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Syn' 282: Smoking Gun PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes to the cage accompanied by Diary of a Madman. Ochoa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ice Cube - I Rep That West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Danny Ochoa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ochoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
Ochoa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Ochoa.
Dunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
Ochoa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dunn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dunn punishes Ochoa's body with a nice straight punch.
Ochoa scores with a punch to the head.
Ochoa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dunn is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ochoa checks a leg kick.
Oh Dunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ochoa keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ochoa counters with an inside leg kick.
Dunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Ochoa checks a low kick from Dunn.
Dunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ochoa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ochoa.
Dunn rushes Ochoa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ochoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dunn, right into the meat.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ochoa sprawls well. Ochoa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dunn gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunn instigates a clinch.
Dunn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ochoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ochoa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Ochoa won't want to take too many of those.
Ochoa avoiding damage as Dunn throws knees to the body.
Ochoa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunn.
Dunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ochoa blocks it with crossed arms.
Dunn blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ochoa blocks a body shot from Dunn.
Ochoa scores with a hook to the body.
Ochoa misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ochoa managing to block the knees to the body from Dunn.
Dunn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ochoa pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunn throws an overhand right that lands on Ochoa's shoulder, as Ochoa tries to avoid the shot.
Dunn throws a hook but Ochoa blocks it.
Ochoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ochoa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dunn is out of range.
Dunn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ochoa's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dunn with a nice head shot there.
Dunn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Ochoa has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ochoa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dunn defends well.
Ochoa is controlling Dunn's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throwing strikes from guard but Ochoa blocks nicely.
Dunn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ochoa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Ochoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunn throwing strikes but missing.
Ochoa is trying to control the position but Dunn postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Danny Ochoa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dunn shoots for a takedown but Ochoa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ochoa tries for a takedown but Dunn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big left from Dunn misses.
Ochoa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looks to land a right hand but Ochoa moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Ochoa there.
No luck for Dunn with that takedown attempt.
Ochoa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dunn looks for the body kick but Ochoa saw that one coming.
A low kick from Dunn misses
and Ochoa counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ochoa lands a nice shot that snaps Dunn's head back.
Dunn jabs at Ochoa's body.
Ochoa swings for the body but Dunn moves out of range.
Ochoa throws a wild body kick that Dunn sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ochoa on the side of the head.
Ochoa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheers as Dunn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ochoa doesn't seem phased though.
Ochoa checks a low kick from Dunn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Ochoa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Dunn. Those never looked like landing.
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses.
Dunn moves into the clinch.
Ochoa manages to break the clinch.
Dunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ochoa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ochoa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dunn cracks a nice hook into Ochoa's ribs.
Dunn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ochoa pushes Dunn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ochoa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ochoa prevents it.
Dunn lands an elbow just above Ochoa 's eye.
Ochoa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ochoa avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ochoa avoids it.
A short right from Ochoa on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ochoa.
Dunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ochoa avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Ochoa.
Ochoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dunn.
Dunn blocking some punches.
Ochoa misses with some punches.
Ochoa pushes Dunn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ochoa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dunn.
Ochoa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ochoa avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ochoa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Ochoa on the inside.
Ochoa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunn.
Ochoa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dunn.
Dunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunn.
Dunn slowing the pace effectively.
Dunn tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dunn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ochoa.
Dunn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ochoa avoiding damage as Dunn throws knees to the body.
Ochoa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ochoa avoids the damage to the body.
Dunn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dunn throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Ochoa managing to block the knees to the body from Dunn.
Ochoa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ochoa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dunn prevents a body shot from Ochoa.
Ochoa works on Dunn's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ochoa.
Ochoa stops a takedown attempt from Dunn.
Ochoa manages to break the clinch.
Ochoa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dunn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ochoa scrambles back to his feet.
Danny Ochoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ochoa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dunn.
Ochoa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mark Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ochoa manages to avoid it.
Ochoa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Ochoa coming out on top.
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!
Ochoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ochoa scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ochoa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dunn throws an overhand right that lands on Ochoa's shoulder, as Ochoa tries to avoid the shot.
Dunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ochoa lands a lovely overhand right.
Dunn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Ochoa.
Dunn staying out of range there.
Ochoa cracks Dunn on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Dunn falls backwards against the cage. Ochoa follows up with more strikes that drop Dunn to his knees. Ochoa keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Dunn! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Ochoa!
Danny Ochoa 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Apaga mas não bate. Leighty has chosen Cowboy Dan as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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192 lbs
37 - 25 - 0 |
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193 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
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
37 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sepp Maier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leighty pinned against the cage. Leighty gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leighty scores with a hook to the body. Maier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maier fails with a takedown attempt.
Leighty defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maier.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sepp Maier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leighty keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leighty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maier.
Leighty takes a swing at Maier's ribcage but misses.
Maier changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leighty looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maier wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leighty, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Leighty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maier misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Leighty takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Maier is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leighty is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maier throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maier goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Leighty has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Maier but great work by Leighty.
Leighty controls the position.
Maier is looking for a sweep.
Maier is working hard here to advance position.
Leighty decides to stand back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maier looks for a takedown but Leighty sprawls well.
Leighty misses with a body shot.
Leighty swings for the body but Maier moves out of range.
Leighty defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maier.
Leighty slips a jab and a cross from Maier.
Leighty stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier dives in for a single leg takedown but Leighty sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maier goes for a takedown attempt but Leighty pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leighty is looking to land body kicks.
Leighty dodges the punch combination from Maier.
Leighty throws a leg kick but Maier moved away.
Leighty misses with a body shot.
Leighty just misses with a punch to the body.
Leighty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leighty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maier rather than just go for the knockout.
Leighty stuns Maier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leighty is fending him off so far but Maier persists. Nope, Leighty circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maier is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leighty sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leighty throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maier is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Leighty's half guard.
Leighty wants to control but Maier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leighty has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Maier has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Leighty is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maier scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maier seems to be looking for submissions.
Leighty wants to get back to full guard.
Maier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maier wants to work for an arm triangle but Leighty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maier is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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 Sepp Maier will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maier tries to move into range but Leighty moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leighty misses with a looping right.
Maier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maier shoots in but Leighty avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leighty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leighty throws a leg kick
and Maier counters by clinching up.
Leighty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leighty avoiding damage.
Leighty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maier has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Leighty clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Maier missing with strikes from the back.
Maier is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Leighty defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Leighty tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Leighty wants to hold on but Maier pushes him away.
Maier scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Leighty holds of for dear life.
The referee warns Leighty that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maier raining down shots from the mount!
Maier throws a sloppy strike and Leighty uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Leighty has ended up in Maier's guard.
Leighty looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Leighty advances to half guard.
Leighty wants to pass the guard but Maier is defending well.
Leighty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty decides to stand and escape the position.
Leighty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maier manages to avoid it.
Leighty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maier fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sepp Maier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Leighty. Beautiful body shot.
Leighty lands with a shot to the body.
Maier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maier throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leighty lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leighty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maier blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Maier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maier is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leighty gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Maier changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leighty fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maier tries for a takedown but Leighty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leighty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leighty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maier shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leighty manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Leighty is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Leighty decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Leighty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Good leg kick by Leighty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leighty keeps Maier at a distance using the push kick.
Leighty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leighty.
Leighty swings for the body but Maier moves out of range.
Maier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leighty throws a shot from downtown. Maier moves away and avoids it.
Leighty scores with a hook to the body. Maier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Leighty misses its intended target.
Leighty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leighty keeps the fight on the outside.
Leighty looks to score with a jab to the body but Maier is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Maier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maier is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Leighty is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Leighty has escaped and now he's on top!
Leighty advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leighty blocks the strikes from Maier.
Maier is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Leighty is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leighty stands up and beckons Maier to his feet.
Maier with a poor takedown
and Leighty finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty looks to score with a jab to the body but Maier is just out of range.
Dan Leighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leighty connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sepp Maier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leighty tests Maier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leighty misses with a wild body shot.
Leighty misses with a double jab.
Leighty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leighty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier shoots in for a takedown but Leighty shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leighty misses with a wild body shot.
Maier throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Leighty was covering up waiting for the punch and Maier finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leighty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leighty escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leighty avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sepp Maier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty has control of Maier's left arm, preventing Maier from doing any damage.
Leighty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leighty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Leighty.
Leighty stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sepp Maier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leighty scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leighty.
Leighty throws a leg kick which misses Maier's front leg but catches the back leg as Maier tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Leighty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leighty has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Leighty!
A victorious Dan Leighty thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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41 - 13 - 0 |
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158 lbs
21 - 14 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo Jr feints and then cracks Martel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martel down.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo Jr.
Martel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rizzo Jr thows a leg kick but Martel checks it
and Martel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Our spies down at at Masaru Fighting Systems inform us that Rizzo Jr has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rizzo Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizzo Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martel looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rizzo Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr controls Martel momentarily but Martel frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rizzo Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martel defends it easily.
Rizzo Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martel stands up and waves to Rizzo Jr to follow him.
Rizzo Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Martel counters with a straight right hand.
Rizzo Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Martel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel moves into range and clinches up with Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martel is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzo Jr has double underhooks.
Rizzo Jr trying to control the position but instead, Martel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rizzo Jr into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo Jr.
Come on Martel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rizzo Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rizzo Jr.
Martel stalling the fight.
Rizzo Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo Jr throws the kick towards the body but Martel avoids it.
Martel shoots for a double leg takedown but Rizzo Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Martel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frank Rizzo Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martel clinches.
Rizzo Jr has Martel pressed against the cage.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Martel managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr stalling.
Martel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rizzo Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Martel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rizzo Jr moves into range and clinches up with Martel.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr looking to stall.
Martel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rizzo Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Martel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch lands to the side of Martel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo Jr connects with a jab.
Rizzo Jr lands a jab to the head.
Martel checks a leg kick nicely.
Martel slips a jab from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr is looking to slow Martel down with leg kicks.
Rizzo Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel thows a leg kick but Rizzo Jr checks it
and Rizzo Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Rizzo Jr is predictable there
and Martel counters with a nice uppercut.
Martel shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo Jr shows good takedown defense.
Rizzo Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martel moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Rizzo Jr will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo Jr. That's going to slow Martel down.
Rizzo Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martel momentarily.
Martel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Rizzo Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy left from Rizzo Jr finds it's target.
Rizzo Jr tries to sprawl but Martel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Martel is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr is trying to control but can't.
Rizzo Jr is pressing down on Martel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Martel has picked Rizzo Jr up and slammed him! Rizzo Jr can't keep hold of the triangle and Martel manages to pass to side control!
Martel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Martel tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rizzo Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rizzo Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Martel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martel is pressing down on Rizzo Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rizzo Jr is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr trying to control but Martel postures up.
Rizzo Jr tries to get to full guard but Martel has control of the leg.
Martel is trying to work for a kimura but Rizzo Jr is defending well.
Martel 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.
Martel stalling away here and it's allowed Rizzo Jr to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel advances to half guard.
Rizzo Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martel pulls his head out easily.
Martel wants to pass the guard but Rizzo Jr is defending well.
Rizzo Jr is looking for a sweep. Martel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martel wants to free his trapped foot but Rizzo Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rizzo Jr tries to get to full guard but Martel has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Martel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rizzo Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rizzo Jr is looking to control Martel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rizzo Jr avoid being mounted?
Rizzo Jr trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Rizzo Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Martel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charles Martel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rizzo Jr.
Martel is looking to clinch.
Martel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rizzo Jr circles away.
Martel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rizzo Jr's waist but Rizzo Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martel off to one side.
Rizzo Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martel throws the kick towards the body but Rizzo Jr avoids it.
Martel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rizzo Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rizzo Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rizzo Jr throws a push kick but Martel slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martel's head.
Rizzo Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Martel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Martel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rizzo Jr. Martel shrugs it off though.
Martel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rizzo Jr to the ground. Martel is now in Rizzo Jr's guard.
Rizzo Jr looking for a guillotine here but Martel defends easily.
Martel preventing the sweep.
Martel trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rizzo Jr is on top in guard.
Martel is pulling down on Rizzo Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Rizzo Jr, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel has a closed guard, preventing Rizzo Jr from standing up.
Martel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rizzo Jr defends well.
Martel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rizzo Jr wants to pass the guard but Martel is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel has a closed guard, preventing Rizzo Jr from standing up.
Rizzo Jr wants to control from the top but Martel keeps moving.
Rizzo Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martel is proving hard to escape from.
Martel looking for a guillotine here but Rizzo Jr defends easily.
Rizzo Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frank Rizzo Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Martel misses with a takedown attempt - Rizzo Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr gets caught flat footed, as Martel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Martel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rizzo Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rizzo Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo Jr!
A victorious Frank Rizzo Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Radev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Horton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolai Radev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Horton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton shoots for a double leg takedown but Radev sprawls well. He's pushed Horton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Radev connects with a high kick.
Radev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Radev wants it to stay on the feet.
Radev throws a leg kick which misses Horton's front leg but catches the back leg as Horton tries to avoid it.
Horton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Radev counters with a shoot takedown. Horton fights it but they end up in guard.
Nikolai Radev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Horton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Radev won't allow Horton to sweep him here.
Radev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Horton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Radev has passed into side control.
Radev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horton keeps working.
Horton wants to control but Radev postures up.
Radev is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Horton will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Horton is trying to get back to half guard.
Horton holds on to Radev's head and controls the position momentarily.
Radev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Horton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Radev throws an elbow but Horton slips to the side and avoids it well.
Horton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Horton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Radev trying to control the action but Horton is working from the bottom.
Horton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Horton.
Radev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Horton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Horton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Radev.
Radev stays in close to Horton's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev working some strikes from top position.
Horton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Radev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horton wants to sweep but no luck.
Horton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Radev stopping the sweep attempt from Horton.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Radev scoring with some ground and pound.
Radev preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Horton is trying to control the position but Radev postures up.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Radev from controlling successfully.
Horton is trying to control the position but Radev postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Radev trying to control but Horton is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horton misses with a takedown attempt
so Radev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Radev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Horton controls Radev momentarily but Radev frees himself.
Radev preventing the sweep.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Radev from controlling successfully.
Radev landing with the ground and pound.
Horton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Radev.
Horton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Horton's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Horton pulls Radev in close to his closed guard and prevents Radev from doing any damage or advancing position.
Radev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Horton's head.
Radev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Horton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Horton wants to sweep but no luck.
Horton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Horton working a defensive guard here.
Radev scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Radev throws a big right hand that misses.
Radev working some strikes from top position.
Radev wants to pass the guard but Horton is keeping the position.
Horton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Radev defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Radev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Radev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horton manages to avoid it.
Horton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Radev tries to avoid it but Horton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Radev to the ground. Radev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Radev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Horton doesn't seem phased though.
Horton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Radev as he avoids it easily.
Radev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Horton.
Nikolai Radev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Horton.
Horton misses with a takedown
and Radev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Horton is trying to maintain the position but Radev is very close to passing his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radev wants to control but Horton is keeping him busy.
Horton wants to get back to full guard.
Horton trying to hold on to Radev's head to control him but Radev postures up.
Horton is looking for a sweep. Radev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Horton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Radev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Radev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Radev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Horton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Horton.
Radev trying to control the position from guard on top but Horton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Radev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Radev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Horton seems keen to control Radev's posture.
Radev works over Horton with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radev scoring with some ground and pound.
Radev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Radev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Horton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Radev stands up over Horton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Radev trying to control but Horton is working from the bottom.
Horton working a defensive guard but Radev passes into half guard.
Horton trying to control but Radev postures up.
Horton is controlling Radev's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton is looking for a sweep. Radev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Horton wants to control but Radev is keeping busy.
Radev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Horton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Radev is working away from the top position though.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tim Horton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Radev throws a leg kick but Horton checks it.
Horton darts in looking for a takedown but Radev gets double underhooks and turns Horton into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Radev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Radev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horton misses with an uppercut. Radev saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Radev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton lands an overhand right.
Radev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Horton.
Horton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Radev counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Horton's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Horton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Radev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Horton is trying to control the position but Radev postures up.
Radev trying to control but Horton is working from the bottom.
Radev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horton wants to sweep here but Radev controlling him for the moment.
Horton working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Radev dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Horton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Radev.
Radev misses with a leg kick.
Horton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Horton lands in his opponent's guard.
Radev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Horton forces his way into half guard.
Horton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Radev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Horton.
Radev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Horton.
Radev is pressing down on Horton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Radev 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.
Radev keeping moving, preventing Horton from controlling successfully.
Horton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Radev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Radev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Horton!
Radev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Radev lands a heavy elbow.
Horton is looking to improve his position but Radev isn't that keen on the idea.
Radev is landing with some decent strikes but Horton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horton is trying desperately to improve position.
Horton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Radev is trying to control the position but Horton postures up.
Nikolai Radev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Radev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Horton manages to get himself to full guard.
Horton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Radev is in close to Horton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Radev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Horton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Horton is trying to control the position but Radev postures up.
Horton has momentary wrist control but Radev slips an elbow through the middle.
Radev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Radev from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radev postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Horton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Radev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Radev trying to control the position from guard on top but Horton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radev with a nice head shot there.
Radev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Radev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Radev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Radev works over Horton with some ground and pound from guard.
Radev won't allow Horton to get back to his feet.
Radev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Horton has his hands on Radev's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radev lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radev wants to control from the top but Horton keeps moving.
Horton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Radev controls the pace.
Horton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tim Horton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolai Radev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Horton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Radev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Horton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Radev trying to control but Horton is working from the bottom.
Horton looking for subs off his back but Radev has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Radev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Radev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Radev!
A victorious Nikolai Radev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by Alvarez. Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves cracks Jackson with a good jab.
It looks like Apollo Jackson has been cut.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Jackson lands with a kick to the temple. Graves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Graves avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Graves blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Graves as he jumps to the side.
Graves throws out a powerful jab.
Graves is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Graves avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graves throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
Good work by Graves as he checks the leg kick.
Graves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Graves pinned against the cage. Graves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Graves throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Graves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
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!
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Graves checks it well.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Graves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
Graves looking to control.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Graves keeping hold of Jackson's head, controlling as best he can.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Graves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Graves dodges it nicely.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Graves is trying to get back to full guard.
Graves is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Graves still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Graves has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Jackson tries to bench press Graves off him but Graves keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson keeps trying to improve his position.
Jackson wants to control but Graves postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graves has control of an arm but Jackson manages to advance to Graves's back!
Graves trying to control the position but Jackson manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Graves cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Doug Graves's cut is getting worse.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
A lazy left from Graves finds it's target.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Jackson misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Graves only half commits.
Graves takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Apollo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Graves does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Graves rather than just go for the knockout.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson is looking to slow Graves down with leg kicks.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Graves's ribs.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Graves's front leg but catches the back leg as Graves tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson 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.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Graves doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Graves has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Graves to regain full guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Graves has control of Jackson's left arm, preventing Jackson from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Graves keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Apollo Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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!
Graves can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jackson throws a series of punches but Graves moves out of range.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Graves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Graves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Graves misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Doug Graves's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Graves lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doug Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Graves falls backwards - clearly groggy! Jackson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Jackson!
After winning the bout, Apollo Jackson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matias has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Leighton Matias was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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36
257 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Aguinaldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leighton Matias!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias wants to clinch up but Aguinaldo keeps it at a distance.
Matias looks to clinch
and Aguinaldo counters with a shoot takedown. Matias fights it but they end up in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Matias looking for a sweep. Not yet Matias, not yet.
Matias told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Aguinaldo throws a strike but Matias rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Matias throws an elbow that misses. Aguinaldo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matias's guard. Nice move by Aguinaldo!
Aguinaldo has gone for a leg lock! Matias slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aguinaldo's guard.
Matias landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matias throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias distracts Aguinaldo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aguinaldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matias throws an elbow that misses. Aguinaldo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matias's guard. Nice move by Aguinaldo!
Matias seems keen to control Aguinaldo's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matias is on top in guard.
Matias trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguinaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matias looking to sit in guard and control but Aguinaldo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matias looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aguinaldo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aguinaldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Aguinaldo'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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matias trying to keep a closed guard but Aguinaldo is proving a slippery customer.
Matias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aguinaldo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aguinaldo is looking to work some ground and pound but Matias has wrist control.
Aguinaldo trying to control but Matias is working from the bottom.
Aguinaldo preventing the sweep.
Aguinaldo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Matias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aguinaldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aguinaldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matias has his feet on Aguinaldo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Matias moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Matias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matias connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Andres Aguinaldo has been cut.
Aguinaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aguinaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aguinaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Matias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aguinaldo is defending well for now.
Matias comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matias.
Aguinaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aguinaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matiass head.
A right hand to the body from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands with a light punch inside.
Aguinaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Aguinaldo.
Matias blocks an uppercut.
Aguinaldo dodges an elbow strike from Matias.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matias as Aguinaldo tries to tie him up.
Aguinaldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Matias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leighton Matias will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andres Aguinaldo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Matias finds it's way through Aguinaldo's defenses.
Aguinaldo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Matias to the ground. Aguinaldo is now in Matias's guard.
Aguinaldo passes into half guard.
Matias tries to roll over but Aguinaldo keeps him under control.
Aguinaldo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matias defending well though.
Matias is trying to control but can't.
Aguinaldo is just content to waste time from the top position. Matias takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Matias is pulling down on Aguinaldo's head to control his posture.
Aguinaldo landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguinaldo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo wants to control from the top but Matias keeps moving.
Aguinaldo stopping the sweep attempt from Matias.
Matias looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aguinaldo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matias trying to control the position.
Aguinaldo lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matias manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aguinaldo gets back to half guard.
Andres Aguinaldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matias is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Aguinaldo reverses the position - he's now on top in Matias's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguinaldo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aguinaldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aguinaldo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matias works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matias has control of Aguinaldo's left arm, preventing Aguinaldo from doing any damage.
Aguinaldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aguinaldo works over Matias with some ground and pound from guard.
Aguinaldo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aguinaldo trying to control but Matias is working from the bottom.
Aguinaldo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aguinaldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matias trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguinaldo throws an elbow that misses. Matias uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aguinaldo's guard. Nice move by Matias!
Aguinaldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matias.
Matias trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matias working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matias missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matias throws a strike but Aguinaldo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aguinaldo trying to control but Matias is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Aguinaldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andres Aguinaldo'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. This is the final round!
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aguinaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matias tries to clinch up but Aguinaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aguinaldo tries to keep at a distance but Matias has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matias lands a damaging elbow.
Matias throws an elbow that misses.
Aguinaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aguinaldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aguinaldo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aguinaldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andres Aguinaldo's cut is getting worse.
Aguinaldo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matias fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aguinaldo scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matias wants to clinch up but Aguinaldo keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Aguinaldo.
Matias wants to clinch
so Aguinaldo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Aguinaldo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Matias holds on and takes a little breather.
Aguinaldo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Matias dives on top into guard.
Matias throwing strikes from guard but Aguinaldo blocks nicely.
Matias is looking to work some ground and pound but Aguinaldo has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aguinaldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matias.
Matias throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Aguinaldo pulls Matias in close to his closed guard and prevents Matias from doing any damage or advancing position.
Matias in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matias throws a strike but Aguinaldo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Matias wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo postures up in Matias's guard and throws a big left but Matias blocks it.
Matias pulls Aguinaldo in close to his closed guard and prevents Aguinaldo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Aguinaldo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aguinaldo trying to control but Matias is working from the bottom.
Matias controls Aguinaldo momentarily but Aguinaldo frees himself.
Aguinaldo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Matias looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Matias looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Matias!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matias trying to control the action but Aguinaldo is working from the bottom.
Matias working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguinaldo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matias creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leighton Matias.
I think Matias has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andres Aguinaldo!
Andres Aguinaldo is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Andres Aguinaldo thanked Cynical Truth Vegas for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kto Cię Obroni Polsko. Tokhtakhounov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ministry - Thieves. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov throws a wild body kick that Sobieski sees coming a mile off.
Sobieski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Sobieski blocks the leg kick.
Sobieski throws a sloppy head kick and Tokhtakhounov moves out of range easily.
Sobieski fails with the takedown.
Sobieski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tokhtakhounov.
Sobieski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A low kick from Tokhtakhounov is predictable there
and Sobieski counters with a shoot takedown. Tokhtakhounov fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sobieski is controlling him.
Tokhtakhounov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobieski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski is looking to pass into half guard but Tokhtakhounov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tokhtakhounov is in guard.
Sobieski has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tokhtakhounov doesn't defend quickly enough and Sobieski has managed to lock this one up! Can Tokhtakhounov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sobieski on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jan Sobieski!
After winning the bout, Jan Sobieski 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne. Gale has chosen Gravity kills - Guilty as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAngelo Kenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gale checks a low kick from Kenner.
Kenner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenner looks to score with a jab to the body but Gale is just out of range.
Gale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kenner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Original Nemesis Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kenner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Kenner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenner.
Gale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kenner is able to avoid easily.
Gale tries to land a leg kick but Kenner saw it coming and moves away.
Kenner scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gale walks into a jab.
Gale wants to land a leg kick but Kenner is out of range.
Gale looks to land a body kick but Kenner moved away.
Kenner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gale is out of range.
Gale throws a leg kick
and Kenner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale tries to kick Kenner off but Kenner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kenner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gale tries to kick Kenner off but Kenner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kenner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gale avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kenner.
Kenner prevents Gale from improving his position.
Kenner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gale doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kenner.
Gale is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kenner scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale won't allow Kenner to pass to mount.
Gale wants to sweep but Kenner has passed to side control!
Gale is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gale managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kenner.
Gale is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kenner trying to control the action but Gale is working from the bottom.
Kenner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gale defending against the ground and pound.
Kenner landing a few strikes.
Kenner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kenner tries to score with some ground and pound. Gale controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kenner tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kenner throwing strikes but Gale manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gale moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenner tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kenner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A head kick misses from Kenner.
Gale is looking to clinch but Kenner is avoiding it.
Gale thuds his shin into the meat of Kenner's side.
Kenner connects with a solid leg kick.
Kenner throws a chopping leg kick but Gale manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenner throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenner loads up on a big right hand but Gale slips the punch.
Gale misses with a body shot
and Kenner counters with a thumping low kick.
Kenner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAngelo Kenner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gale throws a push kick but Kenner slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Kenner is predictable there
and Gale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gale misses with a kick to the body.
Kenner moves out of range of the body kick.
Kenner looks to land a right hand but Gale moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Gale blocks the low kick.
Gale misses with a kick to the body.
Gale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gale misses the target.
Gale scores with a leg kick.
Gale throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale wants to stand and escape but Kenner is having none of it.
Gale keeping moving, preventing Kenner from controlling successfully.
DeAngelo Kenner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kenner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kenner is looking to work some ground and pound but Gale has wrist control.
Kenner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gale manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gale trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kenner's guard.
Kenner looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenner, not yet.
Gale decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kenner, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner is looking to score with low kicks.
Kenner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenner clobbers Gale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gale. Kenner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenner looks for a takedown but Gale sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gale lands a jab to the nose.
Kenner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gale gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kenner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gale pulls Kenner in close to his closed guard and prevents Kenner from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenner wants to control from the top but Gale keeps moving.
Kenner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gale wants to stand up but Kenner is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenner throws an elbow that misses. Gale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kenner's guard. Nice move by Gale!
Kenner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kenner is trying to hold Gale in close to prevent damage but Gale has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kenner.
Kenner is looking to improve his position.
It looks like Gale is going to stand back up.
Gale prevents Kenner from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gale stands up and beckons Kenner to join him on the feet.
DeAngelo Kenner is winning the standup battle so far.
Gale misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAngelo Kenner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gale looks to land a body kick but Kenner moved away.
Gale misses with a body kick.
Kenner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kenner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gale throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Kenner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenner wants to control from the top but Gale keeps moving.
Kenner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gale wants to sweep but no luck.
Gale is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kenner is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner postures up in Gale's guard and throws a big left but Gale blocks it.
Kenner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gale 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.
Kenner slips nicely into half guard.
Kenner working Gale over with strikes.
Kenner seems to be looking for submissions.
Gale trying to control from the bottom.
Codi Gale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kenner is looking for a kimura but Gale is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kenner to get the leverage.
Kenner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kenner wants to pass to mount but Gale is defending the position.
Gale wants to get back to his feet.
Kenner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kenner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gale blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kenner.
Kenner trying to control the pace.
Kenner is stalling here. Gale is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kenner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gale has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Kenner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kenner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gale wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kenner can't do much from the bottom here.
Kenner is looking to regain half guard here but Gale keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale working away.
Kenner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gale seems to be looking for submissions.
Kenner moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gale is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeAngelo Kenner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kenner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeAngelo Kenner!
As DeAngelo Kenner got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: **looks around the arena for a few seconds***....I want Creel! I want Creel!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kostas Charalabous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charalabous checks a leg kick nicely.
Esposito lands with a cross.
Charalabous checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Esposito gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Esposito.
Esposito tries a body shot but Charalabous blocks it.
Charalabous tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Charalabous back against the cage.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Charalabous avoids the damage to the body.
Charalabous lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charalabous.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Charalabous fails to land.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Charalabous.
Charalabous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charalabous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Charalabous misses with the head strike.
Esposito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charalabous blocking some punches.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Charalabous controls the action.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charalabous is defending well for now.
Esposito tries a body shot but Charalabous blocks it.
Charalabous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Charalabous.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Charalabous lands a right hand.
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Charalabous makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Charalabous as the two fighters clinch.
Charalabous has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Charalabous working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charalabous.
Charalabous misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Charalabous fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charalabous.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charalabous digs a right hand into Esposito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Esposito's gas tank.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Esposito.
A left hand lands to the body for Charalabous.
Charalabous lands a right hand.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Charalabous.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Charalabous up against the cage.
Charalabous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charalabous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Charalabous blocks with his arms.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Esposito.
Charalabous lands a shot to the body.
Esposito tries a body shot but Charalabous blocks it.
Charalabous tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charalabous pushes Esposito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Charalabous controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Charalabous.
Charalabous swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charalabous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Charalabous in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charalabous working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charalabous.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Charalabous.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Charalabous scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charalabous blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Good body shot from Esposito.
Esposito lands a body punch.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous misses with a body punch.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charalabous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charalabous lands a shoulder strike.
Charalabous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charalabous lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Esposito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Charalabous pushes Esposito away with a front kick.
Charalabous throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
Charalabous swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esposito has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Esposito connects with a looping right hand.
Esposito rushes Charalabous and presses him up against the cage.
Charalabous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostas Charalabous has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Charalabous.
Charalabous lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charalabous's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charalabous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Charalabous misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Charalabous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charalabous throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Charalabous.
Charalabous prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charalabous has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charalabous works on Esposito's body with a couple of short punches.
Charalabous lands a body shot.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
Charalabous blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Charalabous is leaning against Esposito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Charalabous throws a head punch that misses.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charalabous tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Charalabous.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charalabous avoids it.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Charalabous backwards.
A short right from Charalabous on the inside.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charalabous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Charalabous pushes Esposito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charalabous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito scores with a shot to the side of Charalabous's head.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charalabous misses with a punch to the body.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Charalabous can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Charalabous lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charalabous working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charalabous managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Charalabous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charalabous blocking some punches.
Charalabous misses with a punch to the body.
Charalabous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charalabous misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous pushes Esposito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charalabous blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charalabouss head.
Charalabous avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
Charalabous lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Charalabous lands a left hand.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Esposito is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Charalabous.
Esposito is still on wobbly legs! Can Charalabous finish him?
Charalabous scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
Charalabous lands a body punch in the clinch.
Charalabous stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Charalabous creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Esposito with a big uppercut! Esposito tries to clinch up but Charalabous pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Esposito to the mat! Esposito covers up and Charalabous unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kostas Charalabous!
Kostas Charalabous really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelisti has chosen Hunting For Death as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Bueno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno connects with a crisp jab.
Bueno misses with an uppercut. Evangelisti saw that one coming.
Bueno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evangelisti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelisti blocks a leg kick.
Bueno ducks right into an uppercut from Evangelisti.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Evangelisti.
Bueno misses with a body punch
and Evangelisti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueno is just out of range.
A big right from Evangelisti misses.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bueno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been informed that Evangelisti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Evangelisti throws a lazy head kick
and Bueno counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bueno.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick
and Bueno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Evangelisti throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Evangelisti misses.
Evangelisti throws a hook but Bueno blocks it.
Bueno misses with a right hand
and Evangelisti counters with a straight right hand.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Bueno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelisti.
Bueno defending well as Evangelisti loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bueno.
Bueno thows a leg kick but Evangelisti checks it
and Evangelisti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bueno's knee momentarily.
Evangelisti checks a leg kick.
Bueno slips a jab from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dante Evangelisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evangelisti misses with a low kick.
Evangelisti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bueno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evangelisti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evangelisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bueno, right into the meat.
Evangelisti gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bueno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bueno.
Bueno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bueno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evangelisti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bueno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bueno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bueno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bueno lands a right hand.
Evangelisti lands with a left to the head.
Evangelisti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bueno lands with a left to the head.
Evangelisti digs a right hand underneath Bueno's ribcage. Bueno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bueno is leaning against Evangelisti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bueno.
Bueno lands an uppercut.
Bueno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bueno working aggressively here.
Evangelisti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bueno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Evangelisti looks winded!
Bueno misses with some punches.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Evangelisti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evangelisti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bueno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evangelisti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bueno manages to avoid it.
Bueno cracks the inside of Evangelisti's front leg.
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!
Evangelisti slips a jab and a cross from Bueno.
Bueno works over Evangelisti's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Dante Evangelisti has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Bueno.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Bueno there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Evangelisti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Bueno.
Evangelisti keeps the fight on the outside.
Bueno cracks Evangelisti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
Evangelisti ducks under a wild hook from Bueno.
Evangelisti sizes up Bueno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti loads up on a big right hand but Bueno slips the punch.
Evangelisti misses with a jab to the body
and Bueno counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Evangelisti pushes Bueno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Bueno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti'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.
Evangelisti throws a push kick but Bueno slaps the foot to one side.
Evangelisti looks to land a right hand but Bueno moved out of range.
No joy there for Bueno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evangelisti throws a looping overhand right but Bueno ducks down to avoid it.
Bueno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Evangelisti walks into a left hand.
Pedro Bueno is winning the standup battle so far.
Evangelisti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Evangelisti digs a good body shot into Bueno's ribs.
Bueno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Evangelisti thows a body kick. Bueno tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evangelisti manages to avoid it.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Bueno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Evangelisti as he connects with a hook.
Evangelisti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti lands a leg kick that knocks Bueno off balance momentarily.
Bueno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Evangelisti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Evangelisti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Evangelisti looks for the body kick but Bueno saw that one coming.
Bueno misses with a straight right.
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
Bueno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Evangelisti throws a low kick, looking for Bueno's leg but Bueno calmly moves out of range.
Bueno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evangelisti. Evangelisti obviously looking to wear him down.
Evangelisti slips a jab from Bueno.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick which misses Bueno's front leg but catches the back leg as Bueno tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Bueno connects with a solid leg kick.
Evangelisti connects with a body shot that sends Bueno's belly button to the back.
Bueno's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bueno duly obliges.
Evangelisti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evangelisti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evangelisti throws a sloppy head kick
and Bueno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evangelisti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bueno misses with a body shot.
Evangelisti takes a swing at Bueno's ribcage but misses.
Evangelisti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Bueno. Those never looked like landing.
Bueno moves out of range as Evangelisti strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti feints and then cracks Bueno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bueno down.
Bueno 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.
Bueno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Evangelisti digs a good hook to Bueno's body.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evangelisti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evangelisti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bueno counters with a good low kick that Evangelisti was not able to check.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A leg kick checked by Bueno.
Bueno blocks a head kick by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bueno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick which misses Bueno's front leg but catches the back leg as Bueno tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Bueno moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bueno doesn't seem bothered though.
Bueno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evangelisti circles away quickly and effectively.
Bueno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Evangelisti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bueno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Evangelisti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Evangelisti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bueno cracks Evangelisti with a good jab.
Bueno takes a swing at Evangelisti's ribcage but misses.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from Bueno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Bueno moves out of range.
Evangelisti lands a leg kick that knocks Bueno off balance momentarily.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evangelisti manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Evangelisti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Bueno.
Nice body kick from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti moves away from the strike by Bueno.
Evangelisti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Evangelisti cracks the inside of Bueno's front leg.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that half lands.
Bueno scores with a jab.
Bueno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evangelisti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Bueno moves out of range.
Bueno blocks a head kick by Evangelisti.
Bueno is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bueno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Evangelisti counters with a leg kick.
Bueno throws a big shot that misses.
Evangelisti's corner calls for a 1-2. Evangelisti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Evangelisti looks to land a body kick but Bueno moved away.
Evangelisti scores with a body shot.
Bueno misses with the combination.
Bueno takes a swing at Evangelisti's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Evangelisti.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bueno's calf.
Bueno misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Evangelisti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bueno scrambles back to his feet.
Evangelisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evangelisti connects with a crisp jab.
Evangelisti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Evangelisti throws a series of punches but Bueno avoids them all with ease.
Evangelisti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bueno throws a jab when Evangelisti was well out of range.
Bueno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bueno throws a series of punches but Evangelisti avoids them all with ease.
Bueno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bueno slips under a jab from Evangelisti.
Bueno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some wild striking there from Evangelisti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno 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.
Bueno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bueno.
Evangelisti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bueno.
Evangelisti throws a lazy uppercut
and Bueno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the side of Bueno's head but Bueno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evangelisti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Evangelisti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bueno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti swings widly with a right hand
and Bueno counters with an inside leg kick.
Evangelisti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bueno misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Bueno misses
and Evangelisti counters with an outside leg kick.
No joy there for Evangelisti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
Bueno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evangelisti in his tracks.
Evangelisti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good exchange - Bueno coming out on top.
Evangelisti lands a nice shot that snaps Bueno's head back.
Bueno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evangelisti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bueno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bueno walks into a straight right hand from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Evangelisti really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bueno misses with a right hand
and Evangelisti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Evangelisti moved out of range nicely.
Evangelisti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bueno.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bueno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Evangelisti thows a body shot but no joy.
Bueno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bueno scores with a shot to the body.
Bueno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evangelisti.
A head kick misses from Evangelisti.
Bueno looks to land a body kick but Evangelisti moved away.
Evangelisti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Evangelisti misses.
Bueno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evangelisti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bueno moves out of range of the body kick from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti cracks Bueno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Evangelisti tries to score with a low kick but Bueno moves his leg out of the way.
Evangelisti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bueno punishes Evangelisti's body with a nice straight punch.
Bueno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Evangelisti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bueno scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Bueno. Beautiful body shot.
Bueno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Evangelisti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bueno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evangelisti.
Bueno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno blocks a low kick nicely.
Bueno misses with a right hand
and Evangelisti counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Evangelisti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueno is just out of range.
Bueno throws a jab when Evangelisti was well out of range.
Evangelisti scores with a spinning back kick!
Evangelisti gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bueno counters with a right hand to the body.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Bueno.
Bueno scores with a jab.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but Bueno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti throws a jab when Bueno was well out of range.
Bueno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evangelisti.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bueno checks it well.
Evangelisti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bueno throws a one two combo.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bueno checks it well.
A low kick from Evangelisti misses
and Bueno counters with a left to the body.
Evangelisti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bueno tries to clinch but Evangelisti is having none of it.
Evangelisti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bueno on the side of the head.
Bueno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Evangelisti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bueno counters with a leg kick.
Bueno is looking to land body kicks.
Evangelisti misses with a leg kick
and Bueno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Evangelisti.
Bueno has closed the distance and engaged Evangelisti in a clinch.
Evangelisti blocks a body shot from Bueno.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bueno.
Evangelisti blocks a body shot from Bueno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Evangelisti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evangelisti wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dante Evangelisti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti'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. This is the final round!
Bueno moves away from the strike by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bueno manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bueno. Evangelisti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evangelisti scores with a jab. Bueno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Bueno misses.
Bueno misses with a hook. Evangelisti ducked under it nicely.
Bueno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Bueno.
Bueno will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bueno motions for Evangelisti to come forward. Bueno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelisti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bueno.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evangelisti. That's going to slow Bueno down.
Evangelisti throws the kick towards the body but Bueno avoids it.
Evangelisti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno moves out of range as Evangelisti throws a body kick.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueno is just out of range.
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Evangelisti moved out of range nicely.
Bueno digs a good body shot into Evangelisti's ribs.
Evangelisti walks into a jab.
Evangelisti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evangelisti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bueno.
A shot to the liver by Bueno. Beautiful body shot.
Evangelisti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bueno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti scores with a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Evangelisti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evangelisti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Evangelisti blocking some punches.
Bueno working aggressively here.
Evangelisti breaks the clinch.
Bueno throws a shot to the body.
Evangelisti misses with a lunging right hand
and Bueno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evangelisti misses with a hook
and Bueno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bueno throws a jab when Evangelisti was well out of range.
Bueno thows a body shot but no joy.
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
Bueno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Evangelisti misses.
Bueno looks to land a right hand but Evangelisti moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a kick to the body.
Evangelisti lands a nice hook to Bueno's body. Bueno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Evangelisti throws a low kick, looking for Bueno's leg but Bueno calmly moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Bueno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Evangelisti connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bueno. Those never looked like landing.
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evangelisti. That's going to slow Bueno down.
Evangelisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bueno moves away.
Evangelisti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bueno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelisti.
A big left from Evangelisti misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Bueno. Beautiful body shot.
Evangelisti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bueno manages to avoid it.
Evangelisti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bueno's calf.
Pedro Bueno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bueno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Evangelisti wants to slow Bueno down by chopping away at his legs.
Bueno avoids the head kick by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Evangelisti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Evangelisti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bueno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bueno slips a jab from Evangelisti.
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 Pedro Bueno.
I think Evangelisti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Evangelisti! Dante Evangelisti retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Dante Evangelisti 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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