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WFC 1 Year Anniversary PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen The Black Angels as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marvin Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Miller!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andrews backs up against the cage.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Andrews trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Andrews scores with a couple of nice shots.
Andrews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Andrews 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.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Andrews has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Andrews lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Andrews thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Miller tries to hold on but Andrews pushes him away.
Andrews is landing with some decent strikes but Miller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Andrews looking to control but Miller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miller bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Andrews uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Andrews!
Andrews working some strikes from top position.
Andrews throwing strikes from guard but Miller blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Andrews passes Miller's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Miller trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Andrews.
Andrews lands with a punch from half guard.
Andrews is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andrews wants to pass to mount but Miller is defending the position.
Andrews is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Andrews looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Andrews seems to be looking for submissions.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andrews.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andrews.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to improve his position but Andrews is controlling well.
Andrews is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Andrews is thwarting Miller's attempts to control the position.
Miller might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Andrews haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Andrews lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Andrews throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller won't allow Andrews to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Andrews dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Andrews.
Andrews connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miller throws a hook but Andrews avoids it easily.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Andrews is out of range.
Ryan Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Andrews counters with a single leg into guard. Miller didn't expect that.
Andrews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andrews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller pulls Andrews in to control the position.
Andrews preventing the sweep.
Andrews is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andrews passes into half guard.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews blocks the strikes from Miller.
Andrews is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Miller has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Andrews is working away from the top position though.
Andrews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Andrews working over Miller with some ground and pound. Miller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Andrews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller is holding on to half guard well.
Andrews frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Andrews working Miller over with strikes here.
Andrews dominating with strikes here.
Andrews cracks Miller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Andrews tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Miller tries to lock up and control but Andrews gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Miller is working to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrews trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miller slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is looking to advance position but Miller won't allow it.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Andrews tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miller controlling the position for now.
Andrews wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
Miller tries to roll over but Andrews keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Andrews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andrews thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
Andrews is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Andrews is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miller defends it well.
Andrews lands with a punch from half guard.
Andrews lands strikes from half guard.
Andrews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andrews thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Miller is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Andrews dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Andrews looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Miller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Andrews swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Andrews slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andrews.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andrews throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miller misses with a hook. Andrews ducked under it nicely.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrews.
Miller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miller wants it to stay on the feet.
Miller is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Andrews tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miller defends well and Andrews ends up having to push Miller into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Andrews went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andrews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrews shoots in but Miller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andrews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrews looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Miller misses.
Ryan Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andrews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andrews appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Andrews misses with an uppercut
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrews misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Andrews misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Andrews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Andrews has time to react.
Miller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrews is looking for a counter combo.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Andrews takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
letting Andrews counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Andrews does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andrews is defended easily by Miller.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrews misses the target.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andrewss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Andrews there.
Miller wants to clinch up but Andrews keeps it at a distance.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller slips a jab from Andrews.
Andrews slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller throws a hook but Andrews blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Andrews misses the target.
Andrews thuds his shin into the meat of Miller's side.
Andrews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Miller.
Andrews paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Miller does it's job there.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Andrews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andrews changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miller tests Andrews's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Andrews has a takedown stuffed.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andrews stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrews.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Andrews moved out of range.
Andrews swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andrewss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Andrews is rocked!
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Andrews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller is looking to clinch but Andrews is avoiding it.
Marvin Andrews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Andrews counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Andrews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrews lands a head kick. Miller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Andrews looks up at the clock. Bad move! Miller lands a right hand from hell, dropping Andrews. Miller pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Miller!
Ryan Miller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Backstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philipp Kostyrko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostyrko has chosen Fuck Them All as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Niklas Backstrom has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklas Backstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philipp Kostyrko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostyrko rushes Backstrom and presses him up against the cage.
Kostyrko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Backstrom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Backstrom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Backstrom is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kostyrko taking a breather.
Backstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Backstrom blocks with his arms.
Backstrom avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostyrko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Backstrom is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Backstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Backstrom up against the cage.
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Backstrom blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Backstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Backstrom blocks with his arms.
Backstrom is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Backstrom is breathing heavily.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Backstrom's ribcage.
Kostyrko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backstrom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kostyrko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kostyrko slowing the pace effectively.
Backstrom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Backstrom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Backstrom seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kostyrko can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostyrko is stalling here.
Kostyrko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kostyrko stalls.
Backstrom takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipp Kostyrko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kostyrko rushes Backstrom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostyrko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kostyrko working Backstrom over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Backstrom won't want to take too many of those.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Backstrom blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Backstrom's defenses.
Backstrom is rocked!
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko pushes off an throws an elbow but Backstrom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kostyrko drops Backstrom with a big knee straight up the middle! Backstrom is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Backstrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostyrko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Backstrom's ribcage.
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Backstrom won't want to take too many of those.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Backstrom won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kostyrko stalling.
Backstrom seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Backstrom avoids a wild elbow strike from Kostyrko.
Backstrom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Backstrom is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Backstrom's ribcage.
Kostyrko controlling the action here for a moment.
Kostyrko slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko drops Backstrom with a big knee straight up the middle! Backstrom is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kostyrko drives through and clinches with Backstrom against the cage.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Backstrom blocks it.
Kostyrko taking a breather.
Philipp Kostyrko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Backstrom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostyrko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipp Kostyrko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kostyrko takes the fight into the clinch.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostyrko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Backstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kostyrko drops Backstrom with a big knee straight up the middle! Backstrom is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostyrko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Backstrom is out of range.
Backstrom throws a big counter combination but Kostyrko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostyrko closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kostyrko.
Come on Kostyrko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kostyrko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko working Backstrom over with knees to the body.
Backstrom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko drops Backstrom with a big knee straight up the middle! Backstrom is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kostyrko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kostyrko.
Philipp Kostyrko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Backstrom.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Backstrom's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backstrom wants to take the fight to the mat but Kostyrko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Backstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Backstrom wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niklas Backstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Backstrom jumps guard but Kostyrko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four 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.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Backstrom's efforts to push away.
Backstrom takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philipp Kostyrko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kostyrko 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philipp Kostyrko!
A relieved looking Philipp Kostyrko 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fourie Du Preez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fourie Du Preez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fourie Du Preez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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24
148 lbs
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25
138 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fourie Du Preez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Helix!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Helix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Helix feints and then cracks Du Preez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Du Preez down.
Helix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Helix misses with a kick to the body
and Du Preez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Brett Helix has been cut.
Helix throws a push kick but Du Preez slaps the foot to one side.
Helix throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Du Preez's waist but Du Preez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Helix off to one side.
Du Preez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Helix throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Du Preez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helix gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Du Preez.
Helix looks to land a left hand but Du Preez moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Du Preez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix throws a head kick but Du Preez moves out of range.
Du Preez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helix can pounce on him.
Helix throws a sloppy head kick
and Du Preez counters with a single leg into guard. Helix didn't expect that.
Helix controls Du Preez momentarily but Du Preez frees himself.
Du Preez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Du Preez postures up.
Du Preez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Du Preez controlling the position.
Helix is looking for a sweep.
We've been hearing that Du Preez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Du Preez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix is trying to control Du Preez's posture but Du Preez avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Du Preez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Du Preez cracks Helix with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ground and pound from Du Preez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix wants to control but Du Preez postures up.
Helix is looking to regain half guard here but Du Preez keeps moving and retains side control.
Du Preez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Du Preez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Du Preez landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Du Preez misses with the ground and pound.
Du Preez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Du Preez is trying to ground and pound but Helix uses the momentary lack of control by Du Preez to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Du Preez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helix keeps working.
Helix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Du Preez is working away from the top position though.
Du Preez winds up and cracks Helix with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Du Preez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Helix has managed to free his arm - good work.
Helix is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Du Preez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Helix is defending against the submission attempts here by Du Preez.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Du Preez in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez working Helix over with strikes.
Du Preez is thwarting Helix's attempts to control the position.
Helix has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Helix taking some punishment here, with Du Preez in his half guard.
Du Preez winds up and cracks Helix with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Helix trying to control here.
Helix is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Du Preez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Du Preez's back!
Du Preez can't escape the position.
Helix working for a choke but Du Preez is defending well.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fourie Du Preez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Helix's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Du Preez. Helix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Du Preez shoots in looking for a takedown. Helix tries to sprawl out of it but Du Preez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Helix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Helix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Helix misses with a takedown attempt - Du Preez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Du Preez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helix can do to turn this around?
Helix cracks Du Preez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Du Preez ducks right into an uppercut from Helix.
Du Preez misses with a looping right.
Helix is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Helix slips a straight right by Du Preez.
Helix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Helix throws a sloppy body shot
and Du Preez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Helix thinking.
Du Preez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Du Preez throws a big elbow that misses.
Du Preez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Du Preez slips nicely into half guard.
Helix keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Helix is concentrating on defense, preventing Du Preez from advancing position.
Helix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Du Preez is working away from the top position though.
Du Preez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helix keeps working.
Du Preez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Du Preez is working away from the top position though.
Du Preez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Du Preez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helix keeps working.
Helix wants to control but Du Preez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Helix is controlling Du Preez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Du Preez thows a huge punch but Helix dodges it nicely.
Du Preez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Du Preez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Helix is trying to get back to full guard.
Du Preez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Du Preez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Helix's thigh. Helix counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Helix trying to control the position.
Du Preez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Helix keeping moving, preventing Du Preez from controlling successfully.
Du Preez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Helix has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Du Preez chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helix controls Du Preez momentarily but Du Preez frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fourie Du Preez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brett Helix's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Helix looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Du Preez feinted with a counter takedown.
Du Preez misses with a low kick.
Brett Helix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Helix misses with a jab to the body
and Du Preez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helix slips a straight right by Du Preez.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Preez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Helix finds it's way round the side to connect with Du Preez's head.
Brett Helix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helix throws a jab when Du Preez was well out of range.
Du Preez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Helix pivots, looking for a leg kick but Du Preez is out of range and Helix settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix swings widly with a right hand
and Du Preez counters with a nice body kick.
Du Preez missing with a left hand there. Helix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Helix! But no joy.
Helix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Helix misses with the body kick
and Du Preez counters with a good low kick that Helix was not able to check.
Helix moves out of range as Du Preez strikes.
Du Preez throws a hook but Helix blocks it.
And Helix tries to counter it with a takedown but Du Preez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Helix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Du Preez regains half guard.
Du Preez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Helix is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Du Preez defends it well.
Helix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helix prevents Du Preez from improving his position.
Helix is looking to take a break and control but Du Preez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Du Preez is looking for a sweep. Helix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez looking for submissions off his back.
Helix is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fourie Du Preez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Helix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Helix is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Du Preez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Du Preez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Helix is working away from the top position though.
Brett Helix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Du Preez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Helix's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Helix's back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Helix tries to escape the position.
Du Preez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Helix tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helix trying to get back to his feet but Du Preez is in full control for now.
Du Preez is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fourie Du Preez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Du Preez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fourie Du Preez!
Fourie Du Preez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lexi Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lexi Belle has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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32
145 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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21
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Good kicks
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lexi Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Death!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Death gets caught napping as Belle dives in and scores a takedown. Death manages to retain guard.
Death keeping moving, preventing Belle from controlling successfully.
Death can't keep his opponent in guard - Belle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Belle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Death is just riding it out for now. Belle eventually gives up the hold.
Death is staying active underneath Belle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Death is trying to maintain the position but Belle is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Death wants to get back to his feet.
Belle is working for a kimura but Death is defending it quite comfortably.
Death tries to roll over but Belle keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle is working for a submission of some sort.
Death is trying to stand up here but Belle is controlling him well.
Death told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Death trying to control but Belle postures up.
Belle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belle lands a nice short elbow.
Death wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Belle is trying to work for a kimura but Death is defending well.
Death moves into full guard.
Belle looking to pass the guard.
Death is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belle landing some decent shots from guard.
Belle trying to control but Death is working from the bottom.
Belle is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Death is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Death working for a triangle but Belle defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle wants to control from the top but Death keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Death slaps away a takedown attempt from Belle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Death fails with a takedown attempt.
Death closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Death lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Belle looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Death has picked Belle up and slammed him! Belle can't keep hold of the triangle and Death manages to pass to side control!
Belle is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Death has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Belle is trying to get back to half guard.
Death working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Belle is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belle is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lexi Belle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Death. Those never looked like landing.
Death misses with a takedown
and Belle counters by clinching up.
Belle gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Belle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Belle wants to control from the top but Death keeps moving.
Belle forces his way into half guard.
Death slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Death trying to keep a closed guard but Belle is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Death tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Death, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Death as he jumps to the side.
Belle gets a clinch.
Belle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Death pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Belle jumps into guard, dragging Death to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Death accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Death throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Death wants to control from the top but Belle keeps moving.
Belle has his foot on Death's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Death works his way back into a safe position though.
Belle trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Death wants to control from the top but Belle keeps moving.
Belle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Death defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Death works over Belle with some ground and pound from guard.
Lexi Belle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Death wants to control from the top but Belle keeps moving.
Belle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Death is aware though and is defending well.
Belle working for submissions but it's allowed Death to get to half guard.
Death is trying to control the action in half guard but Belle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belle looking for submissions off his back.
Death controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Death is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Belle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Death.
Belle looking for a kimura from the bottom but Death passes into side control!
Belle tries to escape but Death is in control.
Death trying to control the action but Belle is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belle wants to get back to his feet.
Belle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Death prevents Belle from escaping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Death wants to control but Belle is keeping him busy.
Belle prevents Death from moving into mount.
Belle avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Death.
Death wants to control but Belle is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Death tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Death has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lexi Belle will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Death blocks a head kick by Belle.
Belle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Death fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belle avoids it really well and circles away.
Death shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belle but Belle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Death fails with the takedown.
Belle throws a big counter combination but Death scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lexi Belle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Death.
Death shoots in for a takedown but Belle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Death shoots in and drives through. Belle sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Death looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belle is fending him off so far but Death persists. Nope, Belle circles away and we're back to standing.
Belle dives in and scores a takedown into Death's guard.
Death takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Belle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle lands an elbow.
Death tries to improve position but can't.
Belle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Death sneaks back into half guard.
Belle stops Death from getting back to his feet.
Belle wants to take a breather but Death is having none of it.
Death keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Death defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lexi Belle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belle lands a body shot.
Death is trying hard to land a takedown here. Belle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Death fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belle avoids it really well and circles away.
Belle stuffs the takedown attempt from Death. Death gets slowly back to his feet.
Belle misses with a takedown attempt
and Death holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Death prevents a takedown attempt there.
Death drops down looking for an ankle pick but Belle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lexi Belle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle throws a push kick but Death slaps the foot to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Belle. No joy for Death on that attempt.
Belle has Death up against the cage in a clinch.
Death stops a takedown attempt from Belle.
Death goes for a takedown in the clinch but Belle prevents it.
Death is trying to pull guard but Belle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Belle has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Death clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Belle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Death can do to turn this around?
Belle looking for the choke but no joy.
Death tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lexi Belle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Death wants to control but Belle is having none of it.
Belle wants to control but instead Death manages to regain half guard.
Death is staying active underneath Belle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Death is looking for a sweep. Belle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Death trying to control here.
Belle is taking a breather. Death 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.
Michael Death has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belle is trying to control. Death wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Belle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Death doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lexi Belle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lexi Belle!
A victorious Lexi Belle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Sigit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigit comes to the cage accompanied by The S.I.G.I.T. - Provocateur. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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147 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
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23
155 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Sigit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero connects with the punch.
Sigit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guerrero tries to avoid it but Sigit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guerrero to the ground. Guerrero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Guerrero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sigit fails with a takedown attempt.
Guerrero wants to counter the offense by Sigit and move into the clinch position.
Guerrero feints and as Sigit raises his hands in defense, Guerrero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sigit looking for a guillotine here but Guerrero defends easily.
Guerrero is in close to Sigit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guerrero postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guerrero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Guerrero won't allow Sigit to sweep him here.
Sigit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero lands a couple of elbows.
Guerrero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sigit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guerrero.
Sigit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Guerrero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Guerrero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sigit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sigit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guerrero defends it easily.
Guerrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Sigit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guerrero's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Guerrero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sigit trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guerrero is pulling down on Sigit's head. It's preventing any offense from Sigit, at least for the moment.
Sigit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guerrero is trying to control the position but Sigit postures up.
Guerrero throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sigit pushes down on Guerrero's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sigit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guerrero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guerrero trying to hold on to Sigit's head to control him but Sigit postures up.
Guerrero is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Guerrero sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Sigit is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sigit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guerrero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sigit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Guerrero sees it coming and defends easily.
Sigit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Guerrero trying to control from the bottom.
Guerrero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sigit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guerrero won't allow Sigit to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sigit has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sigit prevents Guerrero from getting the reversal.
Sigit pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sigit landing punches.
Sigit scoring with strikes but Guerrero is staying in there.
Sigit landing strikes from the mount.
Sigit looking to control but Guerrero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Guerrero is trying to escape the mount.
Sigit blocks Guerrero's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Guerrero can't escape the position.
Sigit with good strikes from the mount here!
Sigit wants to finish this one by submission but Guerrero is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sigit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sigit dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Guerrero stuffs the takedown attempt from Sigit. Sigit gets slowly back to his feet.
Guerrero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sigit.
Guerrero stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Sigit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sigit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guerrero swivels and escapes.
Sigit looks to land a combination but Guerrero avoids it well.
And Guerrero tries to counter it with a takedown but Sigit pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sigit darts in looking for a takedown but Guerrero gets double underhooks and turns Sigit into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sigit.
Sigit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit shoots in looking for a takedown but Guerrero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sigit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sigit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guerrero can do to turn this around?
Guerrero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sigit on the side of the head.
Sigit misses with a takedown attempt - Guerrero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sigit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sigit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sigit shoots in looking for a takedown but Guerrero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sigit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Guerrero is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sigit has his takedown stuffed
and Guerrero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Sigit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigit shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit fails with a takedown attempt.
Sigit shoots in for a double leg but Guerrero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sigit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guerrero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sigit somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sigit is defended easily by Guerrero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit with a poor takedown
enabling Guerrero to counter with a crisp jab.
Sigit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guerrero circles away.
Guerrero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sigit shoots in for a double leg but Guerrero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sigit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guerrero counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guerrero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guerrero landing with the ground and pound.
Guerrero stands up over Sigit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guerrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Sigit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guerrero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guerrero.
Sigit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerrero postures up in Sigit's guard and throws a big left but Sigit blocks it.
Guerrero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guerrero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sigit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guerrero has managed to get both his arms back between Sigit's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigit keeping moving, preventing Guerrero from controlling successfully.
Sigit has his foot on Guerrero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guerrero works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sigit looking for a guillotine here but Guerrero defends easily.
Guerrero is in close to Sigit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Guerrero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sigit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guerrero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sigit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerrero.
Sigit looks for a takedown but Guerrero sprawls well.
Sigit looking to score a takedown here. Guerrero is defending well but Sigit drives through and ends up in Guerrero's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sigit's guard.
Sigit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sigit looking for a guillotine here but Guerrero defends easily.
Guerrero throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit looking for a triangle here. Guerrero is fighting it but it looks tight! Sigit pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Guerrero is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). The Sigit!
In his post fight interview, The Sigit gave a big smile as he said 'IM BACK!! gimme tittle fight boss!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Haywood Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bagong Buhay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Buhay's choice of entrance music: Tatsulok. Bagong Buhay is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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27
134 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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25
146 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haywood Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bagong Buhay!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Badger misses.
Buhay has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Badger is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Badger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buhay.
Haywood Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badger just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Badger.
Badger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Badger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buhay.
Badger connects with a high kick.
Badger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Buhay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badger manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buhay avoids the body shot from Badger.
Jab, jab by Badger - just one landing.
Buhay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Badger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Buhay thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhay slips under a jab from Badger.
Badger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Badger lands with an overhand left.
Buhay misses with a hook. Badger ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Buhay.
Buhay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Badger under the eye.
Buhay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Badger. That one must have hurt.
Buhay throws a lazy right hand but Badger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Badger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Badger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Badger throws a body shot but no joy.
Buhay throws a hook but Badger blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Badger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A combination from Badger does no damage.
Badger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Buhay misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buhay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Badger lands a body shot.
Buhay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badger.
Buhay with a nice cross.
Buhay misses with a combination
and Badger counters with a thumping low kick.
Buhay misses with a hook. Badger ducked under it nicely.
Buhay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Badger sizes up Buhay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buhay staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Badger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badger slips a jab and a cross from Buhay.
It looked like Badger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Badger lands a left and a right that send Buhay crashing to the mat, dazed. Badger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Buhay is rocked!
It looks like Bagong Buhay has been cut.
The fighters circling - Buhay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buhay is still on wobbly legs! Can Badger finish him?
Badger scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buhay misses the shot to the body.
Badger scores with a hook.
Badger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badger slips a straight right by Buhay.
Nice defenses there by Badger.
Badger lands with an overhand left.
Buhay throws a combination that misses
and Badger counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger slips under a jab from Buhay.
Buhay looks to land a combination but Badger avoids it well.
Badger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Badger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buhay misses with a two punch combination.
Buhay swings for the body but Badger moves out of range.
Badger throws a body punch but Buhay moves out of range.
Buhay lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Buhay seems to have recovered his senses.
Buhay throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Buhay misses.
Buhay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badger lands with a hook. Buhay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Badger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haywood Badger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bagong Buhay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice cross by Buhay.
Buhay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badger.
Badger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Buhay throws an overhand right that lands on Badger's shoulder, as Badger tries to avoid the shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Buhay might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Badger has got the better of the exchanges.
Buhay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buhay misses with a combination
and Badger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Badger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buhay's sensitive parts.
Badger thuds a left hand into Buhay's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger drops Buhay with a beautiful combination! Buhay stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Badger is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buhay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Badger ducks under a wild hook from Buhay.
Buhay walks into a straight right hand from Badger.
Badger lands a leg kick that knocks Buhay off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhay misses with a body shot.
Badger ducks under a wild hook from Buhay.
Badger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buhay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buhay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice combination there by Buhay.
Badger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buhay.
Badger drops Buhay with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Buhay looks back up at him and smiles so Badger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bagong Buhay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badger connects with a solid leg kick.
Buhay misses with a two punch combination.
Buhay misses with a series of wild punches.
Buhay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Badger.
Buhay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buhay misses with a double jab.
Badger lands a big head kick that sends Buhay tumbling to the mat! Badger takes a step backwards and waves Buhay back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Badger pounces like a tiger and cracks Buhay with a vicious hook! Buhay is down but not out! Badger follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Haywood Badger!
Our winner, Haywood Badger, 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.
The defeated Bagong Buhay had this to say: 'I already fought the toughest guys here in DFC and I ain't ashamed that I lost to these top guys but with a 3 fight losing streak I think this is it for me.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chalky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
160 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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25
159 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chalky White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Brown!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown misses with a straight right.
White walks into a jab.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
White digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White avoids the head kick by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White avoids the body shot from Brown.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown moves out of range as White strikes.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brown has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
White blocks a head kick by Brown.
A jab lands there for White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown slips under a jab from White.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
White loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown jabs at White's body.
Brown misses with a looping right.
White is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brown's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
White closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brown quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ground and pound from White.
Brown trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing that White has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White trying to control from Brown's half guard. Brown has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
White is stalling here. Brown is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! White seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brown has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown trying to control the position but White is working away.
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 Chalky White will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to White's calf.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
White went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
White slips under a jab.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Good exchange - White coming out on top.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brown with a jab.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but White defends well and Brown ends up having to push White into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Brown thumps White with a low kick.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown scores with a head kick.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown digs a good hook to White's body.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from White.
White lands with a right to the head.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chalky White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Brown.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
White is working Brown over against the cage.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Brown throws a low kick but White moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White checks the leg kick.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Brown tries a quick counter leg kick but White is wise to it.
White lands with an overhand left.
White scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
White digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown cracks the inside of White's front leg.
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
Brown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes one to the side of the head.
White with a nice cross.
White is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown slips a jab from White.
Brown throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick
and White moves into the clinch.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from White.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chalky White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
A shot in the inside from White.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
White keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Brown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White breaks the clinch.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
White closes the distance and clinches.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
White connects with a couple of short punches.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
White cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chalky White clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brown eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White misses with a body shot.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
White misses with a straight right.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White blocks a head kick by Brown.
White tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brown manages to circle out of the way.
A combination from White does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a body shot.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White slips a jab from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and White counters with a left to the body.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
White can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Brown dodges the punch combination from White.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
White lands strikes from half guard.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. White connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown trying to get back to full guard but White takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chalky White had his way with Daniel Brown in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
White misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from White.
A leg kick checked by White.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by White.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
White throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a head kick.
White misses with a body punch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids the body shot from White.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown motions for White to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown wants to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch position.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging White to the ground. Brown is now in White's guard.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
White has his hands on Brown's head, controlling the position.
Chalky White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White 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.
White keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Brown misses
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
White misses with the ground and pound.
Brown regains half guard, as White was trying to land strikes.
Brown regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from White.
Daniel Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looking to pass the guard.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown is trying to control the position but White postures up.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
White slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chalky White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chalky White!
Chalky White is the new featherweight champion!
In defeat, Daniel Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'XxX'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Mutters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutters comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hand of Doom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Mutters!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Mutters.
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mutters rushes Masotti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutters avoids it.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Mutters blocks with his arms.
Mutters throws a head punch that misses.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've been informed that Mutters 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.
Masotti working Mutters over with knees to the body.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mutters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Masotti.
Mutters misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masotti.
Mutters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masotti.
Mutters managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
Mutters being controlled against the cage.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Mutters blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mutters.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Masotti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mutters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutters lands a hook that snaps the head of Masotti backwards.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Mutters's ribcage.
Masotti taking a breather.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mutters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mutters avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Mutters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masotti blocks an uppercut.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutters avoids it.
Masotti scores a nice knee to the body.
Mutters lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutters avoids it.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutters is defending well for now.
Mutters working aggressively here.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Mutters throws a head punch that misses.
Mutters avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Mutters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mutters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Mutters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mutters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masotti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mutters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mutters wants to break free but Masotti has control.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Mutters avoids the damage to the body.
Mutters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mutters lands a left hand.
Mutters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mutters.
Mutters swings wildly with an uppercut but Masotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mutters misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters tries to circle away but Masotti has him pinned against the cage.
Mutters swings wildly with an uppercut but Masotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mutters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mutters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masotti blocks it with crossed arms.
Mutters avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mutters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
Mutters tries to circle away but Masotti has him pinned against the cage.
Mutters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mutters looking to throw knees to the head but Masotti is blocking nicely.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Mutters blocks with his arms.
Masotti pushes off an throws an elbow but Mutters leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mutters breaks the clinch.
Mutters doesn't manage to clinch there - Masotti circles away.
Masotti jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Masotti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Masotti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mutters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masotti fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutters throws a low kick but Masotti moves out of range easily.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mutters crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Masotti - the referee stops the clock and Mutters gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Masotti. Mutters manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masotti throws a chopping leg kick but Mutters manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mutters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masotti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mutters is looking to clinch.
Masotti pushes Mutters away with a front kick.
Masotti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mutters looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Masotti scores with a head kick. Mutters tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mutters connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masotti's hands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mutters.
Masotti keeps the fight on the outside.
Masotti throws a push kick but Mutters slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Mutters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masotti clinches up with Mutters and pushes him back against the cage.
Masotti blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toga Masotti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mutters misses with a looping left.
Mutters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masotti.
Mutters gets a clinch.
A short left from Mutters.
Masotti is stalling here.
Mutters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Toga Masotti has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mutters lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Masotti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masotti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mutters working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masotti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mutters avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Toga Masotti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masotti lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masotti avoids the elbow strike from Mutters, against the cage.
Mutters is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masotti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mutters can do to turn this around?
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mutters fails to land.
Masotti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mutters's face.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Mutters avoids the damage to the body.
Masotti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Masotti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Mutters blocks it.
Mutters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mutters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mutters avoids a wild elbow strike from Masotti.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Mutters blocks with his arms.
Masotti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mutters's defenses.
Masotti blocks an elbow strike.
Mutters misses with a punch to the body.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mutters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Mutters avoids the damage to the body.
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mutters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Masotti lands a good knee to the midsection. Mutters won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Mutters stalling.
Masotti scores a nice knee to the body.
Mutters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mutters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Mutters lands a nice uppercut.
Mutters can't find room to land a body shot as Masotti controls the action.
Mutters landing knees to the head.
Mutters is trying to maintain a safe position but Masotti gets an underhook and turns Mutters into the cage.
Mutters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
Masotti taking a breather.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters swings wildly with an uppercut but Masotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mutters has a couple of punches blocked by Masotti.
Mutters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mutters blocks it with crossed arms.
Masotti blocks an uppercut.
Masotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti avoids the elbow strike from Mutters, against the cage.
Mutters lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Masotti trying to control the position but instead, Mutters has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masotti into the cage.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutters avoids it.
Mutters lands a shoulder strike.
Masotti landing knees to the head.
Masotti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mutters lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mutters lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Mutters is blocking nicely.
Mutters just leaning against Masotti, taking a breather.
Mutters is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutters has a couple of punches blocked by Masotti.
Masotti lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Mutters.
Mutters scores with a shoulder strike.
Mutters breaks the clinch.
Mutters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mutters gets a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masotti.
Masotti with a knee to the head.
Mutters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutters avoids it.
Mutters throws an elbow that misses.
Mutters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Toga Masotti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toga Masotti's cut.
That's time! Masotti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masotti misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Mutters's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mutters tries to clinch but Masotti moves out of range.
Masotti is looking to counter the offense by Mutters and move into the clinch.
Masotti wants to clinch up but Mutters keeps it at a distance.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masotti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses.
Masotti throws a head kick but Mutters moves out of range.
Mutters throws out a counter right but Masotti avoids it with no problem.
Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Mutters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Masotti throws a push kick but Mutters slaps the foot to one side.
Mutters catches Masotti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mutters moves in looking to clinch but Masotti pushes him off.
Mutters throws a jab when Masotti was well out of range.
Mutters moves into range and clinches up with Masotti.
A shot in the inside from Mutters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masotti is trying to maintain a safe position but Mutters gets an underhook and turns Masotti into the cage.
Mutters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masotti backwards.
Mutters lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Masotti dodges an elbow strike from Mutters.
Mutters misses with some punches.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mutters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Mutters throws an elbow that misses.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mutters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mutters managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
Mutters lands with a light punch inside.
Masotti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Masotti is trying to stall.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutters.
Mutters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mutters working aggressively here.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mutters.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Mutters blocks it.
Mutters swings wildly with an uppercut but Masotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mutters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutters is defending well for now.
Mutters gets through Masotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mutters misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mutters takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mutters lands a right hand.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mutters blocks an elbow strike from Masotti.
Mutters lands a body shot.
Mutters lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mutters scores with a shot to the side of Masotti's head.
A shot in the inside from Mutters.
Mutters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mutters lands a hook that snaps the head of Masotti backwards.
Mutters pushes Masotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters lands a shoulder strike.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutters is defending well for now.
Mutters has a couple of punches blocked by Masotti.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mutters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masotti backwards.
Mutters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
Mutters throws a head punch that misses.
Mutters avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutters is defending well for now.
Masotti blocking some punches.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mutters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masotti backwards.
Mutters takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mutters is trying to break the clinch but Masotti is controlling him.
Mutters connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Masotti is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Mutters.
Oh Masotti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mutters manages to break the clinch.
Mutters lands a really nice looking cross but Masotti seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mutters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mutters tries to clinch there but Masotti circles away.
Mutters tries to clinch but Masotti is having none of it.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masotti seems to have got his legs back now.
Mutters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mick Mutters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masotti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Masotti swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutters.
Mutters clinches with his opponent.
Masotti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mutters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mutters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mutters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mutters misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mutters avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti blocking some punches.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mutters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Mutters really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toga Masotti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masotti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mutters.
Mutters takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mutters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masotti throws out a loose jab but Mutters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mutters looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mutters tries to clinch but Masotti is having none of it.
Masotti is looking to counter the offense by Mutters and move into the clinch.
Mutters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Masotti misses with a low kick.
Mutters doesn't manage to clinch there - Masotti circles away.
Mutters cracks Masotti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Masotti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mutters.
Mutters clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutters is defending well for now.
Masotti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masotti obliges.
Mutters has a couple of punches blocked by Masotti.
Mutters is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutters is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masotti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masotti's defenses.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Mutters tries to break free but Masotti pushes him back against the cage.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mutters connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masotti's face.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutters is defending well for now.
Mutters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mutters tries a knee to the head but Masotti blocks it.
Masotti lands a knee to the head.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutters avoids it.
Mutters managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
Masotti blocks an uppercut.
Mutters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mutters misses with a knee strike.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mutters.
Mutters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Masotti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masotti looking to stall.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Masotti.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutters is defending well for now.
Mutters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutters avoids it.
Mutters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti avoids the elbow strike from Mutters, against the cage.
Masotti stalling the fight.
Masotti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mutters's defenses.
Masotti working Mutters over with knees to the body.
Masotti working Mutters over with knees to the body.
Masotti has Mutters pressed against the cage, preventing Mutters from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Mutters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mutters working aggressively here.
Masotti has Mutters pressed against the cage, preventing Mutters from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mutters throws an elbow but it misses.
Masotti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mutters up against the cage.
Mutters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mutters tries to land a knee to the head but Masotti blocks with his arms.
Mutters using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mutters.
Mutters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masotti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Mutters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mutters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mutters blocks it with crossed arms.
Mutters avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Mutters lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mutters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mutters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Mutters scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutters is trying to break the clinch but Masotti has him pressed against the cage.
Mutters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mutters working aggressively here.
Masotti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mutters up against the cage.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mutters blocks it with crossed arms.
Mutters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Mutters blocks it.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Mutters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toga Masotti had his way with Mick Mutters in that round.
The cut man is working on Toga Masotti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mutters closes the distance and pushes Masotti back into the cage.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mutters throws an elbow but it misses.
Mutters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mutters lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masotti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mutters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutters breaks the clinch.
Masotti throws a sloppy head kick and Mutters moves out of range easily.
Masotti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mutters.
Mutters throws out a counter right but Masotti avoids it with no problem.
Masotti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mutters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mutters closes the distance and pushes Masotti back into the cage.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Mutters is trying to push Masotti away but Masotti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mutters gets through Masotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Mutters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masotti backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mutters.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mutters is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutters is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mutters.
Mutters avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti trying to stall but Mutters improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mutters.
Mutters lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mutters throws an elbow that misses.
Mutters avoiding damage.
Mutters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mutters lands a hook that snaps the head of Masotti backwards.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Mutters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mutters scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mutters rushes Masotti and presses him up against the cage.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Masotti scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mutters stalling in the clinch but Masotti improves position.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Mutters lands a nice uppercut.
Masotti misses with an elbow over the top.
Masotti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mutters is trying to stall.
Mutters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toga Masotti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mutters rushes Masotti and presses him up against the cage.
Mutters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masotti landing knees to the head.
Masotti blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masotti blocks an uppercut.
Mutters content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from Mutters.
Mutters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mutters misses with an elbow over the top.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mutters misses with a punch on the inside.
Masotti working Mutters over with knees to the body.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Mutters's ribcage.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutters avoids it.
Mutters takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masotti avoids the elbow strike from Mutters, against the cage.
Mutters lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masotti.
Masotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mutters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mutters misses with a punch to the body.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mutters blocks it with crossed arms.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mick Mutters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masotti landing knees to the head.
Mutters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mutters lands an uppercut.
Mutters working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mutters tries a knee to the head but Masotti blocks it.
Masotti lands a knee to the body.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Mutters blocks it.
Masotti lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Mutters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masotti 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toga Masotti!
Toga Masotti retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Toga Masotti waved his t-shirt featuring Zipp Zapp's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al-Baghdadi comes into the arena with Till I Collapse - Eminem Feat. Nate Dogg blaring out of the sound system. Kid has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karate Kid's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karate Kid!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al-Baghdadi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
al-Baghdadi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kid's sensitive parts.
al-Baghdadi tries to keep at a distance but Kid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kid lands a hook that snaps the head of al-Baghdadi backwards.
al-Baghdadi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi blocks a body shot from Kid.
al-Baghdadi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al-Baghdadi blocks an uppercut.
Kid misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kid - that landed with a thud.
Kid tries to stall but al-Baghdadi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al-Baghdadi can't find room to land a body shot as Kid controls the action.
Nice body punch from al-Baghdadi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al-Baghdadi lands a nice uppercut.
Kid digs a right hand underneath al-Baghdadi's ribcage. al-Baghdadi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from al-Baghdadi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid scores with a hook to the body.
al-Baghdadi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kid lands a right hand that snaps the head of al-Baghdadi backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al-Baghdadi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
al-Baghdadi taking a breather.
Kid keeps control of al-Baghdadi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
al-Baghdadi manages to break the clinch.
Kid clinches up against the cage.
Kid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al-Baghdadi's elbow.
al-Baghdadi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
al-Baghdadi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al-Baghdadi.
Kid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
al-Baghdadi throws a big shot that misses.
Kid cracks the inside of al-Baghdadi's front leg.
al-Baghdadi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al-Baghdadi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kid.
Kid's coach down at Beast Cartel was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kid's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Kid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al-Baghdadi.
An inside leg kick from al-Baghdadi misses.
al-Baghdadi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kid misses with a looping left.
A jab from al-Baghdadi misses.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Kid misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for al-Baghdadi.
A big right from Kid misses.
Kid takes a swing at al-Baghdadi's ribcage but misses.
al-Baghdadi avoids the body shot from Kid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid lunges at al-Baghdadi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by al-Baghdadi's hand.
al-Baghdadi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karate Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid scores with a leg kick.
al-Baghdadi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kid.
Kid takes one to the chin there.
al-Baghdadi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kid throws a lazy uppercut
and al-Baghdadi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kid's knee momentarily.
al-Baghdadi throws a shot from downtown. Kid moves away and avoids it.
al-Baghdadi tries to land a leg kick but Kid saw it coming and moves away.
Kid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and al-Baghdadi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al-Baghdadi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as al-Baghdadi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al-Baghdadi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kid takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
al-Baghdadi misses with a wild body shot.
Kid wants to clinch up but al-Baghdadi keeps it at a distance.
Kid slips a jab from al-Baghdadi.
A countering left hand to the body from Kid misses.
al-Baghdadi slips under a jab from Kid.
al-Baghdadi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al-Baghdadi.
A jab lands there for Kid.
Kid tries to bum rush al-Baghdadi with a series of wild strikes but al-Baghdadi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Kid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kid is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al-Baghdadi looks to land a right hand but Kid moved out of range.
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 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will probably get the nod.
That's time! al-Baghdadi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kid throws a jab when al-Baghdadi was well out of range.
Kid lands a jab to al-Baghdadi's midsection.
al-Baghdadi misses with a double jab.
al-Baghdadi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kid checks it well.
Kid appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kid misses with a wild body shot.
Kid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy body kick from Kid
and al-Baghdadi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kid really felt that one!
al-Baghdadi scores with a jab to the head.
Kid throws a combination that misses
and al-Baghdadi counters with a three punch combo that has Kid backing up. Kid nods at al-Baghdadi to acknowledge the strikes.
Kid is still on wobbly legs! Can al-Baghdadi finish him?
al-Baghdadi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al-Baghdadi swinging wildly here.
Kid moves away from the strike by al-Baghdadi.
Kid appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
al-Baghdadi tried to score with a low kick but Kid checks it.
Kid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kid tries to clinch but al-Baghdadi is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kid. al-Baghdadi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi connects with a crisp jab.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kid looks up at the clock. Bad move! al-Baghdadi lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kid. al-Baghdadi pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
An out of breath Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen has chosen Killing in the name of... as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Wallace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wallace.
Wallace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jensen throws out the jab.
Wallace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallace throws a front kick aimed at Jensen's knee but Jensen avoids it well.
Jensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace.
A counter left hand to the body from Wallace misses its target.
Jensen blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jensen. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Jensen.
Wallace tries to land a leg kick but Jensen saw it coming and moves away.
Jensen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wallace to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Martin Jensen has been cut.
Jensen with a nice cross.
Jensen misses the shot to the body.
Wallace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jensen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jensen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jensen misses with a body shot
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jensen scores with a nice right hand.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Jensen.
Wallace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wallace lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Jensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wallace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jensen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wallace working some strikes from top position.
Wallace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wallace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jensen is trying to control the position but Wallace postures up.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jensen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jensen throws an off balance right hand
and Wallace counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Wallace throws a body punch but Jensen moves out of range.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Jensen's shoulder, as Jensen tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jensen! But no joy.
Jensen throws a shot from downtown. Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Wallace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jensen throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wallace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jensen misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to work over Jensen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace just leaning against Jensen, taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Wallace.
Jensen misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace lands an elbow inside that Jensen shrugs off.
A short right from Wallace.
That has opened up Martin Jensen's cut even more.
Jensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jensen.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jensen misses with a body shot.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
Jensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wallace lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jensen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jensen jabs at Wallace's body.
A swing and a miss from Jensen.
Jensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Jensen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wallace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jensen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wallace looks to land a strike but Jensen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wallace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jensen keeping full guard, as Wallace tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Jensen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jensen lands with a cross.
Jensen throws a poor cross that misses
and Wallace counters with a single leg into guard. Jensen didn't expect that.
Wallace won't allow Jensen to get back to his feet.
Wallace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jensen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there.
Wallace wants to pass the guard but Jensen is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Russell Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jensen can do to turn this around?
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russell Wallace is winning the standup battle so far.
Jensen scores with a hook.
Jensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace.
Jensen checks a low kick from Wallace.
Wallace lands with a hook. Jensen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martin Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Jensen. That snapped Wallace's head back.
Wallace tries to bum rush Jensen with a series of wild strikes but Jensen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Jensen misses the target.
Jensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Martin Jensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace slips a jab from Jensen.
A jab from Jensen finds it's way through Wallace's defenses.
Wallace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Wallace changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
A big left from Jensen misses.
Jensen lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jensen 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.
Jensen swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace slips a jab from Jensen.
Jensen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wallace scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jensen swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Jensen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jensen is fending him off so far but Wallace persists. Nope, Jensen circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jensen's head.
Wallace wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jensen.
Wallace throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jensen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wallace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wallace fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jensen to the ground. Wallace is now in Jensen's guard.
Wallace works over Jensen with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jensen trying to control the position.
Wallace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jensen is rocked!
The cut above Martin Jensen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wallace stands and throws Jensen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jensen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wallace.
Wallace wants to control but Jensen is keeping him busy.
Wallace working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Wallace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Jensen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Jensen moves out of range easily.
Jensen jabs Wallace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wallace tries to bum rush Jensen with a series of wild strikes but Jensen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace is looking to chop away at Jensen's legs.
Jensen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jensen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wallace can pounce on him.
A punch lands to the side of Wallace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jensen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wallace's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jensen.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Jensen counters with a stiff right hand.
Jensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jensen.
Wallace is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Jensen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wallace.
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!
Jensen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wallace shoots in and gets a takedown into Jensen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jensen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wallace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martin Jensen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Martin Jensen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Russell Wallace!
Russell Wallace is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Russell Wallace, 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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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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