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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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256 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm swinging wildly here.
Rubin gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rubin misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Rubin.
Rubin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grimm is avoiding damage well.
Grimm on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
It looks like Benjamin Grimm has been cut.
Rubin working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubin grinds an elbow into Grimm's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rubin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Grimm works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Rubin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rubin is pressing down on Grimm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grimm is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rubin.
Rubin wants to pass the guard but Grimm is defending well.
Rubin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grimm defending well though.
Rubin working Grimm over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin slips a nice elbow through Grimm's hands, connecting with Grimm's forehead.
Rubin winds up and cracks Grimm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grimm is rocked!
Benjamin Grimm's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rubin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rubin is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Grimm is hurt! He's hurt bad - Rubin fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Grimm from any more punishment! Congratulations to Rubin! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Rubin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Pidasol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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230 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Pidasol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekel Rage!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage lands with a cross.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pidasol moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. Pidasol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rage lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage swings for the body but Pidasol moves out of range.
Pidasol drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pidasol wants to pass the guard but Rage is keeping the position.
Rage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pidasol can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rage can't keep his opponent in guard - Pidasol advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pidasol wants to free his trapped foot but Rage is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pidasol is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rage really wants to buck Pidasol off and get back to his feet.
Pidasol looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rage tries to lock up and control but Pidasol gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pidasol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pidasol looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to hold on but Pidasol pushes him away.
Pidasol is working for a guillotine from mount but Rage frees his head quite easily.
Pidasol trying to control but Rage is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pidasol controlling from mount.
Rage wants to control but Pidasol is having none of it.
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.
Pidasol controlling the pace for now.
Pidasol has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pidasol has hold of Rage's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rage manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pidasol has control of Rage's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rage regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pidasol is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rage can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pidasol looking to control but Rage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rage is controlling an arm, preventing Pidasol from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pidasol is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Rage is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Rage flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Pidasol anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Rage and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Pidasol slips an arm under Rage chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Pidasol has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Pidasol is squeezing on Rage like an anaconda would it's prey. Rage fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stu Pidasol!
Stu Pidasol decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Mulkai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulkai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amos Moses by Jerry Reed. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Mulkai!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost digs a good body shot into Mulkai's ribs.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooh!!! Frost has knocked Mulkai down with a huge combo! Frost steps away and waves a wobbly Mulkai back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mulkai is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost looks to throw the jab but Mulkai is out of range.
Frost misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mulkai shoots in but no luck this time.
Mulkai tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Frost thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mulkai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mulkai misses with a double jab
and Frost counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mulkai! Frost lets Mulkai back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mulkai is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Mulkai walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Mulkai limp body while Frost jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackson Frost!
Jackson Frost spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Roy Mulkai was interviewed post fight and said 'How could this happen?! I was the strongest I've ever been...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meyer Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vidar Nord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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255 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Lansky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vidar Nord!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nord avoids the body shot from Lansky.
Lansky loads up on a big right hand but Nord slips the punch.
Nord misses with a looping left.
Lansky rushes Nord and presses him up against the cage.
Lansky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nord blocks an uppercut.
Lansky digs a right hand underneath Nord's ribcage. Nord let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lansky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nord or not.
Lansky lands a hook that snaps the head of Nord backwards.
Lansky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nord's elbow.
Lansky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lansky pushes Nord back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lansky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nord letting Lansky take a breather here.
Lansky breaks the clinch.
Lansky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lansky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nord manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord fails to land the takedown.
Lansky misses the jab.
Nord scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lansky wants to get back to his feet.
Lansky wants to control but Nord is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lansky is trying to stand back up but Nord is controlling him
Lansky tries to roll over but Nord keeps him under control.
Lansky wants to control but Nord is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lansky is trying to stand back up but Nord is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nord landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nord is keen to just control but Lansky is a slippery customer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lansky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nord.
Lansky tries to get to full guard but Nord has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nord working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Meyer Lansky has been cut.
Nord wants to control but Lansky is keeping him busy.
Lansky is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nord scores with a couple of nice shots.
Meyer Lansky's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nord working Lansky over with strikes.
Nord thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lansky's head.
Lansky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nord thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lansky is refusing to be controlled, as Nord sits in half guard.
Lansky trying to control from the bottom.
Nord is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nord is just content to waste time from the top position. Lansky takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nord is in close to Lansky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nord throwing strikes but missing.
Nord working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Meyer Lansky's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Meyer Lansky's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vidar Nord!
After the fight, Vidar Nord was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Artest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konsta Kemppinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artest comes to the cage accompanied by Champion- Ron Artest Feat T-Pain. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Artest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsta Kemppinen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artest looks to land a right hand but Kemppinen moved out of range.
Kemppinen throws a looping overhand right but Artest ducks down to avoid it.
Kemppinen shoots in for a takedown but Artest shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Artest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Artest checks a leg kick nicely.
Artest is looking to clinch.
Kemppinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kemppinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kemppinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Artest was well out of range. Poor timing from Kemppinen.
Artest closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Artest.
It looks like Konsta Kemppinen has been cut.
Artest misses with an elbow strike.
Kemppinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemppinen gets tackled into the cage by Artest. Artest maintains the clinch.
Kemppinen jumps guard but Artest turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Artest throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artest tries to land knees in the clinch but Kemppinen avoids the damage to the body.
Artest blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artest lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kemppinen looking for a takedown.
Ron Artest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konsta Kemppinen.
Artest blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kemppinen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Artest.
Kemppinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Artest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kemppinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Artest lands a good knee to the midsection. Kemppinen won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artest lands an elbow inside that Kemppinen shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemppinen is trying to break the clinch but Artest is controlling him.
Artest creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kemppinen with a big uppercut! Kemppinen tries to clinch up but Artest pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kemppinen to the mat! Kemppinen covers up and Artest unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ron Artest!
After the fight, Ron Artest was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bloody Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Molefe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bloody Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Molefe!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Molefe throws a jab when Gutz was well out of range.
Molefe misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Molefe misses the target.
Molefe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gutz.
Molefe shoots in but no luck this time.
Gutz throws a jab when Molefe was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gutz misses the target.
Molefe stuffs the takedown.
Molefe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gutz but Gutz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gutz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Molefe backs up against the cage.
It looks like Alex Molefe has been cut.
A jab lands there for Gutz.
Molefe misses with a double jab.
Alex Molefe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molefe shoots in but no luck this time.
Bloody Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Molefe.
Molefe dives in and scores a takedown into Gutz's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gutz keeping moving, preventing Molefe from controlling successfully.
Molefe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gutz is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutz has control of Molefe's left arm, preventing Molefe from doing any damage.
Molefe controlling from the top position.
Gutz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gutz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gutz working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Molefe tries for a takedown but Gutz circles away easily
and Gutz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Molefe misses
and Molefe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Molefe scores with a hook to the body. Gutz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molefe misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gutz to counter with a crisp jab.
Gutz misses with a straight right.
Molefe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gutz but Gutz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gutz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Molefe's head.
Molefe blocks a jab.
Gutz scores with a body shot.
Molefe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molefe misses with a jab to the body
and Gutz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Molefe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gutz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Alex Molefe's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molefe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gutz as he jumps to the side.
Molefe takes one on the button.
Molefe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gutz.
Gutz lands a glancing blow to the side of Molefe's head.
Molefe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gutz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Molefe is looking to advance position but Gutz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gutz looking to control but Molefe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molefe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Molefe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gutz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Molefe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gutz thows a huge punch but Molefe dodges it nicely.
Gutz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz passes to side control.
Molefe wants to control but Gutz postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bloody Gutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Molefe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Molefe misses with an uppercut
and Gutz counters with a crisp one two that drops Molefe! Gutz thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Molefe to his feet! Molefe is in big trouble!
Molefe is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molefe throws the left hand but Gutz avoids the punch easily.
Gutz thows a body shot but no joy.
Molefe fails with a takedown attempt.
Gutz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Molefe is still on wobbly legs! Can Gutz finish him?
Molefe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molefe seems to have recovered his senses.
Gutz checks a leg kick nicely.
Molefe misses with an uppercut
and Gutz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Molefe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Molefe throws the left hand but Gutz avoids the punch easily.
Gutz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gutz slips a straight right by Molefe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molefe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gutz!
Molefe is looking to take a break and control but Gutz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gutz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gutz tries to get out of the position.
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Molefe working the ground and pound but Gutz is defending the strikes.
Molefe misses with the ground and pound.
Gutz is looking for a sweep.
Molefe wants to control but Gutz is keeping him busy.
Alex Molefe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gutz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Molefe off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molefe trying to control the hands but Gutz won't let him.
Gutz tries to keep control of the position but Molefe is staying busy.
Molefe looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gutz lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Gutz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molefe is trying to remain composed but Gutz is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Gutz gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Gutz trying to control.
Gutz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
A lull in the action here.
Gutz throwing sloppy strikes.
Gutz tries to get the hooks in deep but Molefe pushed the leg off.
I really don't envy Molefe right now.
Gutz throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molefe avoids the strikes from Gutz.
Gutz is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Molefe up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molefe looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Molefe manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gutz's guard. Nice work there by Molefe.
Gutz trying to control the position.
Molefe 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!
Molefe tries to free his leg and advance position but Gutz is retaining full guard.
Molefe with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bloody Gutz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Molefe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Molefe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gutz sprawls well initially but Molefe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Molefe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gutz's head.
Gutz wants to control but Molefe is keeping busy.
Molefe prevents Gutz from improving his position.
Molefe 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.
Gutz wants to get back to full guard.
Gutz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Molefe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Molefe's back!
Gutz has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Molefe's body.
Gutz throws strikes from the back but Molefe rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Molefe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz looking to sit in guard and control but Molefe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Molefe wants to control from the top but Gutz keeps moving.
Gutz controlling the position.
Molefe is looking to work some ground and pound but Gutz has wrist control.
Molefe won't allow Gutz to sweep him here.
Gutz controls Molefe momentarily but Molefe frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Molefe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Molefe chips away with some ground and pound.
Gutz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Molefe is looking to improve his position.
Molefe controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molefe tries to roll over but Gutz keeps him under control.
Molefe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gutz.
Molefe pulls Gutz in to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Molefe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Molefe keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alex Molefe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gutz throws a hook but Molefe blocks it.
Molefe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gutz with a nice cross.
Gutz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bloody Gutz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Molefe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gutz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gutz lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Molefe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gutz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gutz dips to his left and cracks Molefe with an uppercut!
Molefe misses with a shot to the body
and Gutz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bloody Gutz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bloody Gutz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lubomir Mihailovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Gatto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihailovic comes to the cage accompanied by Otherwise - Soldiers. This should be fireworks!
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lubomir Mihailovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Gatto!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatto misses with a head kick.
Lubomir Mihailovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gatto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mihailovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mihailovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gatto slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Mihailovic.
Mihailovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gatto has time to react.
Gatto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gatto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic lands with a good body shot.
Gatto throws a low kick but Mihailovic moves out of range easily.
Mihailovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gatto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mihailovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gatto can pounce on him.
Gatto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mihailovic tries to clinch up.
Mihailovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihailovic lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailovic lands a really nice looking cross but Gatto seems unphased.
Mihailovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatto was well out of range. Poor timing from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Gatto off the cage and back into range.
Gatto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gatto scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatto throws a wild body kick that Mihailovic sees coming a mile off.
Mihailovic connects with a body shot that sends Gatto's belly button to the back.
Gatto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mihailovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gatto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gatto throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mihailovic. Gatto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mihailovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihailovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Gatto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mihailovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gatto. That one must have hurt.
Mihailovic missing with a left hand there. Gatto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mihailovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatto manages to avoid it.
Gatto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gatto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gatto throws a leg kick but Mihailovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mihailovic avoids a kick to the body.
Gatto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic lands an overhand right.
Gatto keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gatto. That's going to slow Mihailovic down.
Gatto lands a high kick!
Gatto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gatto lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihailovic connects with a body shot that sends Gatto's belly button to the back.
Gatto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mihailovic.
Mihailovic tries to clinch up.
Gatto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mihailovic lands with a hook. Gatto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mihailovic is looking to clinch but Gatto is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Mihailovic misses its intended target.
Mihailovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mihailovic misses with a body shot.
Gatto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mihailovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatto.
A leg kick checked by Mihailovic.
Mihailovic looks to land a combination. Gatto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mihailovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mihailovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mihailovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihailovic takes a swing at Gatto's ribcage but misses.
Mihailovic misses with a looping left.
Mihailovic scores with a hook.
Gatto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Gatto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gatto blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gatto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mihailovic. That did some damage!
Mihailovic is breathing heavily.
Gatto tries to score with a low kick but Mihailovic moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mick Gatto will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gatto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That kick from Gatto tenderised Mihailovic's leg. Mihailovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gatto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mihailovic throws a jab when Gatto was well out of range.
It looks like Mihailovic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mihailovic.
Mihailovic misses the shot to the body.
Gatto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mihailovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gatto momentarily.
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!
Mihailovic misses with a straight right.
Mick Gatto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mihailovic clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gatto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mihailovic misses with the head strike.
Gatto swings wildly with an uppercut but Mihailovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailovic misses with a punch to the body.
Mihailovic tries to break free but Gatto pushes him back against the cage.
Gatto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gatto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mihailovic tries to throw a body punch but Gatto avoids it by throwing Mihailovic back against the cage.
Mihailovic trying to control the position but instead, Gatto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mihailovic into the cage.
Gatto breaks from the clinch.
Mihailovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gatto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gatto slips a straight right by Mihailovic.
Gatto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mihailovic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gatto - the referee stops the clock and Mihailovic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gatto. Mihailovic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good leg kick by Gatto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatto throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Mihailovic.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gatto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mihailovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mihailovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mihailovic. Gatto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mihailovic's sensitive parts.
Mihailovic scores with a hook.
Gatto lands a big head kick that sends Mihailovic tumbling to the mat! Gatto takes a step backwards and waves Mihailovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Lubomir Mihailovic has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mihailovic throws out the jab.
Gatto moves away from the strike by Mihailovic.
Mihailovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gatto misses with a low kick.
Mihailovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mihailovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gatto.
Gatto avoids the body shot from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mihailovic misses with a straight left.
Gatto throws a low kick, looking for Mihailovic's leg but Mihailovic calmly moves out of range.
Gatto blocks a jab.
Gatto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mihailovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gatto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gatto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatto thuds his shin into the meat of Mihailovic's side.
Mihailovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mihailovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gatto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gatto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gatto scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatto scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gatto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gatto lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Gatto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lubomir Mihailovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gatto scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatto throws the kick towards the body but Mihailovic avoids it.
Mihailovic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mihailovic looks to land a left hand but Gatto moved out of range nicely.
Mihailovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatto.
Gatto is looking to slow Mihailovic down with leg kicks.
Gatto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mihailovic if he has to take too many more of those.
Gatto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mihailovic's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gatto.
Gatto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gatto lands a head kick. Mihailovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gatto lands a big head kick that sends Mihailovic tumbling to the mat! Gatto takes a step backwards and waves Mihailovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mihailovic is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gatto lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Mihailovic crumples to the floor! Gatto milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mick Gatto!
After the fight, Mick Gatto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Scarpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Sparks told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Scarpa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks misses the shot to the body.
Sparks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sparks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sparks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scarpa.
Scarpa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scarpa misses with a low kick.
Scarpa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good leg kick by Scarpa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sparks misses with an uppercut. Scarpa saw that one coming.
Scarpa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparks is just out of range.
Sparks stuns Scarpa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sparks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sparks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scarpa.
Scarpa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scarpa throws a push kick but Sparks slaps the foot to one side.
Sparks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scarpa feints and then cracks Sparks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparks down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scarpa shoots in looking for a takedown. Sparks tries to sprawl out of it but Scarpa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sparks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarpa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparks.
Scarpa throws a low kick, looking for Sparks's leg but Sparks calmly moves out of range.
Sparks misses the shot to the body.
Sparks has Scarpa up against the cage in a clinch.
Sparks working aggressively here.
Scarpa has a couple of punches blocked by Sparks.
Sparks digs a right hand into Scarpa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scarpa's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Sparks fails to land.
Scarpa prevents a body shot from Sparks.
Sparks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scarpas head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sparks.
Sparks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scarpa looking for a takedown.
Scarpa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sparks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Scarpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scarpa.
Scarpa moves away from the strike by Sparks.
Mickey Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarpa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scarpa.
Scarpa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparks throws out the jab.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarpa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Scarpa keeps the fight on the outside.
Sparks is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks missing with a left hand there. Scarpa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparks avoids a kick to the body.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scarpa fails with a takedown attempt.
Sparks lands a glancing blow to the side of Scarpa's head.
Scarpa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparks was well out of range. Poor timing from Scarpa.
Scarpa punishes Sparks's body with a nice straight punch.
Scarpa throws a body punch but Sparks moves out of range.
Scarpa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scarpa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparks was well out of range. Poor timing from Scarpa.
A slow jab from Sparks misses its intended target.
Sparks thows a body shot but no joy.
Sparks checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sparks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarpa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scarpa slips under a jab from Sparks.
Scarpa lands a leg kick that knocks Sparks off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Scarpa.
Scarpa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparks misses with a hook.
Sparks misses with a looping right.
Mickey Sparks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scarpa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sparks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scarpa looks to land a body kick but Sparks moved away.
Scarpa tries to land a leg kick but Sparks saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Scarpa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Sparks 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.
A cross from Sparks lands.
It looks like Gregory Scarpa has been cut.
Scarpa slips a jab from Sparks.
Sparks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scarpa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Scarpa slips a straight right by Sparks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sparks looks to throw the jab but Scarpa is out of range.
Sparks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scarpa.
Scarpa throws the kick towards the body but Sparks avoids it.
Scarpa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Scarpa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sparks lands with a cross.
Scarpa is looking to score with low kicks.
Sparks throws a hook to the side of Scarpa's head but Scarpa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparks throws a jab but it's blocked by Scarpa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarpa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparks was well out of range. Poor timing from Scarpa.
Nice defenses there by Scarpa.
Scarpa throws a low kick but Sparks avoids it.
Scarpa takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses.
Sparks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Scarpa misses with a wild body shot.
Sparks throws a series of punches but Scarpa avoids them all with ease.
Sparks scores with a hook to the body. Scarpa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mickey Sparks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scarpa has a takedown stuffed.
Sparks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scarpa manages to avoid it.
Scarpa is looking to wear down Sparks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sparks misses with an uppercut.
Scarpa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sparks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sparks is out of range.
Scarpa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparks.
Scarpa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
Sparks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scarpa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparks.
Sparks checks a low kick from Scarpa.
Scarpa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sparks.
Scarpa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scarpa throws a solid leg kick but Sparks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scarpa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarpa moves forwards but Sparks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Donk. Sparks catches Scarpa right on the button with a cross.
Scarpa throws the kick towards the body but Sparks avoids it.
Scarpa 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scarpas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sparks checks a low kick from Scarpa.
Scarpa throws a front kick aimed at Sparks's knee but Sparks avoids it well.
Scarpa throws out a leg kick but Sparks moves out of range and Scarpa only half commits.
Scarpa misses with an uppercut.
Sparks clobbers Scarpa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Scarpa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scarpa takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Scarpa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparks moves into the clinch.
Sparks misses with some punches.
Sparks leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scarpa has Sparks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sparks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Scarpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparks lands a shoulder strike.
Sparks throws a punch but it's blocked by Scarpa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scarpa.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sparks tries to work over Scarpa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sparks has Scarpa pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sparks scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sparks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparks slows down the pace here.
Sparks can't find room to land a body shot as Scarpa controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Sparks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregory Scarpa's cut.
That's time! Scarpa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No joy there for Sparks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sparks thows a body shot but no joy.
Sparks throws a shot to the body.
Scarpa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparks rushes Scarpa and presses him up against the cage.
Sparks tries to throw a body punch but Scarpa avoids it by throwing Sparks back against the cage.
Scarpa blocks an uppercut.
Sparks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scarpa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sparks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scarpa throws a front kick aimed at Sparks's knee but Sparks avoids it well.
No luck for Scarpa with that takedown attempt.
Sparks walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a looping left.
Scarpa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sparks as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Scarpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Sparks.
Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scarpa moves away.
Scarpa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sparks swivels and escapes.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks forces Scarpa back against the cage and clinches.
Scarpa is looking for a takedown.
Sparks pushes Scarpa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Sparks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scarpa backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sparks.
Gregory Scarpa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sparks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Scarpa takes a shot to the head.
Sparks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scarpa up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sparks fails to land.
Sparks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scarpa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sparks scores with a hook to the body.
Sparks misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sparks.
A short body shot lands from Sparks as the two fighters clinch.
Sparks misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a punch to the body.
Sparks lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sparks.
A nice left hand lands by Sparks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sparks.
Sparks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scarpa backwards.
Sparks has Scarpa pressed against the cage.
Scarpa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparks controls his hands.
Sparks scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sparks misses with a body punch.
Scarpa prevents a body shot from Sparks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sparks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sparks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sparks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sparks lands a right hand.
Scarpa is rocked!
Sparks misses with a punch to the body.
Scarpa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sparks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mickey Sparks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Scarpa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scarpa seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scarpa blocks an uppercut.
Sparks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarpa's elbow.
A short uppercut from Sparks.
Sparks dips a shoulder and cracks Scarpa with a mighty uppercut! Scarpa falls back against the cage and Sparks unloads with a barrage of strikes! Scarpa is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sparks screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Sparks!
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