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GAMMA#358 Adis v Kadoic PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Harbor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Harbor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Blanks!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harbor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harbor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harbor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blanks's head.
Harbor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harbor is thwarting Blanks's attempts to control the position.
Harbor is looking for a kimura here.
Harbor lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanks is looking to improve his position.
Harbor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blanks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harbor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blanks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harbor.
Harbor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor throwing shots but Blanks is blocking nicely.
Blanks wants to improve his position but Harbor is controlling well.
Harbor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harbor trying to mount his opponent but Blanks defends it.
Blanks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harbor throwing shots but Blanks is blocking nicely.
Harbor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks trying to control but Harbor postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harbor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harbor wants to work for an arm triangle but Blanks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blanks is trying to control but can't.
Harbor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harbor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harbor looks to land a strike but Blanks avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Blanks has momentary wrist control but Harbor slips an elbow through the middle.
Harbor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blanks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blanks working a defensive guard here.
Blanks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harbor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blanks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harbor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blanks is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harbor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harbor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blanks ducks under a wild hook from Harbor.
A head kick misses from Blanks.
Blanks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harbor misses with a jab to the body
and Blanks counters with a low kick, right behind Harbor 's knee.
Harbor just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harbor. Blanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harbor misses with a lunging right hand
and Blanks counters with a head kick that drops Harbor to the mat! Harbor scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harbor.
Blanks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Blanks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harbor takes a swing at Blanks's ribcage but misses.
Harbor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blanks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harbor throws out the jab.
Blanks stuffs the takedown attempt from Harbor. Harbor gets slowly back to his feet.
Blanks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blanks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Harbor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harbor throws a right hand that misses
and Blanks counters with a crisp one two that drops Harbor! Blanks thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harbor to his feet! Harbor is in big trouble!
Harbor is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harbor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blanks can pounce on him.
Oh Harbor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Harbor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harbor seems to have got his legs back now.
Blanks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harbor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harbor moves forwards but Blanks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blanks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harbor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blanks pushes Harbor away with a front kick.
Harbor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blanks feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Harbor collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Blanks!
An intense looking Billy Blanks took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Wana go for a third Jack? Didn't think so... hey Leopold do I have to call you out again!? Stop being a pussy and sign the contract boy!! Blanks v Stotch... or are you scared?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalesh Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Till I Collapse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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219 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalesh Nikov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Gambler blocks the low kick.
Nikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nikov walks into a stiff left hand from Gambler.
Gambler checks a leg kick.
Nikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gambler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid body kick from Gambler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikov misses with a hook.
Nikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gambler was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikov.
Nikov throws the left hand but Gambler avoids the punch easily.
Gambler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gambler, right into the meat.
A lazy body kick from Nikov
and Gambler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Kalesh Nikov has been cut.
Nikov lands a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Gambler as Nikov shoots in.
Nikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gambler.
Nikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gambler moves away.
Nikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gambler counters with an outside leg kick.
Gambler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gambler cracks Nikov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gambler has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nikov to stand back up!
Nikov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikov misses with a looping right.
Nikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Gambler finish him?
Gambler sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Nikov's defenses. It connects perfectly with Nikov's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Degen Gambler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ettish comes to the cage accompanied by With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hickock's choice of entrance music: Turn me on Mr Deadman. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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193 lbs
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock misses with a body shot.
Ettish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hickock.
Ettish throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Ettish.
Ettish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hickock misses with a low kick.
Hickock throws a solid leg kick but Ettish takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hickock.
Hickock tries to clinch there but Ettish circles away.
Hickock with a jab.
Hickock throws a lazy body kick
and Ettish counters with a nice body kick.
Ettish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ettish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hickock cracks Ettish with a good jab.
Some wild striking there from Hickock.
Ettish avoids the head kick by Hickock.
Ettish scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Ettish.
Hickock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ettish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ettish.
Hickock throws out a leg kick but Ettish moves out of range and Hickock only half commits.
Ettish cracks the inside of Hickock's front leg.
Hickock throws a leg kick but Ettish sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hickock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ettish's head backwards.
Hickock looks to score with a jab to the body but Ettish is just out of range.
Hickock tries to land a front kick but Ettish steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ettish misses with a kick to the body.
Ettish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ettish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hickock at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Hickock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickock tries to move into range but Ettish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Hickock.
Ettish works the jab nicely.
Ettish clobbers Hickock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ettish thows a body kick. Hickock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hickock crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ettish - the referee stops the clock and Hickock gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ettish. Hickock manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hickock looks winded!
Ettish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hickock manages to avoid it.
Hickock throws the kick towards the body but Ettish avoids it.
Ettish lands with an overhand left.
Hickock throws an off balance right hand
and Ettish counters with a stiff right hand.
Hickock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ettish circles away.
A shot to the liver by Ettish. Beautiful body shot.
Ettish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hickock.
Hickock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hickock there as he acknowledges the shot.
A good leg kick by Ettish.
Ettish connects with the punch.
That kick from Ettish tenderised Hickock's leg. Hickock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hickock moves out of range of the body kick from Ettish.
Hickock throws a series of punches but Ettish avoids them all with ease.
Ettish delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ettish blocks a low kick nicely.
Ettish connects with a body shot.
Hickock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ettish, right into the meat.
Hickock sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ettish scores with a sloppy right hand. Hickock should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Hickock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ettish lands with a right hand.
Ettish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ettish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hickock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ettish.
Ettish lands a body shot.
Hickock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ettish.
Hickock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ettish connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Ettish.
Hickock blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ettish digs a good body shot into Hickock's ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ettish. Hickock shrugs it off though.
Ettish throws a leg kick which misses Hickock's front leg but catches the back leg as Hickock tries to avoid it.
Ettish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ettish throws a series of punches but Hickock moves out of range.
Ettish lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ettish scores with a body shot.
Ettish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hickock takes a step back to recover.
Ettish lands a nice hook to Hickock's body. Hickock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ettish scores with a shot to the body.
Hickock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ettish drops Hickock with a beautiful combination! Hickock stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ettish is looking for the KO!
Hickock is rocked!
It looks like Richard Hickock has been cut.
Ettish throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hickock is still on wobbly legs! Can Ettish finish him?
Ettish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Ettish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Hickock's cut.
That's time! Ettish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ettish scores with a hook to the body. Hickock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hickock seems to have recovered his senses.
We've been told by Ettish's head coaches at Cell Block Six that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hickock throws a lazy body kick
and Ettish counters with an outside leg kick.
Hickock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ettish.
Hickock throws a leg kick
and Ettish counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ettish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hickock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ettish moves away.
Ettish lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ettish throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ettish. Hickock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ettish lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickock misses with a straight left.
Hickock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ettish. That one must have hurt.
Hickock tries to work over Ettish's front leg with a kick but Ettish checks it.
Hickock misses with the combination.
Hickock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ettish keeps Hickock at a distance using the push kick.
Ettish is looking to wear down Hickock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock walks into a straight right hand from Ettish.
Hickock is breathing heavily.
Ettish jabs Hickock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ettish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hickock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ettish lands a brutal head kick. Hickock looks out on his feet and Ettish throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Fred Ettish!
Fred Ettish seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hantu Rockamole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jt Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hantu Rockamole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jt Colossus!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockamole misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Colossus.
Colossus looks to land a combination. Rockamole sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Hantu Rockamole has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colossus ducks under a wild hook from Rockamole.
A head kick misses from Colossus.
Rockamole misses the shot to the body.
Rockamole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colossus throws out the jab.
Colossus misses with a looping left.
Colossus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colossus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colossus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colossus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good exchange - Colossus coming out on top.
Colossus closes the distance and clinches.
Rockamole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colossus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rockamole backwards.
Colossus throws a punch but it's blocked by Rockamole.
Rockamole blocks an uppercut.
Colossus has a couple of punches blocked by Rockamole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colossus digs a right hand into Rockamole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rockamole's gas tank.
Colossus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Colossus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rockamole.
Colossus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colossus.
Rockamole is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colossus misses with the head strike.
Colossus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rockamoles head.
Colossus lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colossus.
Colossus cracks Rockamole with a nice body shot.
Colossus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colossus misses with some punches.
Colossus lands an uppercut.
Colossus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rockamoles head.
Colossus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rockamole backwards.
Rockamole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colossus tries to throw a body punch but Rockamole avoids it by throwing Colossus back against the cage.
Colossus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole looking to slow down the pace here.
Colossus lands a left hand.
Colossus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Colossus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Colossus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Colossus.
Still in the clinch, Colossus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Colossus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colossus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Colossus working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rockamole.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rockamole.
A short right from Colossus.
Rockamole blocks a body shot from Colossus.
Colossus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Colossus digs a right hand into Rockamole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rockamole's gas tank.
Colossus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Colossus.
Rockamole is rocked!
Rockamole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colossus lands a shoulder strike.
Colossus swings wildly with an uppercut but Rockamole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colossus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rockamole.
Rockamole takes a shot to the head.
Colossus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Colossus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rockamole.
Rockamole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rockamole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Rockamole blocks an uppercut.
Colossus is leaning against Rockamole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Colossus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Colossus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Colossus misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockamole blocking some punches.
Colossus lands with a short shot to the head.
Colossus lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rockamole.
Colossus drops Rockamole onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rockamole is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Rockamole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole prevents a body shot from Colossus.
Rockamole seems to have got his legs back now.
Rockamole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rockamole blocks a body shot from Colossus.
Colossus lands with a left to the head.
Colossus swings wildly with an uppercut but Rockamole uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colossus.
Rockamole blocking some punches.
Colossus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Colossus prevents a body shot from Rockamole.
Colossus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colossus misses with the head strike.
Rockamole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colossus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Colossus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockamole blocking some punches.
Colossus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rockamole backwards.
Colossus throws a punch but it's blocked by Rockamole.
Colossus lands a nice uppercut.
Colossus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jt Colossus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hantu Rockamole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Colossus connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Rockamole! He's out on his feet! Colossus rushes in and drops Rockamole with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jt Colossus!
Jt Colossus gave a mention to Cripplers Corner in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Puff Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Paxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paxton has chosen Advance Australia Fair 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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25
200 lbs
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193 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Puff Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Paxton!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paxton throws a jab when Dragon was well out of range.
Dragon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paxton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paxton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Puff Dragon has been cut.
Paxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paxton keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paxton. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragon cracks Paxton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dragon lands with a cross.
Dragon scores with a jab. Paxton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Paxton misses.
Dragon thumps Paxton with a low kick.
Dragon throws a push kick but Paxton slaps the foot to one side.
Dragon needs to keep his hands up - Paxton had a free shot at his head there.
Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Paxton throws a hook but Dragon avoids it easily.
Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragon gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dragon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dragon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dragon scores with a shot to the side of Paxton's head.
Dragon trying to control the position but instead, Paxton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dragon into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dragon.
Good body shot from Dragon.
Paxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paxton tries to throw a body punch but Dragon avoids it by throwing Paxton back against the cage.
Dragon misses with an elbow strike.
Paxton lands a shoulder strike.
Paxton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragon scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon throws a body punch but Paxton moves out of range.
Paxton throws a lazy right hand but Dragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paxton misses with a hook
and Dragon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paxton's knee momentarily.
Dragon rushes Paxton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paxton.
Dragon keeps control of Paxton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dragon blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Paxton.
Paxton blocking some punches.
Paxton can't break the clinch.
Dragon misses with the head strike.
A short left from Dragon.
Dragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paxton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon defending well as Paxton loads up on a big left hand.
Dragon throws an overhand right that lands on Paxton's shoulder, as Paxton tries to avoid the shot.
Dragon tries to clinch there but Paxton circles away.
Dragon tries to clinch up but Paxton circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Dragon.
Dragon scores with a head kick. Paxton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Paxton moves out of range of the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Paxton.
Dragon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paxton throws a big shot that misses.
Dragon tries to clinch there but Paxton circles away.
Dragon tries to clinch up.
Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Paxton moves out of range easily.
Paxton misses the jab.
Paxton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dragon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paxton moves in looking to clinch but Dragon pushes him off.
Paxton jabs Dragon right on the nose. Dragon blinks but takes it well.
Paxton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dragon. That one must have hurt.
Dragon misses with a leg kick.
Paxton misses with a hook.
Dragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dragon, right into the meat.
Paxton misses with a right hand
and Dragon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dragon slips under a jab from Paxton.
Paxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragon counters with a nice body kick.
Dragon slips a jab from Paxton.
Dragon has closed the distance and engaged Paxton in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragon misses with an elbow over the top.
Paxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paxton blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puff Dragon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Puff Dragon's cut.
That's time! Dragon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paxton blocks the body kick.
Dragon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Paxton moves out of range easily.
Dragon with a hook.
Dragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Paxton misses.
Dragon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragon.
Dragon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paxton will feel that in the morning.
Dragon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paxton throws a shot from downtown. Dragon moves away and avoids it.
Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Paxton misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon moves in looking to clinch but Paxton pushes him off.
Paxton checks a low kick from Dragon.
Dragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paxton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dragon.
Dragon tests Paxton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paxton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paxton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragon defending well as Paxton loads up on a big left hand.
Paxton throws a hook to the side of Dragon's head but Dragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dragon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dragon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puff Dragon is winning the standup battle so far.
Paxton keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paxton misses with a looping left.
A jab from Paxton misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paxton checks it well.
Dragon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paxton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Paxton misses with a hook. Dragon ducked under it nicely.
Paxton throws out a loose jab but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragon has Paxton up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Paxton.
Dragon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paxton up against the cage.
Dragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paxton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragons head.
I was talking to Dragon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paxton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paxton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dragon slips a jab from Paxton.
Paxton swings widly with a right hand
and Dragon counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Dragon.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paxton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paxton throws a hook but Dragon avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dragon, as that shot connected.
Dragon slips a straight right by Paxton.
Paxton swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragon.
Paxton throws a big shot that misses.
Paxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon slips a jab from Paxton.
Paxton ducks right into an uppercut from Dragon.
Paxton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Paxton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxton avoids the head kick by Dragon.
Paxton gets tackled into the cage by Dragon. Dragon maintains the clinch.
Paxton is looking to break free of the clinch but Dragon has double underhooks.
Dragon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paxton backwards.
Paxton misses with the head strike.
Paxton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dragon's elbow.
Paxton blocks an elbow strike from Dragon.
Paxton being controlled against the cage.
Dragon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paxton backwards.
Dragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paxton looks to throw the jab but Dragon is out of range.
A jab from Dragon finds it's way through Paxton's defenses.
Dragon circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Paxton to the canvas! Paxton doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dragon keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Puff Dragon!
An out of breath Puff Dragon 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
158 lbs
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28
160 lbs
17 - 3 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ba Lil III!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil III thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from De Groot misses
and Lil III counters with a good low kick that De Groot was not able to check.
Lil III throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Groot counters with an inside leg kick.
De Groot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lil III dives in for a single leg takedown but De Groot sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De Groot lands with a light punch inside.
Lil III blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Lil III.
Lil III throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Groots head.
Lil III is trying to maintain a safe position but De Groot gets an underhook and turns Lil III into the cage.
De Groot misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot lands a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lil III.
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lil III cracks De Groot with a nice body shot.
Lil III tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Lil III back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from De Groot.
De Groot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from De Groot.
Lil III prevents a body shot from De Groot.
Lil III is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Groot is keeping busy.
Lil III scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lil III.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lil III.
De Groot taking a breather.
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lil III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lil III fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot misses with some punches.
Lil III lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Lil III - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, De Groot scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Groot working aggressively here.
De Groot lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by De Groot.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
De Groot misses with a punch on the inside.
De Groot working aggressively here.
Lil III misses with a body punch.
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Lil III.
De Groot stalling in the clinch but Lil III improves position.
Lil III tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Lil III back against the cage.
De Groot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lil III is trying to maintain a safe position but De Groot gets an underhook and turns Lil III into the cage.
Lil III blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lil III.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Lil III controls the action.
De Groot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lil III lands a body shot.
De Groot swings wildly with an uppercut but Lil III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lil III controlling the action here for a moment.
Lil III looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Lil III.
A head punch on the inside from De Groot fails to land.
Lil III lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lil III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lil III lands a body punch.
Lil III presses De Groot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Groot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lil III backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lil III just leaning against De Groot, taking a breather.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lil III's elbow.
De Groot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Groot lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III is trying to stall.
Lil III fails to pull guard.
De Groot stalling in the clinch but Lil III improves position.
De Groot digs a right hand into Lil III's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lil III's gas tank.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the head but Lil III blocks with his arms.
De Groot throws a head punch that misses.
Lil III lands a hook that snaps the head of De Groot backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lil III misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Groot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lil III is looking to control De Groot's arms but De Groot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lil III has his back to the cage.
Lil III gets through De Groot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Groot prevents a body shot from Lil III.
De Groot lands with a left to the head.
Lil III swings wildly with an uppercut but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Groot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Groot throws a low kick but Lil III moves out of range easily.
Lil III throws a leg kick
and De Groot counters with a nice body kick.
Lil III connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lil III moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
De Groot takes a swing at Lil III's ribcage but misses.
De Groot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Groot connects with a nice looking jab.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lil III.
De Groot cracks a nice hook into Lil III's ribs.
Lil III throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Groot's waist but De Groot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lil III off to one side.
Lil III scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ba Lil III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
De Groot lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Lil III is predictable there
and De Groot counters with a good, hard body kick but Lil III shrugs it off.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lil III.
De Groot connects with the punch.
De Groot fakes the leg kick and cracks Lil III in the body.
Lil III throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lil III chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Lil III.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot throws a nice looking combination but Lil III bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lil III will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lil III waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Groot.
Lil III misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ba Lil III.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A left lands for De Groot.
Lil III throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lil III throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Groot catches Lil III with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for De Groot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Groot throws a wild body kick that Lil III sees coming a mile off.
De Groot is looking to wear down Lil III with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lil III throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lil III walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Groot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lil III.
Lil III bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Groot's head.
Lil III throws a leg kick but De Groot moved away.
De Groot lands with a cross.
Lil III throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Lil III.
Lil III avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III misses with a body shot.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Lil III is just out of range.
De Groot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lil III fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lil III's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot tries to work over Lil III's front leg with a kick but Lil III checks it.
De Groot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lil III at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Lil III.
Lil III throws a leg kick
and De Groot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Lil III is predictable there
and De Groot counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Groot is looking to chop away at Lil III's legs.
Lil III misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Lil III moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lil III.
Lil III blocks a head kick by De Groot.
De Groot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Groot slips a jab from Lil III.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
Lil III throws a leg kick
and De Groot finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
De Groot looks to throw a body kick
and Lil III counters with a nice leg kick.
Lil III checks a low kick from De Groot.
Lil III throws a front kick that sends De Groot stumbling back into the cage.
De Groot slips a jab from Lil III.
De Groot clinches up against the cage.
Karl De Groot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot connects with a knee to the head.
Lil III lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lil III wants to stall.
Lil III swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Lil III can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
A body shot lands from De Groot.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Lil III.
Lil III tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
Lil III jumps guard but De Groot turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lil III misses with a body punch.
A short left from De Groot.
De Groot misses with a punch on the inside.
Lil III misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lil III tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
Lil III is trying to break the clinch but De Groot is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to work over Lil III's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lil III lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Groot.
Lil III tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
Lil III is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
De Groot working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lil III is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Groot is defending well for now.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lil III's elbow.
Lil III looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Groot lands with a light punch inside.
Lil III stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lil III pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Groot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lil III swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lil III working for submissions but it's allowed De Groot to get to half guard.
Lil III is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot wants to pass the guard but Lil III is defending well.
De Groot decides to stand up.
De Groot scores with a jab. Lil III acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
Lil III walks into a stiff left hand from De Groot.
De Groot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lil III throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lil III shoots in but De Groot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lil III.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lil III is defended easily by De Groot.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ba Lil III.
De Groot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lil III looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot sizes up Lil III with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lil III misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Lil III down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Karl De Groot did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lil III throws a head kick that misses
and De Groot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lil III shoots in for a takedown but De Groot shows good takedown defense.
De Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Groot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Groot misses with a leg kick.
Lil III loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
Lil III throws a looping overhand right but De Groot ducks down to avoid it.
Lil III with a jab.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Lil III is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
De Groot throws a leg kick which misses Lil III's front leg but catches the back leg as Lil III tries to avoid it.
Lil III tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Groot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lil III somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Lil III.
De Groot lunges at Lil III with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lil III's hand.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lil III fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ba Lil III.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Groot instigates a clinch.
Lil III is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Lil III controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot pushes Lil III back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lil III fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lil III is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
De Groot lands a shoulder strike.
Lil III wants a takedown.
De Groot looking to throw knees to the head but Lil III is blocking nicely.
De Groot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lil III is trying to pull guard but De Groot has him pressed against the cage.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lil III.
A short left from De Groot.
Lil III struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from De Groot.
De Groot is looking to control Lil III's arms but Lil III gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Groot has his back to the cage.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Lil III struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
Lil III misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot digs a right hand into Lil III's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lil III's gas tank.
De Groot lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Groot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Groot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lil III blocks a body shot from De Groot.
Lil III avoiding damage.
Lil III is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lil III tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
Lil III tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Lil III back against the cage.
De Groot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by De Groot.
Lil III managing to block the knees to the body from De Groot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lil III - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Groot cracks Lil III with a nice body shot.
De Groot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lil III blocks an elbow strike from De Groot.
Lil III misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Groot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lil III or not.
De Groot avoiding damage.
De Groot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lil III struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
De Groot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lil III or not.
De Groot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from De Groot.
De Groot avoiding damage as Lil III throws knees to the body.
De Groot landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot lands a left hand.
De Groot tries a body shot but Lil III blocks it.
De Groot lands a nice uppercut.
De Groot controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot had his way with Ba Lil III in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lil III misses with a wild body shot.
Lil III swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lil III misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling De Groot to counter with a crisp jab.
Lil III buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lil III misses with a leg kick
and De Groot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Groot throws a good cross that connects.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Lil III lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Groot doesn't seem phased though.
Lil III throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lil III checks a low kick from De Groot.
Lil III throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lil III avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Groot slips a straight right by Lil III.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Groot checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Lil III does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lil III shoots in and bounces De Groot off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Groot manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III connects with a looping right hand.
De Groot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lil III keeps the fight on the outside.
De Groot blocks a jab.
Lil III pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lil III lands with a nice body punch.
Lil III throws an overhand right that lands on De Groot's shoulder, as De Groot tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lil III.
Lil III slips under a jab from De Groot.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from De Groot. Those never looked like landing.
Lil III throws an overhand right that lands on De Groot's shoulder, as De Groot tries to avoid the shot.
Lil III finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lil III lands with an uppercut that bounces De Groot off the cage and back into range.
De Groot cracks the inside of Lil III's front leg.
Lil III misses with a body kick.
Lil III scores with a jab to the body.
Ba Lil III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Groot throws a good cross that connects.
Lil III tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lil III.
De Groot tries to land a front kick but Lil III steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lil III jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Groot wants to clinch up but Lil III keeps it at a distance.
De Groot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lil III.
Lil III loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
De Groot tries to clinch up but Lil III circles away and keeps his distance.
Lil III takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lil III misses the shot to the body.
De Groot scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lil III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Lil III.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ba Lil III.
Well De Groot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Karl De Groot, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drazen Kadoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drazen Kadoic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djurdjevic closes the distance and clinches.
Kadoic can't break the clinch.
Djurdjevic blocks an uppercut.
Djurdjevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Djurdjevic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Djurdjevic slams his shin into Kadoic's torso.
Kadoic avoids the head kick by Djurdjevic.
We've been hearing reports that Djurdjevic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kadoic cracks Djurdjevic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Djurdjevic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kadoic.
A shot to the liver by Kadoic. Beautiful body shot.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Djurdjevic.
Kadoic slips a straight right by Djurdjevic.
Kadoic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Djurdjevic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kadoic scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Kadoic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kadoic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Djurdjevic blocks a low kick nicely.
Djurdjevic throws a hook but Kadoic blocks it.
Kadoic throws a head kick but Djurdjevic moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic throws a series of strikes that have Djurdjevic backpedaling.
It looks like Adis Djurdjevic has been cut.
Kadoic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Djurdjevic moves away.
Kadoic wants to slow Djurdjevic down by chopping away at his legs.
Djurdjevic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kadoic is fending him off so far but Djurdjevic persists. Nope, Kadoic circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djurdjevic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Djurdjevic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kadoic.
Djurdjevic throws a body kick that misses.
Djurdjevic lunges at Kadoic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kadoic's hand.
Kadoic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Djurdjevic checks a leg kick.
Djurdjevic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kadoic misses with a body kick.
Djurdjevic tries to land a front kick but Kadoic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Djurdjevic avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Djurdjevic.
Kadoic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Djurdjevic is out of range and Kadoic settles back down.
Kadoic misses with a body kick.
Djurdjevic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Djurdjevic keeps the fight on the outside.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Djurdjevic 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 Kadoic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kadoic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kadoic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Djurdjevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Djurdjevic dives in for a single leg takedown but Kadoic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kadoic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kadoic misses with a punch to the body.
Djurdjevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kadoic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kadoic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Djurdjevic lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kadoic fails to land.
Kadoic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Djurdjevic's elbow.
Kadoic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kadoic lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kadoic.
Kadoic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Djurdjevic prevents Kadoic from breaking the clinch.
Kadoic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Djurdjevic has Kadoic pressed against the cage, preventing Kadoic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Djurdjevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kadoic throws a head punch that misses.
Djurdjevic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kadoic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kadoic tries a body shot but Djurdjevic blocks it.
Djurdjevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Djurdjevic has Kadoic pressed against the cage, preventing Kadoic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kadoic prevents a body shot from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic can't find room to land a body shot as Djurdjevic controls the action.
Kadoic throws a punch but it's blocked by Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kadoic has a couple of punches blocked by Djurdjevic.
Kadoic breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Djurdjevic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kadoic blocks a jab.
Djurdjevic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kadoic. Kadoic obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Kadoic.
Kadoic throws a shot from downtown. Djurdjevic moves away and avoids it.
Kadoic throws a solid leg kick but Djurdjevic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kadoic.
Kadoic throws the left hand but Djurdjevic avoids the punch easily.
Drazen Kadoic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadoic throws an overhand right that lands on Djurdjevic's shoulder, as Djurdjevic tries to avoid the shot.
Kadoic 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.
Djurdjevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Kadoic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drazen Kadoic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adis Djurdjevic'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.
Djurdjevic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Djurdjevic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Djurdjevic is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Kadoic misses.
Djurdjevic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kadoic is out of range and Djurdjevic settles back down.
Djurdjevic scoring well with a low kick there.
Djurdjevic throws the kick towards the body but Kadoic avoids it.
Djurdjevic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kadoic's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Kadoic. That snapped Djurdjevic's head back.
Kadoic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Djurdjevic circles away quickly and effectively.
Djurdjevic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Djurdjevic checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kadoic blocks a leg kick.
Kadoic misses with a head kick.
Djurdjevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kadoic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Djurdjevic blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Djurdjevic as he checks the leg kick.
Djurdjevic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Djurdjevic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kadoic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kadoic throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic lands with a shot to the body.
Kadoic digs a good body shot into Djurdjevic's ribs.
Djurdjevic lands a nice hook to Kadoic's body. Kadoic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kadoic is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Djurdjevic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kadoic's calf.
Djurdjevic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Djurdjevic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Djurdjevic. That one must have hurt.
Kadoic avoids a kick to the body.
Adis Djurdjevic is winning the standup battle so far.
Kadoic takes one to the side of the head.
Kadoic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Drazen Kadoic has been cut.
Kadoic tries to clinch up but Djurdjevic circles away and keeps his distance.
Kadoic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Djurdjevic punishes Kadoic's body with a nice straight punch.
Kadoic blocks a leg kick.
Djurdjevic throws a nice head kick!
Kadoic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kadoic takes a swing at Djurdjevic's ribcage but misses.
Kadoic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Djurdjevic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Djurdjevic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kadoic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Djurdjevic manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic cracks the inside of Djurdjevic's front leg.
Djurdjevic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Djurdjevic lands a head kick. Kadoic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some bone on bone action there as Djurdjevic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Djurdjevic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Djurdjevic closes the distance and clinches up with Kadoic, looking for a takedown. Djurdjevic pushes Kadoic against the cage but Kadoic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Djurdjevic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kadoic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kadoic scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Djurdjevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kadoic.
Djurdjevic throws a hook but Kadoic blocks it.
Djurdjevic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Djurdjevic blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kadoic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic thumps Kadoic with a low kick.
Kadoic throws a looping overhand right but Djurdjevic ducks down to avoid it.
Kadoic blocks a low kick nicely.
Kadoic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Djurdjevic. Those never looked like landing.
Kadoic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kadoic blocks a head kick by Djurdjevic.
Kadoic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Djurdjevic.
Kadoic takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Djurdjevic moves out of range of the leg kick from Kadoic.
Kadoic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Djurdjevic.
Kadoic checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adis Djurdjevic dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Djurdjevic checks a leg kick nicely.
Kadoic throws a sloppy head kick and Djurdjevic moves out of range easily.
Djurdjevic throws a sloppy head kick and Kadoic moves out of range easily.
Kadoic tries to clinch up.
Kadoic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Djurdjevic lands a body shot.
Kadoic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Djurdjevic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kadoic misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Kadoic.
Some wild striking there from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kadoic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kadoic.
Kadoic throws a head kick that misses.
Kadoic moves out of range as Djurdjevic throws a body kick.
Djurdjevic darts in looking for a takedown but Kadoic gets double underhooks and turns Djurdjevic into the cage.
Kadoic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kadoic misses with the head strike.
Djurdjevic tries a body shot but Kadoic blocks it.
Kadoic lands a left hand.
Kadoic working aggressively here.
Kadoic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kadoic swings wildly with an uppercut but Djurdjevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Djurdjevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kadoic fails to land.
Djurdjevic scores with a shot to the side of Kadoic's head.
Djurdjevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Djurdjevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kadoic is trying to force a seperation but Djurdjevic has the dominant position.
Djurdjevic is leaning against Kadoic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Djurdjevic blocks a body shot from Kadoic.
Djurdjevic can't find room to land a body shot as Kadoic controls the action.
Djurdjevic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drazen Kadoic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadoic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Djurdjevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Djurdjevic lands a nice shot to the body.
Djurdjevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kadoic fails to land.
Kadoic swings wildly with an uppercut but Djurdjevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic has had enough of the clinch but Djurdjevic keeps him there for the moment.
Kadoic pushes Djurdjevic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kadoic scores with a hook to the body.
Kadoic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Djurdjevic tries a body shot but Kadoic blocks it.
Djurdjevic can't find room to land a body shot as Kadoic controls the action.
A short right from Kadoic on the inside.
Djurdjevic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Djurdjevic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kadoic works on Djurdjevic's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kadoic scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Kadoic.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kadoic.
Kadoic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Djurdjevic misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kadoic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic breaks from the clinch.
Djurdjevic is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Djurdjevic misses.
Kadoic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Djurdjevic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kadoic.
Kadoic throws a leg kick
and Djurdjevic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kadoic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Kadoic has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drazen Kadoic really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Djurdjevic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Djurdjevic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kadoic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Djurdjevic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slow jab from Djurdjevic misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Djurdjevic misses.
Kadoic lands a head kick!
Kadoic misses with a kick to the body.
Djurdjevic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Djurdjevic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic wants to control but Djurdjevic is keeping busy.
Djurdjevic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kadoic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kadoic is looking for a sweep. Djurdjevic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kadoic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Djurdjevic looking to pass the guard.
Djurdjevic with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kadoic is keeping the position for now.
Djurdjevic wants to control from the top but Kadoic keeps moving.
Djurdjevic wants to pass the guard but Kadoic is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kadoic keeping moving, preventing Djurdjevic from controlling successfully.
Djurdjevic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adis Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic throws a front kick aimed at Kadoic's knee but Kadoic avoids it well.
Djurdjevic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kadoic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kadoic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Djurdjevic checks a leg kick.
Djurdjevic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kadoic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kadoic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Djurdjevic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kadoic tries to clinch up but Djurdjevic circles away and keeps his distance.
Kadoic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Djurdjevic can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic scores with a leg kick.
Kadoic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Djurdjevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Kadoic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Djurdjevic wants to slow Kadoic down by chopping away at his legs.
Kadoic misses with an uppercut
and Djurdjevic counters with a low kick, right behind Kadoic 's knee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djurdjevic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Djurdjevic. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Djurdjevic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djurdjevic tests Kadoic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kadoic looks to score with a jab to the body but Djurdjevic is just out of range.
Kadoic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Djurdjevic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adis Djurdjevic had his way with Drazen Kadoic in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Djurdjevic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Djurdjevic tries a head kick but it misses.
Djurdjevic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Djurdjevic.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Djurdjevic, right into the meat.
Djurdjevic moves out of range as Kadoic strikes.
Kadoic checks a leg kick.
Kadoic blocks a head kick by Djurdjevic.
Kadoic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kadoic throws a big shot that misses.
Kadoic misses with a low kick.
Djurdjevic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Djurdjevic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kadoic scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Djurdjevic. That one must have hurt.
Djurdjevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Djurdjevic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kadoic.
Djurdjevic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Djurdjevic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kadoic.
Kadoic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kadoic throws a sloppy head kick and Djurdjevic moves out of range easily.
Djurdjevic blocks the body kick.
Kadoic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kadoic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Djurdjevic checks a leg kick.
Djurdjevic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Djurdjevic moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadoic is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Kadoic stops Djurdjevic from passing to mount.
Djurdjevic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kadoic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Djurdjevic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Djurdjevic trying to control the action but Kadoic is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kadoic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Djurdjevic goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kadoic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Djurdjevic's guard! Nice work there by Kadoic!
Kadoic wants to get up but he can't break Djurdjevic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic wants to control from the top but Djurdjevic keeps moving.
Kadoic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kadoic won't allow Djurdjevic to sweep him here.
Kadoic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Drazen Kadoic was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Djurdjevic moves out of range as Kadoic throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kadoic cracks the inside of Djurdjevic's front leg.
A slow jab from Kadoic misses its intended target.
Djurdjevic blocks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adis Djurdjevic.
I think Djurdjevic 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adis Djurdjevic!
Adis Djurdjevic retains his light heavyweight title!
Adis Djurdjevic managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cripplers Corner, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shirahama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fade To Black. Kenichi Shirahama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenichi Shirahama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Martin !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirahama staying out of range there.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shirahama moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Shirahama moved out of range.
Martin throws a body punch but Shirahama moves out of range.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shirahama manages to avoid it.
Martin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shirahama is trying to keep Martin in close.
Shirahama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martin postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shirahama is keeping the position for now.
Shirahama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shirahama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shirahama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martin advances position into side control!
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Martin working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shirahama manages to work his way to half guard, despite Martin 's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama wants to control but Martin is keeping busy.
Shirahama tries to get to full guard but Martin has control of the leg.
Martin controlling the pace.
We've been hearing good reports from Shirahama's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Shirahama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martin .
Shirahama is pressing down on Martin 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shirahama is keeping the position for now.
Martin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Martin lying in Shirahama's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Shirahama decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Martin taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenichi Shirahama!
Kenichi Shirahama is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kenichi Shirahama 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Usain Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts has chosen 9000 Watts 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usain Watts!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Curry.
Watts tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watts misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watts.
Watts lands with an uppercut that bounces Curry off the cage and back into range.
Curry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry throws a wild body kick that Watts sees coming a mile off.
Curry misses with a hook
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts moves away from the strike by Curry.
A head kick misses from Watts.
Curry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watts misses with a looping left.
Curry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Curry as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Curry is looking to land body kicks.
Watts blocks a head kick by Curry.
Watts lands with a straight right. Curry didn't see that one coming.
Curry moves out of range of the body kick.
Watts throws a nice looking combination but Curry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Curry - that will leave a mark!
Arthur Curry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curry misses the shot to the body.
Curry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Nice defenses there by Watts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Usain Watts has been cut.
Curry scores with a kick to the midsection.
Curry lands a jab to the head.
Curry's corner calls for a 1-2. Curry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Curry looks for the body kick but Watts saw that one coming.
Watts tries to move into range but Curry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Curry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Curry checks a leg kick.
Curry 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.
Curry misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry slips under a jab from Watts.
Watts connects with a solid leg kick.
Watts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Curry is trying to defend but Watts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Watts looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Curry works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts looking to pass the guard.
Curry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Watts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watts keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Usain Watts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Usain Watts'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.
Watts moves out of range of the body kick from Curry.
Curry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Decent striking displayed by Curry there.
Watts blocks the body kick.
Curry throws a body kick that misses.
Watts misses with an uppercut.
Curry scores with a leg kick.
Curry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Watts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Watts.
Curry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Usain Watts's cut even more.
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 fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Watts.
Both fighters circling a little - Watts finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Watts tries a head kick but it misses.
Curry throws a lazy head kick
and Curry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curry lands a nice looking body kick.
Curry misses with a hook to the body
and Watts counters with a right hand to the body.
Curry tests Watts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Watts on the side of the head.
Curry misses with a leg kick
and Watts counters with a single leg into guard. Curry didn't expect that.
Watts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watts trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Curry manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Curry moves out of range of the body kick from Watts.
Curry throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
Watts throws a one two combo.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Curry.
Nice defenses there by Watts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watts.
Watts goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Watts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Watts scoring well with a low kick there.
Curry with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Curry throws a low kick but Watts avoids it.
Curry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curry scrambles back to his feet.
Curry lands a lovely overhand right.
The cut above Usain Watts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Watts misses with a looping right.
Watts misses with a straight left.
Watts takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Watts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Watts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watts looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Usain Watts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Usain Watts'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. And we move into the final round!
Curry sizes up Watts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Curry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Usain Watts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curry misses with a body shot.
Curry throws out a loose jab but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watts at a distance.
Curry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Watts throws a head kick that Curry semi-blocks.
Watts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Curry misses with a hook. Watts ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watts. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry tries to score with a low kick but Watts moves his leg out of the way.
Watts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Watts has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Watts goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Curry turns into him and now he's in Watts's guard.
Watts is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Arthur Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry throws a big elbow that misses.
Watts is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Curry from controlling successfully.
Curry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Curry controlling from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Arthur Curry has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Watts as he connects with a hook.
Watts has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Watts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watts misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts scores with a takedown into Curry's guard.
Curry keeping full guard, as Watts tries to pass.
Watts wants to control from the top but Curry keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curry keeping full guard, as Watts tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Usain Watts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Usain Watts!
After the fight, Usain Watts was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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