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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Jurcina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hooty Tooty. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Jurcina!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurcina fails to land with a series of punches.
Jurcina goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tanner - that will leave a mark!
Jurcina tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanner lands a high kick!
It looks like Vitali Jurcina has been cut.
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!
Jurcina throws a right and a left that Tanner avoids nicely.
Tanner misses with the combination.
Tanner missing with a left hand there. Jurcina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jurcina gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tanner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jurcina's guard.
Tanner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner is looking for a kimura here.
Tanner wants to work for an arm triangle but Jurcina is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jurcina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tanner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jurcina knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tanner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is looking to advance position but Jurcina won't allow it.
Tanner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tanner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jurcina defends it well.
Tanner tries to pass to full mount but Jurcina defends it.
Tanner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jurcina defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jurcina knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tanner is working hard here to advance position.
Tanner is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jurcina is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Tanner!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Tanner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Ondahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klas Ondahl acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Pogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Klas Ondahl!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pogi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ondahl to the mat! Ondahl manages to get full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ondahl looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ondahl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pogi is working Ondahl over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pogi advances to half guard.
Ondahl regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ondahl looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pogi passes Ondahl's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pogi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pogi is working for a submission of some sort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pogi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondahl is looking for a sweep. Pogi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ondahl moves into full guard.
Pogi landing with the ground and pound.
Ondahl working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pogi.
Pogi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pogi is working for a kimura but Ondahl is defending it quite comfortably.
Pogi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pogi wants to pass to mount but Ondahl is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondahl tries to roll over but Pogi keeps him under control.
Pogi is looking for a kimura but Ondahl is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pogi to get the leverage.
Ondahl is trying to get back to full guard.
Pogi seems to be looking for submissions.
Pogi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ondahl wants to get back to full guard.
Pogi uses his free foot to push down on Ondahl's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ondahl.
Ondahl wants to hold on but Pogi pushes him away.
Pogi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pogi prevents Ondahl from getting the reversal.
Pogi landing strikes from the mount.
Pogi landing strikes from the mount and Ondahl is in trouble!
Pogi is looking to work his way around to Ondahl's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Ondahl is working to get back to half guard.
Ondahl is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pogi landing shots from mount.
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!
Pogi quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Pogi but it's paid off an Ondahl is forced to tap! Nice work by Pogi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arthur Pogi!
During a confident post fight interview, Arthur Pogi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Elastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elastinen comes into the arena with Cascada - Dangerous blaring out of the sound system. Vegas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sabotage. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Elastinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vegas looks to land a combination but Elastinen avoids it well.
Elastinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vegas circles away.
Vegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elastinen manages to avoid it.
Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but Vegas shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erkki Elastinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vegas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Elastinen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Elastinen checks a leg kick.
Elastinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Elastinen.
Vegas misses the shot to the body.
Vegas stuffs the takedown attempt from Elastinen. Elastinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vegas but Vegas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for Elastinen with that takedown attempt.
Elastinen gets the takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Elastinen is looking to take a break and control but Vegas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas prevents Elastinen from improving position.
Elastinen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vegas can't do much from the bottom here.
Vegas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Elastinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Elastinen tries for a kimura but Vegas is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vegas!
Elastinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Elastinen is really struggling to control Vegas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vegas is surviving well by controlling Elastinen's body position as best he can.
Elastinen is stalling here but it's allowed Vegas to get half guard.
Vegas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elastinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elastinen's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elastinen breaks Vegas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Elastinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Elastinen wants to control from the top but Vegas keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elastinen advances position into side control!
Vegas struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erkki Elastinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vegas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good shot there by Vegas.
Vegas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vegas wants it to stay on the feet.
Vegas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elastinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vegas.
Elastinen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vegas's guard.
Elastinen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Elastinen slips nicely into half guard.
Elastinen is trying to control. Vegas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vegas tries to roll over but Elastinen keeps him under control.
Elastinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Elastinen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vegas for as long as he can get away with.
Elastinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erkki Elastinen.
Vegas throws an overhand right that lands on Elastinen's shoulder, as Elastinen tries to avoid the shot.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vegas sprawls well. Vegas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elastinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Vegas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Elastinen rather than just go for the knockout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vegas enables Elastinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vegas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vegas keeping full guard, as Elastinen tries to pass.
Erkki Elastinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elastinen trying to control but Vegas is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vegas dives on top into guard.
Elastinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Vegas wants to pass the guard but Elastinen is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Elastinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Elastinen is pressing down on Vegas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vegas is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vegas wants to control but Elastinen is keeping busy.
Vegas is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erkki Elastinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Vegas stuffs the takedown.
Vegas misses with a body shot.
Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vegas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elastinen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erkki Elastinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vegas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vegas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elastinen.
Vegas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Elastinen shoots in but Vegas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vegas slaps away a takedown attempt from Elastinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vegas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elastinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elastinen is defended easily by Vegas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen fails to land the takedown.
Elastinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vinny Vegas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elastinen manages to avoid it.
Erkki Elastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elastinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Elastinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vegas circles away.
A jab from Vegas misses.
Vegas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vegas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elastinen shoots in looking for a takedown but Vegas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elastinen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Elastinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vegas circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vegas throws a body punch but Elastinen moves out of range.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but Vegas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vegas digs a good hook to Elastinen's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas is looking to slow Elastinen down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vegas enables Elastinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vegas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vegas wants to sweep here but Elastinen controlling him for the moment.
Elastinen stops Vegas from standing up.
Elastinen trying to control but Vegas is working from the bottom.
Vegas wants to hit a switch here but Elastinen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vegas there!
Elastinen swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erkki Elastinen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Erkki Elastinen made sure he mentioned //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pendulum - Witchcraft. The crowd seem to be enjoying Artist's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artist misses with a low kick.
Hopkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Artist circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Artist.
Artist lands a leg kick that knocks Hopkins off balance momentarily.
Artist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Artist moves into the clinch successfully.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Artist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Artist cracks Hopkins with a nice body shot.
Artist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Artist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Artist.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artist.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artist utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hopkins misses with a knee to the head.
Artist tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Hopkins slows down the pace here.
Hopkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Artist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins tries to stall but Artist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Artist lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Artist works on Hopkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Artist presses Hopkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artist.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Artist tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Artist is looking to control Hopkins's arms but Hopkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Artist has his back to the cage.
Artist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Artist lands a nice shot to the body.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Artist.
Artist is stalling here.
Artist stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Artist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Artist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Artist crunches a lovely knee into Hopkins's ribcage.
Hopkins avoiding damage as Artist throws knees to the body.
A short right from Artist on the inside.
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artist keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hopkins's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopkins avoids it.
Artist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Artist scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artist misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artist tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins is struggling to control the position.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
Artist tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Artist working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Artist.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins tries to work over Artist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artist misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopkins misses with a body shot
and Artist counters by clinching up.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Artist as Hopkins tries to tie him up.
Hopkins wants to break free but Artist has control.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Artist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.
Artist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Artist looks to land a body kick but Hopkins moved away.
Artist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Artist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hopkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Artist thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hopkins if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Artist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hopkins at a distance.
Hopkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Artist lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Artist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Artist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Tito Hopkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Artist tries to clinch but Hopkins is having none of it.
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
Hopkins throws a combination. Artist tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Unkind Artist has been cut.
Unkind Artist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist looks to land a body kick but Hopkins moved away.
Hopkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Artist circles away quickly and effectively.
Artist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopkins.
Sloppy strikes from Hopkins. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Artist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Artist swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins counters with a head kick that drops Artist to the mat! Artist scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Artist is rocked!
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artist manages to avoid it.
Artist is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Artist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Artist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Artist misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Artist seems to have recovered his senses.
Artist scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins tries to land a leg kick but Artist saw it coming and moves away.
Nice jab there from Artist.
Artist connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Artist swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Artist slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hopkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Oooooh!!! Hopkins has knocked Artist down with a huge combo! Hopkins steps away and waves a wobbly Artist back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Artist misses with a leg kick.
Artist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Artist works Hopkins's body with a nice hook.
Artist tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Artist.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Artist is just out of range.
Artist jabs Hopkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Artist cracks the inside of Hopkins's front leg.
Artist throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Artist bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hopkins's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Artist catches Hopkins right on the button with a cross.
Artist tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
Artist moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Artist.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Artist on the side of the head.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Artist.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist thows a leg kick but Hopkins checks it
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Hopkins.
Artist lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Hopkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Artist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Artist.
A punch combination from Artist misses.
Artist loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Hopkins slips a jab from Artist.
Artist avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Artist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Artist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Artist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Artist can pounce on him.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Artist checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hopkins is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Artist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Artist has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hopkins thows a body kick. Artist tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hopkins cracks Artist with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Artist throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Artist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Artist.
Hopkins moves out of range as Artist strikes.
Hopkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Artist.
Artist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Artist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
Artist attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Artist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopkins checks the leg kick.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Artist.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist misses with a looping right.
Hopkins throws a head kick but Artist moves out of range.
Artist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hopkins has time to react.
Artist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artist misses the body punch
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artist lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopkins off the cage and back into range.
Artist has closed the distance and engaged Hopkins in a clinch.
Artist digs a right hand into Hopkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hopkins's gas tank.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Artist prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
Artist tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins digs a right hand into Artist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Artist's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artist working aggressively here.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Artist.
Hopkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Artist controls the action.
Artist tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Artist up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist'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.
A shot to the body from Artist misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice body kick.
Artist connects with an inside leg kick.
Artist misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
Artist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hopkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Artist checks it well.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Artist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Artist's head but Artist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hopkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Artist ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Artist moves out of range of the body kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Artist.
Artist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab from Hopkins.
Artist sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A clash of legs there as Hopkins blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Artist, as that shot connected.
Artist cracks Hopkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that Artist avoids nicely.
Artist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Artist avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Artist with a series of wild strikes but Artist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick from Artist misses.
Artist moves out of range of the strikes.
Artist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Artist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artist throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Artist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artist fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hopkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Artist counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A lazy left from Artist finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Artist checks a leg kick.
Artist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Artist misses with a jab to the body
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artist lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Artist.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Artist moves out of range.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Artist's calf.
Artist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Artist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Some wild striking there from Hopkins.
Artist slips under a jab from Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Artist with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hopkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hopkins's hands.
An inside leg kick from Artist misses.
Artist scores with a push kick.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Hopkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Artist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopkins scrambles back to his feet.
Hopkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Artist misses with a head kick.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Artist's shoulder, as Artist tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tito Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
That's time! Hopkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Hopkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Artist is just out of range.
Artist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Artist is looking to land body kicks.
Artist closes the distance and pushes Hopkins back into the cage.
Artist missing with knees to the body.
Artist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Artist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins stalling in the clinch but Artist improves position.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist tries a knee to the head but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hopkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Artist blocks it with crossed arms.
Artist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Artist misses with a knee strike.
Artist is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unkind Artist seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Artist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Artist or not.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist misses with the head strike.
Artist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artist swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Artist.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Artist.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
Artist utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Hopkins has Artist pushed against the cage.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Artist with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Artist landing knees to the head.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Artist misses with some punches.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Hopkins.
Hopkins stalling in the clinch but Artist improves position.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Artist missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hopkins 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Hopkins!
An out of breath Tito Hopkins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karlos Vemola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vemola comes to the cage accompanied by The Balfa Brothers - Parlez Nous A Boire. Jacobs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Till I Collapse. Karlos Vemola could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Russell Jacobs's chin.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karlos Vemola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vemola dodges the punch combination from Jacobs.
Vemola takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jacobs lands a jab to Vemola's midsection.
Vemola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobs.
Vemola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobs connects with an inside leg kick.
Jacobs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vemola.
Jacobs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vemola sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vemola slips under a jab.
Jacobs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vemola.
Jacobs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Vemola is staying active underneath Jacobs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacobs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vemola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jacobs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs lands with a punch from half guard.
Vemola is not content to let Jacobs control the position.
Vemola gets back to full guard.
Vemola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jacobs looking to pass the guard.
Jacobs throwing strikes but missing.
Jacobs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vemola lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jacobs!
Jacobs 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.
Jacobs is looking for a sweep. Vemola is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jacobs is trying to maintain the position but Vemola is very close to passing his half guard.
Jacobs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jacobs keeping hold of Vemola's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vemola prevents Jacobs from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karlos Vemola.
Vemola connects with a crisp jab.
Jacobs throws a shot from downtown. Vemola moves away and avoids it.
Karlos Vemola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vemola misses.
Vemola is looking to chop away at Jacobs's legs.
Vemola misses the jab.
Jacobs throws a leg kick but Vemola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vemola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jacobs tries for a takedown but Vemola sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacobs lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacobs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karlos Vemola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Jacobs.
Vemola misses with an uppercut. Jacobs saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Vemola misses its intended target.
Jacobs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vemola counters with a series of strikes that sends Jacobs to the canvas! Vemola follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Jacobs is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Vemola has his hands clasped together but Jacobs extends an breaks Vemola's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jacobs.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Russell Jacobs!
Russell Jacobs was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fight to Survive. The crowd seem to be enjoying Doe's choice of entrance music: How could I just kill a man. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe misses with a body kick.
Damme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doe checks it well.
Doe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Doe blocks the leg kick.
Damme throws a nice head kick!
Damme misses with a low kick as Doe jumps back.
Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doe throws a right hand that misses
and Damme counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doe tries to clinch but Damme is having none of it.
Damme thumps Doe with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe takes one to the side of the head.
Doe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damme, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme feints and then cracks Doe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doe down.
Damme throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damme looks for the body kick but Doe saw that one coming.
A low kick from Damme misses
and Doe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Damme.
Doe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Damme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damme circles away quickly and effectively.
Damme throws a chopping leg kick but Doe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab, jab by Damme - just one landing.
Doe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damme fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme tries to score with a low kick but Doe moves his leg out of the way.
Doe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damme.
Doe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Doe blocks the low kick.
Doe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damme throws out the jab.
Damme is looking to slow Doe down with leg kicks.
Doe avoids a kick to the body.
Damme wants to land a leg kick but Doe is out of range.
Doe throws an overhand right that lands on Damme's shoulder, as Damme tries to avoid the shot.
Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damme. That's going to slow Doe down.
Doe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands a jab to the nose.
Damme throws a big shot that misses.
Doe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Damme.
Damme is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Doe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Damme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damme tries to keep at a distance but Doe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damme is defending well for now.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Damme controls the action.
Doe misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Damme.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doe avoids it.
Doe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damme tries to break free but Doe pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doe.
Doe stalls.
Damme pushes off an throws an elbow but Doe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
Damme lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Damme.
Doe looks winded!
Damme misses with a knee strike.
Damme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damme breaks from the clinch.
Damme throws a leg kick which misses Doe's front leg but catches the back leg as Doe tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme throws a leg kick but Doe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Damme counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Damme.
Damme throws a shot from downtown. Doe moves away and avoids it.
Damme gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doe lands a nice shot to the body.
Doe has a couple of punches blocked by Damme.
Doe dodges an elbow strike from Damme.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Doe avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Doe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Damme tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damme misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
Damme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Damme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme prevents a body shot from Doe.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Damme utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damme lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe avoids the elbow strike from Damme, against the cage.
Damme lands a left hand.
A short right from Damme.
Doe is rocked!
Damme breaks from the clinch.
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Damme finish him?
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doe seems to have recovered his senses.
Doe moves forwards but Damme connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damme.
Damme lunges at Doe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doe's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands with a big left! Doe is wobbled badly! Damme comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Doe to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Van Damme!
Van Damme managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Felizberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Renegades of Funk. Ryan Felizberto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Felizberto!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Dominguez misses.
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dominguez loads up on a big right hand but Felizberto slips the punch.
Felizberto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dominguez sprawls well. Dominguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Felizberto gets slowly back to his feet.
Felizberto connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Felizberto.
Felizberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dominguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crunch! Dominguez slams his shin into Felizberto's torso.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Felizberto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominguez throws out a loose jab but Felizberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominguez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dominguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Felizberto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a hook but Felizberto blocks it.
Felizberto takes a swing at Dominguez's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Felizberto.
Dominguez misses with an uppercut.
Dominguez works the jab nicely.
Felizberto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dominguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dominguez has closed the distance and engaged Felizberto in a clinch.
Felizberto wants to get back to striking at distance but Dominguez won't allow it.
Dominguez lands a knee to the head.
Felizberto trying to control the position but instead, Dominguez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Felizberto into the cage.
Felizberto tries for a takedown but Dominguez manages to get underhooks.
Rico Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Felizberto.
Dominguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Felizberto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez misses with a knee strike.
Felizberto blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Dominguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dominguez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez stalling.
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!
Dominguez tries a body shot but Felizberto blocks it.
Felizberto breaks the clinch.
Felizberto throws a series of punches but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Felizberto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
Felizberto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dominguez.
Felizberto lands a two punch combo.
Felizberto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dominguez sprawls well. Dominguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Felizberto gets slowly back to his feet.
Dominguez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Felizberto on the side of the head.
Felizberto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws the left hand but Felizberto avoids the punch easily.
Felizberto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Felizberto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dominguez - the referee stops the clock and Felizberto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dominguez. Felizberto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dominguez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Felizberto moves out of range of the body kick from Dominguez.
Dominguez cracks the inside of Felizberto's front leg.
Felizberto misses with a hook.
Jab from Felizberto.
Felizberto looks to land a right hand but Dominguez moved out of range.
Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Felizberto.
Felizberto throws a right hand that Dominguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominguez also avoids with ease.
Dominguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Felizberto throws a hook but Dominguez avoids it easily.
Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Felizberto is just out of range.
Dominguez scores with a jab to the head.
Felizberto keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto throws a series of punches but Dominguez avoids them all with ease.
Dominguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Felizberto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Dominguez misses.
Felizberto defending well as Dominguez loads up on a big left hand.
Dominguez scores with a decent looking hook.
Felizberto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dominguez was covering up waiting for the punch and Felizberto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Felizberto controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that round.
That's time! Dominguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dominguez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Felizberto misses with a double jab.
Dominguez throws a wild body kick that Felizberto sees coming a mile off.
Dominguez throws a hook to the side of Felizberto's head but Felizberto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Felizberto.
Felizberto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Felizberto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Felizberto swinging wildly here.
Rico Dominguez is winning the standup battle so far.
Dominguez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Felizberto is defended easily by Dominguez.
Felizberto takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Felizberto connects with a right hand. Dominguez shakes it off.
Felizberto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Dominguez misses.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Felizberto manages to avoid it.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominguez missing with a left hand there. Felizberto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Felizberto lands a jab to the nose.
Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Felizberto is just out of range.
Dominguez slips a jab from Felizberto.
Jab by Felizberto.
Felizberto misses with a body shot.
Felizberto avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez moves in looking to clinch but Felizberto pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Felizberto. Dominguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Felizberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez leaves Felizberto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Felizberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dominguez.
Dominguez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Felizberto's calf.
Felizberto misses with an uppercut. Dominguez saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Felizberto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Felizberto moves out of range of the strikes.
Dominguez lands with a hook. Felizberto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rico Dominguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dominguez avoids the body shot from Felizberto.
Felizberto moves out of range of the body kick.
Dominguez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dominguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dominguez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Felizberto misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez slips under a jab.
Felizberto defending well as Dominguez loads up on a big left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Dominguez scores with a four punch combination!
Dominguez drives through and clinches with Felizberto against the cage.
Dominguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dominguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Felizberto tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dominguez lands with a right to the head.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Felizberto is trying to push Dominguez away but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dominguez stops a takedown attempt from Felizberto.
Rico Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Felizberto.
A short uppercut from Dominguez.
Felizberto misses with a body punch.
Felizberto lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
Felizberto wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto stalling in the clinch but Dominguez improves position.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but Felizberto blocks it.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Dominguez.
Felizberto avoids a wild elbow strike from Dominguez.
Felizberto tightens his grip and picks Dominguez up, before dumping him to the ground. Dominguez manages to land in guard.
Felizberto postures up.
Felizberto trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Felizberto throwing strikes but missing.
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 Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dominguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Felizberto 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.
Dominguez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Felizberto. That did some damage!
Felizberto tries to bum rush Dominguez with a series of wild strikes but Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Felizberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
Felizberto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dominguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Felizberto throws a lazy right hand but Dominguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Felizberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Felizberto.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dominguez.
Nice defenses there by Felizberto.
Felizberto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dominguez has closed the distance and engaged Felizberto in a clinch.
Dominguez blocks a body shot from Felizberto.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but Felizberto blocks with his arms.
Dominguez lands a knee to the body.
Felizberto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dominguez pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez scores with a body shot.
Dominguez scores with a spinning back kick!
Dominguez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dominguez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Felizberto throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Felizberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Felizberto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Felizberto takes a swing at Dominguez's ribcage but misses.
Dominguez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Felizberto's head.
Felizberto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dominguez.
Felizberto throws a nice looking combination but Dominguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dominguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan Felizberto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with an uppercut. Felizberto saw that one coming.
Dominguez throws an off balance right hand
and Felizberto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dominguez thinking.
A jab from Felizberto misses.
Felizberto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dominguez.
Dominguez has closed the distance and engaged Felizberto in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Felizberto lands a left hand.
Dominguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominguez lands a nice knee to the body.
Felizberto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Felizberto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez lands a good knee to the midsection. Felizberto won't want to take too many of those.
Felizberto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Felizberto is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dominguez.
Felizberto tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Felizberto lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Felizberto avoids the damage to the body.
Dominguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Felizberto has had enough of the clinch but Dominguez keeps him there for the moment.
Dominguez with a knee to the head.
Felizberto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dominguez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Felizberto's defenses.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez presses Felizberto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Dominguez.
Nice elbow from Dominguez.
Felizberto misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez lands an elbow that stopped Felizberto in his tracks for a moment.
Dominguez lands an elbow just above Felizberto 's eye.
Felizberto is working Dominguez over against the cage.
Felizberto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dominguez is defending well.
Rico Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Felizberto.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dominguez crunches a lovely knee into Felizberto's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felizberto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Felizberto keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominguez scores with a decent looking hook.
Dominguez throws a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Dominguez coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Felizberto.
Dominguez scores with a punch to the head.
Dominguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Felizberto.
Felizberto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Felizberto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Felizberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominguez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Dominguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dominguez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Dominguez!
Rico Dominguez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deano Clavet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Clavet's choice of entrance music: Y Mouillera Pu Pantoute . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
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199 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Deano Clavet!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavet tries to clinch up
and Chavez counters with a head kick that drops Clavet to the mat! Clavet scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clavet tries to clinch up
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clavet moves into the clinch.
Clavet tries to work over Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chavez breaks from the clinch.
Chavez jabs at Clavet's body.
Deano Clavet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clavet has time to react.
Clavet tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chavez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clavet somewhat.
Clavet looks to clinch
and Chavez counters with a crisp right hand that drops Clavet! Chavez lets Clavet back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Clavet is rocked!
Chavez keeps the fight on the outside.
Clavet is still on wobbly legs! Can Chavez finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hugo Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez weaves into range and cracks Clavet right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Clavet goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Chavez is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hugo Chavez!
Hugo Chavez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phantom Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menace's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Leroy Brown. East has chosen Cold as Ice- M.O.P. as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phantom Menace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East slips under a jab from Menace.
Menace has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from East.
A swing and a miss from East.
Menace thows a body shot but no joy.
Menace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but East was well out of range. Poor timing from Menace.
A jab from East misses.
East throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Menace misses the shot to the body.
Menace looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
East is looking to slow Menace down with leg kicks.
East throws a body punch but Menace moves out of range.
Menace shoots in but no luck this time.
Menace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Menace takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but East was well out of range. Poor timing from Menace.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Menace does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from East misses.
Menace drops his hands momentarily and East takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A clash of legs there as East blocks the low kick.
East scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
East lands a slapping body shot.
Menace is breathing heavily.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Menace moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from East misses the target.
East misses with a hook.
East lands a jab to the head.
Menace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Menace smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Menace scores with a kick to the body.
Menace 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.
East motions for Menace to come forward. East throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Menace throws a leg kick but East moved away.
Menace avoids a kick to the body.
East misses with a looping right.
East throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Menace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from East misses the target.
Menace moves out of range of the strikes.
East throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Menace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Menace moves away from the strike by East.
Menace lands a nice shot to the body.
East wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
East checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East throws a combination that misses
and Menace counters with a straight right hand.
East throws a combination. Menace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Phantom Menace has been cut.
East stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
East connects with an inside leg kick.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Menace manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. East darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Menace is rocked!
East keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Menace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good shot there by East.
Menace is looking to wear down East with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Menace avoids the head kick by East.
East drops Menace with a straight right hand, right on the button! East follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klein East!
Klein East is the new middleweight champion!
Klein East managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Firebird Designs, into his post fight interview.
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