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RYZE 76: Finkle vs. Habana PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Rechsteiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Oarsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Rechsteiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cosmo Oarsman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rechsteiner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oarsman as he jumps to the side.
Oarsman slaps away a takedown attempt from Rechsteiner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oarsman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rechsteiner blocks the body kick.
Rechsteiner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Rechsteiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oarsman works Rechsteiner's body with a nice hook.
Oarsman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rechsteiner.
Oarsman rushes Rechsteiner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rechsteiner takes a shot to the head.
Oarsman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rechsteiner managing to block the knees to the body from Oarsman.
Oarsman scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oarsman tries to work over Rechsteiner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Oarsman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman looking to throw knees to the head but Rechsteiner is blocking nicely.
Oarsman gets underhooks to prevent Rechsteiner's takedown attempt.
Rechsteiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rechsteiner prevents a body shot from Oarsman.
Oarsman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Oliver Rechsteiner has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oarsman throws an elbow but misses.
Oarsman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oarsman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oarsman misses with an elbow over the top.
Rechsteiner blocks a body shot from Oarsman.
A short right from Oarsman on the inside.
Oarsman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oarsman trying to land knees to the body.
Oarsman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rechsteiner avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Oarsman.
Rechsteiner blocks an elbow strike from Oarsman.
Oarsman crunches a lovely knee into Rechsteiner's ribcage.
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!
Rechsteiner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oarsman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rechsteiner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Oarsman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rechsteiner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oarsman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rechsteiner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rechsteiner blocks a body shot from Oarsman.
Oarsman trying to land knees to the body.
Oarsman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rechsteiner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oarsman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rechsteiner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oarsman walks away with a smile on his face. Rechsteiner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman lands a leg kick that knocks Rechsteiner off balance momentarily.
Cosmo Oarsman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oarsman lands a head shot.
Oarsman lands a front kick.
Oarsman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rechsteiner walks into a left hand.
Oarsman lands the left hand.
Rechsteiner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oarsman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rechsteiner moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oarsman with a nice cross.
Oarsman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rechsteiner on the side of the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rechsteiner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Oarsman misses with a right hand
and Rechsteiner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oarsman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab lands there for Oarsman.
Oarsman closes the distance and pushes Rechsteiner back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman is pressed up against the cage. Rechsteiner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oarsman down to the mat. Oarsman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oarsman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oarsman connects with a nice looking jab.
Oarsman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rechsteiner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oarsman swivels and escapes.
Good standup being displayed there by Rechsteiner as he connects with a hook.
Oarsman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cosmo Oarsman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oarsman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rechsteiner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oarsman moves into range and clinches up with Rechsteiner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oarsman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rechsteiner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oarsman lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Oarsman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Rechsteiner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oarsman lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Oarsman misses.
Rechsteiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oarsman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oarsman looks to score with a jab to the body but Rechsteiner is just out of range.
Oarsman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oarsman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rechsteiner misses with a takedown
and Oarsman counters with a stiff right hand.
Cosmo Oarsman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rechsteiner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rechsteiner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oarsman.
Oarsman looks to score with a jab to the body but Rechsteiner is just out of range.
Nice shot by Oarsman.
Oarsman throws an overhand right that lands on Rechsteiner's shoulder, as Rechsteiner tries to avoid the shot.
Oarsman connects with a right hand. Rechsteiner shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rechsteiner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oarsman.
Oarsman missing with a left hand there. Rechsteiner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oarsman tries to clinch but Rechsteiner is having none of it.
Oarsman throws a body punch but Rechsteiner moves out of range.
Rechsteiner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Oarsman.
Oarsman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oarsman. That's going to slow Rechsteiner down.
Good shot there by Oarsman.
Rechsteiner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oarsman but Oarsman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Rechsteiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oarsman jabs Rechsteiner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rechsteiner walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oarsman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rechsteiner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oarsman is looking to slow Rechsteiner down with leg kicks.
Oarsman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rechsteiner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rechsteiner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oarsman tries a head kick but it misses.
Oarsman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oarsman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rechsteiner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oarsman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oarsman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oarsman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oarsman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oarsman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Oarsman misses
and Rechsteiner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rechsteiner wants to control from the top but Oarsman keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Oliver Rechsteiner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rechsteiner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rechsteiner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oarsman is looking to slow Rechsteiner down with leg kicks.
Rechsteiner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oarsman but Oarsman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rechsteiner shoots in for a takedown but Oarsman shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman cracks the inside of Rechsteiner's front leg.
Oarsman with a nice cross.
Oarsman swats away the attempt to clinch by Rechsteiner.
Oarsman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oarsman stalks Rechsteiner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rechsteiner's face. Rechsteiner staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oarsman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rechsteiner, pushing him back against the cage.
Oarsman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rechsteiner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oarsman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rechsteiner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oarsman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Oarsman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oliver Rechsteiner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Oarsman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oarsman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oarsman, as that shot connected.
Rechsteiner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oarsman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rechsteiner ducks right into an uppercut from Oarsman.
Rechsteiner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rechsteiner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oarsman counters with a right hand to the body.
Oarsman connects with a nice looking jab.
Horrible takedown by Rechsteiner or perhaps it was just good defense by Oarsman which made him look bad.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oarsman. That's going to slow Rechsteiner down.
Oarsman throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Oarsman ducks under a wild hook from Rechsteiner.
Oarsman lunges at Rechsteiner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rechsteiner's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rechsteiner walks into a stiff left hand from Oarsman.
Oarsman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rechsteiner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oarsman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oliver Rechsteiner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oarsman feints and then cracks Rechsteiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rechsteiner down.
Oarsman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oarsman cracks Rechsteiner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rechsteiner is rocked!
Rechsteiner gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Oarsman gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Rechsteiner is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cosmo Oarsman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Ray Dunkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Elcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Ray Dunkin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Armando Elcock's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvin Ray Dunkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Armando Elcock!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Elcock.
Elcock checks a leg kick.
Dunkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elcock throws a looping overhand right but Dunkin ducks down to avoid it.
Elcock works over Dunkin's head and body with a nice combination.
Elcock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dunkin has time to react.
Dunkin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Demon's Progym, LOP in the buildup to the fight.
Dunkin throws a shot from downtown. Elcock moves away and avoids it.
Elcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunkin.
Dunkin is looking to land body kicks.
Elcock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dunkin counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Dunkin.
Dunkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elcock throws a body punch but Dunkin moves out of range.
Dunkin misses with a low kick.
Alvin Ray Dunkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Elcock is just out of range.
Dunkin throws a push kick but Elcock slaps the foot to one side.
Dunkin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab, jab by Dunkin - just one landing.
Elcock throws a series of punches but Dunkin moves out of range.
Dunkin tries to clinch but Elcock is having none of it.
Dunkin throws a right hand that Elcock ducks under and follows up with a left that Elcock also avoids with ease.
Elcock lands a glancing blow to the side of Dunkin's head.
Nice cross by Elcock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Elcock.
Elcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Elcock finds it's way through Dunkin's defenses.
Dunkin lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elcock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunkin misses with a leg kick.
Dunkin throws out a loose jab but Elcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunkin throws a head kick but Elcock moves out of range.
Dunkin avoids the body shot from Elcock.
Dunkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dunkin.
Elcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunkin moves away.
Dunkin throws a leg kick but Elcock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dunkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Elcock. Those never looked like landing.
Dunkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Elcock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elcock misses the shot to the body.
Dunkin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - Elcock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunkin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Elcock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elcock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Elcock throws a combination. Dunkin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dunkin misses with a low kick.
Dunkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elcock.
Dunkin takes one on the button.
Dunkin misses with a hook. Elcock ducked under it nicely.
Elcock sizes up Dunkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunkin drops his hands momentarily and Elcock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunkin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Elcock closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dunkin throws a low kick but Elcock moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Elcock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body kick there by Dunkin.
Dunkin throws a leg kick but Elcock checks it.
Elcock blocks the body kick.
Elcock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dunkin wants to land a leg kick but Elcock is out of range.
Elcock lands a jab to the nose.
Elcock misses with an uppercut.
Elcock misses with a wild body shot.
Dunkin lands a right hook to the body.
Dunkin tests Elcock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Elcock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dunkin looks to land a body kick but Elcock moved away.
Dunkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Elcock.
Dunkin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Elcock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunkin dodges the punch combination from Elcock.
Dunkin connects with a jab.
Elcock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dunkin counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin misses with a body punch.
Dunkin working aggressively here.
Dunkin working aggressively here.
Elcock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dunkin misses with a punch to the body.
Dunkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elcock manages to break the clinch.
Dunkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elcock checks a low kick from Dunkin.
Dunkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dunkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elcock moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elcock loads up on a big right hand but Dunkin slips the punch.
Elcock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elcock checks a low kick from Dunkin.
Elcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Elcock.
Dunkin swings for the body but Elcock moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elcock. Dunkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunkin.
Elcock avoids the body shot from Dunkin.
Elcock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elcock. Dunkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elcock throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunkin.
Dunkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elcock.
Dunkin misses with a low kick.
Elcock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dunkin eats them both and turns towards Elcock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Elcock throws a shot from downtown. Dunkin moves away and avoids it.
Elcock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Dunkin misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunkin throws out a leg kick but Elcock moves out of range and Dunkin only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunkin throws out a leg kick but Elcock moves out of range and Dunkin only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Ray Dunkin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dunkin lands a big head kick that sends Elcock tumbling to the mat! Dunkin takes a step backwards and waves Elcock back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elcock throws a right and a left that Dunkin avoids nicely.
Elcock throws the left hand but Dunkin avoids the punch easily.
Dunkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Elcock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Elcock throws out a loose jab but Dunkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Dunkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elcock.
Dunkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Elcock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dunkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elcock.
Elcock tries to bum rush Dunkin with a series of wild strikes but Dunkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Elcock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elcock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Elcock swinging wildly here.
Dunkin looks to land a body kick but Elcock moved away.
Dunkin throws a poor cross that misses
and Elcock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunkin lands with a shot to the body.
Elcock swinging wildly here.
Elcock checks a leg kick.
Dunkin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Elcock throws a body punch but Dunkin moves out of range.
No joy there for Elcock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elcock misses with a series of wild punches.
Elcock misses with a hook.
Dunkin throws a leg kick but Elcock moved away.
Armando Elcock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dunkin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elcock misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin avoids the body shot from Elcock.
Good leg kick by Dunkin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dunkin throws a leg kick but Elcock checks it.
Dunkin moves to clinch but Elcock breaks away
and Elcock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elcock misses with a body shot.
Dunkin misses with a body kick.
Dunkin scores with a jab to the body.
Elcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunkin moves away.
Elcock cracks a nice hook into Dunkin's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Elcock needs to keep his hands up - Dunkin had a free shot at his head there.
Elcock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunkin.
Elcock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dunkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elcock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dunkin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Elcock is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elcock lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Elcock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Elcock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Ray Dunkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunkin 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Ray Dunkin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvel Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Whom Shall I Fear 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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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arvel Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Achilles Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas throws out a powerful jab.
Leonidas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leonidas digs a right hand underneath Garnett's ribcage. Garnett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonidas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garnett throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonidas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garnett.
Garnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Leonidas.
A jab from Garnett misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Leonidas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Leonidas throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonidas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonidas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leonidas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garnett's face.
It looks like Arvel Garnett has been cut.
Garnett working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Garnett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonidas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Achilles Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garnett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A clash of legs there as Garnett blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas moves in looking to clinch but Garnett pushes him off.
Garnett swinging wildly here.
Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garnett throws out the jab.
Leonidas is looking to land body kicks.
Garnett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonidas wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Leonidas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garnett throws a push kick but Leonidas slaps the foot to one side.
Garnett moves out of range as Leonidas throws a body kick.
Garnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garnett missing with a left hand there. Leonidas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonidas has closed the distance and engaged Garnett in a clinch.
Leonidas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett manages to break the clinch.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
Leonidas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leonidas throws a sloppy head kick and Garnett moves out of range easily.
Leonidas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett moves out of range as Leonidas throws a body kick.
Garnett lands with a shot to the body.
Leonidas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonidas throws a head kick but Garnett moves out of range.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leonidas throws a wild body kick that Garnett sees coming a mile off.
Leonidas walks into a straight right hand from Garnett.
Garnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonidas scores with a head kick. Garnett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leonidas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garnett checks it well.
Garnett misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Leonidas.
Leonidas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Garnett throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garnett misses with an uppercut. Leonidas saw that one coming.
Leonidas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garnett misses with a few strikes there.
Garnett misses with a straight right.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garnett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leonidas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Garnett is having none of it.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garnett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leonidas instigates a clinch.
Garnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonidas motions for Garnett to come forward. Leonidas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas slips a jab from Garnett.
Leonidas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Garnett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Garnett as he checks the leg kick.
Leonidas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garnett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Garnett.
Leonidas wants to clinch
and Garnett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garnett misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leonidas.
Leonidas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leonidas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garnett.
Leonidas throws a sloppy head kick and Garnett moves out of range easily.
Garnett tries to keep at a distance but Leonidas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leonidas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garnett's efforts to push away.
Leonidas lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonidas works on Garnett's body with a couple of short punches.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leonidas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garnett backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garnett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilles Leonidas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvel Garnett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garnett slips a jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas pushes Garnett up against the cage in a clinch.
Garnett wants to break free but Leonidas has control.
Leonidas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leonidas misses with a knee strike.
Leonidas misses with some punches.
Leonidas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garnett.
Garnett tries to break free but Leonidas pushes him back against the cage.
Leonidas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garnett's efforts to push away.
Garnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Leonidas has double underhooks.
Garnett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garnett misses with a body punch.
Garnett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Leonidas.
Garnett is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonidas.
Oh Garnett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leonidas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garnett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Leonidas has double underhooks.
Leonidas jerks Garnett's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Garnett drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Leonidas goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Leonidas because Garnett was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Achilles Leonidas!
In his post fight interview, Achilles Leonidas gave a big smile as he said 'I want to thank my sponsors and all of my fans! My goal every show is to give the crowd an exciting fight. One day I will become Champion!! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lazerus Wheelright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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141 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lazerus Wheelright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Wheelright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wheelright lands a high kick to the side of Muszyna's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Wheelright dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Cechini Muszyna 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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wheelright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wheelright trying to control the position from guard on top but Muszyna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wheelright showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Muszyna trying to keep a closed guard but Wheelright is proving a slippery customer.
Wheelright throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Muszyna connects with a body shot that sends Wheelright's belly button to the back.
Muszyna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Lazerus Wheelright has been cut.
Muszyna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muszyna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wheelright moves away.
Lazerus Wheelright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wheelright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muszyna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wheelright counters with a low kick, right behind Muszyna 's knee.
Wheelright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muszyna throws a leg kick but Wheelright moved away.
Muszyna takes a swing at Wheelright's ribcage but misses.
Wheelright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wheelright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muszyna misses with a right hand
and Wheelright counters with an outside leg kick.
Muszyna sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wheelright throws a lazy body kick
and Muszyna counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna throws a lazy right hand but Wheelright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wheelright scores with a nice body kick.
Wheelright throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Muszyna. No joy for Wheelright on that attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wheelright.
Muszyna throws a hook to the side of Wheelright's head but Wheelright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muszyna throws a front kick aimed at Wheelright's knee but Wheelright avoids it well.
Wheelright misses with a wild body shot.
Wheelright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muszyna sprawls well. Muszyna wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wheelright gets slowly back to his feet.
Wheelright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muszyna pinned against the cage. Muszyna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazerus Wheelright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muszyna misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wheelright can pounce on him.
Cechini Muszyna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wheelright throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Muszyna's head.
Wheelright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muszyna misses with a shot to the body
and Wheelright counters with an inside leg kick.
Muszyna lands a left and a right that send Wheelright crashing to the mat, dazed. Muszyna thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wheelright is rocked!
Wheelright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wheelright moves forwards but Muszyna connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Wheelright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muszyna moves out of range of the body kick.
Wheelright seems to have got his legs back now.
Wheelright throws a sloppy head kick and Muszyna moves out of range easily.
Wheelright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wheelright dives in and grabs Muszyna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muszyna pushes down on Wheelright's head and hops out.
Muszyna tried to score with a low kick but Wheelright checks it.
Wheelright is looking to land body kicks.
Muszyna tests Wheelright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muszyna just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna checks a leg kick.
Muszyna tries to work over Wheelright's front leg with a kick but Wheelright checks it.
Oooooh!!! Muszyna has knocked Wheelright down with a huge combo! Muszyna steps away and waves a wobbly Wheelright back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wheelright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muszyna tries to avoid it but Wheelright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muszyna to the ground. Muszyna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wheelright punishes Muszyna's body with a nice straight punch.
Muszyna misses the jab.
Wheelright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muszyna throws a solid leg kick but Wheelright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Muszyna.
Wheelright lands a front kick.
Muszyna is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wheelright.
Wheelright scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muszyna on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wheelright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muszyna gets caught napping as Wheelright dives in and scores a takedown. Muszyna manages to retain guard.
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 Lazerus Wheelright will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Muszyna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wheelright throws a hook but Muszyna avoids it easily.
Wheelright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muszyna moves out of range as Wheelright throws a body kick.
Muszyna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wheelright.
Wheelright thuds his shin into the meat of Muszyna's side.
Muszyna moves out of range of the body kick from Wheelright.
Muszyna throws a leg kick but Wheelright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wheelright throws a wild body kick that Muszyna sees coming a mile off.
Wheelright looks to land a body kick but Muszyna moved away.
A slow jab from Muszyna misses its intended target.
Good work by Muszyna as he checks the leg kick.
Wheelright lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wheelright. Muszyna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wheelright throws a leg kick but Muszyna moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wheelright.
Wheelright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wheelright is looking to wear down Muszyna with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wheelright just misses with a punch to the body.
Muszyna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Muszyna misses with an uppercut. Wheelright saw that one coming.
Wheelright tries to land a body kick
and Muszyna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wheelright looks to land a body kick but Muszyna moved away.
Muszyna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muszyna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wheelright.
Muszyna throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muszyna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Muszyna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wheelright is out of range and Muszyna settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Wheelright.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wheelright.
Wheelright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wheelright fakes the leg kick and cracks Muszyna in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muszyna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wheelright throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wheelright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wheelright misses with a wild combination.
Muszyna misses with an uppercut
and Wheelright holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Muszyna is struggling to control the position.
Wheelright leaning against his opponent.
Wheelright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muszyna is defending well for now.
Muszyna is looking to control Wheelright's arms but Wheelright gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muszyna has his back to the cage.
Muszyna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright scores a nice knee to the body.
Wheelright is trying to stall.
Wheelright tightens his grip and picks Muszyna up, before dumping him to the ground. Muszyna manages to land in guard.
Wheelright 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.
Muszyna keeping full guard, as Wheelright tries to pass.
Wheelright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muszyna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wheelright wants to control from the top but Muszyna keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright postures up in Muszyna's guard and throws a big left but Muszyna blocks it.
Muszyna keeping moving, preventing Wheelright from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lazerus Wheelright wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wheelright swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Muszyna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wheelright thinking.
Muszyna works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wheelright 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.
Muszyna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muszyna pulls Wheelright in close to his closed guard and prevents Wheelright from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wheelright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazerus Wheelright dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wheelright misses with a body kick.
Wheelright lands with a straight right. Muszyna didn't see that one coming.
Wheelright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wheelright lands a nice looking body kick.
Wheelright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wheelright thows a body kick. Muszyna tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wheelright misses with a head kick.
Muszyna works Wheelright's body with a nice hook.
Wheelright misses with a body shot.
Muszyna has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wheelright.
Wheelright lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muszyna's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wheelright misses with a wild body shot.
Wheelright dives in and scores a takedown into Muszyna's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wheelright is fighting to break Muszyna's control of his arms but Muszyna is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelright trying to control the position from guard on top but Muszyna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cechini Muszyna has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wheelright tries to land a leg kick but Muszyna saw it coming and moves away.
Wheelright throws a body kick that misses
and Wheelright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muszyna throws a body punch but Wheelright moves out of range.
Muszyna catches Wheelright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Muszyna motions for Wheelright to come forward. Muszyna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muszyna throws a jab but it's blocked by Wheelright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Muszyna checks a leg kick.
Muszyna takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wheelright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muszyna's sensitive parts.
Wheelright throws a sloppy head kick
and Muszyna counters with a stiff right hand.
Lazerus Wheelright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wheelright's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muszyna connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wheelright scrambles back to his feet.
Wheelright scoring well with a low kick there.
Muszyna paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wheelright dodges the punch combination from Muszyna.
Wheelright tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Wheelright
and Muszyna counters with a good low kick that Wheelright was not able to check.
Muszyna cracks Wheelright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wheelright blocks the body kick.
Wheelright throws a wild body kick that Muszyna sees coming a mile off.
Cechini Muszyna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wheelright scores with a push kick.
Wheelright wants to land a leg kick but Muszyna is out of range.
Muszyna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Wheelright finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Muszyna on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wheelright jabs Muszyna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Muszyna takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muszyna blocks a head kick by Wheelright.
Muszyna has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Wheelright.
Wheelright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wheelright misses with a body kick.
Muszyna throws a shot from downtown. Wheelright moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muszyna takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wheelright throws a head kick that misses.
Wheelright misses with a hook. Muszyna ducked under it nicely.
Wheelright misses with a body kick.
Wheelright keeps Muszyna at a distance using the push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wheelright, right into the meat.
Wheelright shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wheelright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muszyna keeping full guard, as Wheelright tries to pass.
Wheelright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazerus Wheelright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wheelright 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazerus Wheelright!
Our winner, Lazerus Wheelright, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between El Jewpacabra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn has chosen Say It Aint So by Weezer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, El Jewpacabra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Glenn!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Jewpacabra tenderised Glenn's leg. Glenn is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch lands to the side of Glenn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jewpacabra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Glenn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jewpacabra - the referee stops the clock and Glenn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jewpacabra. Glenn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jewpacabra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Glenn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jewpacabra can pounce on him.
Jewpacabra cracks Glenn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jewpacabra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jewpacabra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jewpacabra.
Glenn misses with an uppercut
enabling Jewpacabra to counter with a crisp jab.
Jewpacabra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jewpacabra wants it to stay on the feet.
Glenn misses with a right hand
and Jewpacabra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jewpacabra swats away the attempt to clinch by Glenn.
Glenn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Glenn tries to clinch
and Jewpacabra counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jewpacabra tries a head kick but it misses.
Jewpacabra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glenn doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice cross by Jewpacabra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewpacabra clinches up with Glenn and pushes him back against the cage.
Jewpacabra is struggling to control the position.
Jewpacabra lands an elbow just above Glenn 's eye.
Jewpacabra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glenn blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jewpacabra throws an elbow but misses.
Jewpacabra lands a damaging elbow.
Glenn fails to pull guard.
Glenn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jewpacabra lands with a right to the head.
Jewpacabra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jewpacabra missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jewpacabra.
It looks like Robert Glenn has been cut.
Jewpacabra has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Glenn gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glenn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jewpacabra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jewpacabra regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glenn being controlled here momentarily.
Glenn throws a big elbow that misses.
Glenn is fighting to break Jewpacabra's control of his arms but Jewpacabra is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Glenn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jewpacabra is keeping the position for now.
Jewpacabra seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jewpacabra wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because El Jewpacabra just wasn't active enough.
Glenn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jewpacabra.
Jewpacabra punishes Glenn's body with a nice straight punch.
Jewpacabra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glenn.
Glenn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Glenn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jewpacabra but Jewpacabra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
El Jewpacabra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Glenn.
Glenn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jewpacabra lands a jab to the nose.
Jewpacabra throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Glenn is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jewpacabra clinches.
Glenn is still on wobbly legs! Can Jewpacabra finish him?
Jewpacabra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jewpacabra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jewpacabra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jewpacabra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jewpacabra lands an elbow that stopped Glenn in his tracks for a moment.
Jewpacabra tries a knee to the head but Glenn blocks it.
Jewpacabra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glenn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jewpacabra presses Glenn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jewpacabra lands an elbow that stopped Glenn in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jewpacabra.
Jewpacabra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Glenn lands a nice shot to the body.
Jewpacabra lands a left hand.
Jewpacabra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jewpacabra controlling the action here for a moment.
Jewpacabra lands an elbow inside that Glenn shrugs off.
Jewpacabra lands a damaging elbow.
Jewpacabra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jewpacabra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Glenn backwards.
Jewpacabra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jewpacabra lands a big knee to the head and Glenn goes down! Jewpacabra pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Jewpacabra!
During a confident post fight interview, El Jewpacabra thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gauss Elimination (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draven Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Techno Viking . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauss Elimination!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draven Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas looks to land a combination but Elimination avoids it well.
Elimination closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lucas quickly recovers to half guard.
Elimination throwing shots but Lucas is blocking nicely.
Elimination prevents Lucas from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Elimination.
Elimination seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Elimination working the head and body with strikes.
Elimination thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lucas's head.
Elimination throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Elimination sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lucas defending well though.
Lucas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Elimination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimination not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elimination is nestled in close to Lucas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lucas looking for submissions off his back.
Elimination missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Elimination sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lucas defending well though.
Elimination not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lucas is looking to control Elimination's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lucas avoid being mounted?
Lucas is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elimination thows a huge punch but Lucas dodges it nicely.
Elimination landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Elimination works his way into side control.
Elimination landing strikes.
Lucas is looking to regain half guard here but Elimination keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elimination throwing strikes but Lucas manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lucas trying to control the action but Elimination is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimination is being controlled here.
Elimination keeping his opponent close.
Elimination tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elimination stops Lucas from passing to mount.
Lucas staying calm.
Elimination is not content to let Lucas control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elimination sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauss Elimination dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elimination keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elimination shoots in and gets a takedown into Lucas's guard.
Elimination has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Elimination tries to free his leg and advance position but Lucas is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Elimination's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Elimination missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elimination is looking to advance position but Lucas has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Elimination tries to reverse the position but Lucas maintains control.
Elimination is squirming around, avoiding Lucas's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Elimination wants to hold on but Lucas pushes him away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Elimination keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throwing strikes here but Elimination is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Elimination is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lucas has hold of Elimination's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Elimination manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Elimination wants to hold on but Lucas pushes him away.
Lucas working for a submission but Elimination is keeping him at bay.
Elimination wants to control but Lucas is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimination is trying desperately to improve position.
Lucas content just to control the position here.
Lucas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Elimination prevents Lucas from taking his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elimination tries to hold on but Lucas postures up.
Elimination can't escape the position.
Elimination tries to hold on but Lucas pushes him away.
Lucas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Elimination working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucas looking to control but Elimination is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gauss Elimination will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Elimination gets a double leg takedown into Lucas's guard.
Elimination throws a strike but Lucas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Elimination is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Elimination keeping moving, preventing Lucas from controlling successfully.
Elimination tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elimination is trying to keep Lucas in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimination looking for a sweep. Not yet Elimination, not yet.
Elimination is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elimination working a defensive guard but Lucas passes into half guard.
Elimination trying to control but Lucas postures up.
Elimination is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at MMA Gods - 16 Elites! + Roger Gracie, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gauss Elimination.
Elimination bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lucas 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Elimination misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lucas struggling a bit here.
Lucas dodges the ground and pound from Elimination.
Lucas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Elimination connects with a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elimination scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lucas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lucas looks to move to half guard but instead Elimination has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas is looking to get to half guard.
Elimination scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lucas?
Lucas regains half guard.
Lucas manages to get to full guard.
Elimination postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gauss Elimination overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elimination is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lucas working for a triangle but Elimination defends it easily.
Elimination trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Draven Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elimination throws a big elbow that misses.
Lucas looking for a guillotine here but Elimination defends easily.
Elimination throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gauss Elimination showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elimination 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauss Elimination!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Dorozhkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield's entrance music is Country Boy Can Survive. A fine choice. Dorozhkin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SMC HOODRATS kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Dorozhkin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Dorozhkin is just out of range.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Dorozhkin moved away.
Dorozhkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hatfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin throws a series of punches but Hatfield avoids them all with ease.
Dorozhkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Hatfield counters with a leg kick.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin throws an overhand right that lands on Hatfield's shoulder, as Hatfield tries to avoid the shot.
Dorozhkin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hatfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hatfield moves in looking to clinch but Dorozhkin pushes him off.
Dorozhkin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dorozhkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatfield.
Dorozhkin misses with a kick to the body.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Dorozhkin moves away
and Dorozhkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hatfield tries to clinch up
and Dorozhkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dorozhkin avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Hatfield with that takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Hatfield has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Dorozhkin as Hatfield shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatfield wants to clinch.
Hatfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dorozhkin throws a solid leg kick but Hatfield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin tries to sprawl but Hatfield drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hatfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is trying to work for a kimura but Dorozhkin is defending well.
Dorozhkin tries to get to full guard but Hatfield has control of the leg.
Dorozhkin is trying to stand up here but Hatfield is controlling him well.
Hatfield is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hatfield with the ground and pound but Dorozhkin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hatfield passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorozhkin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dorozhkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hatfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Hatfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dorozhkin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hatfield if he has to take too many more of those.
Hatfield dives in for a single leg takedown but Dorozhkin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hatfield misses with the head strike.
Dorozhkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hatfield tries to pull guard but Dorozhkin won't allow it.
Dorozhkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorozhkin's elbow.
Dorozhkin has a couple of punches blocked by Hatfield.
Dorozhkin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dorozhkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin slows down the pace here.
Hatfield jumps guard but Dorozhkin stands there with Hatfield around his waist. Hatfield gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dorozhkin breaks the clinch.
Hatfield tests Dorozhkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dorozhkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hatfield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorozhkin loads up on a big right hand but Hatfield slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Hatfield blocks the leg kick.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that Hatfield semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Dorozhkin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hatfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dorozhkin, pushing him back against the cage.
Dorozhkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dorozhkin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dorozhkin trying to stall but Hatfield improves his position.
Dorozhkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dorozhkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorozhkin connects with an inside leg kick.
Dorozhkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that misses.
Dorozhkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hatfield.
Hatfield 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.
Dorozhkin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hatfield counters by moving into the clinch.
Hatfield gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hatfield won't allow Dorozhkin to sweep him here.
Dorozhkin is looking to stand up but Hatfield isn't so interested in that idea.
Dorozhkin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hatfield is one step ahead there.
Hatfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hatfield preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dorozhkin keeping moving, preventing Hatfield from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin is looking to stand up but Hatfield isn't so interested in that idea.
Dorozhkin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dorozhkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dorozhkin as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorozhkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
Dorozhkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hatfield tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hatfield gets tackled into the cage by Dorozhkin. Dorozhkin maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hatfield.
Dorozhkin working aggressively here.
Dorozhkin blocking some punches.
Dorozhkin lands a shoulder strike.
Dorozhkin blocking some punches.
Dorozhkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield shoots in but no luck this time.
Dorozhkin lands a leg kick that knocks Hatfield off balance momentarily.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown but Dorozhkin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dorozhkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Dorozhkin misses
and Hatfield counters with a series of strikes. Dorozhkin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dorozhkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Hatfield tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dorozhkin swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hatfield.
Anton Dorozhkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Dorozhkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dorozhkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hatfield wants to clinch up but Dorozhkin keeps it at a distance.
Hatfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dorozhkin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dorozhkin connects with a leg kick. Hatfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin motions for Hatfield to come forward. Dorozhkin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dorozhkin clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Dorozhkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hatfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick
and Hatfield counters with a two punch combo.
Dorozhkin is looking to chop away at Hatfield's legs.
Dorozhkin misses with a low kick.
Dorozhkin connects with a body shot.
A low kick from Dorozhkin misses
and Hatfield counters with a one-two to the body.
Dorozhkin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hatfield is able to avoid easily.
Dorozhkin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hatfield is out of range.
Dorozhkin throws a poor cross that misses
and Hatfield counters with a low kick, right behind Dorozhkin 's knee.
Hatfield closes the distance and clinches up with Dorozhkin, looking for a takedown. Hatfield pushes Dorozhkin against the cage but Dorozhkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dorozhkin. That's going to slow Hatfield down.
Dorozhkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hatfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dorozhkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hatfield checks it well.
Anton Dorozhkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorozhkin throws a low kick, looking for Hatfield's leg but Hatfield calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dorozhkin misses the target.
Dorozhkin throws a hook but Hatfield blocks it.
Dorozhkin throws a low kick but Hatfield moves out of range easily.
Dorozhkin throws a sloppy head kick and Hatfield moves out of range easily.
Dorozhkin throws a wild body kick that Hatfield sees coming a mile off.
Dorozhkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Hatfield.
Dorozhkin looks to land a body kick but Hatfield moved away.
Dorozhkin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hatfield is out of range and Dorozhkin settles back down.
Dorozhkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorozhkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dorozhkin misses with a hook
and Hatfield holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to pull guard but Dorozhkin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dorozhkin gets underhooks to prevent Hatfield's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dorozhkin manages to break the clinch.
Hatfield tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dorozhkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hatfield staying out of range there.
Dorozhkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorozhkin clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield jumps guard but Dorozhkin stands there with Hatfield around his waist. Hatfield gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorozhkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
William Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin lands a right hand.
Hatfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dorozhkin lands a shot to the body.
Dorozhkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dorozhkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dorozhkin presses Hatfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dorozhkin can't find room to land a body shot as Hatfield controls the action.
Hatfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dorozhkin lands a right hand.
Hatfield tries to pull guard but Dorozhkin holds him up against the cage and eventually Hatfield drops back down to his feet.
Hatfield working aggressively here.
Dorozhkin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hatfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Hatfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Hatfield has Dorozhkin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hatfield pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dorozhkin tumbling to the mat - Hatfield dives into Dorozhkin's guard.
Anton Dorozhkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dorozhkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dorozhkin wriggles free and stands up.
Hatfield checks a leg kick nicely.
Dorozhkin scores with a sloppy right hand. Hatfield should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorozhkin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hatfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dorozhkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dorozhkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hatfield at a distance.
William Hatfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dorozhkin tried to score with a low kick but Hatfield checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Dorozhkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dorozhkin 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Dorozhkin!
After winning the bout, Anton Dorozhkin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phraya Phichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shunsui Kyoraku has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phraya Phichai!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phichai throws a leg kick
and Kyoraku counters with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kyoraku. That's going to slow Phichai down.
Phichai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyoraku throws out the jab.
That kick from Phichai tenderised Kyoraku's leg. Kyoraku is trying to keep his angry face on.
Phichai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Phichai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phichai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good work by Kyoraku as he checks the leg kick.
Phichai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kyoraku under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyoraku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Phichai.
Phichai just misses with a punch to the body.
Phraya Phichai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyoraku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phichai was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku throws a leg kick but Phichai moved away.
Phichai lands a nice shot that snaps Kyoraku's head back.
Kyoraku dips to his left and cracks Phichai with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kyoraku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kyoraku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kyoraku tried to score with a low kick but Phichai checks it.
Kyoraku motions for Phichai to come forward. Kyoraku throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phichai misses with a combination
and Kyoraku counters with an outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phichai checks a leg kick.
Phichai misses with an uppercut
and Kyoraku counters with a thumping low kick.
Phichai blocks a jab.
Phichai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Phichai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyoraku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phichai.
Phichai throws a hook but Kyoraku blocks it.
Phichai throws a low kick but Kyoraku avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phichai cracks a nice hook into Kyoraku's ribs.
Kyoraku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kyoraku throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyoraku throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Phichai counters with a nice body kick.
Phichai throws a shot from downtown. Kyoraku moves away and avoids it.
Kyoraku wants to clinch up but Phichai keeps it at a distance.
Phichai misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Phichai.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phichai.
Phichai swinging wildly here.
Kyoraku avoids the body shot from Phichai.
Kyoraku tries to work over Phichai's front leg with a kick but Phichai checks it.
Phichai looks to throw the jab but Kyoraku is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai scores with a hook to the body. Kyoraku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phichai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyoraku fails to land with a series of punches.
Phichai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phichai connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Phichai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Phichai lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Phichai.
Kyoraku on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoraku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phichai moves into range and clinches up with Kyoraku.
Kyoraku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phichai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phichai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai tries to work over Kyoraku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phichai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyorakus head.
Phichai blocks an uppercut.
Phichai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Phichai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phichai.
Phichai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phichai lands a damaging elbow.
Phichai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Phichai lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyoraku is breathing heavily.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
Phichai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyorakus head.
Phichai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Phichai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kyoraku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyoraku looking to stall.
Kyoraku misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Phichai.
Kyoraku avoiding damage as Phichai throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phraya Phichai dominated that round.
That's time! Kyoraku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phichai wants to land a leg kick but Kyoraku is out of range.
Phichai scores with a push kick.
Phichai clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku tries to stall but Phichai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kyoraku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Phichai.
Kyoraku misses with some punches.
Phichai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyoraku blocks an elbow strike.
Phichai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
Kyoraku prevents a body shot from Phichai.
Phichai pushes Kyoraku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Phichai controls his hands.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Phichai controls the action.
Kyoraku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Phichai lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phichai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai managing to block the knees to the body from Kyoraku.
Phichai tries a knee to the head but Kyoraku blocks it.
Phichai lands an elbow inside that Kyoraku shrugs off.
Kyoraku manages to break the clinch.
Kyoraku stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phichai.
Phraya Phichai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phichai cracks a nice hook into Kyoraku's ribs.
Nice cross by Kyoraku.
The crowd cheers as Kyoraku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phichai doesn't seem phased though.
Kyoraku is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Phichai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyoraku manages to avoid it.
Phichai throws a shot to the body.
Kyoraku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phichai on the side of the head.
Phichai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyoraku throws out the jab.
Phichai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phichai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phichai blocks an uppercut.
Kyoraku taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phichai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
Kyoraku throws a punch but it's blocked by Phichai.
A short right from Phichai.
Phichai lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Shunsui Kyoraku has been cut.
Phichai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phichai pushes Kyoraku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phichai tries a knee to the head but Kyoraku blocks it.
Phichai takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Phichai.
Phichai is working Kyoraku over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phichai misses with a body punch.
Phichai avoiding damage as Kyoraku throws knees to the body.
Kyoraku misses with a body punch.
Phichai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kyoraku.
Kyoraku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phichai scores with a shot to the side of Kyoraku's head.
Kyoraku has a couple of punches blocked by Phichai.
Kyoraku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phichai's elbow.
Kyoraku throws a punch but it's blocked by Phichai.
Phichai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kyoraku will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kyoraku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phichai.
Kyoraku lands a shot to the body.
Kyoraku has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right from Phichai on the inside.
Kyoraku blocks a body shot from Phichai.
Phichai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phraya Phichai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kyoraku throws a head punch that misses.
Phichai misses with a body punch.
Phichai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phichai.
Phichai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai tries a body shot but Kyoraku blocks it.
A short right from Phichai on the inside.
A knee to the head by Phichai.
Kyoraku working aggressively here.
Phichai struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyoraku controls his hands.
Kyoraku tries to work over Phichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyoraku takes an elbow to the temple.
Phichai missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Phichai - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Phichai.
Kyoraku lands a hook that snaps the head of Phichai backwards.
Kyoraku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phichai is defending well for now.
Kyoraku blocks a body shot from Phichai.
A short left from Phichai.
Phichai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kyoraku has a couple of punches blocked by Phichai.
Kyoraku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phichai is defending well for now.
Phichai lands an elbow that stopped Kyoraku in his tracks for a moment.
Phichai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phichai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kyoraku.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyoraku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phichai's elbow.
Phichai throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Phichai.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phraya Phichai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shunsui Kyoraku's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kyoraku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good exchange - Phichai coming out on top.
Phichai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kyoraku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phichai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyoraku.
Phichai scores with a hook.
Kyoraku swats away the attempt to clinch by Phichai.
A slow jab from Phichai misses its intended target.
Kyoraku swings for the body but Phichai moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Phichai.
Phichai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phichai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyoraku.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phichai misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Phichai scores with a nice strike.
Phichai cracks Kyoraku with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Phichai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyoraku. That did some damage!
Phichai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phichai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phichai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyoraku.
Both fighters circling a little - Phichai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Phichai. Those never looked like landing.
Phichai throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phichai throws a sloppy head kick and Kyoraku moves out of range easily.
Phichai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kyoraku fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyoraku on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Phichai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyoraku ducks under a wild hook from Phichai.
Phichai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phichai throws a leg kick but Kyoraku checks it.
Kyoraku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phichai.
Phichai throws a lazy right hand but Kyoraku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phichai is looking to clinch but Kyoraku is avoiding it.
It looks like Kyoraku has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Phichai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phichai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kyoraku throws a sloppy head kick
and Phichai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kyoraku moves out of range of the body kick from Phichai.
Phichai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
Kyoraku bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phichai's head backwards.
Phichai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kyoraku.
Phichai has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Phichai doesn't manage to clinch there - Kyoraku circles away.
Phichai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kyoraku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kyoraku misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phichai, right into the meat.
Phichai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kyoraku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phichai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kyoraku lands a jab to the head.
Phichai misses with a low kick as Kyoraku jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shunsui Kyoraku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Phichai. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phichai connects with a body shot.
Kyoraku throws a body punch but Phichai moves out of range.
Phichai tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyoraku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kyoraku tries to clinch up.
Phichai scores with a nice body kick.
Phichai takes a swing at Kyoraku's ribcage but misses.
Phraya Phichai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Phichai misses with a low kick as Kyoraku jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phichai throws a wild body kick that Kyoraku sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Phichai.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Phichai. Kyoraku shrugs it off though.
Kyoraku moves out of range as Phichai throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phraya Phichai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phichai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phraya Phichai!
Phraya Phichai 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latvala's entrance music is Children of Bodom - Tie my rope. A fine choice. The key to victory for Roope Latvala has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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213 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong moves forwards but Latvala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Latvala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Latvala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zedong with a poor takedown
and Latvala counters with a three punch combo that has Zedong backing up. Zedong nods at Latvala to acknowledge the strikes.
Zedong ducks right into an uppercut from Latvala.
Zedong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Latvala.
Latvala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zedong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Latvala can pounce on him.
Zedong darts in looking for a takedown but Latvala gets double underhooks and turns Zedong into the cage.
Latvala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Latvala has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zedong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Latvala lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong 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.
Zedong tries to move into range but Latvala moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Latvala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Latvala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zedong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Latvala lands a nice looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Latvala.
Latvala lands with an overhand left.
Latvala lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Latvala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zedong darts in trying to clinch
and Latvala counters with a series of strikes. Zedong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Latvala lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Latvala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Latvala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Latvala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zedong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zedong takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Latvala counters with a stiff right hand.
Roope Latvala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mao Zedong.
Latvala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Latvala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zedong has time to react.
A nice inside leg kick there by Latvala. That's going to slow Zedong down.
Zedong throws the left hand but Latvala avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Latvala.
Zedong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roope Latvala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Latvala lands with a nice body punch.
Latvala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zedong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zedong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Latvala to score with a decent uppercut.
Latvala tests Zedong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Latvala is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Decent striking displayed by Latvala there.
Zedong shoots in for a double leg but Latvala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zedong has his takedown stuffed
and Latvala counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zedong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Latvala lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Latvala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Latvala dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Latvala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zedong fails with the takedown.
Zedong shoots in looking for a takedown. Latvala tries to sprawl out of it but Zedong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Latvala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oooh a lovely combination from Latvala sends Zedong down but not out. Latvala dives into side control looking to finish.
Zedong is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Latvala is looking to take a break and control but Zedong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong is trying to control Latvala's posture but Latvala avoids it.
Latvala staying calm.
Zedong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala cracks Zedong with a big elbow.
Latvala is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zedong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zedong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zedong is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Latvala's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zedong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Zedong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Latvala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zedong keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala working away.
Zedong tries to bench press Latvala off him but Latvala keeps the position.
Zedong is not content to let Latvala control the position.
Latvala scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zedong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zedong is not content to let Latvala control the position.
Latvala working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zedong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Latvala connects with a nice short shot to Zedong's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Latvala in particular looking to stall.
Latvala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zedong is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Latvala lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Latvala trying to control from half guard but Zedong is working away.
Zedong trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Latvala dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zedong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roope Latvala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Zedong or perhaps it was just good defense by Latvala which made him look bad.
Zedong is trying desperately to land a takedown but Latvala is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zedong.
Zedong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Latvala as he avoids it easily.
Zedong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice straight punches there by Latvala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Latvala.
Zedong throws a head kick that misses
and Latvala counters with an inside leg kick.
Zedong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Latvala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Latvala lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala digs a good hook to Zedong's body.
Latvala drops Zedong with a right and a left! Latvala comes rushing in but Zedong regains his composure and manages to keep Latvala in guard.
Zedong is still in real trouble! Can Latvala finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zedong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Latvala passes Zedong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zedong wants to control but Latvala is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zedong seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Latvala working over Zedong with some ground and pound. Zedong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Latvala is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Latvala perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zedong is refusing to be controlled, as Latvala sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Latvala connects with a nice short shot to Zedong's temple.
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.
Zedong wants to get back to full guard.
Latvala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zedong keeps working.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Latvala lands a nice short elbow.
Latvala is trying to control. Zedong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Latvala lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zedong wants to control but Latvala is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Latvala works his way into full mount!
Zedong can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zedong is looking to escape.
Latvala is landing with some decent strikes but Zedong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zedong is trying desperately to improve position.
Latvala raining down hammerfists from mount.
Latvala raining down shots from the mount!
Latvala controlling his opponent.
Latvala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zedong can do to turn this around?
Latvala postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Zedong out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Latvala goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roope Latvala!
Roope Latvala 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habana throws a head kick that misses.
Finkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Habana tries to land a leg kick but Finkle saw it coming and moves away.
Finkle dips to his left and cracks Habana with an uppercut!
Habana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Finkle is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Beast, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nice strikes from Habana there.
Finkle keeping hold of Habana's head, controlling as best he can.
Habana seems to be working for a kimura but Finkle defends the submission attempt.
Finkle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Habana trying to control the position from guard on top but Finkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Habana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Habana advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle dodges the ground and pound from Habana.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Habana is looking to take a break and control but Finkle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finkle is looking for a sweep.
Finkle dodges the ground and pound from Habana.
Habana tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Finkle has one of Habana's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Habana misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Habana sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Finkle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Habana working away.
Habana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Finkle tries to buck Habana off but Habana is having none of it.
Finkle is not content to let Habana control the position.
Habana working away.
Habana landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Habana tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana in side control, throwing shots but Finkle defends.
Finkle is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Finkle taking some punishment here, with Habana in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Habana wants to take a breather but Finkle is having none of it.
Habana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Habana content to control rather than advance.
Habana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Finkle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Habana.
Habana is trying to control the action in half guard but Finkle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Finkle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Habana is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Finkle is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Finkle has escaped and now he's on top!
Finkle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Habana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finkle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Habana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Habana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Finkle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Habana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Habana dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Habana tries to score with a low kick but Finkle moves his leg out of the way.
Habana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finkle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Habana.
Habana throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Habana 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.
Habana throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Finkle misses.
Habana 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.
Habana looks to land a body kick but Finkle moved away.
Finkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryan Habana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Habana throws a sloppy head kick and Finkle moves out of range easily.
Habana cracks the inside of Finkle's front leg.
Finkle blocks a head kick by Habana.
Habana takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Finkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch but Finkle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Habana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finkle blocks a head kick by Habana.
Habana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finkle is able to avoid easily.
Habana shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Finkle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Finkle is trying to get back to half guard.
Finkle prevents Habana from improving position.
Habana wants to stand but Finkle has his arm trapped.
Habana working the strikes but Finkle uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Finkle is trying to control but can't.
Habana wants to control but Finkle is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finkle gets full guard.
Habana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Habana won't allow Finkle to sweep him here.
Finkle trying to control the position.
Habana stopping the sweep attempt from Finkle.
Habana would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Finkle working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Finkle misses.
Habana throws a leg kick that misses.
Finkle throws out a loose jab but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Habana checks a leg kick.
Habana darts in trying to clinch
and Finkle counters with a nice body kick.
Finkle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Habana staying out of range there.
Bryan Habana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Habana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Finkle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Habana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finkle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Habana.
A thudding body kick lands there by Habana!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Habana can pounce on him.
Finkle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Habana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Finkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finkle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Habana is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Habana. That's going to slow Finkle down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Habana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Habana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finkle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Habana lands but Finkle takes it in his stride.
Habana is looking to clinch.
Finkle checks a leg kick nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Habana.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Habana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Habana blocks a low kick nicely.
Finkle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bryan Habana 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.
Habana tries for a takedown but Finkle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Habana avoids the head kick by Finkle.
A head kick misses from Habana.
Finkle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Habana is predictable there
and Finkle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Habana moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Habana.
Habana lands with a slapping head kick.
Habana throws a solid leg kick but Finkle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Habana.
Habana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finkle finds it's way round the side to connect with Habana's head.
Habana tries to land a front kick but Finkle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Finkle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Habana at a distance.
Finkle throws the kick towards the body but Habana avoids it.
A head kick misses from Habana.
Finkle throws a body punch but Habana moves out of range.
Habana scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Habana misses with a leg kick
and Habana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finkle scores with a push kick.
Finkle scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Finkle.
Finkle blocks a head kick by Habana.
Finkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Habana.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Habana 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 Finkle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Finkle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Finkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Habana fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Habana misses with a head kick.
Finkle sizes up Habana with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Finkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Habana throws out the jab.
Finkle lands a jab to Habana's midsection.
Habana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Finkle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Habana shoots in and drives through. Finkle sprawls well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Habana - that will leave a mark!
Finkle scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Finkle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Habana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Habana ducks right into an uppercut from Finkle.
Finkle blocks a low kick nicely.
Finkle looks to throw the jab but Habana is out of range.
Habana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finkle throws the left hand but Habana avoids the punch easily.
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Habana manages to avoid it.
Finkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Habana.
Habana throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
A jab from Finkle misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana throws a chopping leg kick but Finkle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Finkle clobbers Habana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finkle throws a front kick aimed at Habana's knee but Habana avoids it well.
Habana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ray Finkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Habana.
Habana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Habana dives in and grabs Finkle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Finkle pushes down on Habana's head and hops out.
Habana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finkle throws out the jab.
Habana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finkle.
Finkle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Habana under the eye.
Finkle blocks a head kick by Habana.
Habana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finkle as he avoids it easily.
Habana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Finkle throws a head kick that Habana semi-blocks.
Finkle cracks Habana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Habana.
Habana tries to clinch but Finkle is having none of it.
Habana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Habana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ray Finkle is winning the standup battle so far.
Finkle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Finkle lands a nice looking body kick.
Habana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finkle cracks Habana with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finkle. That's going to slow Habana down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finkle.
That kick from Habana tenderised Finkle's leg. Finkle is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Finkle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finkle throws out a loose jab but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finkle thuds his right hand into Habana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A good leg kick by Finkle.
A head kick misses from Habana.
Finkle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Finkle tries to sprawl but Habana drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Finkle keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Finkle is looking for a sweep. Habana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Habana tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Habana wants to control but Finkle is keeping him busy.
Finkle wants to control but Habana is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Finkle is not content to let Habana control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bryan Habana hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Finkle throws a leg kick
so Habana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana is looking to work some ground and pound but Finkle has wrist control.
Finkle keeping moving, preventing Habana from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Finkle controlling Habana's posture.
Bryan Habana has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Finkle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Finkle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Habana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana darts in looking for a takedown but Finkle gets double underhooks and turns Habana into the cage.
Finkle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Finkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Finkle stalling against the cage.
Habana wants to stall.
Finkle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finkle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Habana wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finkle.
Finkle scores with a shoulder strike.
Habana tries to land a knee to the head but Finkle blocks with his arms.
Habana is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Habana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Habana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finkle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Finkle on the inside.
Habana drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Finkle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ray Finkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Habana.
Finkle working the clinch nicely. Habana is working for position but Finkle cracks him with a big knee to the head! Habana crumples up against the cage and Finkle lands two more shots before the ref can save Habana! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ray Finkle!
Ray Finkle retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Ray Finkle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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