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MFN 192: Fayth vs. Vadokowich PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Castor Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Villak Martinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Im gonna fuck you up!. Martinson has chosen Deathlike Silencce - Next to your grave as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Castor Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Villak Martinson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rollins throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Martinson.
Martinson walks into a left hand.
Rollins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rollins looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinson is just out of range.
Rollins takes a swing at Martinson's ribcage but misses.
Rollins swings for the body but Martinson moves out of range.
Rollins ducks under a wild hook from Martinson.
Rollins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rollins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bomb Squad NY in the buildup to the fight.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rollins cracks Martinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Villak Martinson has been cut.
Martinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martinson is looking to slow Rollins down with leg kicks.
Rollins misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Martinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch! Martinson slams his shin into Rollins's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins scores with a decent looking hook.
Rollins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinson.
A counter left hand to the body from Rollins misses its target.
Rollins throws the left hand but Martinson avoids the punch easily.
Martinson avoids the body shot from Rollins.
Martinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rollins.
Martinson throws out a counter right but Rollins avoids it with no problem.
Rollins looks to throw the jab but Martinson is out of range.
A nice side step and Martinson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rollins misses the jab.
Rollins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rollins ducks under a wild hook from Martinson.
Rollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinson misses with an uppercut.
Rollins misses with a body shot
and Martinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rollins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinson's sensitive parts.
A cross from Martinson lands.
Rollins works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Martinson scores with a body shot.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
Rollins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rollins throws a leg kick but Martinson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martinson slips a jab from Rollins.
Martinson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Martinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinson tries to work over Rollins's front leg with a kick but Rollins checks it.
Martinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rollins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Martinson thows a body kick. Rollins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Martinson throws a big shot that misses.
Martinson rushes Rollins and presses him up against the cage.
Rollins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rollins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rollins working hard to break the clinch.
Rollins working aggressively here.
Martinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Rollins both land. Nice combination.
Rollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rollins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinson.
Rollins missing with a left hand there. Martinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rollins lands a leg kick that knocks Martinson off balance momentarily.
Rollins throws a hook to the side of Martinson's head but Martinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rollins counters with a nice body shot.
Rollins thumps Martinson with a low kick.
Martinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rollins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martinson - the referee stops the clock and Rollins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martinson. Rollins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rollins throws a leg kick but Martinson moved away.
Martinson forces Rollins back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinson misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Martinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rollins.
Martinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Martinson misses.
Rollins throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinson counters with a nice body shot.
Rollins moves away from the strike by Martinson.
Martinson checks a low kick from Rollins.
Martinson throws a counter combo.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
Rollins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rollins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinson.
As Martinson backs away, Rollins returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rollins cracks Martinson with a good jab.
Rollins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinson feints a counter leg kick.
Martinson slips a straight right by Rollins.
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 Castor Rollins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Villak Martinson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martinson scores with a push kick.
Rollins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinson checks a leg kick.
Rollins lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinson checks a leg kick.
Martinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rollins.
Rollins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rollins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinson moves away.
Martinson ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Rollins as he connects with a hook.
Martinson throws the left hand but Rollins avoids the punch easily.
Martinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rollins works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rollins tried to score with a low kick but Martinson checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rollins was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinson.
Rollins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rollins lands a nice looking body shot.
Rollins is looking to wear down Martinson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab lands there for Rollins.
Rollins missing with a left hand there. Martinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rollins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rollins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinson is looking to clinch.
Rollins lands with a right hand.
Martinson loads up on a big right hand but Rollins slips the punch.
Rollins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinson manages to avoid it.
Rollins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martinson throws an overhand right that lands on Rollins's shoulder, as Rollins tries to avoid the shot.
Rollins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martinson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rollins's calf.
Martinson throws a body punch but Rollins moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rollins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rollins misses with a body shot.
Rollins misses with a two punch combination.
Rollins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rollins scores with a leg kick.
Rollins just misses with a punch to the body.
Rollins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Despite the aggression on Martinson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A lazy left from Rollins finds it's target.
Rollins throws a hook but Martinson avoids it easily.
Rollins connects with a looping right hand.
Martinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rollins.
Martinson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Martinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rollins is just out of range.
Rollins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinson! But no joy.
Martinson lands a right hook to the body.
Martinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Martinson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Martinson misses its intended target.
Rollins scores with a jab. Martinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That has opened up Villak Martinson's cut even more.
Martinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martinson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinson looks to land a body kick but Rollins moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Martinson. That snapped Rollins's head back.
Martinson misses with a looping left.
Martinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rollins was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinson.
Rollins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rollins lands a nice hook to Martinson's body. Martinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rollins scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinson.
Martinson throws an overhand right that lands on Rollins's shoulder, as Rollins tries to avoid the shot.
Rollins scores with a sloppy right hand. Martinson should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rollins. Martinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rollins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rollins checks a leg kick.
Martinson connects with a crisp jab.
Rollins scores with a jab to the head.
Martinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rollins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinson is looking to clinch.
Martinson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rollins misses the shot to the body.
Martinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rollins was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinson.
Martinson looks to land a right hand but Rollins moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castor Rollins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Villak Martinson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rollins throws a leg kick
and Martinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rollins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martinson is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinson. Rollins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinson misses with a looping left.
Rollins moves out of range as Martinson strikes.
A quick step to the side and Rollins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rollins lands with an overhand left.
Rollins misses with a low kick as Martinson jumps back.
Martinson lands a jab to Rollins's midsection.
Martinson ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Rollins misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rollins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Martinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rollins throws a body punch but Martinson moves out of range.
Rollins misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rollins checks it well.
Rollins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Martinson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rollins will feel that in the morning.
Rollins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rollins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rollins cracks a nice hook into Martinson's ribs.
Rollins misses the shot to the body.
Rollins avoids a kick to the body.
Rollins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rollins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martinson at a distance.
Castor Rollins is winning the standup battle so far.
Rollins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rollins slips a jab from Martinson.
Rollins connects with a crisp jab.
Rollins slips under a jab from Martinson.
Rollins checks a leg kick.
Rollins blocks a jab.
It looked like Rollins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Martinson.
Rollins connects with a solid leg kick.
Castor Rollins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Martinson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rollins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinson scrambles back to his feet.
Rollins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinson.
Rollins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rollins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rollins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martinson throws a looping overhand right but Rollins ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Martinson.
Martinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rollins.
Martinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rollins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rollins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rollins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinson.
Martinson lands with a nice body kick.
Martinson clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rollins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins tries a body shot but Martinson blocks it.
Martinson blocking some punches.
Martinson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinson throws a head punch that misses.
Martinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rollins tries to break the clinch but Martinson is controlling the position.
Rollins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinson's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
Rollins scores with a shot to the side of Martinson's head.
Rollins misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Rollins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martinson takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with some punches.
Martinson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
Martinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rollins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rollins.
Martinson looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
Martinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Villak Martinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Castor Rollins.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rollins, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Castor Rollins!
After the fight, Castor Rollins was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabryel Catchmaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giantsbane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Misty Mountain. Gabryel Catchmaer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabryel Catchmaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tormund Giantsbane!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catchmaer misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Giantsbane.
Catchmaer misses with a body shot.
Catchmaer throws out a loose jab but Giantsbane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giantsbane has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Catchmaer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A lazy body kick from Giantsbane
letting Catchmaer counter with a right hand.
Giantsbane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Giantsbane misses with an uppercut.
Catchmaer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Catchmaer clinches up with Giantsbane and pushes him back against the cage.
Giantsbane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Catchmaer managing to block the knees to the body from Giantsbane.
Catchmaer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Catchmaer pushes Giantsbane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giantsbane lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Giantsbane.
Catchmaer tries to land a knee to the head but Giantsbane blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Catchmaer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Giantsbane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Catchmaer stalling in the clinch but Giantsbane improves position.
Giantsbane lands an elbow inside that Catchmaer shrugs off.
It looks like Gabryel Catchmaer has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane lands a body shot.
Catchmaer takes an elbow to the temple.
Giantsbane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catchmaer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giantsbane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Giantsbane throws a wild body kick that Catchmaer sees coming a mile off.
Catchmaer digs a good body shot into Giantsbane's ribs.
Giantsbane throws a head kick that Catchmaer semi-blocks.
Giantsbane throws the kick towards the body but Catchmaer avoids it.
Giantsbane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Catchmaer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Catchmaer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giantsbane.
Gabryel Catchmaer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catchmaer misses with a straight left.
Giantsbane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Catchmaer throws a hook but Giantsbane blocks it.
Giantsbane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Catchmaer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giantsbane throws a leg kick which misses Catchmaer's front leg but catches the back leg as Catchmaer tries to avoid it.
Catchmaer misses with a hook.
Giantsbane slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catchmaer tests Giantsbane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Catchmaer misses with a right hand
and Giantsbane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Catchmaer's knee momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Giantsbane - that will leave a mark!
Giantsbane misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Giantsbane - just one landing.
Giantsbane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Catchmaer.
Catchmaer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giantsbane moves away.
Catchmaer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Giantsbane.
Giantsbane cracks Catchmaer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Giantsbane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Giantsbane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Catchmaer misses with a low kick.
Catchmaer throws a combination. Giantsbane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Giantsbane 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.
Catchmaer throws an overhand right that lands on Giantsbane's shoulder, as Giantsbane tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Giantsbane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Giantsbane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Catchmaer throws an off balance right hand
letting Giantsbane counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane looks to land a body kick but Catchmaer moved away.
Catchmaer lands with an overhand left.
Catchmaer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Catchmaer throws a jab when Giantsbane was well out of range.
Catchmaer misses with a hook. Giantsbane ducked under it nicely.
Giantsbane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Catchmaer lands with a hook. Giantsbane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Giantsbane throws a hook to the side of Catchmaer's head but Catchmaer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giantsbane blocks a head kick by Catchmaer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Catchmaer. Giantsbane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giantsbane feints a counter leg kick.
Giantsbane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer lands with a right hand.
Giantsbane is looking to clinch but Catchmaer is avoiding it.
Catchmaer throwing a counter right hand but Giantsbane manages to avoid it.
Catchmaer throws a looping overhand right but Giantsbane ducks down to avoid it.
Catchmaer looks to land a right hand but Giantsbane moved out of range.
Catchmaer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Giantsbane under the eye.
Catchmaer with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giantsbane tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catchmaer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Giantsbane to score with a decent uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Giantsbane.
Catchmaer moves out of range of the body kick from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Catchmaer is out of range.
Catchmaer tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Giantsbane.
Giantsbane explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Catchmaer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Catchmaer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer lands the left hand.
Giantsbane jabs Catchmaer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Giantsbane throws a shot to the body.
Giantsbane lands with a hook. Catchmaer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giantsbane misses with a head kick.
Giantsbane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giantsbane connects with a solid leg kick.
Catchmaer misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tormund Giantsbane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabryel Catchmaer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Giantsbane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Giantsbane throws a leg kick but Catchmaer moved away.
Giantsbane throws a chopping leg kick but Catchmaer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Giantsbane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Catchmaer misses with the combination.
Giantsbane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giantsbane takes one on the button.
Catchmaer lands a glancing blow to the side of Giantsbane's head.
Catchmaer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giantsbane moves away.
Catchmaer moves out of range of the body kick from Giantsbane.
Catchmaer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giantsbane was well out of range. Poor timing from Catchmaer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giantsbane connects with a right hand. Catchmaer shakes it off.
Catchmaer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Catchmaer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giantsbane scores with the left hand. Catchmaer knows he should have avoided that one.
Giantsbane checks a leg kick.
Catchmaer takes a swing at Giantsbane's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catchmaer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Catchmaer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giantsbane punishes Catchmaer's body with a nice straight punch.
Catchmaer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giantsbane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Catchmaers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Catchmaer needs to keep his hands up - Giantsbane had a free shot at his head there.
Catchmaer misses with the combination.
Catchmaer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Catchmaer cracks Giantsbane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giantsbane misses with a kick to the body.
Catchmaer throws a combination that misses
and Giantsbane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Catchmaer's knee momentarily.
Giantsbane tries to score with a low kick but Catchmaer moves his leg out of the way.
Catchmaer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catchmaer blocks a head kick by Giantsbane.
Catchmaer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Catchmaer swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Catchmaer. Beautiful body shot.
Catchmaer scores with a shot to the body.
Giantsbane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Giantsbane counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Catchmaer misses its intended target.
Catchmaer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Giantsbane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Catchmaer is able to avoid easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giantsbane.
Giantsbane connects with a jab.
Giantsbane tries to score with a low kick but Catchmaer moves his leg out of the way.
Giantsbane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Catchmaer looks to land a left hand but Giantsbane moved out of range nicely.
Giantsbane throws a shot from downtown. Catchmaer moves away and avoids it.
Giantsbane misses with a hook. Catchmaer ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane moves out of range of the strikes.
Catchmaer throws a body punch but Giantsbane moves out of range.
Giantsbane moves away from the strike by Catchmaer.
Catchmaer misses with an uppercut. Giantsbane saw that one coming.
Giantsbane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Giantsbane tries to move into range but Catchmaer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Catchmaer throws a hook but Giantsbane avoids it easily.
Giantsbane is looking to slow Catchmaer down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Catchmaer.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Giantsbane - that will leave a mark!
Catchmaer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Catchmaer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Catchmaer.
Catchmaer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Giantsbane blocks the leg kick.
Giantsbane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Catchmaer blocks the body kick.
Catchmaer throws a shot from downtown. Giantsbane moves away and avoids it.
Giantsbane wants to slow Catchmaer down by chopping away at his legs.
Catchmaer moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giantsbane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giantsbane scores a nice knee to the body.
Giantsbane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Giantsbane breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giantsbane. Catchmaer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giantsbane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Giantsbane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Catchmaer thinks about countering with a body kick.
Catchmaer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giantsbane counters with a head kick that drops Catchmaer to the mat! Catchmaer scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Catchmaer is rocked!
Giantsbane moves into the clinch.
Oh Catchmaer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giantsbane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Catchmaer seems to have got his legs back now.
Catchmaer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Giantsbane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catchmaer cracks a nice hook into Giantsbane's ribs.
Giantsbane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tormund Giantsbane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Giantsbane.
It looked like Catchmaer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Catchmaer throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tormund Giantsbane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gabryel Catchmaer'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Giantsbane ducks under a wild hook from Catchmaer.
Giantsbane throws a hook to the side of Catchmaer's head but Catchmaer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Catchmaer throws a body kick that misses.
Giantsbane feints a counter leg kick.
Catchmaer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Catchmaer.
Catchmaer lands a nice looking body shot.
Giantsbane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Catchmaer.
Giantsbane throws a jab but it's blocked by Catchmaer.
Some wild striking there from Catchmaer.
Giantsbane throws a low kick, looking for Catchmaer's leg but Catchmaer calmly moves out of range.
Giantsbane misses the jab.
Catchmaer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giantsbane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giantsbane throws out a powerful jab.
Giantsbane takes a swing at Catchmaer's ribcage but misses.
Catchmaer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Catchmaer tries to clinch there but Giantsbane circles away.
A jab from Catchmaer finds it's way through Giantsbane's defenses.
Giantsbane throws a leg kick but Catchmaer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane scores with a jab.
Catchmaer misses with an uppercut.
Catchmaer looks to land a left hand but Giantsbane moved out of range nicely.
Giantsbane ducks under a wild hook from Catchmaer.
Giantsbane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Catchmaer avoids a kick to the body.
Giantsbane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Catchmaer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Giantsbane.
Catchmaer takes a swing at Giantsbane's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Giantsbane checks a leg kick.
Giantsbane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Catchmaer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A clash of legs there as Giantsbane blocks the low kick.
Catchmaer dodges the punch combination from Giantsbane.
Catchmaer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giantsbane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Giantsbane lands.
Catchmaer misses with a body shot.
Giantsbane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Catchmaer throws out the jab.
Catchmaer misses with a two punch combination.
Catchmaer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giantsbane.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catchmaer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giantsbane blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Giantsbane.
Giantsbane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giantsbane lands a really nice looking cross but Catchmaer seems unphased.
Giantsbane throws a sloppy head kick
and Catchmaer counters with a stiff right hand.
Giantsbane lands with a hook. Catchmaer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Giantsbane lands a glancing blow to the side of Catchmaer's head.
Giantsbane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer throws a right hand that Giantsbane ducks under and follows up with a left that Giantsbane also avoids with ease.
Catchmaer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giantsbane ducks right into an uppercut from Catchmaer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane throws a head kick but Catchmaer moves out of range.
Giantsbane tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Giantsbane.
A low kick from Giantsbane is predictable there
and Catchmaer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giantsbane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Catchmaer.
Giantsbane flicks out a counter leg kick but Catchmaer steps away.
Giantsbane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Giantsbane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Giantsbane moves out of range of the strikes.
Giantsbane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Catchmaer throws out the jab.
Catchmaer swings for the body but Giantsbane moves out of range.
Giantsbane staying out of range there.
Catchmaer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Giantsbane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giantsbane throws a leg kick which misses Catchmaer's front leg but catches the back leg as Catchmaer tries to avoid it.
Giantsbane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Catchmaer wants to clinch but Giantsbane slips to the side
and Giantsbane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good exchange - Giantsbane coming out on top.
A low kick from Giantsbane misses
and Catchmaer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Catchmaer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gabryel Catchmaer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Catchmaer checks a leg kick.
Catchmaer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Catchmaer cracks Giantsbane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Catchmaer is looking to clinch but Giantsbane is avoiding it.
Giantsbane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Catchmaer.
Giantsbane throws a front kick that sends Catchmaer stumbling back into the cage.
Catchmaer misses with a double jab
and Giantsbane counters with a nice leg kick.
Catchmaer misses with a wild combination.
Catchmaer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giantsbane.
Catchmaer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Giantsbane throws a head kick that misses
and Catchmaer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Catchmaer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tormund Giantsbane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Catchmaer finds it's way through Giantsbane's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tormund Giantsbane.
Well Giantsbane 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tormund Giantsbane!
A relieved looking Tormund Giantsbane thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim connects with a single shot there.
Frazier has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Frazier looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Frazier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Frazier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kim connects with a body shot that sends Frazier's belly button to the back.
Kim slips under a jab.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Frazier moves away and avoids it.
Kim slips under a jab from Frazier.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Frazier misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Frazier. Those never looked like landing.
Frazier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frazier misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
Frazier misses with a right hand
and Kim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim is working for a kimura but Frazier is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kim.
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. Kim connects with a nice short shot to Frazier's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim trying to pass the guard but Frazier defending well.
Frazier is staying active underneath Kim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two 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.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frazier defending well though.
Kim trying to mount his opponent but Frazier defends it.
Kim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frazier is just riding it out for now. Kim eventually gives up the hold.
We've been hearing that Kim has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kim seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Frazier is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roberto Kim!
During a confident post fight interview, Roberto Kim thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Taphorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn cracks Bergfried with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taphorn stuns Bergfried with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taphorn is looking to clinch.
Taphorn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taphorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
Bergfried lands with a good body shot.
Taphorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taphorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bergfried connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taphorn. Taphorn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taphorn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bergfried lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taphorn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bergfrieds head.
Taphorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bergfried blocks an uppercut.
Taphorn tries to pull guard but Bergfried forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Taphorn working aggressively here.
Bergfried misses with the head strike.
Taphorn looking to throw knees to the head but Bergfried is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn misses with the head strike.
Bergfried is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taphorn is keeping busy.
Bergfried avoiding damage as Taphorn throws knees to the body.
Bergfried lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bergfried trying to stall but Taphorn improves his position.
Bergfried struggles to land a body shot inside as Taphorn controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Bergfried.
Taphorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taphorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bergfried's elbow.
Taphorn missing with knees to the body.
Bergfried throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bergfried throws an elbow but it misses.
Bergfried has had enough of the clinch but Taphorn keeps him there for the moment.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taphorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bergfried works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bergfried.
Taphorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergfried.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bergfried.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried pushes off an throws an elbow but Taphorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bergfried lands an elbow just above Taphorn 's eye.
Bergfried tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taphorn's elbow.
Taphorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bergfried's elbow.
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!
Bergfried lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
Taphorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bergfried backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bergfried as Taphorn tries to tie him up.
Taphorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn scores with a shoulder strike.
Bergfried is trying to force a seperation but Taphorn has the dominant position.
Taphorn working aggressively here.
Taphorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bergfried as Taphorn tries to tie him up.
Bergfried escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taphorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergfried tries to work over Taphorn's front leg with a kick but Taphorn checks it.
Taphorn ducks under a wild hook from Bergfried.
Taphorn tries to clinch there but Bergfried circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taphorn finds it's way round the side to connect with Bergfried's head.
Taphorn loads up on a big right hand but Bergfried slips the punch.
Bergfried displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taphorn throws out the jab.
Taphorn stuns Bergfried with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the body
and Bergfried counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bergfried feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taphorn's calf.
Taphorn throws out a loose jab but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taphorn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Taphorn.
Taphorn lands a two punch combo.
Nice cross by Bergfried.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taphorn throws a front kick aimed at Bergfried's knee but Bergfried avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bergfried misses its intended target.
Bergfried gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taphorn blocks a jab.
A head kick by Bergfried misses
so Taphorn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taphorn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bergfried managing to control the position.
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Taphorn from controlling successfully.
Taphorn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taphorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergfried scores with a head kick. Taphorn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Peter Taphorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Bergfried connects with a right hand. Taphorn shakes it off.
A head kick by Taphorn misses
and Bergfried counters with a two punch combo.
Bergfried attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried wants to land a leg kick but Taphorn is out of range.
Bergfried throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taphorn.
Taphorn checks a low kick from Bergfried.
Jab by Taphorn.
Taphorn avoids the head kick by Bergfried.
Taphorn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taphorn darts in and clinches Bergfried up against the cage.
Taphorn lands an uppercut.
Taphorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergfried blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taphorn.
Bergfried landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bergfried.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bergfried lands an uppercut.
Bergfried blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peter Taphorn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bergfried is looking to break free of the clinch but Taphorn has double underhooks.
Bergfried pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taphorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bergfried ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Bergfried.
Bergfried ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Bergfried misses.
Taphorn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taphorn missing with a left hand there. Bergfried was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taphorn blocks a jab.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Taphorn.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taphorn misses with an uppercut. Bergfried saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bergfried.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn thuds his right hand into Bergfried's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taphorn throws a big shot that misses.
Bergfried only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bergfried moves into the clinch successfully.
Bergfried lands an uppercut.
Bergfried breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bergfried throws a nice head kick!
Bergfried ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taphorn missing with a left hand there. Bergfried was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bergfried flicks out a counter leg kick but Taphorn steps away.
Taphorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergfried.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taphorn.
Taphorn ducks under a wild hook from Bergfried.
Taphorn blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taphorn. That did some damage!
Taphorn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taphorn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taphorn throws a head kick but Bergfried moves out of range.
Taphorn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bergfried lands with an overhand left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taphorn.
The fighters circling - Taphorn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taphorn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bergfried manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taphorn lands a jab to the head.
Bergfried has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Taphorn throws a jab when Bergfried was well out of range.
Taphorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergfried unleashes a big counter combination but Taphorn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bergfried clinches.
Bergfried trying to land knees to the body.
Bergfried misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taphorn.
Taphorn avoids the elbow strike from Bergfried, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn managing to block the knees to the body from Bergfried.
Bergfried breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bergfried chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taphorn throws a looping overhand right but Bergfried ducks down to avoid it.
Bergfried misses with a straight left.
Taphorn jabs Bergfried right on the nose. Bergfried blinks but takes it well.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Taphorn.
Bergfried moves out of range as Taphorn strikes.
Taphorn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bergfried sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bergfried finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taphorn throws a sloppy body shot
and Bergfried counters with a good low kick that Taphorn was not able to check.
Bergfried scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergfried throws a body punch but Taphorn moves out of range.
Taphorn lands a nice shot that snaps Bergfried's head back.
Taphorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bergfried's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Taphorn misses the target.
Taphorn 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.
Taphorn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bergfried lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bergfried jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bergfried.
Taphorn throws a right hand that Bergfried ducks under and follows up with a left that Bergfried also avoids with ease.
Bergfried throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taphorn.
Taphorn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bergfried.
Bergfried checks a low kick from Taphorn.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taphorn tries to counter by clinching up but Bergfried breaks away and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Taphorn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried lands a leg kick that knocks Taphorn off balance momentarily.
Taphorn is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn lands a two punch combo.
Bergfried works Taphorn's body with a nice hook.
Bergfried lands a leg kick that knocks Taphorn off balance momentarily.
Bergfried will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bergfried misses the body punch
and Taphorn counters with a nice uppercut.
Bergfried turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bergfried drives through and clinches with Taphorn against the cage.
Bergfried working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bergfried taking a breather.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taphorn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bergfried smiles and moves away.
Bergfried moves into the clinch.
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!
Taphorn jumps guard but Bergfried turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bergfried tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bergfried throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
Bergfried's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bergfried blocking some punches.
Bergfried on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bergfried lands a right hand.
Bergfried lands a knee to the body.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Bergfried.
Bergfried lands with a right to the head.
Come on Bergfried - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taphorn blocking some punches.
Taphorn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bergfried just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Taphorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergfried lands a right hand.
Bergfried pushes off an throws an elbow but Taphorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bergfried crunches a lovely knee into Taphorn's ribcage.
Bergfried looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Taphorn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bergfried makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taphorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taphorn misses with a body punch.
Taphorn working aggressively here.
Come on Taphorn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bergfried tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
Taphorn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bergfried backwards.
Taphorn is looking to control Bergfried's arms but Bergfried gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taphorn has his back to the cage.
A short left from Bergfried.
Taphorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taphorn leaning against his opponent.
Taphorn misses with some punches.
Bergfried lands an elbow that stopped Taphorn in his tracks for a moment.
Taphorn has a couple of punches blocked by Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Bergfried.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taphorn stalling in the clinch but Bergfried improves position.
Bergfried lands a damaging elbow.
Bergfried doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taphorn trying to land knees to the body.
Bergfried lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bergfried.
Bergfried prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
Nice elbow from Bergfried.
Bergfried with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taphorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Bergfried.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bergfried lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Bergfried on the inside.
Bergfried creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taphorn's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergfried tries to land a knee to the head but Taphorn blocks with his arms.
Taphorn lands with a short shot to the head.
Bergfried pushes off an throws an elbow but Taphorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taphorn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Bergfried comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bergfried has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergfried!
A relieved looking Friedrich Bergfried thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Simans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Hoffer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Hoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgars Simans!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simans has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hoffer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Simans moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Simans connects with a looping right hand.
Simans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoffer throws a body punch but Simans moves out of range.
As Hoffer backs off Simans throws a huge counter combo but Hoffer manages to avoid it all.
Hoffer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Simans can pounce on him.
Simans misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Simans misses.
Hoffer throwing a counter right hand but Simans manages to avoid it.
Simans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Simans lands a leg kick that knocks Hoffer off balance momentarily.
Simans throws the kick towards the body but Hoffer avoids it.
Nice cross by Simans.
Simans takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoffer takes one to the side of the head.
Simans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoffer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffer. Simans does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simans throws a body shot but no joy.
Simans stuns Hoffer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoffer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simans! But no joy.
Hoffer avoids the head kick by Simans.
Hoffer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Simans just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffer misses with a looping right.
A jab from Hoffer finds it's way through Simans's defenses.
Simans jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hoffer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simans.
Hoffer swings for the body but Simans moves out of range.
Simans was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Simans tries to bum rush Hoffer with a series of wild strikes but Hoffer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoffer.
Hoffer attempts a counter takedown but Simans avoids it well and moves away.
Hoffer looks to score with a jab to the body but Simans is just out of range.
Simans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Simans.
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!
Hoffer looks to land a left hand but Simans moved out of range nicely.
Simans misses with a leg kick.
Hoffer checks a low kick from Simans.
Simans avoids the body shot from Hoffer.
Hoffer with a nice cross.
Simans keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hoffer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Hoffer.
Hoffer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Simans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Simans.
Hoffer scores with a nice head shot.
Hoffer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Simans slips under a jab from Hoffer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simans's corner calls for a 1-2. Simans obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Hoffer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Hoffer.
Simans throws a head kick that misses.
Simans clinches with his opponent.
Hoffer lands with a left to the head.
Simans is trying to stall.
Hoffer blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Hoffer.
Simans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffer throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hoffer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simans.
Hoffer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer moves away from the strike by Simans.
Hoffer throws a hook to the side of Simans's head but Simans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simans lands with a nice body kick.
Hoffer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoffer works Simans's body with a nice hook.
Simans gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Simans keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Simans unleashes a big counter combination but Hoffer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Simans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoffer.
Simans throws out a leg kick but Hoffer moves out of range and Simans only half commits.
Hoffer throws a quick counter head kick but Simans was just out of range.
Simans slips a straight right by Hoffer.
Hoffer cracks a nice hook into Simans's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoffer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoffer misses with a low kick.
Hoffer misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edgars Simans will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Simans jabs Hoffer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simans lands a head kick. Hoffer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hoffer throws a body punch but Simans moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffer. Simans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoffer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simans moves away.
Simans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffer.
Simans thows a body kick. Hoffer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Simans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffer.
Hoffer moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoffer misses with an uppercut. Simans saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simans staying out of range there.
Hoffer checks a leg kick.
Hoffer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Simans lands with a nice combination. Hoffer backs away looking to recover.
Hoffer misses the jab.
That kick from Simans tenderised Hoffer's leg. Hoffer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer lands a nice looking body shot.
Edgars Simans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Simans.
Hoffer misses with an uppercut.
Hoffer throws a lazy uppercut
and Simans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffer throws an overhand right that lands on Simans's shoulder, as Simans tries to avoid the shot.
Simans lands a head kick!
Hoffer throws a body shot but no joy.
Simans throws a counter combo.
Simans forces Hoffer back against the cage and clinches.
Hoffer tries to break free but Simans pushes him back against the cage.
Simans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoffer blocks a body shot from Simans.
Hoffer has a couple of punches blocked by Simans.
Hoffer prevents a body shot from Simans.
Simans throws a head punch that misses.
Hoffer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simans lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Simans crunches a lovely knee into Hoffer's ribcage.
Simans landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffer is trying to push Simans away but Simans has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoffer wants to stall.
Hoffer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoffer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffer misses with the head strike.
Simans lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoffer backwards.
Simans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Simans fails to land.
Simans blocks a body shot from Hoffer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Simans.
A short right from Simans.
Hoffer is rocked!
Simans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Hoffer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoffer misses with the head strike.
Simans lands a nice uppercut.
Simans avoiding damage.
A short right from Simans.
Hoffer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Simans unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Edgars Simans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Simans lands with a left to the head.
Simans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffer throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Simans.
Simans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoffer backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simans lands a big right hand that sends Hoffer to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Hoffer!
Simans scores with a big shot! Hoffer's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hoffer! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgars Simans!
Edgars Simans made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Soon, you how my baby. Your tits are already full of milk.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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29
170 lbs
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Ring!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Kiddi.
Ring rushes Kiddi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kiddi is working Ring over against the cage.
Ring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kiddi is defending well for now.
I was talking to Kiddi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ring throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ring tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiddi.
Ring is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kiddi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiddi just leaning against Ring, taking a breather.
Kiddi managing to block the knees to the body from Ring.
Kiddi blocks the elbow strike.
Kiddi cracks Ring with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiddi.
Ring tries to break free but Kiddi pushes him back against the cage.
Ring throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiddi blocks it with crossed arms.
Ring using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiddi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiddi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiddi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiddi.
A short uppercut from Kiddi.
Ring tries to work over Kiddi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ring misses with a punch to the body.
Ring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kiddi scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiddi tightens his grip and picks Ring up, before dumping him to the ground. Ring manages to land in guard.
Kiddi throwing strikes but missing.
Kiddi trying to control but Ring is working from the bottom.
Kiddi wants to pass the guard but Ring is keeping the position.
Ring is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi advances position into side control!
Kiddi is looking to take a break and control but Ring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ring is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kiddi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ring defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ring is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kiddi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kiddi's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ring.
Kiddi is really stuck here.
Kiddi is working hard here to advance position.
Ring is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kiddi defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kiddi showing good submission defense here.
Kiddi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ring.
Kiddi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kiddi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kiddi is really stuck here.
Kiddi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kiddi tries to escape but Ring has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ring has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ring has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kiddi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ring has got his arm under Kiddi's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Kiddi has spun round into Ring's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
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 Galdra Kiddi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ring takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kiddi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ring's head.
Kiddi scores with a punch to the head.
Kiddi scores with a jab to the body.
Ring avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiddi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kiddi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ring has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiddi finds it's way round the side to connect with Ring's head.
Kiddi moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiddi feinted with a counter takedown.
Ring misses with a head kick.
Kiddi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ring takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ring takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiddi stuns Ring with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiddi throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ring tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiddi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ring.
Ring walks into a stiff left hand from Kiddi.
Kiddi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Galdra Kiddi is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Ring.
Jeremy Ring is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ring is looking to slow Kiddi down with leg kicks.
Kiddi throws a leg kick
and Ring moves into the clinch.
Kiddi is working Ring over against the cage.
Ring is breathing heavily.
Ring misses with a knee strike.
Kiddi lands a right hand.
Kiddi managing to block the knees to the body from Ring.
Ring pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kiddi avoiding damage as Ring throws knees to the body.
Galdra Kiddi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kiddi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiddi lands with a left to the head.
Kiddi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ring fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiddi.
Kiddi throws the left hand but Ring avoids the punch easily.
Ring throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiddi.
Ring moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kiddi connects with a jab.
Kiddi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ring can do to turn this around?
Ring throws a head kick but Kiddi moves out of range.
Kiddi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ring.
Nice shot lands for Kiddi.
Kiddi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ring looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiddi lands a body shot.
Ring stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiddi.
Ring throws a head kick but Kiddi moves out of range.
Kiddi sizes up Ring with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jeremy Ring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ring closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
Kiddi is leaning against Ring and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ring prevents a body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi avoiding damage as Ring throws knees to the body.
Ring blocks a body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiddi loads up on a big right hand but Ring slips the punch.
Ring tries to clinch up.
Kiddi lands a head kick. Ring smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kiddi stalks Ring and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ring's face. Ring staggers backwards, shaken.
Kiddi throws a sloppy head kick and Ring moves out of range easily.
Kiddi blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiddi misses the target.
Kiddi moves out of range as Ring throws a body kick.
Ring gets a clinch.
Kiddi lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Kiddi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiddi.
Kiddi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ring scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiddi.
Ring throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiddi.
Kiddi scores with a shot to the side of Ring's head.
Ring blocking some punches.
Kiddi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiddi lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiddi.
Kiddi wants the takedown. Ring is fighting it off but Kiddi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ring's guard against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ring is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kiddi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galdra Kiddi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kiddi lands a jab to Ring's midsection.
Kiddi misses with a body shot.
Ring throws a fast counter high kick but Kiddi manages to duck under it in time.
Ring misses with an uppercut. Kiddi saw that one coming.
Ring avoids a kick to the body.
Ring misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiddi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kiddi throws a nice head kick!
Ring walks into a straight right hand from Kiddi.
Ring takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kiddi.
A head kick misses from Ring.
Kiddi lands with an overhand left.
Ring takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ring takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Kiddi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ring's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi scores with a leg kick.
Ring throws a head kick but Kiddi moves out of range.
Kiddi scores with a jab to the head.
Ring fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ring misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiddi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kiddi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kiddi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ring wants to counter with a clinch but Kiddi pushes him away.
Kiddi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ring is staying active underneath Kiddi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ring blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kiddi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ring is looking to improve his position.
Kiddi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ring trying to hold on to Kiddi's head to control him but Kiddi postures up.
Kiddi controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kiddi throws a leg kick but Ring checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kiddi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kiddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ring manages to avoid it.
Ring misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Ring tenderised Kiddi's leg. Kiddi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiddi sizes up Ring with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kiddi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ring cracks the inside of Kiddi's front leg.
Jeremy Ring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiddi lunges at Ring with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ring's hand.
Kiddi misses with a takedown attempt - Ring sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ring fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ring pushes Kiddi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiddi lands a right hand.
Ring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiddi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ring has a couple of punches blocked by Kiddi.
Kiddi scores with a hook to the body.
Ring misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiddi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiddi is leaning against Ring and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kiddi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiddi is trying to break free.
Ring trying to land knees to the body.
Kiddi misses with the head strike.
Kiddi jumps into guard, dragging Ring to the mat.
Kiddi keeping moving, preventing Ring from controlling successfully.
Ring would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ring got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kiddi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ring has managed to get both his arms back between Kiddi's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galdra Kiddi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiddi 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galdra Kiddi!
Galdra Kiddi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt has chosen Trenches by Pop Evil as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzhumagaliev throws a half hearted mid kick.
And Godbolt tries to counter it with a takedown but Dzhumagaliev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dzhumagaliev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Dzhumagaliev finds it's way through Godbolt's defenses.
Godbolt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Godbolt connects with a looping right hand.
Godbolt misses with a straight left.
Dzhumagaliev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a leg kick.
Godbolt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dzhumagaliev throws out the jab.
Godbolt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dzhumagaliev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dzhumagaliev.
And Godbolt tries to counter it with a takedown but Dzhumagaliev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Godbolt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dzhumagaliev doesn't seem bothered though.
Dzhumagaliev misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godbolt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a series of wild punches.
Godbolt lands the left hand.
Godbolt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dzhumagaliev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Godbolt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A telegraphed right hand from Godbolt misses the target.
Dzhumagaliev walks into a jab.
Dzhumagaliev throws a shot from downtown. Godbolt moves away and avoids it.
Godbolt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Godbolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzhumagaliev.
Godbolt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Godbolt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Godbolt moves out of range as Dzhumagaliev throws a body kick.
A jab from Godbolt misses.
Dzhumagaliev looks to throw the jab but Godbolt is out of range.
Godbolt missing with a left hand there. Dzhumagaliev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godbolt takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godbolt shoots in but no luck this time.
Dzhumagaliev throws a big shot that misses.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Godbolt moves out of range of the leg kick from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Godbolt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dzhumagaliev sprawls well initially but Godbolt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Godbolt thows a huge punch but Dzhumagaliev dodges it nicely.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard but Dzhumagaliev defending well.
Godbolt trying to control the action but Dzhumagaliev is working from the bottom.
Godbolt controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt looks to land a strike but Dzhumagaliev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Godbolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Dzhumagaliev keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dzhumagaliev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dzhumagaliev loads up on a big right hand but Godbolt slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Godbolt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dzhumagaliev wants to slow Godbolt down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Godbolt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Godbolt throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Godbolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Godbolt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Godbolt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Godbolt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Godbolt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthew Godbolt 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.
Godbolt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dzhumagaliev is fending him off so far but Godbolt persists. Nope, Dzhumagaliev circles away and we're back to standing.
Dzhumagaliev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Godbolt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Matthew Godbolt has been cut.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a solid leg kick.
Godbolt defending well as Dzhumagaliev loads up on a big left hand.
Godbolt feints the counter takedown.
Godbolt throws a lazy uppercut
and Godbolt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a jab.
Dzhumagaliev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Godbolt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a low kick.
Godbolt scores with a decent looking hook.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Godbolt is rocked!
Godbolt connects with the punch.
Dzhumagaliev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godbolt moves out of range of the leg kick from Dzhumagaliev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godbolt.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a low kick as Godbolt jumps back.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a decent looking hook.
Dzhumagaliev fakes the leg kick and cracks Godbolt in the body.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dzhumagaliev slaps away a takedown attempt from Godbolt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dzhumagaliev lands a head kick. Godbolt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick but Godbolt moves out of range.
Godbolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dzhumagaliev takes one to the side of the head.
Godbolt 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.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dzhumagaliev was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Godbolt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Godbolt misses with a hook to the body
and Dzhumagaliev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzhumagaliev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Godbolt throws a looping overhand right but Dzhumagaliev ducks down to avoid it.
Godbolt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dzhumagaliev's head backwards.
Dzhumagaliev jabs at Godbolt's body.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Dzhumagaliev.
Donk. Dzhumagaliev catches Godbolt right on the button with a cross.
Godbolt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dzhumagaliev is fending him off so far but Godbolt persists. Nope, Dzhumagaliev circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Godbolt.
A head kick misses from Dzhumagaliev.
Godbolt takes a swing at Dzhumagaliev's ribcage but misses.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godbolt.
Godbolt works over Dzhumagaliev's head and body with a nice combination.
Godbolt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a right hand.
Godbolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godbolt.
Dzhumagaliev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Godbolt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dzhumagaliev throws a body punch but Godbolt moves out of range.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a body kick.
Godbolt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dzhumagaliev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Godbolt misses with a looping left.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dzhumagaliev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Godbolt under the eye.
Godbolt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dzhumagaliev defends well and Godbolt ends up having to push Dzhumagaliev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dzhumagaliev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godbolt.
Dzhumagaliev lunges at Godbolt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Godbolt's hand.
Godbolt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dzhumagaliev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hook but Godbolt blocks it.
Godbolt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dzhumagaliev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Godbolt scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Dzhumagaliev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt misses with a wild combination.
Dzhumagaliev throws a half hearted mid kick.
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!
A lazy left from Dzhumagaliev finds it's target.
Dzhumagaliev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dzhumagaliev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godbolt misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Godbolt finds it's target.
Dzhumagaliev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godbolt.
Dzhumagaliev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Godbolt. That snapped Dzhumagaliev's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dzhumagaliev throws a jab but it's blocked by Godbolt.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Godbolt blocks the leg kick.
Dzhumagaliev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Godbolt blocks a head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Godbolt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dzhumagaliev to the mat! Dzhumagaliev manages to get full guard.
Godbolt chips away with some ground and pound.
Godbolt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Godbolt works over Dzhumagaliev with some ground and pound from guard.
Godbolt trying to control but Dzhumagaliev is working from the bottom.
Godbolt postures up in Dzhumagaliev's guard and throws a big left but Dzhumagaliev blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Dzhumagaliev keeps moving.
Godbolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzhumagaliev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godbolt is looking to advance position but Dzhumagaliev has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Godbolt tries to hold on but Dzhumagaliev postures up.
Dzhumagaliev wants to stand but Godbolt is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Godbolt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Godbolt gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is trying to control but can't.
Godbolt trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Godbolt is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Dzhumagaliev misses the shot to the body.
Godbolt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dzhumagaliev.
Godbolt misses with a hook.
Godbolt throws a looping overhand right but Dzhumagaliev ducks down to avoid it.
Dzhumagaliev slips a jab from Godbolt.
Godbolt stuns Dzhumagaliev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dzhumagaliev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dzhumagaliev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Godbolt moves out of range as Dzhumagaliev throws a body kick.
Godbolt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Godbolt slips a jab from Dzhumagaliev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dzhumagaliev misses.
Dzhumagaliev scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Dzhumagaliev misses.
Godbolt shoots for a double leg takedown but Dzhumagaliev sprawls well. He's pushed Godbolt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dzhumagaliev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Godbolt can do to turn this around?
Dzhumagaliev works Godbolt's body with a nice hook.
Godbolt throws a hook but Dzhumagaliev blocks it.
Dzhumagaliev throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godbolt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Godbolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Godbolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Dzhumagaliev throwing a counter right hand but Godbolt manages to avoid it.
Godbolt lands a right hook to the body.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godbolt throws an overhand right that lands on Dzhumagaliev's shoulder, as Dzhumagaliev tries to avoid the shot.
Godbolt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 Nikolai Dzhumagaliev.
I think Dzhumagaliev 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Jalovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalovaara comes into the arena with Die for Metal blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaska Jalovaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That kick from Sosa tenderised Jalovaara's leg. Jalovaara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sosa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jalovaara staying out of range there.
Jalovaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jalovaara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sosa.
Sosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jalovaara clinches with his opponent.
Jalovaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jalovaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Jalovaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jalovaara tries to work over Sosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sosa misses with a body punch.
Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Jalovaara.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalovaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Jalovaara.
Sosa looking to stall.
Sosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosa avoiding damage.
Sosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sosa lands with a right to the head.
Jalovaara lands a left hand.
Jalovaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sosa trying to control the position but instead, Jalovaara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sosa into the cage.
Sosa trying to stall but Jalovaara improves his position.
Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara digs a right hand underneath Sosa's ribcage. Sosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jalovaara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosa misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Jalovaara backwards.
Sosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jalovaara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Jalovaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosa's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa misses with the head strike.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Sosa blocks a body shot from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalovaara.
Sosa lands an uppercut.
Sosa tries to work over Jalovaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jalovaara or not.
Jalovaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jalovaara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sosa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jalovaara struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jalovaara has a couple of punches blocked by Sosa.
Jalovaara misses with a body punch.
Jalovaara misses with the head strike.
Jalovaara struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
Jalovaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jalovaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sosa misses with a body punch.
Jalovaara blocking some punches.
Jalovaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Jalovaara prevents a body shot from Sosa.
Jalovaara misses with a punch to the body.
Sosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Jalovaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa tries a body shot but Jalovaara blocks it.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Sosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jalovaara backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
Jalovaara pushes Sosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Sosa on the inside.
Jalovaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalovaara scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalovaara's elbow.
Jalovaara has a couple of punches blocked by Sosa.
Sosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalovaara's elbow.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jalovaara.
Sosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jalovaara misses with the head strike.
Jalovaara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sosas head.
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 Jaska Jalovaara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jalovaara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jalovaara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sosa throws the left hand but Jalovaara avoids the punch easily.
Jalovaara thuds a left hand into Sosa's body.
Donk. Jalovaara catches Sosa right on the button with a cross.
Jalovaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sosa throws a hook but Jalovaara blocks it.
Jalovaara shoots in and bounces Sosa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jalovaara trying to control but Sosa is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jalovaara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jalovaara is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sosa holds on and takes a little breather.
Jalovaara with a nice head shot there.
Jalovaara sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jalovaara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Jalovaara preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jalovaara connects with a leg kick. Sosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jalovaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Jalovaara avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Sosa misses with a hook. Jalovaara ducked under it nicely.
Jalovaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sosa walks into a left hand.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jalovaara.
Jaska Jalovaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Jalovaara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sosa wants to land a leg kick but Jalovaara is out of range.
Sosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jalovaara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jalovaara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sosa cracks the inside of Jalovaara's front leg.
Jalovaara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Decent striking displayed by Jalovaara there.
Jalovaara stuns Sosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jalovaara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sosa misses with a head kick.
Sosa throws a lazy head kick
so Jalovaara counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jalovaara trying to control but Sosa is working from the bottom.
Sosa is pulling down on Jalovaara's head to control his posture.
Sosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Jalovaara wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.
Jalovaara wants to pass the guard but Sosa is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sosa is trying to keep Jalovaara in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jalovaara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Jalovaara moves away and avoids it.
Jalovaara misses with a looping left.
Jalovaara defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
Jalovaara lands a nice shot that snaps Sosa's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jalovaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jalovaara throws the left hand but Sosa avoids the punch easily.
Jalovaara moves away from the strike by Sosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Jalovaara dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sosa lands a body shot.
Jalovaara lands with a straight right. Sosa didn't see that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Jalovaara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sosa cracks Jalovaara with an open hand slap.
Nir Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jalovaara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jalovaara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sosa won't be happy with that.
Jalovaara 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.
Sosa is not content to let Jalovaara control the position.
Jalovaara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jalovaara postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara trying to control the position but Sosa is working away.
Jalovaara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sosa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sosa is trying to get back to half guard.
Jalovaara looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sosa is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sosa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jalovaara off and has taken his back!
Sosa keeps control of the position as Jalovaara tries to break free.
Sosa throwing damaging strikes from the back! Jalovaara could be in trouble here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosa looking to break Jalovaara's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jalovaara remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sosa will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sosa throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Sosa lands a shot to the body.
Jalovaara trying to control the position but Sosa manages to sink in the hooks.
Jalovaara tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sosa.
Jalovaara tries to roll but Sosa sticks to his back.
Sosa is looking to control Jalovaara but Jalovaara is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jalovaara tries to break free.
Jalovaara wants to control his opponent's hands but Sosa gets his hands free.
Sosa lands a shot to the body.
Sosa looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa controlling well, preventing Jalovaara from escaping the position.
Jalovaara trying to control the position but Sosa manages to sink in the hooks.
Jaska Jalovaara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jalovaara tries to escape the position.
Sosa not allowing Jalovaara to control his hands.
Sosa missing with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sosa is trying to stick to Jalovaara's back but Jalovaara is turning into Sosa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sosa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jalovaara.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nir Sosa.
Well Jalovaara 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jaska Jalovaara!
Our winner, Jaska Jalovaara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons throws a body punch but Bane moves out of range.
Lyons throws a low kick but Bane avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Bane. That snapped Lyons's head back.
Lyons fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bane connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Bane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bane swings for the body but Lyons moves out of range.
Bane throws the left hand but Lyons avoids the punch easily.
Lyons scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Lucas Bane has been cut.
Lyons throws a leg kick which misses Bane's front leg but catches the back leg as Bane tries to avoid it.
Bane moves out of range of the body kick from Lyons.
Nice uppercut lands for Bane. That snapped Lyons's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bane cracks a nice hook into Lyons's ribs.
Lyons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bane.
Lyons blocks the body kick.
Lyons throws a shot to the body.
Lyons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bane manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lyons lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bane's sensitive parts.
Lyons tries to score with a low kick but Bane moves his leg out of the way.
Bane swings for the body but Lyons moves out of range.
Bane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyons manages to avoid it.
Lyons does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lyons lands a right hook to the body.
Lyons connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bane momentarily.
Bane gets a clinch.
Lyons tries to work over Bane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lyons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bane misses with some punches.
Bane tries a body shot but Lyons blocks it.
Bane cracks Lyons with a nice body shot.
Lyons tries to throw a body punch but Bane avoids it by throwing Lyons back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons lands with a light punch inside.
Bane scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bane has a couple of punches blocked by Lyons.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bane.
Lyons lands a nice uppercut.
Bane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyons effectively controlling the action here.
Lyons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bane misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Hannibal Lyons has been cut.
Lyons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bane's elbow.
Bane prevents a body shot from Lyons.
Lyons can't find room to land a body shot as Bane controls the action.
Bane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bane.
Lyons is rocked!
Lyons lands an uppercut.
Bane digs a right hand into Lyons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lyons's gas tank.
Lyons looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucas Bane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bane tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lyons defends well and Bane ends up having to push Lyons into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bane misses with a head kick.
Bane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lyons in his tracks.
Lyons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lyons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bane tries to clinch up but Lyons circles away and keeps his distance.
Lyons lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lyons connects with a solid leg kick.
Lyons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bane throwing a counter right hand but Lyons manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Bane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lyons avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane tries to clinch there but Lyons circles away.
A big right from Bane misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyons throws a leg kick that misses.
Lyons goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lyons scores with a hook.
Bane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Lyons.
Bane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bane throws a poor cross that misses
and Lyons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lyons is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bane rather than just go for the knockout.
Lyons goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lyons takes a swing at Bane's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Bane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bane avoids a kick to the body.
Bane scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bane dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lyons throws a hook but Bane blocks it.
Bane misses the shot to the body.
Lyons tries to land a front kick but Bane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bane misses with an uppercut. Lyons saw that one coming.
Bane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lyons.
Bane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bane scores with a leg kick.
Bane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyons was well out of range. Poor timing from Bane.
Bane throws the left hand but Lyons avoids the punch easily.
Bane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lyons can do to turn this around?
Bane digs a good body shot into Lyons's ribs.
Bane stuns Lyons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lucas Bane is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyons takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lyons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lyons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lyons throws a leg kick
and Bane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lyons thinking.
Bane misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane throws an off balance right hand
and Lyons counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lyons keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bane throws out the jab.
Lyons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lyons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bane throws a looping overhand right but Lyons ducks down to avoid it.
Lyons with the counter takedown but Bane avoids it easily.
Lyons ducks under a wild hook from Bane.
Bane closes the distance and pushes Lyons back into the cage.
Lucas Bane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lyons working aggressively here.
Bane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lyons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bane tries to throw a body punch but Lyons avoids it by throwing Bane back against the cage.
Bane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lyons misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons blocks a body shot from Bane.
Lyons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bane has a couple of punches blocked by Lyons.
Bane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Bane misses the target.
Bane takes a swing at Lyons's ribcage but misses.
Lyons with the counter takedown but Bane avoids it easily.
Bane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bane misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bane. Lyons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bane blocks a low kick nicely.
Bane throws the left hand but Lyons avoids the punch easily.
Lyons misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bane misses with a looping left.
Lyons goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lyons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons scores with a hook to the body. Bane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lyons gets caught flat footed, as Bane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bane throwing strikes but missing.
Lyons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lyons looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bane is one step ahead there.
Bane looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bane looking to sit in guard and control but Lyons gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lyons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bane trying to keep a closed guard but Lyons is proving a slippery customer.
Lyons throws a strike but Bane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bane dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bane shoots in but no luck this time.
And Lyons responds with a good body kick, but Bane manages to step out the way in time.
Bane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bane tries to land a body kick
and Lyons counters with a stiff right hand.
Lyons misses with a takedown
and Bane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Bane.
Lyons throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lyons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Bane lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bane ducks under a wild hook from Lyons.
Bane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lyons's calf.
Bane scores with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bane. Lyons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lyons scores with the left hand. Bane knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bane.
Lyons throws a body punch but Bane moves out of range.
Bane is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bane slips under a jab.
Lyons takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lyons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bane ducks under a wild hook from Lyons.
Lyons avoids the body shot from Bane.
Bane wants to land a leg kick but Lyons is out of range.
Lyons pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bane throws a series of punches but Lyons moves out of range.
Bane is looking to clinch but Lyons is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lyons.
Jab from Lyons.
Bane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hannibal Lyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Lyons on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bane misses with the head strike.
Lyons struggles to land a body shot inside as Bane controls his hands.
Lyons takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyons.
Lyons manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lyons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lyons tries to work over Bane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lyons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lyons.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lyonss head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane tries a body shot but Lyons blocks it.
Lyons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lyons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lyons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bane fails to land.
Lyons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lyons lands an uppercut.
Lyons pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bane misses with a punch to the body.
Lyons tries to work over Bane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lyons taking a breather.
Bane tries to throw a body punch but Lyons avoids it by throwing Bane back against the cage.
Lyons struggles to land a body shot inside as Bane controls his hands.
Bane tries to work over Lyons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lyons prevents a body shot from Bane.
Lyons swings wildly with an uppercut but Bane uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane scores with a shot to the side of Lyons's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyons.
Lyons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bane or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bane.
Lyons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bane gets through Lyons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lyons lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyons blocking some punches.
Bane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lyons lands with a left to the head.
Bane lands with a left to the head.
Lyons misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bane.
Bane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lyonss head.
Bane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lyons lands with a right to the head.
Lyons tries to throw a body punch but Bane avoids it by throwing Lyons back against the cage.
Bane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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 Lucas Bane.
Well Bane 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Bane!
Lucas Bane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Hannibal Lyons was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations my friend.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fayth comes to the cage accompanied by Awry Decade - Aisle of Denial. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vadokowich's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Enter Sandman. 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vadim Vadokowich!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fayth darts in looking for a takedown but Vadokowich gets double underhooks and turns Fayth into the cage.
Fayth blocks a head kick by Vadokowich.
Fayth half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fayth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Ray Fayth has been cut.
Fayth throws a wild body kick that Vadokowich sees coming a mile off.
Fayth throws a solid leg kick but Vadokowich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fayth.
Vadokowich throws a shot from downtown. Fayth moves away and avoids it.
Ray Fayth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fayth connects with a single shot there.
Fayth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fayth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vadokowich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fayth or perhaps it was just good defense by Vadokowich, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Fayth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fayth darts in looking for a takedown but Vadokowich gets double underhooks and turns Fayth into the cage.
Vadokowich throws a body punch but Fayth moves out of range.
Fayth scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich missing with a left hand there. Fayth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fayth half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fayth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vadokowich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice shot by Vadokowich.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fayth.
Both fighters circling a little - Fayth finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fayth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vadokowich missing with a left hand there. Fayth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fayth has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ninjin no Tamanegi in the buildup to the fight.
Fayth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vadokowich.
Fayth darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vadokowich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich wants to control but Fayth is keeping busy.
Vadokowich tries to roll over but Fayth keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fayth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vadokowich wants to control but Fayth is keeping busy.
Fayth wants to free his trapped foot but Vadokowich is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vadokowich is staying active underneath Fayth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vadokowich is looking for a sweep. Fayth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fayth working Vadokowich over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vadokowich's head.
Fayth wants to control but Vadokowich is keeping him busy.
Vadokowich tries to roll over but Fayth keeps him under control.
Fayth trying to pass the guard but Vadokowich defending well.
Fayth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fayth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fayth tries to pass to full mount but Vadokowich defends it.
Vadokowich wants to improve his position but Fayth is controlling well.
Vadokowich is trying to control but can't.
Vadokowich manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth wants to pass the guard but Vadokowich is keeping the position.
Vadokowich trying to keep a closed guard but Fayth is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vadokowich controlling Fayth's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vadokowich looking for a sweep. Not yet Vadokowich, not yet.
Vadokowich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vadokowich keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vadokowich misses with a double jab.
Vadokowich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Fayth tenderised Vadokowich's leg. Vadokowich is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Fayth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth'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.
Vadokowich misses with a hook.
Fayth thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vadokowich if he has to take too many more of those.
Vadokowich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fayth manages to avoid it.
Fayth attempts a counter takedown but Vadokowich avoids it well and moves away.
Vadokowich misses with a hook. Fayth ducked under it nicely.
Fayth throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fayth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fayth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fayth lands a jab.
Fayth thows a leg kick but Vadokowich checks it
and Vadokowich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fayth thows a leg kick but Vadokowich checks it
and Vadokowich counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fayth or perhaps it was just good defense by Vadokowich, which made it look bad.
Fayth thuds his shin into the meat of Vadokowich's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fayth.
Nice defenses there by Fayth.
Fayth connects with a solid leg kick.
Fayth throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Fayth misses.
Fayth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fayth fails with a takedown attempt.
Vadokowich steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Vadokowich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fayth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vadokowich doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vadokowich throws a lazy right hand but Fayth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ray Fayth is winning the standup battle so far.
Fayth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Vadokowich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fayth appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vadokowich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vadokowich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fayth somewhat.
Vadokowich throws out a counter right but Fayth avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Fayth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Vadokowich. No joy for Fayth on that attempt.
Vadokowich throws a counter combo.
Fayth ducks under a wild hook from Vadokowich.
Fayth shoots in looking for a takedown. Vadokowich tries to sprawl out of it but Fayth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vadokowich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Vadokowich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vadokowich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fayth.
Vadokowich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fayth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vadokowich.
Vadim Vadokowich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vadokowich throws an overhand right that lands on Fayth's shoulder, as Fayth tries to avoid the shot.
Vadokowich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vadokowich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vadokowich avoids the head kick by Fayth.
Fayth avoids a kick to the body.
Fayth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vadokowich can do to turn this around?
Vadokowich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fayth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vadokowich's guard.
Vadokowich controls Fayth momentarily but Fayth frees himself.
Fayth works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ray Fayth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vadokowich tries to get to full guard but Fayth has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth seems to be looking for submissions.
Vadokowich slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vadokowich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fayth is one step ahead there.
Fayth looking to pass the guard.
Vadokowich is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vadokowich is trying to keep Fayth in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Fayth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vadokowich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fayth has his takedown stuffed
and Vadokowich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fayth scores with the left hand. Vadokowich knows he should have avoided that one.
Vadokowich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fayth on the side of the head.
Fayth is rocked!
Fayth moves out of range as Vadokowich strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fayth throws a leg kick which misses Vadokowich's front leg but catches the back leg as Vadokowich tries to avoid it.
Vadokowich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fayth counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fayth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vadokowich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fayth is one step ahead there.
Fayth trying to control the position from guard on top but Vadokowich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fayth won't allow Vadokowich to sweep him here.
Fayth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vadokowich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fayth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vadokowich's guard.
Fayth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fayth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fayth is keen to just control but Vadokowich is a slippery customer.
Vadokowich makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vadokowich.
Vadokowich working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth trying to control but Vadokowich is working from the bottom.
Vadokowich seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fayth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vadokowich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fayth wants to control from the top but Vadokowich keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vadokowich controls Fayth momentarily but Fayth frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fayth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fayth closes the distance and clinches up with Vadokowich, looking for a takedown. Fayth pushes Vadokowich against the cage but Vadokowich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vadokowich throws out a counter right but Fayth avoids it with no problem.
Fayth scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vadokowich throws a nice head kick!
Fayth moves out of range of the body kick from Vadokowich.
Fayth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fayth.
Fayth walks into a jab.
Oh Fayth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ray Fayth's cut is getting worse.
Vadokowich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fayth. Fayth obviously looking to wear him down.
Vadokowich throws a big shot that misses.
Fayth seems to have got his legs back now.
Fayth throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Vadokowich counter with a right hand.
Vadokowich loads up on a big right hand but Fayth slips the punch.
Fayth tries to land a leg kick but Vadokowich saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Vadokowich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fayth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vadokowich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fayth somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Fayth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws a big shot that misses.
Fayth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fayth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vadokowich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fayth in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Vadokowich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fayth trying to control the position but Vadokowich is working away.
Fayth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vadokowich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Vadim Vadokowich just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vadokowich slaps away a takedown attempt from Fayth, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vadokowich misses with a hook. Fayth ducked under it nicely.
Fayth moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fayth.
Fayth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vadokowich's head.
Fayth tries for a takedown but Vadokowich circles away easily
and Vadokowich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Fayth. 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.
A left lands for Fayth.
Jab from Fayth.
Vadokowich misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fayth.
Vadokowich dips to his left and cracks Fayth with an uppercut!
Fayth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vadokowich is out of range and Fayth settles back down.
Vadokowich throws a counter combo.
Fayth goes for a double leg but Vadokowich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vadokowich continues to drive forward.
Vadokowich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vadokowich misses with an uppercut. Fayth saw that one coming.
Fayth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fayth slips a straight right by Vadokowich.
Fayth feinted with a counter takedown.
Fayth blocks a jab.
Vadokowich moves out of range as Fayth strikes.
Vadokowich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fayth moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Fayth is predictable there
letting Vadokowich counter with a right hand.
Fayth fails with the takedown
and Vadokowich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth thuds his shin into the meat of Vadokowich's side.
Fayth checks a leg kick.
Fayth staying out of range there.
Fayth scores with the left hand. Vadokowich knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vadokowich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fayth lands with a right hand.
Good exchange - Fayth coming out on top.
Fayth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vadokowich throws a leg kick
and Fayth counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vadokowich!
Vadokowich is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth scoring with punches and elbows.
Vadokowich is looking for a sweep.
Fayth wants to control but Vadokowich is keeping him busy.
Fayth working the body and head with strikes.
Fayth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vadokowich is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fayth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vadokowich manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is working for a kimura but Vadokowich is defending it quite comfortably.
Fayth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vadokowich's head.
Fayth is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Vadokowich looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fayth puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fayth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vadokowich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fayth working Vadokowich over with strikes.
Vadokowich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Fayth had his way with Vadim Vadokowich in that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fayth throws a solid leg kick but Vadokowich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fayth.
Fayth lands a nice hook to Vadokowich's body. Vadokowich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fayth throws a leg kick which misses Vadokowich's front leg but catches the back leg as Vadokowich tries to avoid it.
Fayth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Fayth.
Vadokowich with a jab.
Fayth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Fayth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fayth swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Vadokowich counter with a right hand.
Fayth throws a leg kick but Vadokowich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vadokowich slaps away a takedown attempt from Fayth, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vadokowich is trying to counter with his kicks.
Vadokowich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vadokowich throws a leg kick
and Fayth counters with a single leg into guard. Vadokowich didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich working a defensive guard but Fayth passes into half guard.
Vadokowich manages to get to full guard.
Fayth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vadokowich's guard.
Vadokowich wants to control but Fayth is keeping busy.
Fayth is trying to work for a kimura but Vadokowich is defending well.
Still in half guard, Fayth seems content to control.
Fayth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vadokowich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ray Fayth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich is trying to maintain the position but Fayth is very close to passing his half guard.
Fayth not doing much here.
Fayth 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.
Fayth's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Vadokowich is looking for a sweep. Fayth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fayth controlling the action here.
Vadokowich desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vadim Vadokowich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fayth connects with a leg kick. Vadokowich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vadokowich misses with a looping right.
Fayth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fayth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fayth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fayth thumps Vadokowich with a low kick.
Fayth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fayth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich moves forwards but Fayth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fayth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fayth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vadokowich sprawls well. Vadokowich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fayth gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vadokowich lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Fayth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fayth 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Fayth!
Ray Fayth retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Ray Fayth thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Vadim Vadokowich spoke after the fight, saying 'Give it up for my opponent! I come to fight every time!'.
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