getting worse.
Burns tries to bench press Bu off him but Bu keeps the position.
Bu is working Burns over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carl Burns's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Burns is not content to let Bu control the position.
Bu takes a little break here. Burns wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Burns tries to buck Bu off but Bu is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bu is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Burns's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Bu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Burns'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.
Burns tries to move into range but Bu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bu cracks a nice hook into Burns's ribs.
Burns's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bu under the eye.
Bu shoots for a takedown but Burns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bu misses with a two punch combination.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bu lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Bu throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Carl Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bu tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jeez, Carl Burns's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Burns throws a jab when Bu was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns misses with a body shot.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bu scores with a nice head shot.
Bu rushes Burns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu taking a breather.
Bu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bu looking to throw knees to the head but Burns is blocking nicely.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bu prevents a body shot from Burns.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Bu has him pressed against the cage.
Bu scores with a hook to the body.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burns thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Bu avoids it.
Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bu gets a double leg takedown into Burns's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bu defends well.
Bu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burns holds on and takes a little breather.
Noah Bu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bu passes into half guard.
Bu is working for a kimura but Burns is defending it quite comfortably.
Bu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burns does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burns moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bu trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bu slips nicely into half guard.
Burns wants to get back to full guard.
Bu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burns's head.
Bu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bu is landing with some decent strikes but Burns is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bu wants to control the pace but Burns is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carl Burns's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Noah Bu!
An out of breath and clearly excited Noah Bu thanked GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke's entrance music is All Along The Watchtower. A fine choice. Grossman has chosen Get Back as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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28
246 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Les Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman throws a jab but it's blocked by Duke.
Duke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grossman.
Duke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grossman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duke circles away quickly and effectively.
Duke swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grossman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grossman misses the shot to the body.
Grossman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Duke tests Grossman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grossman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grossman tries a low kick but Duke avoids it.
Grossman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horrible takedown by Duke or perhaps it was just good defense by Grossman which made him look bad.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duke misses with a series of wild punches.
Duke misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grossman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grossman thuds a left hand into Duke's body.
Grossman throws a good cross that connects.
Duke tries to bum rush Grossman with a series of wild strikes but Grossman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grossman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duke is breathing heavily.
Duke misses with a kick to the body.
Grossman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Grossman.
That kick from Grossman tenderised Duke's leg. Duke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grossman slips under a jab from Duke.
Grossman feints and then cracks Duke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duke down.
Grossman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duke rather than just go for the knockout.
Duke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grossman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duke. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Grossman misses.
Grossman lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grossman, right into the meat.
Grossman connects with an inside leg kick.
Grossman connects with a leg kick. Duke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grossman lands with a good body shot.
Grossman throws a leg kick which misses Duke's front leg but catches the back leg as Duke tries to avoid it.
Duke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grossman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duke under the eye.
Grossman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grossman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grossman throws a series of strikes that have Duke backpedaling.
Les Grossman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grossman lands a leg kick that knocks Duke off balance momentarily.
Grossman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grossman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grossman lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Grossman.
Grossman jabs at Duke's body.
Duke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grossman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duke has time to react.
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 is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grossman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duke's calf.
Grossman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duke at a distance.
Grossman jabs at Duke's body.
Good exchange - Grossman coming out on top.
Grossman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grossman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grossman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grossman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grossman lands with a shot to the body.
Grossman scores with a jab.
A solid body kick from Grossman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman digs a good hook to Duke's body.
Nice body kick from Grossman.
Grossman lands a jab to Duke's midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grossman.
Grossman throws a shot to the body.
Grossman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Duke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grossman keeps Duke at a distance using the push kick.
Duke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grossman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grossman feints and then cracks Duke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duke down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grossman misses with a few strikes there.
Duke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grossman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duke under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Grossman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grossman lands a slapping body shot.
Grossman throws a series of punches but Duke avoids them all with ease.
Grossman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grossman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grossman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duke on the side of the head.
Grossman jabs at Duke's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grossman digs a good hook to Duke's body.
Duke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grossman.
Les Grossman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grossman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grossman throws a shot to the body.
Grossman punishes Duke's body with a nice straight punch.
Raoul Duke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grossman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grossman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grossman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grossman lands a jab to Duke's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grossman. That one must have hurt.
Duke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Duke takes one to the side of the head.
Grossman lands a nice looking body kick.
Grossman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grossman keeps Duke at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grossman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grossman.
Grossman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grossman delivers a nice body kick.
Duke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grossman scores with a push kick.
Nice shot by Grossman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grossman.
Grossman scores with a jab to the head.
Grossman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duke takes one to the side of the head.
Grossman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grossman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grossman scores with a shot to the body.
Grossman cracks Duke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grossman jabs at Duke's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Grossman.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Duke might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Grossman thuds a left hand into Duke's body.
Duke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grossman pushes Duke away with a front kick.
Grossman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice straight punches there by Grossman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grossman.
Grossman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duke.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grossman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grossman.
Duke drops his hands momentarily and Grossman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grossman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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 throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grossman on the side of the head.
Grossman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grossman works over Duke's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke misses with an uppercut. Grossman saw that one coming.
Grossman lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grossman. That's going to slow Duke down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grossman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grossman digs a good body shot into Duke's ribs.
Grossman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grossman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duke on the side of the head.
Grossman lands a jab to Duke's midsection.
Duke lands a head kick!
Grossman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grossman scores with a jab to the body.
Grossman scores with a nice right hand.
Grossman digs a good hook to Duke's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman sizes up Duke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Duke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grossman lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Grossman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Grossman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grossman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Grossman as Duke shoots in.
Grossman thuds a left hand into Duke's body.
Grossman thuds a left hand into Duke's body.
Grossman lands a nice looking body kick.
Grossman thows a body kick. Duke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grossman fakes the leg kick and cracks Duke in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grossman, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grossman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grossman lands a jab to Duke's midsection.
Grossman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Grossman does it's job there.
Grossman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grossman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grossman scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grossman connects with a solid leg kick.
Grossman lands a nice shot to the body.
Grossman cracks the inside of Duke's front leg.
Duke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grossman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grossman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Duke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grossman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grossman scores with a one two! Duke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grossman scores with a hook to the body. Duke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grossman throws a shot to the body.
Duke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duke fails to land with a series of punches.
Grossman tests Duke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grossman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Grossman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grossman. That's going to slow Duke down.
Grossman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Duke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grossman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grossman scores with a leg kick.
Grossman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duke.
Duke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grossman.
Grossman stuns Duke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grossman scores with a one two! Duke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grossman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Grossman finds it's target.
Grossman scores with a jab to the head.
Grossman just misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman scores with a jab to the body.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duke misses with a leg kick.
Grossman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grossman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grossman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grossman.
A good leg kick by Grossman.
Grossman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Grossman.
Duke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grossman misses with a double jab.
Duke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grossman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grossman, right into the meat.
Duke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grossman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Grossman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grossman punishes Duke's body with a nice straight punch.
Grossman connects with a solid leg kick.
Duke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grossman lands a body shot.
Grossman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raoul Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Les Grossman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grossman. Grossman obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grossman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duke doesn't seem bothered though.
Grossman throws a shot to the body.
Grossman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duke doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Les Grossman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grossman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Les Grossman!
Les Grossman looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'The universe... is talking to us right now. You just gotta listen.
[Mr Gutz turns on Flo Rider's "Low" and LG begins to dance to the beat] See, this is the good part, Rauol Duke. This is when the job gets fun! '.
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