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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by Bitkit - Explode. Zimmerman has chosen Good the Bad and the Ugly as his entrance music. Travis Reed is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed lands with a nice body punch.
Reed lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zimmerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Reed finds it's target.
It looks like Levi Zimmerman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Levi Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reed throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zimmerman looks winded!
Reed keeps the fight on the outside.
Zimmerman misses with a series of wild punches.
Zimmerman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zimmerman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reed.
Reed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reed swings for the body but Zimmerman moves out of range.
Reed drops Zimmerman with a beautiful combination! Zimmerman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Reed is looking for the KO!
Zimmerman is rocked!
Reed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zimmerman is still on wobbly legs! Can Reed finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zimmerman seems to have recovered his senses.
Zimmerman switches off momentarily and Reed cracks him with a monster right hand! Zimmerman topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Reed dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Reed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Reed!
After winning the bout, Travis Reed thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruzic comes to the cage accompanied by Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josip Ruzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruzic connects with a jab.
Ruzic blocks a head kick by Hall.
Ruzic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
Hall throws a right hand that Ruzic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruzic also avoids with ease.
Ruzic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruzic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall throws a series of punches but Ruzic avoids them all with ease.
Ruzic moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruzic fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruzic throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruzic pushes Hall away with a front kick.
Ruzic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruzic misses with a kick to the body.
Ruzic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good work by Hall as he checks the leg kick.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruzic blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruzic avoids the damage to the body.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Ruzic avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall looks to land a combination. Ruzic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Hall slips a straight right by Ruzic.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hank Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruzic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruzic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Ruzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall tries to clinch but Ruzic is having none of it.
Ruzic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Ruzic moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall throws a series of punches but Ruzic avoids them all with ease.
Ruzic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic throws a chopping leg kick but Hall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruzic lands with a nice body punch.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruzic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruzic.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruzic.
Hall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruzic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
Ruzic walks into a straight right hand from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruzic is just out of range.
Ruzic avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall throws the left hand but Ruzic avoids the punch easily.
Ruzic misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Ruzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Ruzic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall throws a hook but Ruzic blocks it.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Ruzic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the body from Ruzic misses
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruzic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Ruzic.
Ruzic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
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 Josip Ruzic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruzic.
Ruzic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ruzic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ruzic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruzic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hall throws a series of punches but Ruzic avoids them all with ease.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruzic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hall's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ruzic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hall!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruzic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hall's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ruzic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hall uses his free foot to push down on Ruzic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ruzic.
Ruzic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ruzic can't escape the position.
Hall lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruzic is looking to improve his position but Hall isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruzic is looking to improve his position.
Ruzic is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
Ruzic is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Ruzic defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic is trying to get back to full guard.
Hall working Ruzic over with strikes.
Ruzic is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
Ruzic moves into full guard.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ruzic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hall!
Ruzic looking to control but Hall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic cracks Hall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ruzic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ruzic trying to control but Hall is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Ruzic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hall misses with the combination.
Ruzic throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Ruzic throws a lazy uppercut
and Hall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Ruzic moved out of range.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruzic.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall looks to land a combination but Ruzic avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruzic.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruzic dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Ruzic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruzic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruzic lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruzic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Ruzic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Ruzic tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruzic misses with a head kick.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Ruzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hank Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruzic misses with an uppercut.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ruzic throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruzic counters with a right hand to the body.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruzic scores with a shot to the body.
Ruzic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruzic throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Ruzic there.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruzic lands a head kick!
Ruzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Ruzic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruzic scores with a head kick.
Ruzic throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Ruzic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Josip Ruzic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruzic counters with a leg kick.
Ruzic scores with a body shot.
Ruzic digs a good hook to Hall's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic misses with a body shot
and Hall counters with a crisp one two that drops Ruzic! Hall thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ruzic to his feet! Ruzic is in big trouble!
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!
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hall throws a hook but Ruzic avoids it easily.
Ruzic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ruzic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Ruzic is out of range.
Hall swings for the body but Ruzic moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Ruzic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruzic.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Josip Ruzic is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruzic counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hank Hall.
I think Ruzic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josip Ruzic!
A relieved looking Josip Ruzic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ladislav Hemsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemsky comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Juan Sebastien Veron was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ladislav Hemsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Veron, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hemsky takes a swing at Veron's ribcage but misses.
Veron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hemsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veron manages to avoid it.
Juan Sebastien Veron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Veron finds it's way through Hemsky's defenses.
Veron just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Hemsky as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Hemsky.
Veron loads up on a big right hand but Hemsky slips the punch.
Hemsky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hemsky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Juan Sebastien Veron has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Veron.
Veron checks a leg kick.
Veron uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Veron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hemsky.
Hemsky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hemsky leaves Veron with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Veron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Veron misses with a hook. Hemsky ducked under it nicely.
Hemsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veron.
Hemsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Hemsky throws a big shot that misses.
Veron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hemsky blocks a head kick by Veron.
Hemsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hemsky lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Veron misses with a straight right.
Veron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hemsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Hemsky misses with a double jab
and Veron counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Veron stopping the sweep attempt from Hemsky.
Hemsky wants to improve his position but instead Veron has moved into half guard.
Veron throwing shots but Hemsky is blocking nicely.
Veron winds up and cracks Hemsky with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hemsky tries to get to full guard but Veron has control of the leg.
Veron looks to land a strike but Hemsky avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Veron lands a couple of digs.
Hemsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Veron throws a big elbow that misses.
Hemsky trying to keep a closed guard but Veron is proving a slippery customer.
Veron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Veron tries to free his leg and advance position but Hemsky is retaining full guard.
Veron lands a couple of digs.
Hemsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Veron is looking to work some ground and pound but Hemsky has wrist control.
Hemsky is pulling down on Veron's head. It's preventing any offense from Veron, at least for the moment.
Veron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Veron throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron is looking to work some ground and pound but Hemsky has wrist control.
Hemsky wants to sweep but no luck.
Veron postures up in Hemsky's guard and throws a big left but Hemsky blocks it.
Hemsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
Hemsky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Veron on the ground.
Veron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hemsky is keeping the position for now.
Hemsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Veron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veron is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Veron distracts Hemsky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hemsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Hemsky, not yet.
Veron wants to pass the guard but Hemsky is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Sebastien Veron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastien Veron'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.
Veron scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hemsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ladislav Hemsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Veron takes a kick to the side of the head.
Veron tries for a takedown but Hemsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Veron misses with a straight right.
Veron thumps Hemsky with a low kick.
Veron avoids a kick to the body.
Veron misses the shot to the body.
Hemsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Veron at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hemsky tries to land a leg kick but Veron saw it coming and moves away.
Hemsky misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemsky connects with a leg kick. Veron looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Veron throws a hook but Hemsky avoids it easily.
Hemsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Veron.
Hemsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Veron dives in and grabs Hemsky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hemsky pushes down on Veron's head and hops out.
Veron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hemsky.
Veron misses the shot to the body.
Veron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Veron lands a nice hook to Hemsky's body. Hemsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hemsky wants to clinch up but Veron keeps it at a distance.
Hemsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hemsky as he avoids it easily.
Ladislav Hemsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sebastien Veron.
Veron throws a leg kick
and Hemsky counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veron throws a body punch but Hemsky moves out of range.
Veron fails with a takedown attempt.
Hemsky moves into range and connects with a jab.
That has opened up Juan Sebastien Veron's cut even more.
Sloppy strikes from Hemsky. Those never looked like landing.
Veron misses with an uppercut. Hemsky saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Hemsky as he connects with a hook.
Veron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Veron tries to land a leg kick but Hemsky saw it coming and moves away.
Veron lands a nice shot to the body.
Hemsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veron. Hemsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hemsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Veron is out of range.
Hemsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Veron looks to score with a jab to the body but Hemsky is just out of range.
Veron tried to score with a low kick but Hemsky checks it.
Hemsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Veron is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hemsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Veron shoots in for a double leg but Hemsky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Veron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hemsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hemsky lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hemsky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The cut above Juan Sebastien Veron's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hemsky misses with the combination.
Veron works Hemsky's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron scores with a leg kick.
Veron tries to clinch but Hemsky is having none of it.
A combination from Hemsky does no damage.
Nice body punch from Veron.
Veron feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hemsky's calf.
Hemsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hemsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Veron avoids the body shot from Hemsky.
Hemsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Veron circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hemsky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Veron's hands.
Hemsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veron manages to avoid it.
Veron circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ladislav Hemsky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastien Veron's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Veron swings for the body but Hemsky moves out of range.
Veron swats away the attempt to clinch by Hemsky.
Veron scores with a hook.
Good leg kick by Hemsky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hemsky slips a jab and a cross from Veron.
Hemsky lands a nice looking body kick.
Veron tries to clinch up.
Hemsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crunch! Hemsky slams his shin into Veron's torso.
Veron throws a hook to the side of Hemsky's head but Hemsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hemsky with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hemsky misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron blocks a jab.
Hemsky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Veron lands with an overhand left.
Hemsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Veron stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Hemsky does it's job there.
Hemsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Veron at a distance.
Hemsky tried to score with a low kick but Veron checks it.
Hemsky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hemsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Veron counters with a right hand to the body.
Veron shoots in but no luck this time.
Veron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hemsky. That's going to slow Veron down.
Veron throws a low kick, looking for Hemsky's leg but Hemsky calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hemsky throws a head kick that Veron semi-blocks.
Hemsky throws a low kick but Veron moves out of range easily.
Veron throws a leg kick but Hemsky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Veron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hemsky.
Veron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hemsky doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hemsky. That's going to slow Veron down.
Veron on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Hemsky.
Hemsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hemsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Veron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Juan Sebastien Veron's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hemsky thumps Veron with a low kick.
Veron throws a series of punches but Hemsky moves out of range.
Hemsky lands the left hand.
Hemsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Veron misses the shot to the body.
Veron scores with a jab. Hemsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Veron misses with a hook. Hemsky ducked under it nicely.
Hemsky blocks a leg kick.
Veron misses with a lunging right hand
and Hemsky counters with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juan Sebastien Veron's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ladislav Hemsky!
Ladislav Hemsky managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindros connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lindros takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lindros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lindros lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tatum backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindros gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lindros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lindros working hard to break the clinch.
Tatum can't break the clinch.
Lindros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tatum turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tatum manages to end up in side control.
Lindros is looking to reverse the position.
Tatum wants to stand but Lindros is controlling his arm.
Tatum wants to take a breather but Lindros manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tatum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tatum is one step ahead there.
Lindros pulls Tatum in close to his closed guard and prevents Tatum from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drederick Tatum has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindros. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum throws a low kick but Lindros avoids it.
Tatum lands a front kick.
A head kick by Lindros misses
and Tatum counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Tatum.
Tatum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tatum defending well as Lindros loads up on a big left hand.
Lindros moves out of range of the body kick.
Tatum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lindros counters with a three punch combo that has Tatum backing up. Tatum nods at Lindros to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Drederick Tatum has been cut.
Lindros tries to clinch up
and Tatum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lindros thinking.
Lindros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindros stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tatum.
Tatum lunges at Lindros with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lindros's hand.
Lindros lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Lindros.
Lindros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lindros throws a right and a left that Tatum avoids nicely.
Lindros throws a jab when Tatum was well out of range.
Lindros checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eric Lindros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindros moves in looking to clinch but Tatum pushes him off.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lindros counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tatum thinking.
Lindros shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tatum eats them both and turns towards Lindros to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum thows a body shot but no joy.
Lindros throws a head kick that Tatum semi-blocks.
Tatum avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindros slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lindros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tatum scores with a hook to the body. Lindros takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tatum scores with a nice strike.
Tatum is looking to wear down Lindros with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lindros.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tatum.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tatum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tatum throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tatum scores with a kick to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lindros checks a leg kick.
Lindros throws a wild body kick that Tatum sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindros throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lindros.
Tatum throws a head kick but Lindros moves out of range.
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 Drederick Tatum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drederick Tatum's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tatum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tatum throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lindros throws a nice looking combination but Tatum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tatum throws a head kick but Lindros moves out of range.
Lindros bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab lands there for Lindros.
Lindros on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A swing and a miss from Tatum.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindros manages to avoid it.
Tatum throws the left hand but Lindros avoids the punch easily.
Lindros lands a high kick!
Lindros has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Tatum.
Lindros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatum tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tatum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum looks for the body kick but Lindros saw that one coming.
Lindros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatum. That did some damage!
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tatum throws a head kick but Lindros moves out of range.
Lindros ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Tatum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drederick Tatum is winning the standup battle so far.
Lindros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Nice cross by Lindros.
Lindros takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lindros thuds his right hand into Tatum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lindros throws a low kick but Tatum avoids it.
Tatum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lindros throws a big shot that misses.
Lindros scores with a one two! Tatum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lindros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lindros darts in and clinches Tatum up against the cage.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lindros tries to circle away but Tatum has him pinned against the cage.
Lindros prevents Tatum from breaking the clinch.
Tatum letting Lindros take a breather here.
Lindros misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindros throws a head punch that misses.
Lindros is looking to control Tatum's arms but Tatum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lindros has his back to the cage.
Lindros is trying to break the clinch but Tatum is controlling him.
Lindros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindros throws out a loose jab but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindros throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tatum counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindros manages to avoid it.
Lindros is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lindros moves in looking to clinch but Tatum pushes him off.
Lindros looks to land a body kick but Tatum moved away.
Tatum dips to his left and cracks Lindros with an uppercut!
Tatum connects with the punch.
Lindros moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatum. Lindros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindros swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tatum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lindros lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum misses with a straight right.
Lindros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lindros lands a leg kick that knocks Tatum off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lindros throws a sloppy head kick
and Tatum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lindros throws a leg kick that misses.
Tatum misses with a low kick.
Lindros avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lindros tries to land a leg kick but Tatum saw it coming and moves away.
Tatum tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lindros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindros.
Lindros tries to clinch up.
Lindros lands with an uppercut that bounces Tatum off the cage and back into range.
Lindros on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lindros throws a low kick but Tatum avoids it.
Lindros moves out of range of the body kick from Tatum.
Lindros checks a low kick from Tatum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Drederick Tatum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drederick Tatum's cut.
That's time! Tatum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lindros ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Lindros with a nice cross.
Lindros blocks the body kick.
Lindros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Lindros goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lindros misses with a straight left.
Tatum throws a lazy uppercut
and Lindros counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lindros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Lindros throws a sloppy head kick and Tatum moves out of range easily.
Tatum throws a front kick aimed at Lindros's knee but Lindros avoids it well.
Tatum throws a push kick but Lindros slaps the foot to one side.
Good shot there by Tatum.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Lindros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tatum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros thumps Tatum with a low kick.
Lindros throws a right and a left that Tatum avoids nicely.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindros manages to avoid it.
Tatum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Lindros blocks the low kick.
Tatum throws the left hand but Lindros avoids the punch easily.
Lindros avoids a kick to the body.
Lindros misses with a series of wild punches.
Tatum's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lindros connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tatum scrambles back to his feet.
Tatum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindros is just out of range.
Good shot there by Lindros.
Lindros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tatum throws out the jab.
Drederick Tatum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum moves out of range of the leg kick from Lindros.
Lindros moves out of range of the body kick.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatum misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Tatum finds it's target.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindros manages to avoid it.
Lindros looks to land a right hand but Tatum moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Lindros's shoulder, as Lindros tries to avoid the shot.
Tatum blocks a low kick nicely.
Lindros throws a hook to the side of Tatum's head but Tatum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tatum stuns Lindros with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tatum throws a looping overhand right but Lindros ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Tatum finds it's target.
Lindros swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lindros scores with a jab to the head.
Lindros throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tatum pushes Lindros away with a front kick.
Tatum wants to slow Lindros down by chopping away at his legs.
Lindros throws an off balance right hand
and Tatum counters with a solid body kick.
Eric Lindros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Tatum.
Lindros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lindros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lindros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lindros throws a lazy uppercut
and Tatum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A clash of legs there as Lindros blocks the low kick.
Tatum is looking to chop away at Lindros's legs.
Tatum avoids the body shot from Lindros.
Tatum moves out of range of the strikes.
Lindros throws a head kick but Tatum moves out of range.
Lindros pushes Tatum up against the cage in a clinch.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Lindros misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick from Tatum.
Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lindros takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Lindros.
I think Tatum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Laputa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kirk Laputa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caiaphas Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Laputa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laputa motions for Caine to come forward. Laputa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caine drives through with a takedown into Laputa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Caine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laputa is keeping the position for now.
Laputa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Caine is aware though and is defending well.
Caine trying to control the position from guard on top but Laputa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laputa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caine is one step ahead there.
Laputa trying to keep a closed guard but Caine is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laputa looking for a guillotine here but Caine defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine stops Laputa from standing up.
Laputa trying to keep a closed guard but Caine is proving a slippery customer.
Laputa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Caine has passed into half guard!
Laputa trying to control here.
Caine takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Caine trying to control the action but Laputa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine passes the guard and advances to mount!
Laputa is desperately trying to improve his position but Caine has a good base and remains in mount.
Caine with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Laputa is working to get back to half guard.
Caine pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Caine avoids the attempt from Laputa to control.
Laputa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine unloading with bombs!
Caine tries to control but Laputa wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Caine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Kirk Laputa has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laputa regains half guard.
Caine is trying to control. Laputa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Caine is just content to waste time from the top position. Laputa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Laputa wants to sweep here but Caine controlling him for the moment.
Caine wants to control from the top but Laputa keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine stands and throws Laputa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Laputa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Laputa is trying to control but Caine manages to pass to mount!
Caine is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Laputa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Laputa!
Caine looking to control but Laputa passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caiaphas Caine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Laputa's cut.
That's time! Caine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Caine misses.
Caine lands with a kick to the temple. Laputa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caine takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
Caine walks into a jab.
Laputa throws a leg kick but Caine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laputa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caine blocks a head kick by Laputa.
Laputa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caine.
Laputa takes one to the chin there.
Caine looks for the body kick but Laputa saw that one coming.
Laputa throws a sloppy head kick and Caine moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Caine.
Caiaphas Caine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laputa tries a head kick but it misses.
Laputa avoids the body shot from Caine.
Caine misses with a head kick.
Laputa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laputa.
Caine closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Laputa quickly recovers to half guard.
Caiaphas Caine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caine prevents Laputa from improving his position.
Caine has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Laputa defend it? Caine steps over the head and cranks it - Laputa is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Caine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caiaphas Caine!
A victorious Caiaphas Caine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauli Painija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figaro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Prospect - Warrior. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
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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
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sabin Figaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pauli Painija!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figaro throws a big shot that misses.
Figaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Painija throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Figaro counters with an inside leg kick.
Painija misses with a double jab.
Painija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Figaro.
Painija looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Figaro!
Figaro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Painija trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Figaro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Figaro tries to hold on but Painija pushes him away.
Figaro is desperately trying to improve his position but Painija has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Painija with shots to the head and body - Figaro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Painija connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Painija scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Painija looking to finish with strikes here!
Figaro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Painija breaks from Figaro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Figaro wants to hold on but Painija pushes him away.
Painija landing strikes from the mount and Figaro is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Figaro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Figaro is rocked!
Painija loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Figaro scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Painija land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Painija stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauli Painija!
A victorious Pauli Painija thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orange comes into the arena with Bob Seger- Turn the Page blaring out of the sound system. Jokinen has chosen Prodigy - Omen as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orange tries to clinch up.
Jokinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
Jokinen catches Orange with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Orange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orange throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orange moves out of range of the strikes.
Orange lands a slapping body shot.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Ossi Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orange thows a body shot but no joy.
Orange feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Orange moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Orange's head back.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Orange avoids the punch easily.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Orange moves out of range.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orange.
Jokinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jokinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orange walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jokinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Orange misses with a head kick.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Orange's shoulder, as Orange tries to avoid the shot.
Orange blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Orange looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orange was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orange looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Orange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orange will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Orange moves out of range.
Jokinen misses the body punch
and Orange counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orange moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen misses the jab.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orange feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
Orange is looking to wear down Jokinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Orange misses with an uppercut.
Orange lands with a right hand.
Orange cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
Jokinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orange throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Jokinen tenderised Orange's leg. Orange is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orange avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Nice uppercut lands for Orange. That snapped Jokinen's head back.
Orange feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jokinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jokinen tries to work over Orange's front leg with a kick but Orange checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jokinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jokinen lunges at Orange with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orange's hand.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orange bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jokinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Orange throws a sloppy body shot
and Jokinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orange checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oranges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jokinen slips a straight right by Orange.
Orange is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Orange moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
Orange throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen misses with a straight left.
Jokinen digs a good hook to Orange's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Orange uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Orange avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Orange there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orange keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen.
Orange slips a jab from Jokinen.
Orange throws the left hand but Jokinen avoids the punch easily.
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orange moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokinen scores with a three punch combo!
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Orange slips the punch.
Ossi Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orange looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Orange.
Jokinen lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Orange slips the punch.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Orange fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
Jab from Orange.
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 Jake Orange will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orange.
Orange keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orange ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Orange changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Orange lands.
Jokinen swings for the body but Orange moves out of range.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orange 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 Jokinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jokinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orange throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Orange scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orange fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orange.
Orange misses with a body shot.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Orange moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jokinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orange takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jake Orange is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Orange's head back.
Jokinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Orange moved out of range.
Orange will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Orange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Jokinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Orange misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orange bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orange wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Orange trying to control the action but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen parries the strikes from Orange easily there. Orange is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jokinen to escape.
Jokinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Jokinen is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Orange is staying active.
Jokinen wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orange controls the position from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Orange.
Orange wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jokinen keeps working.
Jokinen is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jokinen regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen won't allow Orange to pass to mount.
Orange tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jokinen is concentrating on defense, preventing Orange from advancing position.
Orange wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jokinen keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Orange dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Orange moved out of range.
Jokinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Orange is just out of range.
Orange lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Ossi Jokinen has been cut.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orange tried to score with a low kick but Jokinen checks it.
Jokinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orange throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orange staying out of range there.
Orange dives in and scores a takedown into Jokinen's guard.
Orange distracts Jokinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Orange postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen trying to control the position here.
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jake Orange overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jokinen wants to sweep here but Orange controlling him for the moment.
Orange throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
Orange looking to pass the guard.
Orange loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ossi Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jokinen holds on and takes a little breather.
Orange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orange accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orange passes into half guard.
Orange is looking to advance position but Jokinen won't allow it.
Jokinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange working over Jokinen with some ground and pound. Jokinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jokinen is trying to control but can't.
Jokinen is refusing to be controlled, as Orange sits in half guard.
Orange is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Orange thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orange not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jokinen trying to hold on to Orange's head to control him but Orange postures up.
Orange thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jokinen's head.
Jake Orange is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking to control Orange's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jokinen avoid being mounted?
Orange wants to take a breather but Jokinen is having none of it.
Orange tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jokinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jokinen is staying active underneath Orange, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Orange is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We're going to have a standup here because Jake Orange wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jokinen throws a hook but Orange avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orange thuds a left hand into Jokinen's body.
Orange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Orange showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orange 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Orange!
Jake Orange really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Untouchable Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin's entrance music is The Claw. A fine choice. Young comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Live Wire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Griffin.
Griffin misses with a body kick.
Young walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Griffin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Griffin lands with a slapping head kick.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin works Young's body with a nice hook.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Young checks it.
Young moves out of range of the body kick.
Griffin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Griffin throws a leg kick
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Griffin looks to throw a body kick
and Young counters with a slapping leg kick.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Griffin connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin blocks a leg kick.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Jason Griffin has been cut.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Young misses the jab.
Griffin pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Young pushes Griffin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young misses with a body punch.
Griffin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Griffin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffin leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Griffin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Griffin looking to slow down the pace here.
Griffin throws an elbow that misses.
Griffin wants to stall.
Griffin is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Young.
Griffin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Young.
Griffin is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Griffin has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Griffin.
Griffin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Young tried to score with a low kick but Griffin checks it.
Griffin lands a leg kick that knocks Young off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Griffin.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Young.
A bone on bone clash there as Young blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Young throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Griffin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Young to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin throws a chopping leg kick but Young manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffin.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Griffin.
Young lands with a hook. Griffin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griffin is looking to score with low kicks.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
Young fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Griffin checks it well.
Griffin lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin'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.
Griffin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jason Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Griffin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Young connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffin scrambles back to his feet.
Griffin scores with a leg kick.
Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffin momentarily.
Young looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Griffin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Griffin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jason Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young checks a leg kick.
Young works Griffin's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Young misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin thumps Young with a low kick.
Young looks to land a body kick but Griffin moved away.
Griffin defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Young checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Young takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Griffin lands with a shot to the body.
Young slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young thumps Griffin with a low kick.
Griffin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left and a right from Young both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Griffin.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Griffin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Griffin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young moves out of range as Griffin throws a body kick.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin scores with a leg kick.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Griffin avoids it.
Griffin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Young will feel that in the morning.
Young lands an overhand right.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Angus Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young scores with a hook.
Griffin scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Griffin throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Young misses with a hook to the body
and Griffin counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Young throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Young if he has to take too many more of those.
Griffin misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Griffin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griffin looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Young throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griffin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Young throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Griffin misses with a shot to the body
and Young counters with a leg kick.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Griffin.
Griffin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Young smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffin misses with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Young scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Griffin throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young staying out of range there.
Young scoring well with a low kick there.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Griffin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Young throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Young scores with a nice body kick.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin drops his hands momentarily and Young takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young feints a jab promting Griffin to slip. Young then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Griffin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Young throws a shot to the body.
Young throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin throws a push kick but Young slaps the foot to one side.
Griffin cracks the inside of Young's front leg.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Young connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffin scrambles back to his feet.
Griffin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Young really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin'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.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffin 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.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
Young lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Griffin walks into a straight right hand from Young.
Griffin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
A big left from Young misses.
Griffin throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.
Young lunges at Griffin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griffin's hand.
Griffin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griffin.
Griffin defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Young throws a chopping leg kick but Griffin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young takes one on the button.
Young cracks a nice hook into Griffin's ribs.
Young slips a straight right by Griffin.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Griffin's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffin tries to avoid it.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Griffin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Griffin checks a leg kick.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a low kick as Young jumps back.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young with a nice cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Young down.
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Young scores with a sloppy right hand. Griffin should have avoided that one.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Griffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffin can pounce on him.
Griffin throws a body kick that misses
and Young counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffin stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin moves out of range as Young strikes.
Griffin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Young checks it well.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Young dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Griffin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffin lands with a light punch inside.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin is trying to stall.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Griffin digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
Griffin lands an elbow that stopped Young in his tracks for a moment.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
Griffin tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young prevents a body shot from Griffin.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Jason Griffin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Griffin tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Griffin working aggressively here.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Young avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Griffin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Young has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Young on the inside.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griffin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Griffin throws an elbow that misses.
Griffin looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Griffin.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
Griffin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Angus Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Young is blocking nicely.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Griffin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin takes a shot to the head.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but Young blocks it.
Young gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Griffin misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
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!
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Young lands a right hand.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Griffin taking a breather.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Jason Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young digs a right hand underneath Griffin's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin lands a good knee to the midsection. Young won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angus Young.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Young!
Angus Young is the new featherweight champion!
Angus Young thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rei has chosen Alice in Chains - No Excuses as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conquer This!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Budo Rei!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rei's head.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Rei keeps the fight on the outside.
Rei looks to score with a jab to the body but This is just out of range.
This connects with a right hand. Rei shakes it off.
Decent striking displayed by This there.
Rei misses with a double jab
and This counters with a head kick that drops Rei to the mat! Rei scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Rei is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
This moves in close and cracks Rei with a massive right hand! Rei, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by This!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conquer This!
Conquer This decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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