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SFC 70: Brown vs Li PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Bezoink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bezoink kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fuel. Ernie Bezoink could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gary Hayes's chin.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Bezoink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezoink throws a hook but Hayes avoids it easily.
Bezoink throws a right hand that Hayes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayes also avoids with ease.
Bezoink fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hayes, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hayes.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Bezoink uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes manages to break the clinch.
Hayes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Bezoink lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hayes doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Gary Hayes has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayes.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Hayes blocks the leg kick.
Bezoink steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Bezoink stuns Hayes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bezoink turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bezoink moves out of range as Hayes strikes.
Bezoink throws a head kick that misses.
Bezoink looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ernie Bezoink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bezoink drops Hayes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hayes looks back up at him and smiles so Bezoink waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hayes is rocked!
Bezoink ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Hayes's jaw. Hayes's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Bezoink does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ernie Bezoink!
A relieved looking Ernie Bezoink 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gale Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rukah Padero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Midnight Conspiracy - Discord (At Dawn We Rage Remix). Rukah Padero is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rukah Padero !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold misses with a body kick.
Padero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rukah Padero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Padero wants to clinch.
Gold 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.
Padero thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Padero . Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Padero . Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold lands a right hook to the body.
Padero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Padero .
Padero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gold as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Padero checks the leg kick.
Padero throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold with a hook.
Gold throws a low kick but it's checked well by Padero .
Padero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Padero tests Gold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Padero misses with an uppercut
and Gold counters with a nice kick to the body.
Padero looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Padero checks a leg kick.
Padero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Padero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gold on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold lands a big right hand that sends Padero crashing to the mat! Gold stays standing though and waves Padero back to his feet!
Padero is rocked!
A slapping body kick lands there for Gold.
Padero is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Padero . That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Padero crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gold - the referee stops the clock and Padero gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gold. Padero manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Padero 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.
Gold digs a good body shot into Padero 's ribs.
Padero seems to have recovered his senses.
Padero shoots in and gets a takedown into Gold's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold trying to control the position.
Padero advances to half guard.
Gold trying to control from the bottom.
Padero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Padero seems to be working for a kimura but Gold defends the submission attempt.
Gold wants to improve his position but Padero is controlling well.
Gold is looking to control Padero 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gold avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Padero is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gold has managed to free his arm - good work.
Padero is looking to take a break and control but Gold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Padero might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gold haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Padero performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Padero trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Gold dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Padero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gold is fending him off so far but Padero persists. Nope, Gold circles away and we're back to standing.
Padero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Padero shoots in for a takedown but Gold shows good takedown defense.
Padero checks a low kick from Gold.
A leg kick checked by Padero .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padero scores with a jab to the head.
Gold scores with a jab.
Padero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gold's waist but Gold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Padero off to one side.
Gale Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rukah Padero .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Gold coming out on top.
Gold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Padero can do to turn this around?
Padero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Padero lands a jab to the head.
Gold throws a leg kick
and Padero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Padero prevents Gold from improving his position.
Padero is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gold doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Padero .
Gold on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gold tries to get out of the position.
Padero is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Padero controlling the pace.
Padero trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.
Padero is working for a kimura but Gold is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padero is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gold is trying to control but can't.
Padero maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gold could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Padero has cracked it and Gold is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Padero !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rukah Padero !
Rukah Padero very nearly forgot to thank Conquer amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Breeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Patrick McDonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Breeze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Patrick McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell misses with a right hand
and Breeze counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McDonnell trying to control the position.
Breeze working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonnell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breeze.
Breeze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McDonnell is looking for a triangle but Breeze pushes his legs off easily.
Breeze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McDonnell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Breeze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breeze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonnell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Breeze defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze trying to control but McDonnell is working from the bottom.
Breeze throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing that Breeze has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
McDonnell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Breeze is looking to work some ground and pound but McDonnell has wrist control.
Breeze got a little sloppy there for a moment and McDonnell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Breeze has managed to get both his arms back between McDonnell's legs - danger averted.
Breeze wants to control from the top but McDonnell keeps moving.
Breeze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McDonnell has control of Breeze's left arm, preventing Breeze from doing any damage.
Breeze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Breeze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Breeze trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonnell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Breeze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Breeze wants to control from the top but McDonnell keeps moving.
Breeze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonnell is keeping the position for now.
Breeze trying to control but McDonnell is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breeze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Breeze tries a head kick but it misses.
Breeze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDonnell counters with an outside leg kick.
Breeze digs a good hook to McDonnell's body.
McDonnell throws a leg kick which misses Breeze's front leg but catches the back leg as Breeze tries to avoid it.
McDonnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Breeze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Breeze.
Breeze throws a right and a left that McDonnell avoids nicely.
Breeze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonnell moves out of range of the body kick from Breeze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Breeze counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McDonnell!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Breeze working the head and body with strikes.
McDonnell dodges the ground and pound from Breeze.
McDonnell wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Breeze connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McDonnell some visible discomfort.
Breeze wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McDonnell, who protects the arm well.
McDonnell felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McDonnell regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonnell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Breeze is working away from the top position though.
Breeze passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McDonnell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Breeze dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonnell is looking to chop away at Breeze's legs.
McDonnell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Breeze scores with the left hand. McDonnell knows he should have avoided that one.
McDonnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Breeze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Breeze moves out of range of the body kick from McDonnell.
Breeze lands with an uppercut that bounces McDonnell off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breeze punishes McDonnell's body with a nice straight punch.
McDonnell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Breeze. That did some damage!
Breeze throws a series of punches but McDonnell moves out of range.
Breeze changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McDonnell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze works to advance to full mount. McDonnell defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Breeze lands a big elbow.
Breeze lands with some strikes.
Breeze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonnell can do to turn this around?
Breeze connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Breeze scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McDonnell?
McDonnell is bucking up trying to escape but Breeze cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McDonnell tries to lock up and control but Breeze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Breeze breaks from McDonnell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Breeze avoids the attempt from McDonnell to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns McDonnell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breeze raining down hammerfists from mount.
McDonnell is rocked!
Ben Breeze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breeze connects with a bit shot that sees McDonnell covering up! More strikes from Breeze and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Breeze is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Breeze!
A relieved looking Ben Breeze 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Speedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Stranne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speedy comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Pete Speedy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karl Stranne's chin.
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186 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Speedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Stranne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speedy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stranne swivels and escapes.
Speedy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Speedy misses with a hook to the body
and Stranne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Pete Speedy has been cut.
Stranne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stranne tried to score with a low kick but Speedy checks it.
Speedy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stranne is looking to improve his position.
Stranne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Speedy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stranne manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speedy wants to control from the top but Stranne keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedy stands and throws Stranne's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Speedy in side control, throwing shots but Stranne defends.
Stranne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Speedy misses with the ground and pound.
Stranne struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedy tries to score with some ground and pound. Stranne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stranne prevents Speedy from improving position.
Stranne gets back to half guard.
Speedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stranne defending well though.
Speedy thows a huge punch but Stranne dodges it nicely.
Stranne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Speedy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Speedy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Speedy 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.
Stranne tries to get to full guard but Speedy has control of the leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stranne looks to land a body kick but Speedy moved away.
Speedy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stranne can pounce on him.
Speedy blocks a head kick by Stranne.
A shot to the liver by Speedy. Beautiful body shot.
Stranne slips under a jab from Speedy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stranne throws a head kick but Speedy moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Speedy.
Speedy avoids the head kick by Stranne.
Stranne throws a right hand that misses
and Speedy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Speedy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stranne's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stranne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Speedy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Speedy lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Speedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Speedy's cut.
That's time! Speedy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Speedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Speedy.
Speedy dives in and grabs Stranne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stranne pushes down on Speedy's head and hops out.
Speedy slips a straight right by Stranne.
A swing and a miss from Stranne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stranne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Speedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stranne can do to turn this around?
Stranne throws a push kick but Speedy slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stranne is fending him off so far but Speedy persists. Nope, Stranne circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Speedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Stranne misses.
Stranne misses with a straight left.
Speedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Speedy.
Stranne needs to keep his hands up - Speedy had a free shot at his head there.
Stranne throws a body kick that misses.
Speedy moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Stranne.
Speedy shoots for a takedown but Stranne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stranne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stranne throws a hook to the side of Speedy's head but Speedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stranne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stranne misses with a kick to the body.
Stranne connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stranne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Speedy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stranne throws a chopping leg kick but Speedy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stranne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stranne throws a leg kick but Speedy checks it.
Speedy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Speedy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stranne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speedy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stranne misses with a body kick.
Karl Stranne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stranne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Speedy on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Stranne. That snapped Speedy's head back.
Stranne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speedy.
Speedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stranne manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stranne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Speedy.
Speedy misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Stranne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pete Speedy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
That kick from Stranne tenderised Speedy's leg. Speedy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stranne misses with a head kick.
Speedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Stranne is just out of range.
Stranne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Speedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Stranne is just out of range.
Stranne looks to throw the jab but Speedy is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stranne lands a head kick. Speedy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Speedy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Speedy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedy chips away with some ground and pound.
Stranne is rocked!
Speedy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stranne is still in real trouble! Can Speedy finish him?
Speedy loads up on a big left hand. Stranne felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Speedy looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Stranne can't hide his disappointment, as Speedy celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Speedy!
Pete Speedy 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Spiteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nix comes to the cage accompanied by Gorilla Militia by Bliss n Eso. Spiteri is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC -TNT. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri throws a leg kick
so Nix counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Spiteri wants to stand up but Nix is controlling him.
Nix throws a big elbow that misses.
Nix wants to control from the top but Spiteri keeps moving.
Spiteri is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Spiteri wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri wants to stand up but Nix is controlling him.
Nix is looking to work some ground and pound but Spiteri has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nix is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spiteri throws a big shot that misses.
Spiteri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiteri throws out a loose jab but Nix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spiteri connects with a crisp jab.
Nix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nix is defended easily by Spiteri.
Nix ducks under a wild hook from Spiteri.
A big left from Nix misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Spiteri misses.
Nix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Spiteri misses.
Nix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nix slips a straight right by Spiteri.
Spiteri is looking to chop away at Nix's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Nix misses the target.
Spiteri scores with a body shot.
Spiteri throws out a powerful jab.
Spiteri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiteri misses with a two punch combination.
Nix swings for the body but Spiteri moves out of range.
Nix misses with a takedown
and Spiteri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri misses with an uppercut.
Nix shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Nix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spiteri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nix walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nix misses with an uppercut.
Spiteri lands a leg kick that knocks Nix off balance momentarily.
Spiteri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nix has time to react.
Spiteri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spiteri throws a body shot but no joy.
Nix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spiteri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nix has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nix there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nix is rocked!
Dave Spiteri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spiteri works Nix's body with a nice hook.
Oh Nix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiteri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nix.
Spiteri drops Nix with a huge uppercut! Nix drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Spiteri is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Spiteri!
Dave Spiteri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Fietsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlato Kuzmejniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fietsora comes to the cage accompanied by PRONG - Whose Fist Is This Anyway? . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Fietsora!
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, Zlato Kuzmejniev!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmejniev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fietsora tries to land a front kick but Kuzmejniev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Fietsora misses the target.
We've been informed that Kuzmejniev has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kuzmejniev gets tackled into the cage by Fietsora. Fietsora maintains the clinch.
Fietsora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuzmejniev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuzmejniev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuzmejniev trying to stall but Fietsora improves his position.
Kuzmejniev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fietsora.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fietsora throws an elbow but misses.
Kuzmejniev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmejniev misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kuzmejniev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fietsora - the referee stops the clock and Kuzmejniev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fietsora. Kuzmejniev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fietsora throws the kick towards the body but Kuzmejniev avoids it.
Fietsora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fietsora tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuzmejniev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fietsora there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fietsora, right into the meat.
Fietsora throws a jab when Kuzmejniev was well out of range.
Fietsora misses with a body kick.
Fietsora drives through and clinches with Kuzmejniev against the cage.
Kuzmejniev is trying to force a seperation but Fietsora has the dominant position.
Kuzmejniev is working Fietsora over against the cage.
Fietsora blocks a body shot from Kuzmejniev.
Fietsora lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fietsora just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuzmejniev's brow.
Kuzmejniev is trying to push Fietsora away but Fietsora has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kuzmejniev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuzmejniev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fietsora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fietsora throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fietsora lands with a nice body kick.
Fietsora misses the shot to the body.
Kuzmejniev lands a leg kick that knocks Fietsora off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuzmejniev swats away the attempt to clinch by Fietsora.
Fietsora misses with a head kick.
Fietsora cracks the inside of Kuzmejniev's front leg.
Kuzmejniev throws a head kick that misses
and Fietsora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuzmejniev tries to land a front kick but Fietsora steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuzmejniev 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 Fietsora has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fietsora and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuzmejniev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fietsora checks it well.
Fietsora blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora cracks Kuzmejniev with a good jab.
Kuzmejniev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fietsora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fietsora.
Fietsora wants to clinch.
Kuzmejniev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuzmejniev throws a wild body kick that Fietsora sees coming a mile off.
Fietsora tries to clinch up.
Fietsora is looking to chop away at Kuzmejniev's legs.
Fietsora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fietsora tried to score with a low kick but Kuzmejniev checks it.
Kuzmejniev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuzmejniev keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuzmejniev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fietsora.
Fietsora dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuzmejniev. That did some damage!
Kuzmejniev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kuzmejniev throws the kick towards the body but Fietsora avoids it.
Fietsora sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fietsora moves in looking to clinch but Kuzmejniev pushes him off.
Fietsora throws a chopping leg kick but Kuzmejniev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fietsora throws an off balance right hand
and Kuzmejniev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kuzmejniev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuzmejniev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuzmejniev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fietsora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Luca Fietsora will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kuzmejniev throws a head kick that misses.
Fietsora fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuzmejniev.
Fietsora throws a leg kick but Kuzmejniev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fietsora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fietsora tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Fietsora.
Fietsora with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuzmejniev to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuzmejniev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fietsora throws an overhand right that lands on Kuzmejniev's shoulder, as Kuzmejniev tries to avoid the shot.
Fietsora lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuzmejniev's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmejniev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuzmejniev misses with a head kick.
Fietsora lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuzmejniev at a distance.
Fietsora moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuzmejniev connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kuzmejniev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fietsora wants to slow Kuzmejniev down by chopping away at his legs.
Fietsora thumps Kuzmejniev with a low kick.
Fietsora misses with a hook. Kuzmejniev ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Kuzmejniev tenderised Fietsora's leg. Fietsora is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuzmejniev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fietsora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Fietsora tenderised Kuzmejniev's leg. Kuzmejniev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fietsora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuzmejniev misses with a kick to the body.
Fietsora lands with an overhand left.
Fietsora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuzmejniev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fietsora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Fietsora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuzmejniev tries to work over Fietsora's front leg with a kick but Fietsora checks it.
Fietsora throws a head kick that misses.
Kuzmejniev looks to throw a body kick
and Fietsora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuzmejniev lands a head kick. Fietsora smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fietsora wants to land a leg kick but Kuzmejniev is out of range.
Kuzmejniev misses with a low kick.
Fietsora is looking to land body kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Kuzmejniev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuzmejniev digs a good hook to Fietsora's body.
Kuzmejniev misses with a low kick.
Kuzmejniev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fietsora. That one must have hurt.
Fietsora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev takes a swing at Fietsora's ribcage but misses.
Kuzmejniev walks into a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fietsora.
Kuzmejniev cracks Fietsora with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuzmejniev wants to land a leg kick but Fietsora is out of range.
Fietsora closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fietsora 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.
Fietsora misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Kuzmejniev.
Fietsora content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev has a couple of punches blocked by Fietsora.
Fietsora's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuzmejniev prevents a body shot from Fietsora.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
Kuzmejniev misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kuzmejniev lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fietsora pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fietsora misses with an elbow strike.
Fietsora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fietsora letting Kuzmejniev take a breather here.
A short right from Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fietsora.
Kuzmejniev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuzmejniev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fietsora up against the cage.
Fietsora misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zlato Kuzmejniev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Fietsora misses
and Kuzmejniev counters with a left and a right that stings Fietsora.
Fietsora is looking to clinch.
Fietsora throws a head kick but Kuzmejniev moves out of range.
Luca Fietsora is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuzmejniev moves out of range of the body kick from Fietsora.
Fietsora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fietsora is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuzmejniev swats away the attempt to clinch by Fietsora.
Fietsora misses with a low kick.
Kuzmejniev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luca Fietsora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fietsora takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fietsora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuzmejniev scores with a head kick. Fietsora tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fietsora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora misses with a low kick.
Fietsora avoids a kick to the body.
Kuzmejniev throws a sloppy head kick and Fietsora moves out of range easily.
Fietsora tries to move into range but Kuzmejniev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuzmejniev looks to land a body kick but Fietsora moved away.
Fietsora stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuzmejniev.
Fietsora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fietsora throws a head kick but Kuzmejniev moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Fietsora.
Fietsora throws a head kick that misses.
Fietsora tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuzmejniev is able to avoid easily.
Fietsora throws a sloppy head kick and Kuzmejniev moves out of range easily.
Fietsora finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuzmejniev.
Fietsora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuzmejniev misses with a head kick.
Fietsora swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuzmejniev counters with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Kuzmejniev.
Fietsora misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuzmejniev throws a wild body kick that Fietsora sees coming a mile off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev lands a front kick.
Kuzmejniev misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Kuzmejniev.
Fietsora stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuzmejniev.
An inside leg kick from Kuzmejniev misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev scores with a punch to the head.
Kuzmejniev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fietsora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuzmejniev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuzmejniev moves out of range of the body kick from Fietsora.
Fietsora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuzmejniev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fietsora counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuzmejniev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kuzmejniev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuzmejniev thuds his shin into the meat of Fietsora's side.
Danga de danga de dang - Kuzmejniev scores with a four punch combination!
Kuzmejniev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fietsora will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fietsora misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fietsora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuzmejniev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuzmejniev scores with a push kick.
Kuzmejniev tries a low kick but Fietsora avoids it.
Kuzmejniev throws a body kick that misses.
Kuzmejniev feints and then cracks Fietsora's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fietsora down.
Kuzmejniev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fietsora throws a leg kick
and Kuzmejniev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kuzmejniev motions for Fietsora to come forward. Kuzmejniev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fietsora throws out a leg kick but Kuzmejniev moves out of range and Fietsora only half commits.
Kuzmejniev keeps the fight on the outside.
Fietsora tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kuzmejniev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fietsora wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zlato Kuzmejniev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuzmejniev 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zlato Kuzmejniev!
Zlato Kuzmejniev took some time post fight to say the following; 'I came for the KO, thank you for your support.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin Andrews will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rahkim Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marvin Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andrews sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abdullah's waist but Abdullah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andrews off to one side.
Andrews slips a jab and a cross from Abdullah.
Andrews finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andrews connects with a looping right hand.
Andrews throws a nice outside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Andrews 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.
Andrews throws a body shot but no joy.
Rahkim Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdullah dives in and grabs Andrews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andrews pushes down on Abdullah's head and hops out.
Abdullah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andrews decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Abdullah's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdullah keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.
Abdullah looking for a sweep. Not yet Abdullah, not yet.
Andrews advances to half guard.
Andrews controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is working for an americana but Abdullah has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Andrews was thinking about the submission.
Andrews wants to control from the top but Abdullah keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Andrews postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andrews as he avoids it easily.
Andrews looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abdullah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Andrews!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andrews takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Abdullah postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Abdullah lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Abdullah lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Abdullah is chipping away with strikes.
Andrews regains half guard.
Andrews avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Andrews looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abdullah trying to control the action but Andrews is working from the bottom.
Abdullah prevents Andrews from improving his position.
Abdullah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abdullah passes to side control.
Abdullah creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Andrews sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Abdullah landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Andrews manages to get to full guard.
Andrews has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abdullah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andrews escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abdullah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Abdullah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andrews throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews is trying to keep Abdullah in close.
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 Rahkim Abdullah will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abdullah shoots in but Andrews avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abdullah doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Andrews counters with a leg kick.
Abdullah has his takedown stuffed
and Andrews counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdullah keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.
Andrews passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews is trying to control the action in half guard but Abdullah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews stops Abdullah from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Andrews is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Andrews in particular looking to stall.
Andrews is trying to work for a kimura but Abdullah is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Andrews looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Andrews lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Andrews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andrews wants to free his trapped foot but Abdullah is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abdullah slips a straight right by Andrews.
No luck for Abdullah with that takedown attempt.
Abdullah shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Andrews's guard.
Abdullah has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Andrews to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Abdullah is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Andrews pulls down on the head and he's put Abdullah to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marvin Andrews!
Our winner, Marvin Andrews, 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 Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xanadu Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - Hot In Herre. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xanadu Newton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Lewis blocks the low kick.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewis tries to clinch but Newton is having none of it.
Newton slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Newton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newton's head backwards.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Newton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Newton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Newton scores with a one two! Lewis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xanadu Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton throws a leg kick but Lewis checks it.
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Lewis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Newton tries to land a leg kick but Lewis saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Newton lands a nice shot to the body.
Newton is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
Newton throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Newton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newton throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Lewis.
Newton throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Newton is looking to score with low kicks.
Newton avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis moves forwards but Newton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Newton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Newton connects with a solid leg kick.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Newton throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newton lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Lewis is looking to score with low kicks.
Lewis checks a low kick from Newton.
Newton throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Newton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
Newton throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Newton tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Newton digs a good body shot into Lewis's ribs.
Lewis with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Newton.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Lewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lewis at a distance.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand
and Newton counters with a good, hard body kick but Lewis shrugs it off.
Lewis lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newton.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Newton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lewis rather than just go for the knockout.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton misses with a head kick.
Newton moves out of range of the leg kick from Lewis.
Newton lands with an uppercut that bounces Lewis off the cage and back into range.
Newton throws a leg kick that misses.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Lewis scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xanadu Newton will probably get the nod.
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.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Newton.
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Newton.
Newton moves out of range of the leg kick from Lewis.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lewis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lewis tries to work over Newton's front leg with a kick but Newton checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newton. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Newton throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
A jab from Lewis finds it's way through Newton's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis lands a body shot.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis throws the left hand but Newton avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Newton, as that shot connected.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
Newton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Newton connects with a body shot.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Newton's ribs.
Xanadu Newton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newton lands a body shot.
Lewis darts in and clinches Newton up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Come on Newton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Newton's head.
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Newton takes a shot to the head.
Lewis works on Newton's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Newton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Newton blocking some punches.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Newton digs a right hand underneath Lewis's ribcage. Lewis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Newton lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis works on Newton's body with a couple of short punches.
Lewis gets through Newton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newton blocks an uppercut.
Newton taking a breather.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Newton.
Newton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Newton.
Newton lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Newton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Newton tries to tie him up.
Newton lands a shot to the body.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newton avoids it.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis catches Newton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lewis thuds a left hand into Newton's body.
Lewis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Newton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Newton walks into a stiff left hand from Lewis.
Newton misses with a looping right.
Lewis catches Newton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Newton connects with a body shot.
Newton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Newton
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis throws a hook but Newton blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
and Newton counters with a solid body kick.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newton's head backwards.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton thumps Lewis with a low kick.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps Newton's head back.
Newton is looking to clinch.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Newton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newton pushes Lewis away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newton.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands a slapping body shot.
Newton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Newton throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Newton misses its intended target.
Newton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis darts in and clinches Newton up against the cage.
Lewis pushes Newton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
Newton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lewis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton working aggressively here.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Newton has him pressed against the cage.
Newton lands a shot to the body.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Newton feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
Newton has managed to clinch.
Newton stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newton takes a shot to the head.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Newton's head.
Newton jumps into guard, dragging Lewis to the mat.
Newton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lewis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Newton is looking for a triangle but Lewis pushes his legs off easily.
Newton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Newton has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Newton has his foot on Lewis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lewis works his way back into a safe position though.
Lewis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lewis pushing down on Newton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis 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.
Lewis moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Newton.
Lewis in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Newton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Xanadu Newton just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Lewis.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Newton slips a jab from Lewis.
Newton misses with a straight left.
Lewis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Newton, pushing him back against the cage.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Newton.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Newton's head.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Newton tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Newton back against the cage.
Newton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Lewis.
Newton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Lewis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Newton or not.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newton ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
Lewis moves out of range of the leg kick from Newton.
Lewis scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lewis feints and then cracks Newton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Newton down.
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!
Lewis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Newton.
Newton throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Newton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Newton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis throws a body punch but Newton moves out of range.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Newton circles away.
Newton misses with a low kick.
Newton misses with a leg kick.
Newton takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Newton.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Newton misses with a series of wild punches.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lewis lands with a shot to the body.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Newton. Newton obviously looking to wear him down.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left lands for Newton.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Newton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Newton.
Newton cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
Newton misses with a leg kick.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newton. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Newton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis had his way with Xanadu Newton in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Newton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newton throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Newton moves away and avoids it.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Newton misses with a low kick as Lewis jumps back.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.
Newton wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Newton.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Newton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Newton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Newton.
Newton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Newton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lewis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewis controls his hands.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Newton blocks a body shot from Lewis.
Newton taking a breather.
Newton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Newton has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis pushes Newton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis connects with a knee to the head.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Newton. Those never looked like landing.
Lewis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Newton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newton 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 Lewis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lewis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lewis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Newton is predictable there
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newton throws a low kick but Lewis avoids it.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Newton is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
Lewis blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a chopping leg kick but Lewis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lewis checks the leg kick.
Lewis takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
Newton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.
Lewis moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Newton has Lewis pressed against the cage, preventing Lewis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Newton misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newton.
Newton throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Newton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis connects with a crisp jab.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lewis lands with a straight right. Newton didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis throws the left hand but Newton avoids the punch easily.
Newton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Newton scores with a shot to the body.
Newton throws a leg kick that misses.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1-2. Lewis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Newton wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Newton avoids them all with ease.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Newton. Newton obviously looking to wear him down.
Newton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Lewis!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Lewis 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yize Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by THE POWER!!! by SNAP. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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265 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yize Li!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Li throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Li fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Li throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Li's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Li is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Li wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Li keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Li misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Li buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Li stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Li misses with a hook.
Li misses with a two punch combination.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Li throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brown is looking to slow Li down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Li.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Li closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
Yize Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brown to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brown postures up in Li's guard and throws a big left but Li blocks it.
Li keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Li is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Li manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li 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!
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li misses with a looping right.
Brown moves out of range as Li throws a body kick.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Yize Li has been cut.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown forces Li back against the cage and clinches.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Brown.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yize Li's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Brown tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Li only half commits.
Li missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown avoids the head kick by Li.
Li gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Li manages to retain guard.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown postures up in Li's guard and throws a big left but Li blocks it.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Li catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Li avoids the body shot from Brown.
Li lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Li.
Li takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Li scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into Li's guard.
Brown pushes down on Li's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is taking a breather. Li says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Leroy Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li is in trouble now - Brown has advanced to mount!
Li is looking to get to half guard.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Li slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brown 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.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Li wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown is nestled in close to Li, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thows a huge punch but Li dodges it nicely.
Li is trying to escape back to his feet but Brown uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Brown in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Li being controlled for a moment.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Li to see if he's OK.
Brown fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brown working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Li is rocked!
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yize Li's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Li misses with a double jab.
Yize Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown sends Li crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brown is motioning to the referee to let Li up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Li out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leroy Brown!
During a confident post fight interview, Leroy Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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