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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petjka Durak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petjka Durak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Williams!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Marcus Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Durak avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Durak fails to land the takedown.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Durak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams cracks Durak with an open hand slap.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Williams.
Durak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Durak scrambles back to his feet.
Durak is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Durak's torso.
Oh Durak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Durak if he has to take too many more of those.
Durak is breathing heavily.
Williams closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Durak out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Williams!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marcus Williams waved his t-shirt featuring Heroic Combat Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Nowicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowicki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Skrillex - The First Of The Year. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomasz Nowicki!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands a leg kick that knocks Nowicki off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from White.
Nowicki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Nowicki moves out of range easily.
Nowicki is looking to clinch.
Nowicki throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Nowicki throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nowicki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nowicki throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White throws a solid leg kick but Nowicki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
Nowicki misses with a wild body shot.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White thumps Nowicki with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a quick inside leg kick.
White lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab from White does it's job there.
That kick from White tenderised Nowicki's leg. Nowicki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nowicki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White lands with a straight right. Nowicki didn't see that one coming.
Nowicki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jason White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nowicki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a hook to the body. Nowicki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White feints and then cracks Nowicki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nowicki down.
Nowicki avoids the head kick by White.
Nowicki pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Nowicki settles back down.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nowicki doesn't seem bothered though.
Nowicki moves out of range of the body kick.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
White ducks under a wild hook from Nowicki.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
Nowicki fails to land with a series of punches.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from White.
White avoids the body shot from Nowicki.
White is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nowicki lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White with a hook.
White connects with a high kick.
White with a hook.
Jason White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowicki throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Nowicki misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.
Nowicki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White is looking to slow Nowicki down with leg kicks.
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!
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowicki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nowicki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Nowicki blocks a head kick by White.
Nowicki is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
White scores with a leg kick.
Nowicki misses with a wild body shot.
Nowicki blocks a head kick by White.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from White.
A low kick from Nowicki misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nowicki looks winded!
White lands with a kick to the temple. Nowicki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White throws a body kick that misses.
Good exchange - White coming out on top.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from White.
White digs a good body shot into Nowicki's ribs.
White throws a shot to the body.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nowicki can do to turn this around?
Nowicki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nowicki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, White has got the better of the exchanges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nowicki's calf.
White lands a high kick!
A jab lands there for Nowicki.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nowicki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Nowicki 's knee.
Nowicki is breathing heavily.
A jab from Nowicki misses.
White keeps Nowicki at a distance using the push kick.
Nowicki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by White.
Nowicki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nowicki throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a leg kick.
Jason White is winning the standup battle so far.
White misses with a head kick.
White goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nowicki takes one to the chin there.
Nowicki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Nowicki. Those never looked like landing.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nowicki lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
Nowicki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from White lands but Nowicki takes it in his stride.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Nowicki.
White scores with a leg kick.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White lands with a straight right. Nowicki didn't see that one coming.
White cracks Nowicki with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White slips a straight right by Nowicki.
Nowicki has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Nowicki.
White scores with a hook to the body.
Nowicki avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nowicki or not.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting White here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
White is trying to break free.
White landing knees to the head.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a leg kick. Nowicki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White lands a jab to Nowicki's midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by White!
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White lands with a right hand.
Good work by White as he checks the leg kick.
Nowicki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Nowicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Nowicki moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason White dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowicki manages to avoid it.
Nowicki tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nowicki throws a nice inside leg kick.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nowicki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left and a right from Nowicki both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jason White has been cut.
White scores with a head kick. Nowicki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
White scores with a jab to the body.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nowicki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from White.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Nowicki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nowicki blocks a head kick by White.
A left lands for White.
An inside leg kick from White misses.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nowicki takes a step back to recover.
Nowicki avoids the head kick by White.
White checks a leg kick nicely.
Nowicki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nowicki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowicki fails to land with a series of punches.
Nowicki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nowicki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
White scores with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from White. Nowicki shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White scores with a head kick. Nowicki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nowicki.
White lands a body shot.
Nowicki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowicki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
White scores with a kick to the midsection.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White lands a slapping body shot.
Jason White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomasz Nowicki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nowicki walks into a stiff left hand from White.
White lands a high kick!
White throws a head kick that misses.
Tomasz Nowicki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White moves away from the strike by Nowicki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nowicki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White jabs Nowicki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nowicki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White thumps Nowicki with a low kick.
A head kick from White lands but Nowicki takes it in his stride.
Nowicki misses with a wild combination.
Nowicki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for White.
Nowicki blocks a head kick by White.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandoval comes to the cage accompanied by Overseer - Slayed. Wally Butcher will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Sandoval throws a hook but Butcher blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Sandoval 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Butcher misses with a combination
and Sandoval connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandoval misses the shot to the body.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandoval lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butcher at a distance.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
Sandoval throws a nice outside leg kick.
Butcher misses with a wild combination.
Butcher tests Sandoval's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Butcher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Sandoval. That snapped Butcher's head back.
Nice cross by Butcher.
Butcher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sandoval connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandoval throws out a loose jab but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butcher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sandoval shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Butcher throws out a powerful jab.
Butcher is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sandoval throws the left hand but Butcher avoids the punch easily.
Butcher lands with a hook. Sandoval tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sandoval looks to land a left hand but Butcher moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandoval moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Butcher napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sandoval cracks Butcher with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Butcher managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sandoval.
Sandoval looks up at the clock and then as Butcher takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sandoval smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sandoval scores with punches from side control.
Butcher is looking to reverse the position.
Butcher struggling a bit here.
Sandoval throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sandoval has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sandoval in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sandoval looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Butcher is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Butcher taking punishment in the form of punches.
Butcher takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Butcher is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sandoval lands a decent elbow from side control.
Butcher dodges the ground and pound from Sandoval.
Sandoval landing strikes.
Sandoval scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sandoval looks up at the clock and then as Butcher takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sandoval smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Butcher is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval advances to mount.
Butcher is still in real trouble! Can Sandoval finish him?
Sandoval drops a big elbow. That's hurt Butcher! More shots from Sandoval and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Sandoval!
Felix Sandoval decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Whentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Whentworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Davies!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Davies.
Whentworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davies.
Whentworth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davies to score with a decent uppercut.
Davies misses with a left hand
and Whentworth counters with a low kick, right behind Davies 's knee.
Davies is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whentworth, right into the meat.
Whentworth throws a low kick but Davies moves out of range easily.
Davies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Charles Whentworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whentworth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Davies does it's job there.
Whentworth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davies counters with a right hand to the body.
Whentworth wants to clinch up but Davies keeps it at a distance.
Davies misses with a looping left.
Whentworth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whentworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davies.
Whentworth misses with a low kick as Davies jumps back.
Davies circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.
Whentworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davies.
Davies throws an overhand right that lands on Whentworth's shoulder, as Whentworth tries to avoid the shot.
Davies lands with a right hand.
Whentworth is rocked!
Whentworth has closed the distance and engaged Davies in a clinch.
Whentworth managing to block the knees to the body from Davies.
Whentworth takes a shot to the head.
Whentworth misses with an elbow over the top.
Whentworth trying to land knees to the body.
Davies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to break the clinch but Whentworth is controlling the position.
Whentworth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whentworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davies's defenses.
Whentworth misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Whentworth.
Davies throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whentworth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like John Davies has been cut.
Whentworth lands a good knee to the midsection. Davies won't want to take too many of those.
Whentworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davies.
Davies throws an elbow that misses.
Davies missing with knees to the body.
Davies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whentworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davies avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Davies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whentworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davies is defending well for now.
Whentworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whentworth misses with a knee to the head.
Whentworth misses with a knee strike.
Davies managing to block the knees to the body from Whentworth.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whentworth throws an elbow but misses.
Davies creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whentworth's defenses.
Whentworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Davies avoids the damage to the body.
Whentworth avoids the elbow strike from Davies, against the cage.
Davies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davies avoids the elbow strike from Whentworth, against the cage.
Whentworth throws an elbow but it misses.
Whentworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Whentworth trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whentworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davies.
Davies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whentworth keeps control of Davies as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whentworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whentworth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davies lands a glancing blow to the side of Whentworth's head.
Davies misses with a left hand
and Whentworth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davies's knee momentarily.
Davies fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davies throws the left hand but Whentworth avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whentworth, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Whentworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Davies will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Davies's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Whentworth throws the left hand but Davies avoids the punch easily.
Davies misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davies. Whentworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whentworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davies misses with a two punch combination.
Whentworth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whentworth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davies throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whentworth counters with a straight right hand.
Whentworth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whentworth slips under a jab.
Whentworth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whentworth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davies throws a looping overhand right but Whentworth ducks down to avoid it.
Whentworth avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Davies finds it's target.
Oh Whentworth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whentworth throws a wild hook but Davies just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Whentworth gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Davies raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Davies!
A very excited looking John Davies made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Goldenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bison Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Goldenberg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg Still D.R.E.. Abdullah Goldenberg has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdullah Goldenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bison Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldenberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.
Goldenberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goldenberg. That did some damage!
Goldenberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley is looking to clinch but Goldenberg is avoiding it.
Goldenberg misses with a two punch combination.
Bradley clinches up against the cage.
Goldenberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Bradley has double underhooks.
Goldenberg has had enough of the clinch but Bradley keeps him there for the moment.
Bradley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bradley slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldenberg has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Goldenberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Bradley won't allow it.
Goldenberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Bradley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Abdullah Goldenberg has been cut.
Goldenberg is breathing heavily.
Bradley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goldenberg can't break the clinch.
Goldenberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Goldenberg regains guard immediately.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Goldenberg keeping moving, preventing Bradley from controlling successfully.
Bradley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bradley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bradley drops back looking for a leg! Goldenberg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Goldenberg manages to kick Bradley off! Bradley jumps back into Goldenberg's guard.
Bradley throwing strikes but missing.
Goldenberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bradley.
Goldenberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Goldenberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goldenberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bradley.
Goldenberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bradley on the ground.
Bradley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bradley postures up and lands a big shot to Goldenberg's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley pushes down on Goldenberg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bradley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldenberg wants to get back to his feet.
Goldenberg tries to get to full guard but Bradley has control of the leg.
Goldenberg is working hard here to advance position.
Goldenberg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Goldenberg has hold of Bradley's hands but Bradley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bradley wants to take a breather but Goldenberg is having none of it.
Goldenberg wants to get back to his feet.
Bradley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bradley stops Goldenberg from getting back to his feet.
Bradley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Goldenberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bradley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goldenberg is looking to escape.
Bradley in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Goldenberg tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bradley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bison Bradley!
Bison Bradley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zayed Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Olavski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdullah comes into the arena with Kalluri Vaanil blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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295 lbs
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268 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zayed Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikita Olavski!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olavski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abdullah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Abdullah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olavski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Olavski counters with a stiff right hand.
Olavski scores with a jab.
Abdullah checks a leg kick.
Zayed Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olavski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olavski shoots in looking for a takedown. Abdullah tries to sprawl out of it but Olavski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abdullah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Abdullah tries to clinch
and Olavski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Abdullah's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Abdullah wants to get back to his feet but Olavski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olavski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abdullah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olavski wants to control from the top but Abdullah keeps moving.
Abdullah keeping full guard, as Olavski tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olavski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Olavski stands up over Abdullah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abdullah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Olavski's guard.
Olavski has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Abdullah should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Olavski has tightened it up now! Abdullah should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nikita Olavski!
Nikita Olavski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taco Bueno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taco Bueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno lands a nice shot to the body.
Bueno throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Bueno doesn't manage to clinch there - Castrello circles away.
Bueno lands with a cross.
Castrello takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Castrello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Castrello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Bueno moved out of range.
Castrello looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bueno tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castrello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bueno somewhat.
Bueno just misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Castrello.
Bueno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bueno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bueno moves away.
Castrello throws a chopping leg kick but Bueno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bueno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castrello throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Bueno misses with a body shot.
Castrello throws a lazy right hand but Bueno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castrello misses with an attempted mid kick.
Castrello takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bueno throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.
Bueno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bueno throws a right hand that misses
and Castrello counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bueno is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bueno closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Castrello takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello is looking to reverse the position.
Bueno trying to control the action but Castrello is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello tries to buck Bueno off but Bueno is having none of it.
Bueno working the head with strikes.
Bueno looks up at the clock and then as Castrello takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bueno smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bueno is looking to take a break and control but Castrello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bueno tries to move into full mount but can't pass Castrello's legs.
Bueno is looking to take a break and control but Castrello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bueno is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castrello is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Castrello can't do much from the bottom here.
Bueno tries to move to mount but Castrello blocks the move with his legs.
Bueno working the body and head with strikes.
Castrello is rocked!
Bueno is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castrello is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bueno tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bueno has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castrello tries to roll over but Bueno keeps him under control.
Bueno seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bueno slips a nice elbow through Castrello's hands, connecting with Castrello's forehead.
Bueno is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castrello moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bueno sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castrello's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Bueno dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bueno drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Castrello struggling a bit here.
Bueno is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Castrello has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bueno lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bueno lands a decent elbow from side control.
Castrello is still in real trouble! Can Bueno finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Castrello seems to have recovered his senses.
Bueno looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castrello with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Castrello wants to get back to full guard.
Castrello trying to control from the bottom.
Castrello regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bueno tries to free his leg and advance position but Castrello is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno trying to control the position from guard on top but Castrello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bueno distracts Castrello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bueno stopping the sweep attempt from Castrello.
Bueno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bueno content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Bueno from controlling successfully.
Bueno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bueno has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bueno trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.
Bueno distracts Castrello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bueno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castrello can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taco Bueno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castrello escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bueno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bueno working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Bueno stands up over Castrello, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Castrello is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bueno passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bueno lands a few punches from side control.
Bueno lands a few punches from side control.
Bueno lands a big left to the face of Castrello, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Bueno and another - Castrello is out! Bueno stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Taco Bueno!
After the fight, Taco Bueno was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barristan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen I am The Law as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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222 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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29
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barristan Selmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derick Smith!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selmy looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Selmy ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Selmy looking to score a takedown here. Smith is defending well but Selmy drives through and ends up in Smith's guard.
Selmy stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Selmy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Selmy wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Selmy's guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Selmy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Selmy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Selmy controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Selmy is keeping the position for now.
Selmy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Selmy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We're going to have a standup here because Barristan Selmy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Selmy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Selmy off to one side.
Selmy just misses with a punch to the body.
Selmy closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Selmy pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Selmy's head but Selmy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Selmy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barristan Selmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Selmy.
Smith slips under a jab.
Selmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Selmy misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Selmy misses with a left hand
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Selmy.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Selmy loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Selmy.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Selmy misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Selmy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Selmy just misses with a punch to the body.
Selmy takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Selmy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Selmy is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Selmy has his hands clasped together around Smith's back. He's all about the action.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Selmy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Selmy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Selmy sees it coming and defends easily.
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 Barristan Selmy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from Selmy misses its intended target.
Selmy scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Selmy.
Selmy stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Selmy throwing strikes but missing.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Selmy defends well.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Selmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Selmy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Selmy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Selmy wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Selmy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Selmy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Selmy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Selmy is working hard here to advance position.
Selmy throws a big elbow that misses.
Selmy is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Selmy slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Selmy throws a big elbow that misses.
Selmy connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith is trying to keep Selmy in close.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Selmy defends well.
Smith wants to sweep here but Selmy controlling him for the moment.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith trying to control the position.
Selmy looking to pass the guard.
Selmy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Selmy chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Selmy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Selmy connects with a couple of short punches.
Selmy stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Selmy works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Selmy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Selmy landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Selmy defends easily.
Selmy stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barristan Selmy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Selmy defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Selmy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Selmy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Selmy distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Selmy stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Selmy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.
Selmy working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barristan Selmy dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Selmy scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Derick Smith has been cut.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith is rocked!
Selmy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selmy manages to avoid it.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selmy manages to avoid it.
Barristan Selmy is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Selmy slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Selmy.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Selmy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Selmy.
Derick Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Selmy throws out a powerful jab.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selmy manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy misses with a looping right.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Selmy.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Selmy has a takedown stuffed.
Selmy shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Selmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Selmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Selmy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith leaves Selmy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barristan Selmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Selmy misses the target.
Selmy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Selmy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook but Selmy avoids it easily.
Derick Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith swings for the body but Selmy moves out of range.
Selmy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barristan Selmy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the liver by Selmy. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Selmy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barristan Selmy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Selmy 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barristan Selmy!
Barristan Selmy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Kalenth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Cyril Kalenth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalenth.
Winnfield fakes the leg kick and cracks Kalenth in the body.
Kalenth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winnfield throws the left hand but Kalenth avoids the punch easily.
Winnfield misses with a head kick.
Kalenth takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalenth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield's elbow.
Kalenth tries to work over Winnfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalenth is working Winnfield over against the cage.
Winnfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winnfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalenth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalenth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalenth misses with a wild body shot.
Kalenth lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalenth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalenth looks to score with a jab to the body but Winnfield is just out of range.
Kalenth throws a head kick but Winnfield moves out of range.
Kalenth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalenth tries to clinch there but Winnfield circles away.
Kalenth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winnfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalenth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winnfield tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kalenth takes the fight into the clinch.
Winnfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnfield misses with a hook
and Kalenth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalenth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winnfield.
Winnfield thuds a left hand into Kalenth's body.
Kalenth misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth closes the distance and clinches.
Winnfield letting Kalenth take a breather here.
Kalenth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalenth can't find room to land a body shot as Winnfield controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Kalenth.
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!
Winnfield breaks the clinch.
Kalenth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winnfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalenth.
Kalenth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winnfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalenth.
Kalenth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kalenth thows a body shot but no joy.
Winnfield missing with a left hand there. Kalenth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winnfield throws a looping overhand right but Kalenth ducks down to avoid it.
Kalenth pushes Winnfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Winnfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield's elbow.
Winnfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winnfield throws a hook to the side of Kalenth's head but Kalenth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Winnfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalenth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kalenth looks to score with a jab to the body but Winnfield is just out of range.
Kalenth wants to clinch.
Kalenth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winnfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalenth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalenth tests Winnfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winnfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalenth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalenth slips under a jab.
Winnfield lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kalenth misses.
Winnfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kalenth is rocked!
Winnfield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Kalenth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalenth is breathing heavily.
Winnfield turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Winnfield fakes the body blow, causing Kalenth to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Kalenth goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jules Winnfield!
A very excited looking Jules Winnfield made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood's entrance music is DJ Khaled - All I do is win. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Oliva!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood moves out of range of the body kick from Oliva.
Youngblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Youngblood throws a leg kick but Oliva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliva misses with the body kick
and Youngblood counters with a nice body shot.
Youngblood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Youngblood throws a push kick but Oliva slaps the foot to one side.
Oliva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oliva throws the kick towards the body but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Youngblood misses with a low kick.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Oliva.
Youngblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Oliva looks to land a body kick but Youngblood moved away.
Youngblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Oliva.
Oliva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Youngblood is able to avoid easily.
Youngblood just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Oliva.
Oliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliva blocks the body kick.
Oliva throws a head kick but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Oliva.
A slapping body kick lands there for Oliva.
Oliva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Youngblood can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oliva.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Oliva.
Oliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Youngblood lands a nice hook to Oliva's body. Oliva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Youngblood lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliva is looking to chop away at Youngblood's legs.
Oliva throws a leg kick that misses.
Youngblood misses with an uppercut. Oliva saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliva is looking to land body kicks.
Youngblood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Youngblood checks it.
Youngblood scores with a jab.
Youngblood throws a chopping leg kick but Oliva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Youngblood tries a low kick but Oliva avoids it.
Oliva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Youngblood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses
and Youngblood counters with a straight right hand.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that Oliva avoids nicely.
Oliva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oliva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Youngblood looks to land a left hand but Oliva moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oliva.
Oliva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood lands a nice shot to the body.
Youngblood throws a hook but Oliva avoids it easily.
Youngblood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Youngblood misses with a straight left.
That kick from Youngblood tenderised Oliva's leg. Oliva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oliva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Oliva is predictable there
and Youngblood counters with a nice body kick.
Youngblood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliva was well out of range. Poor timing from Youngblood.
Oliva tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oliva scores with a head kick. Youngblood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Youngblood blocks a head kick by Oliva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws out a leg kick but Youngblood moves out of range and Oliva only half commits.
A combination from Youngblood does no damage.
A head kick misses from Oliva.
Youngblood scores with a nice head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Youngblood 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 Oliva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oliva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Youngblood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oliva.
Youngblood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Youngblood just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Youngblood. That's going to slow Oliva down.
Youngblood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oliva on the side of the head.
Youngblood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Youngblood is looking to wear down Oliva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oliva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Youngblood.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Youngblood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oliva scores with a head kick. Youngblood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Youngblood just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Matt Youngblood will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Youngblood takes a swing at Oliva's ribcage but misses.
Youngblood blocks a head kick by Oliva.
Youngblood moves out of range of the body kick.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Oliva moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Youngblood.
Oliva throws a head kick but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood scores with a one two! Oliva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Samir Oliva has been cut.
Youngblood scores with a decent looking hook.
Youngblood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva throws a wild body kick that Youngblood sees coming a mile off.
Oliva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oliva blocks a head kick by Youngblood.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Oliva moves out of range.
Youngblood thows a body kick. Oliva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oliva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood misses with the combination.
Youngblood is looking to land body kicks.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that Oliva avoids nicely.
Youngblood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Youngblood throws a big shot that misses.
Youngblood misses with a double jab
and Oliva counters with a leg kick.
Youngblood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oliva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliva moves out of range of the body kick from Youngblood.
Youngblood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Youngblood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Youngblood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Oliva throws the kick towards the body but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Youngblood lands with an overhand left.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Youngblood lands a jab to Oliva's midsection.
Oliva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Youngblood checks it well.
Oliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliva moves away from the strike by Youngblood.
Oliva throws a front kick aimed at Youngblood's knee but Youngblood avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oliva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliva walks into a stiff left hand from Youngblood.
Oliva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Youngblood.
Oliva throws a wild body kick that Youngblood sees coming a mile off.
Youngblood misses with a double jab.
Youngblood thuds his right hand into Oliva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oliva scores with a head kick. Youngblood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oliva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oliva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva throws a head kick that misses.
Youngblood misses with a body shot.
Oliva blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Youngblood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Youngblood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Oliva.
Youngblood lands with an overhand left.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliva throws a sloppy head kick and Youngblood moves out of range easily.
Youngblood connects with a crisp jab.
Youngblood lands a nice looking body shot.
Youngblood will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Youngblood looks to land a right hand but Oliva moved out of range.
Youngblood moves out of range of the leg kick from Oliva.
Youngblood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oliva wants to slow Youngblood down by chopping away at his legs.
Youngblood throws the left hand but Oliva avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Youngblood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samir Oliva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oliva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matt Youngblood is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oliva. Youngblood shrugs it off though.
Oliva throws the kick towards the body but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood throws a sloppy head kick and Oliva moves out of range easily.
Youngblood misses with a wild body shot.
Oliva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oliva throws a leg kick that misses.
Youngblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Oliva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oliva throws a sloppy head kick and Youngblood moves out of range easily.
Youngblood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Youngblood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva throws a wild body kick that Youngblood sees coming a mile off.
Youngblood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oliva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Youngblood lands a jab to the head.
Youngblood tries to land a front kick but Oliva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oliva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Youngblood counters with a three punch combo that has Oliva backing up. Oliva nods at Youngblood to acknowledge the strikes.
Youngblood connects with a leg kick. Oliva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Youngblood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oliva. Oliva obviously looking to wear him down.
Oliva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliva scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Youngblood misses with a leg kick.
Youngblood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Olivas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliva scores with a kick to the body.
Oliva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oliva moves away from the strike by Youngblood.
Youngblood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Youngblood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Oliva misses
and Youngblood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Youngblood misses with a leg kick
and Oliva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Youngblood is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Youngblood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oliva defends it nicely.
Youngblood throws a shot from downtown. Oliva moves away and avoids it.
Oliva throws a nice head kick!
Youngblood misses with a looping left.
Youngblood throws a leg kick but Oliva moved away.
Youngblood looks to throw the jab but Oliva is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliva 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 Youngblood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Youngblood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Youngblood swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva misses with a low kick as Youngblood jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Youngblood.
Oliva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Youngblood.
Oliva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliva slips a straight right by Youngblood.
Youngblood blocks a low kick nicely.
Oliva drops his hands momentarily and Youngblood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Youngblood blocks the leg kick.
Youngblood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Youngblood throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Youngblood is out of range.
Youngblood works Oliva's body with a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Youngblood there.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Youngblood counters with an outside leg kick.
Youngblood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oliva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliva tries to land a front kick but Youngblood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Youngblood is looking to land body kicks.
Youngblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Oliva tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Youngblood scores with a shot to the body.
Youngblood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Youngblood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Youngblood clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Samir Oliva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oliva misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliva 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 Youngblood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Youngblood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Youngblood.
Youngblood thumps Oliva with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Youngblood blocks the low kick.
Oliva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Youngblood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Youngblood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oliva throws a head kick that Youngblood semi-blocks.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Youngblood digs a good body shot into Oliva's ribs.
Oliva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oliva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Some wild striking there from Youngblood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood looks for the body kick but Oliva saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Youngblood if he has to take too many more of those.
Youngblood throws a shot to the body.
Oliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliva.
Oliva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Youngblood's sensitive parts.
Oliva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Youngblood looks to throw the jab but Oliva is out of range.
Youngblood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oliva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Youngblood checks the leg kick.
Youngblood throws a right hand that Oliva ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliva also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Youngblood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliva at a distance.
Youngblood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliva.
Oliva throws the kick towards the body but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Youngblood connects with a nice looking jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Youngblood blocks the leg kick.
Oliva misses with a kick to the body.
Oliva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Youngblood.
Youngblood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oliva's calf.
Oliva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Youngblood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oliva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood misses with a low kick.
Oliva tries a low kick but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood blocks a leg kick.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliva blocks a leg kick.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses
letting Youngblood counter with a right hand.
Oliva is looking to chop away at Youngblood's legs.
Oliva misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Oliva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oliva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliva throws a low kick but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood scores with a shot to the body.
Oliva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Youngblood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva wants to slow Youngblood down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliva connects with an inside leg kick.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Youngblood is looking to slow Oliva down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliva but Oliva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oliva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Youngblood.
Youngblood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Oliva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Youngblood blocks a head kick by Oliva.
Oliva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Matt Youngblood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samir Oliva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Youngblood throws a shot from downtown. Oliva moves away and avoids it.
Youngblood tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliva lands a high kick!
Youngblood connects with a right hand. Oliva shakes it off.
Youngblood misses the shot to the body.
Oliva thows a body kick. Youngblood tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oliva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses.
Youngblood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Youngblood checks the leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Youngblood.
Oliva slips a straight right by Youngblood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Youngblood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Youngblood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Youngblood avoids the head kick by Oliva.
Youngblood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Oliva.
Youngblood connects with a leg kick. Oliva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oliva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Youngblood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oliva's head backwards.
Youngblood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oliva is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Youngblood.
A telegraphed right hand from Youngblood misses the target.
Oliva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Youngblood throws out a leg kick but Oliva moves out of range and Youngblood only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Youngblood.
Youngblood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Youngblood misses with the combination.
A big left from Youngblood misses.
Oliva fakes the leg kick and cracks Youngblood in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliva throws a sloppy head kick and Youngblood moves out of range easily.
Youngblood connects with an inside leg kick.
Oliva delivers a nice body kick.
Youngblood lands a nice shot that snaps Oliva's head back.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oliva!
Oliva throws a head kick that Youngblood semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oliva.
Youngblood throws a lazy right hand but Oliva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Youngblood misses.
Oliva throws a low kick but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliva at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oliva checks a leg kick.
Oliva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Youngblood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Youngblood.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Youngblood moved away.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Oliva.
Youngblood swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Youngblood blocks the leg kick.
Matt Youngblood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva slips a straight right by Youngblood.
Oliva throws a head kick but Youngblood moves out of range.
Oliva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oliva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oliva tries to land a front kick but Youngblood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Youngblood throws a combination. Oliva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliva throws the kick towards the body but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oliva is out of range and Youngblood settles back down.
Youngblood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oliva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Youngblood thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Youngblood swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Samir Oliva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Youngblood.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Youngblood.
Well Youngblood 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Youngblood!
Matt Youngblood retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matt Youngblood waved his t-shirt featuring 10th Degree Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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