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EP 35: Showdown In The Bay PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guthrum Oskar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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200 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepe Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guthrum Oskar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oskar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oskar with a jab.
Oskar misses with a body punch
and Lopez counters by moving into the clinch.
Lopez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Oskar.
Lopez looking to stall.
Oskar successfully pulls guard.
Oskar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lopez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oskar is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez controlling from the top position.
Oskar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Oskar is retaining full guard.
Lopez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopez trying to control but Oskar is working from the bottom.
Lopez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez wants to pass the guard but Oskar is keeping the position.
Oskar is trying to control the position but Lopez postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oskar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oskar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oskar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lopez.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Oskar off balance momentarily.
Oskar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oskar scores with a nice strike.
Oskar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez's calf.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Lopez thumps Oskar with a low kick.
Lopez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oskar on the side of the head.
Oskar looks for a takedown but Lopez sprawls well.
Oskar tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Oskar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oskar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lopez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oskar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopez to score with a decent uppercut.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oskar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lopez won't allow Oskar to sweep him here.
Oskar has momentary wrist control but Lopez slips an elbow through the middle.
Oskar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Oskar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oskar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Oskar trying to control the position.
Oskar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez tries to work over Oskar's front leg with a kick but Oskar checks it.
Oskar blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez throws a hook but Oskar avoids it easily.
Oskar throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Lopez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oskar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oskar throws a shot to the body.
Oskar misses with a straight right.
Oskar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez instigates a clinch.
Oskar avoids the elbow strike from Lopez, against the cage.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oskar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oskar.
Lopez throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oskar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Lopez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oskar tries to avoid it but Lopez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oskar to the ground. Oskar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oskar's sensitive parts.
Lopez misses with the body kick
and Oskar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oskar throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lopez as Oskar shoots in.
Pepe Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Oskar avoids a kick to the body.
Oskar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oskar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oskar working the ground and pound but Lopez is defending the strikes.
Oskar tries for a kimura but Lopez is defending well.
Lopez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oskar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lopez manages to get back to half guard.
Lopez tries to roll over but Oskar keeps him under control.
Oskar passes into side control, despite Lopez's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Lopez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oskar tries for a kimura but Lopez is defending well.
Oskar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oskar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lopez struggling a bit here.
Oskar is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez is trying to control Oskar's posture but Oskar avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Lopez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Oskar.
You can see the frustration on Lopez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oskar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lopez sneaks back into half guard.
Lopez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lopez is staying active underneath Oskar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Oskar shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl out of it but Oskar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guthrum Oskar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Guthrum Oskar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Oskar blocks a leg kick.
Lopez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oskar's head.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Oskar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oskar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Oskar sees coming a mile off.
Oskar wants to counter with a clinch but Lopez pushes him away.
Oskar misses with a few strikes there.
Oskar moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Oskar feints a counter leg kick.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Oskar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oskar dives in for a single leg takedown but Lopez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pepe Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guthrum Oskar.
Oskar lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Guthrum Oskar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oskar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
letting Oskar counter with a right hand.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oskar avoids a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopez. Oskar shrugs it off though.
Lopez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oskar momentarily.
Oskar throws a series of strikes that have Lopez backpedaling.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Oskar off balance momentarily.
Oskar 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.
Oskar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Lopez is predictable there
and Oskar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lopez 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oskar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lopez looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oskar is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez looking to control.
Oskar looking to pass the guard.
Lopez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Guthrum Oskar has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like Lopez is going to stand back up.
Still in half guard, Lopez seems content to control.
Lopez wants to control but Oskar is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez controlling the action here.
Lopez prevents Oskar from improving his position.
Oskar won't allow Lopez to pass to mount.
Oskar is staying active underneath Lopez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oskar wants to control but Lopez is keeping busy.
Oskar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oskar wants to control but Lopez is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Oskar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez closes the distance and pushes Oskar back into the cage.
Oskar is looking for a takedown.
Oskar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lopez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oskar is trying to break free.
Oskar misses with some punches.
Oskar effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lopez.
Oskar missing with knees to the body.
Lopez being controlled against the cage.
Lopez throws an elbow but it misses.
Oskar leaning against his opponent.
Oskar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lopez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oskar is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to pull guard but Oskar won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Oskar fails to land.
Oskar blocks an elbow strike from Lopez.
Oskar scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oskar avoids it.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oskar lands a left hand.
Oskar can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Oskar is looking to control Lopez's arms but Lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oskar has his back to the cage.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oskar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oskar.
Oskar scores with a shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Oskar tries to pull guard but Lopez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pepe Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guthrum Oskar.
Oskar breaks from the clinch.
Oskar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Pepe Lopez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oskar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lopez's guard.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
Oskar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oskar preventing the sweep.
Lopez can't keep his opponent in guard - Oskar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lopez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oskar looking to sit in guard and control but Lopez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lopez prevents Oskar from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oskar wants to sweep but no luck.
Lopez trying to control but Oskar is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oskar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Oskar keeps moving.
Lopez with a nice head shot there.
Oskar wants to stand but Lopez is controlling the position.
Lopez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oskar managing to control the position.
Lopez stops Oskar from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oskar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oskar avoids it.
Oskar taking a breather.
Lopez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oskar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Oskar wants to break free but Lopez has control.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but Oskar blocks it.
Oskar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lopez trying to land knees to the body.
Oskar is trying to push Lopez away but Lopez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oskar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lopez misses with an elbow strike.
Oskar gets underhooks to prevent Lopez's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oskar avoids the damage to the body.
Lopez trying to land knees to the body.
Lopez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oskar avoids the damage to the body.
Oskar scores with a knee to the head.
Oskar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Lopez.
Lopez pushes off an throws an elbow but Oskar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oskar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oskar lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Oskar.
Lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Oskar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oskar avoids a wild elbow strike from Lopez.
Oskar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lopez throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oskar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oskar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lopez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lopez pushes off an throws an elbow but Oskar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lopez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oskar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
Oskar blocks a body shot from Lopez.
Oskar tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oskar avoids a wild elbow strike from Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Guthrum Oskar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oskar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oskar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lopez blocks it well.
Lopez dives in and scores a takedown into Oskar's guard.
Lopez content to stall in guard here.
Oskar is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oskar is trying to keep Lopez in close.
Lopez scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Oskar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oskar preventing the sweep.
Lopez pulls Oskar in close to prevent any damage.
Oskar trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopez managing to control the position.
Oskar wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oskar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Oskar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lopez swivels and escapes.
Lopez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oskar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oskar just manages to avoid it.
Oskar moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oskar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. Oskar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lopez misses with a hook. Oskar ducked under it nicely.
Oskar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oskar moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Oskar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopez wants a takedown but no success here.
Lopez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oskar walks away with a smile on his face. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Oskar circles away.
A jab from Oskar misses.
Lopez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez gets caught flat footed, as Oskar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oskar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oskar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lopez controlling the position.
Oskar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oskar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Guthrum Oskar.
I think Oskar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guthrum Oskar!
In his post fight interview, Guthrum Oskar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Test Subject (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jalmari Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test Subject!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jalmari Pullo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Pullo. No joy for Subject on that attempt.
Subject shoots in for a double leg but Pullo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pullo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Subject cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pullo.
Subject is not content to let Pullo control the position.
Subject wants to control but Pullo postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullo misses with the ground and pound.
Subject is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pullo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pullo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo working over Subject with some ground and pound. Subject looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pullo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Subject defending well though.
Pullo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Subject doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pullo.
Subject regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pullo throwing strikes but missing.
Subject is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subject not doing much here.
Subject prevents Pullo from improving his position.
Subject wants to pass the guard but Pullo is defending well.
Pullo is staying active underneath Subject, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pullo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pullo actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subject wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pullo keeps working.
Pullo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Subject's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Subject's back!
Pullo is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Subject up.
Pullo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Subject trying to control the hands but Pullo breaks the grip.
Subject rolls, trying to escape but Pullo keeps control of the position.
Pullo gets his hands free as Subject looks to control.
Our spies down at at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym inform us that Pullo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Can Subject hold on?! Pullo is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subject is keeping busy.
Pullo scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Subject is looking for a way out.
Pullo lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Pullo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
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!
Pullo punishes Subject with strikes from the back mount.
Pullo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
I would not like to be Subject right now.
Pullo has the hooks in. Subject is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pullo wants to control but Subject is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalmari Pullo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pullo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Subject counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pullo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pullo trying to mount his opponent but Subject defends it.
Subject moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Subject avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subject is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pullo wants to control from the top but Subject keeps moving.
Jalmari Pullo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subject keeping full guard, as Pullo tries to pass.
Subject is trying to keep Pullo in close.
Pullo lands a couple of elbows.
Pullo trying to control but Subject is working from the bottom.
Pullo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Subject is pulling down on Pullo's head. It's preventing any offense from Pullo, at least for the moment.
Subject'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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jalmari Pullo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pullo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pullo showed some decent athleticism there.
Subject trying to control here.
Pullo is looking for a kimura here.
Subject is in trouble now - Pullo has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subject can't escape the position.
Pullo wants to control the pace but Subject is squirming around nicely.
Subject is trying to escape the mount.
Pullo with the ground and pound from mount.
Pullo working Subject over with strikes here.
Pullo landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Subject gets back to half guard.
Pullo trying to control from half guard but Subject is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullo working the head and body with strikes.
Pullo stalling away here and it's allowed Subject to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pullo postures up in Subject's guard and throws a big left but Subject blocks it.
Pullo is pushing down on Subject's leg trying to pass to half guard. Subject is fighting to maintain full guard but Pullo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pullo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Subject!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Subject is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pullo lands a big shot there that rocks Subject but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalmari Pullo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pullo drives through with a takedown into Subject's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pullo chips away with some ground and pound.
Pullo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pullo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pullo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Subject tries to buck Pullo off but Pullo is having none of it.
Pullo is looking to take a break and control but Subject is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subject prevents Pullo from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Subject's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subject tries to bench press Pullo off him but Pullo keeps the position.
Subject gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Subject taking shots to the head.
Pullo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Subject is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pullo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pullo with the ground and pound from mount.
Subject is rocked!
Subject wants to control but Pullo is having none of it.
Oh Subject is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pullo landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subject defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pullo.
Subject is desperately trying to improve his position but Pullo has a good base and remains in mount.
Pullo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Subject's face.
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!
Pullo trying to control but Subject is having none of it.
Subject tries to lock up and control but Pullo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Subject bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pullo has his foot on Subject's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Subject works his way back into a safe position though.
Subject seems to have got his legs back now.
Subject stopping the sweep attempt from Pullo.
Subject pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pullo is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subject forces his way into half guard.
Subject wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pullo keeps working.
Pullo moves into full guard.
Pullo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Subject is aware though and is defending well.
Subject has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Subject stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pullo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Test Subject has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pullo keeping moving, preventing Subject from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pullo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pullo keeping moving, preventing Subject from controlling successfully.
Subject postures up in Pullo's guard and throws a big left but Pullo blocks it.
Jalmari Pullo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Subject postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jalmari Pullo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pullo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jalmari Pullo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chet Lamare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Dreesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamare's entrance music is Opeth. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chet Lamare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Virgil Dreesen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreesen misses with an uppercut.
Dreesen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lamare is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lamare tries to land a front kick but Dreesen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Dreesen.
Dreesen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dreesen throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamare wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dreesen lands a front kick.
Dreesen feints and then cracks Lamare's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lamare down.
Dreesen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Lamare misses.
Dreesen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lamare tries to clinch but Dreesen is having none of it.
Dreesen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lamare is out of range and Dreesen settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Dreesen misses.
It looked like Lamare was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamare throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lamare avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lamare is looking to clinch.
Dreesen takes a swing at Lamare's ribcage but misses.
Dreesen lands a slapping body shot.
Dreesen avoids the body shot from Lamare.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamare throws a head kick but Dreesen moves out of range.
Dreesen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lamare has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Dreesen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dreesen tries to score with a low kick but Lamare moves his leg out of the way.
Lamare checks a leg kick nicely.
Lamare misses with a head kick.
Lamare throws a push kick but Dreesen slaps the foot to one side.
Lamare throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dreesen.
Virgil Dreesen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamare throws a push kick but Dreesen slaps the foot to one side.
Dreesen lands a jab to the nose.
Lamare moves out of range of the strikes.
Dreesen tries a head kick but it misses.
Dreesen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dreesen avoids a kick to the body.
Dreesen connects with a jab.
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!
Lamare throws a push kick but Dreesen slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dreesen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lamare has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lamare and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamare.
A clash of legs there as Lamare blocks the low kick.
Dreesen misses with a body kick.
Dreesen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamare is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lamare.
Lamare tries to land a front kick but Dreesen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lamare moves forwards but Dreesen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamare.
Dreesen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lamare walks into a left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lamare. Dreesen shrugs it off though.
Dreesen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lamare checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dreesen throws a jab when Lamare was well out of range.
Dreesen misses with a low kick.
Lamare wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dreesen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lamare uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dreesen.
Lamare connects with a leg kick. Dreesen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lamare.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamare throws a right and a left that Dreesen avoids nicely.
Lamare uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dreesen.
Lamare plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lamare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dreesen misses with a head kick.
Lamare scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dreesen throws a poor cross that misses
and Lamare counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dreesen's knee momentarily.
Dreesen slips a straight right by Lamare.
Lamare fakes the leg kick and cracks Dreesen in the body.
Dreesen looks to throw the jab but Lamare is out of range.
Lamare is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dreesen.
Dreesen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lamare counters with a good low kick that Dreesen was not able to check.
Lamare connects with a single shot there.
Dreesen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamare.
Dreesen throws a series of punches but Lamare avoids them all with ease.
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!
Lamare throws a wild body kick that Dreesen sees coming a mile off.
Lamare misses with a looping right.
Dreesen slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamare tries to close the distance and clinch but Dreesen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lamare throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamare.
Lamare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lamare fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dreesen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lamare motions for Dreesen to come forward. Lamare throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dreesen. Lamare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamare tried to counter with a leg kick but Dreesen avoided it.
Lamare is looking to chop away at Dreesen's legs.
Lamare misses with a wild body shot.
Lamare throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dreesen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lamare motions for Dreesen to come forward. Lamare throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dreesen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lamare takes a step back to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lamare!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dreesen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dreesen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lamare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chet Lamare dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lamare tries a head kick but it misses.
Dreesen throws out a loose jab but Lamare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamare throws the kick towards the body but Dreesen avoids it.
Lamare moves out of range of the body kick from Dreesen.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dreesen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lamare has got the better of the exchanges.
Lamare scores with a nice right hand.
Dreesen slips under a jab.
Dreesen moves out of range of the body kick from Lamare.
Lamare uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dreesen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamare looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dreesen. Lamare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamare looks to land a combination but Dreesen avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lamare lands an elbow inside.
Lamare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lamare makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lamare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dreesen can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreesen blocks an elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare struggles to land a body shot inside as Dreesen controls his hands.
Lamare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dreesen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lamare throws a punch but it's blocked by Dreesen.
Lamare tries to work over Dreesen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dreesen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lamare throws an elbow that misses.
Dreesen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamare with a knee to the head.
It looks like Virgil Dreesen has been cut.
Lamare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dreesen wants to break free but Lamare has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dreesen's brow.
Dreesen has Lamare pressed against the cage.
Lamare throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dreesens head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamare misses with an elbow strike.
Dreesen blocks a body shot from Lamare.
Lamare lands a good knee to the midsection. Dreesen won't want to take too many of those.
Lamare can't find room to land a body shot as Dreesen controls the action.
Lamare misses with a punch on the inside.
Dreesen blocks an elbow strike.
Dreesen blocks an elbow strike.
Lamare lands an elbow inside that Dreesen shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamare using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dreesen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lamare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lamare lands a body punch.
Lamare tries a body shot but Dreesen blocks it.
Lamare cracks Dreesen with a nice body shot.
Lamare lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lamare tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dreesen avoids it.
Dreesen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dreesen is trying to push Lamare away but Lamare has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamare lands a hook that snaps the head of Dreesen backwards.
Lamare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dreesen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dreesen throws a sloppy head kick
and Lamare counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamare throws a sloppy head kick and Dreesen moves out of range easily.
Dreesen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lamare checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dreesen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dreesen wants to slow Lamare down by chopping away at his legs.
Lamare wants to land a leg kick but Dreesen is out of range.
Dreesen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lamare on the side of the head.
Lamare throws a wild body kick that Dreesen sees coming a mile off.
Dreesen avoids the head kick by Lamare.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dreesen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lamare will feel that in the morning.
Lamare throws a body shot but no joy.
Dreesen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dreesen keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dreesen.
Chet Lamare is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Lamare blocks the low kick.
Lamare slips under a jab.
Lamare throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dreesen counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chet Lamare dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Virgil Dreesen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lamare defending well as Dreesen loads up on a big left hand.
Lamare thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lamare misses with an uppercut. Dreesen saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Lamare.
A big right from Dreesen misses.
Lamare swings for the body but Dreesen moves out of range.
Lamare thumps Dreesen with a low kick.
Lamare connects with a leg kick. Dreesen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dreesen lands the left hand.
Dreesen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamare.
Lamare appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dreesen throws a sloppy head kick and Lamare moves out of range easily.
Lamare doesn't manage to clinch there - Dreesen circles away.
Lamare throws a leg kick which misses Dreesen's front leg but catches the back leg as Dreesen tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dreesen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lamare appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Lamare misses its intended target.
Dreesen moves out of range of the body kick.
Dreesen connects with the punch.
Lamare throws a push kick but Dreesen slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamare throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lamare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamare throws a chopping leg kick but Dreesen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lamare chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dreesen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dreesen misses with a straight left.
Lamare checks a leg kick.
Lamare throws the kick towards the body but Dreesen avoids it.
Dreesen blocks a head kick by Lamare.
Dreesen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dreesen throws a sloppy head kick and Lamare moves out of range easily.
Dreesen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lamare throws a front kick that sends Dreesen stumbling back into the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamare.
Lamare throws a body kick that misses.
Lamare throws a solid leg kick but Dreesen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lamare.
Dreesen moves out of range of the body kick from Lamare.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreesen clobbers Lamare with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dreesen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamare throws the kick towards the body but Dreesen avoids it.
Dreesen with a nice cross.
Lamare blocks a jab.
Dreesen digs a good hook to Lamare's body.
Dreesen connects with a solid leg kick.
Good exchange - Lamare coming out on top.
Dreesen throws a lazy right hand but Lamare sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chet Lamare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dreesen, right into the meat.
Lamare throws a leg kick but Dreesen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lamare goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lamare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lamare misses with a head kick.
Lamare scores with a leg kick.
Lamare wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamare displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dreesen throws out the jab.
Dreesen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamare.
Dreesen tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Lamare.
Dreesen cracks Lamare with a good jab.
Lamare misses with a low kick as Dreesen jumps back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lamare - that will leave a mark!
Dreesen moves out of range of the body kick from Lamare.
Lamare misses with a wild body shot.
Lamare misses with a low kick.
Dreesen moves out of range of the body kick from Lamare.
Dreesen moves out of range as Lamare throws a body kick.
Lamare checks a leg kick nicely.
Lamare appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lamare throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lamare misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dreesen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dreesen.
Lamare shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dreesen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Lamare.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dreesen tries to score with a low kick but Lamare moves his leg out of the way.
Lamare misses with the combination.
Dreesen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dreesen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamare.
Lamare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dreesen flicks out a counter leg kick but Lamare steps away.
Lamare has managed to clinch.
Lamare throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lamare lands an elbow inside that Dreesen shrugs off.
Virgil Dreesen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamare throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chet Lamare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lamare 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chet Lamare!
Chet Lamare decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Danilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danilov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part II. John Hoop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Danilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Hoop!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilov checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Danilov misses the target.
Hoop throws a looping overhand right but Danilov ducks down to avoid it.
Danilov throws the left hand but Hoop avoids the punch easily.
Hoop throws a body shot but no joy.
John Hoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Danilov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoop thinking.
A low kick from Hoop misses
and Danilov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danilov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoop misses with a series of wild punches.
Danilov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hoop manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Hoop misses.
Hoop throws an overhand right that lands on Danilov's shoulder, as Danilov tries to avoid the shot.
Hoop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoop misses with a jab to the body
and Danilov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop throws a chopping leg kick but Danilov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Danilov misses its target.
Danilov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoop misses the body punch
and Danilov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Danilov lands a left hand.
Danilov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hoop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danilov jumps guard but Hoop stands there with Danilov around his waist. Danilov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoop slows down the pace here.
Danilov managing to block the knees to the body from Hoop.
Hoop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Danilov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoop backwards.
Danilov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hoop to keep the fight standing.
Hoop throws a punch but it's blocked by Danilov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov is trying to pull guard but Hoop turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Danilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danilov pulls guard effortlessly.
Hoop scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hoop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danilov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoop.
Danilov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hoop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Danilov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danilov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hoop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Danilov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Danilov has his foot on Hoop's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hoop works his way back into a safe position though.
Hoop is looking to stand up but Danilov won't let him.
Hoop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danilov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov pulls Hoop in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danilov looking for a guillotine here but Hoop defends easily.
Hoop wants to stand but Danilov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hoop connects with a couple of short punches.
Hoop has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Danilov is proving hard to escape from.
Hoop throwing strikes from guard but Danilov blocks nicely.
Hoop landing with the ground and pound.
Hoop wants to get up but he can't break Danilov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hoop has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Danilov to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hoop is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Danilov pulls down on the head and he's put Hoop to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andrey Danilov!
Andrey Danilov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Kung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baba comes into the arena with Heart of Courage blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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198 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Kung!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kung has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kung stalling against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kung as Baba tries to tie him up.
Kung is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kung keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baba's efforts to push away.
Kung wants a takedown.
Kung lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Baba stops a takedown attempt from Kung.
George Baba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Kung.
Baba looking to slow down the pace here.
Kung keeps control of Baba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kung.
Baba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baba tries to stall but Kung uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Kung as the two fighters clinch.
We've been informed that Kung has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kung tries for a takedown but Baba manages to get underhooks.
Baba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kung prevents Baba from breaking the clinch.
Baba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baba has had enough of the clinch but Kung keeps him there for the moment.
Kung is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kung wants to take the fight to the mat but Baba manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba tries to break free but Kung pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kung stalling in the clinch.
Baba takes a shot to the head.
Kung tries to score a body lock takedown but Baba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kung is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Baba breaks the clinch.
Kung shoots in for a takedown but Baba shows good takedown defense.
Kung throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baba's waist but Baba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kung off to one side.
Baba stuffs the takedown attempt from Kung. Kung gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baba pinned against the cage. Baba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kung shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baba defends it nicely.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kung darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kung wants to control but Baba is keeping him busy.
Baba is looking for a sweep. Kung is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baba trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kung is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Baba tries to get to full guard but Kung has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stefan Kung will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kung closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kung can't get the takedown.
Kung prevents Baba from breaking the clinch.
Kung drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kung tries to score a body lock takedown but Baba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
George Baba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Kung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kung can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Baba is trying to maintain a safe position but Kung gets an underhook and turns Baba into the cage.
Baba can't break the clinch.
Baba has had enough of the clinch but Kung keeps him there for the moment.
Kung has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kung gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kung not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kung trying to control the position from guard on top but Baba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kung content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung working some strikes from top position.
Baba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kung is one step ahead there.
Baba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kung controls the pace.
Kung lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kung has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baba wants to sweep but no luck.
Baba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kung is controlling him.
Kung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Baba working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Baba keeps the fight on the outside.
Baba half committed to a counter leg kick.
George Baba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baba throws a sloppy head kick and Kung moves out of range easily.
Kung is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Baba with a hook.
Baba avoids the body shot from Kung.
Baba is looking to counter punch.
Kung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baba swivels and escapes.
Baba throws a quick counter head kick but Kung was just out of range.
Kung gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kung is trying to trip Baba. He has hold of a leg but Baba is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kung persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Baba looking to control.
Kung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kung is looking to work some ground and pound but Baba has wrist control.
Kung throwing strikes but missing.
Baba working a defensive guard here.
Baba keeping moving, preventing Kung from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baba trying to control the position.
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.
Stefan Kung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Baba misses with a hook. Kung ducked under it nicely.
Kung is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kung shoots in and drives through. Baba sprawls well.
Baba tried to counter with a leg kick but Kung avoided it.
Kung throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baba's waist but Baba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kung off to one side.
George Baba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Kung.
Kung comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick from Baba lands but Kung takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kung is able to avoid easily.
Kung fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baba swivels and escapes.
Baba tried to counter with a leg kick but Kung avoided it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kung has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kung and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kung with the counter takedown but Baba avoids it easily.
Kung shoots in looking for a takedown. Baba tries to sprawl out of it but Kung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kung bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baba's head.
Kung takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung shoots in and bounces Baba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kung's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kung is working Baba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kung trying to control the position from guard on top but Baba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stefan Kung has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kung trying to control but Baba is working from the bottom.
Baba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba trying to control the position.
Kung lands a couple of digs.
Kung postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kung looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baba is on top in guard.
Kung keeping full guard, as Baba tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kung working for a triangle but Baba defends it easily.
Kung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baba is one step ahead there.
Kung keeping moving, preventing Baba from controlling successfully.
George Baba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stefan Kung is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stefan Kung.
I've got Kung winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Kung!
Stefan Kung seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ho Chi Min (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noirtier De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Villefort is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hail Napoleon. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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World class MT
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ho Chi Min!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noirtier De Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Villefort throws a big shot that misses.
De Villefort avoids the head kick by Chi Min.
De Villefort follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
De Villefort misses the jab.
Nice body kick there by Chi Min.
The fighters circling - De Villefort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chi Min stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from De Villefort.
De Villefort swings for the body but Chi Min moves out of range.
De Villefort lands a leg kick that knocks Chi Min off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort jabs Chi Min to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Villefort clobbers Chi Min with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Villefort moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
De Villefort showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chi Min.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by De Villefort there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Villefort turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chi Min looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chi Min.
De Villefort rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chi Min moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Villefort smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chi Min - that will leave a mark!
De Villefort misses with a few strikes there.
Chi Min shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Villefort misses with a straight right.
Chi Min was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chi Min bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Chi Min.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort thuds his right hand into Chi Min's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Villefort misses with an uppercut. Chi Min saw that one coming.
De Villefort throws a nice looking combination but Chi Min bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chi Min scoring well with a low kick there.
De Villefort tries to work over Chi Min's front leg with a kick but Chi Min checks it.
Chi Min wants to clinch.
De Villefort throws a jab when Chi Min was well out of range.
Chi Min swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Villefort.
De Villefort blocks a jab.
Chi Min throws a good cross that connects.
De Villefort misses with a low kick.
Chi Min feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Villefort walks into a left hand.
De Villefort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chi Min.
Chi Min changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De Villefort misses with the combination.
Chi Min is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from De Villefort misses its intended target.
De Villefort throws out a loose jab but Chi Min uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chi Min lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Villefort backs up against the cage.
De Villefort misses with a wild combination.
De Villefort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chi Min.
Chi Min ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Villefort moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min misses the shot to the body.
De Villefort misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from De Villefort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chi Min slips a straight right by De Villefort.
De Villefort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chi Min was well out of range. Poor timing from De Villefort.
Chi Min cracks De Villefort with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Villefort moves out of range of the body kick.
De Villefort misses with a leg kick
and Chi Min counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chi Min tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Villefort digs a good hook to Chi Min's body.
De Villefort misses the shot to the body.
Chi Min slips a straight right by De Villefort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noirtier De Villefort dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Villefort looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chi Min keeps De Villefort at a distance using the push kick.
Noirtier De Villefort seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chi Min takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chi Min closes the distance and pushes De Villefort back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for De Villefort.
A bit of stalling here from De Villefort.
De Villefort has a couple of punches blocked by Chi Min.
De Villefort blocks an uppercut.
De Villefort pushes Chi Min back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Villefort is trying to break free.
De Villefort lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from De Villefort.
De Villefort dodges an elbow strike from Chi Min.
Chi Min pushes De Villefort back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Villefort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Villefort.
De Villefort has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Villefort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort tries to throw a body punch but Chi Min avoids it by throwing De Villefort back against the cage.
De Villefort blocks an uppercut.
De Villefort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chi Min misses with some punches.
Chi Min creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Villefort's defenses.
It looks like Noirtier De Villefort has been cut.
A short right from Chi Min on the inside.
Chi Min throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Villeforts head.
De Villefort managing to block the knees to the body from Chi Min.
De Villefort lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for De Villefort.
Chi Min trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by De Villefort.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Villefort.
De Villefort wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort avoiding damage as Chi Min throws knees to the body.
Chi Min working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Villefort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Villefort is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chi Min fails to land.
Chi Min lands a damaging elbow.
De Villefort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chi Min looking to slow down the pace here.
De Villefort is stalling here.
De Villefort is trying to break free.
Chi Min missing with knees to the body.
Chi Min missing with knees to the body.
Chi Min blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chi Min leaning against his opponent.
De Villefort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chi Min is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort is trying to stall.
Chi Min blocks an uppercut.
De Villefort leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chi Min tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Villefort blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chi Min fails to land.
De Villefort avoiding damage as Chi Min throws knees to the body.
De Villefort scores with a hook to the body.
Chi Min misses with an elbow strike.
De Villefort wants to stall.
Chi Min missing with knees to the body.
Chi Min tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chi Min blocking some punches.
Chi Min is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Villefort is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chi Min backwards.
De Villefort tries a body shot but Chi Min blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chi Min.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Villefort as Chi Min tries to tie him up.
De Villefort avoids the elbow strike from Chi Min, against the cage.
Chi Min throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Villefort blocks it with crossed arms.
Chi Min swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chi Min throws a head punch that misses.
Chi Min on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chi Min.
De Villefort tries to work over Chi Min's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chi Min.
De Villefort looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Villefort lands a hook that snaps the head of Chi Min backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chi Min lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Villefort misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ho Chi Min dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Noirtier De Villefort'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chi Min keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Villefort.
It looked like Chi Min was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chi Min goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Villefort lunges at Chi Min with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chi Min's hand.
Chi Min fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chi Min loads up on a big right hand but De Villefort slips the punch.
De Villefort misses with a straight left.
Chi Min is looking for a counter combo.
Jab, jab by De Villefort - just one landing.
Chi Min misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Villefort misses with a looping left.
De Villefort misses with a looping right.
De Villefort misses with an uppercut. Chi Min saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort walks into a straight right hand from Chi Min.
De Villefort throws out a loose jab but Chi Min uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chi Min ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Villefort moves away.
Sloppy strikes from De Villefort. Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Chi Min tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Villefort cracks Chi Min with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chi Min avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chi Min avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chi Min wants to clinch.
Chi Min fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Villefort manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort throws an overhand right that lands on Chi Min's shoulder, as Chi Min tries to avoid the shot.
De Villefort misses with a few strikes there.
Chi Min swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Villefort is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Villefort looks to land a left hand but Chi Min moved out of range nicely.
De Villefort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chi Min.
Chi Min displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Villefort throws out the jab.
A jab from Chi Min does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Villefort misses with a few strikes there.
Chi Min was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Villefort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chi Min was well out of range. Poor timing from De Villefort.
De Villefort swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chi Min counters with a straight right hand.
De Villefort misses with an uppercut
and Chi Min counters with a three punch combo that has De Villefort backing up. De Villefort nods at Chi Min to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chi Min.
Chi Min takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chi Min throws a body kick that misses
and De Villefort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Villefort pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chi Min appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Villefort rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chi Min moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Villefort misses with a body shot.
De Villefort misses with an uppercut
and Chi Min counters with a nice uppercut.
De Villefort ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noirtier De Villefort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chi Min misses the shot to the body.
De Villefort let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Villefort misses with a left hand
and Chi Min counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Villefort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min throws a body shot but no joy.
De Villefort darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Chi Min connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chi Min moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chi Min swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Villefort doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A telegraphed right hand from De Villefort misses the target.
Chi Min misses with a body shot.
De Villefort scores with a hook.
De Villefort cracks a nice hook into Chi Min's ribs.
De Villefort throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from De Villefort misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noirtier De Villefort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Villefort 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noirtier De Villefort!
Noirtier De Villefort seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boogie Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selfrid Bergman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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212 lbs
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218 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boogie Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Selfrid Bergman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bergman shoots in for a double leg but Knight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knight tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bergman manages to circle out of the way.
Bergman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bergman fails with a takedown attempt.
Knight is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bergman.
Bergman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Knight finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergman throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Bergman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight has one of Bergman's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Bergman crashes against the mat.
Bergman is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bergman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Knight is trying to get back to half guard.
Knight's coaches at The Performance Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Bergman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.
Bergman tries to score with some ground and pound. Knight controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bergman throws an elbow but Knight slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bergman working the ground and pound but Knight is defending the strikes.
Bergman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Knight works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bergman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Knight to regain full guard.
Bergman throws an elbow that misses. Knight uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bergman's guard. Nice move by Knight!
Knight is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bergman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergman being controlled here, momentarily.
Knight trying to control but Bergman is working from the bottom.
Bergman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bergman walks into a stiff left hand from Knight.
Bergman darts in looking for a takedown but Knight gets double underhooks and turns Bergman into the cage.
Boogie Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Selfrid Bergman.
Knight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Bergman tries to counter with a clinch but Knight shakes him off and moves away.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergman misses with a body shot.
Bergman closes the distance and clinches.
Knight is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knight tries a knee to the head but Bergman blocks it.
Bergman takes a shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knight misses with a knee to the head.
Knight digs a right hand into Bergman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bergman's gas tank.
Knight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergman.
Bergman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Boogie Knight will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bergman goes for a double leg but Knight avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Knight continues to drive forward.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Bergman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bergman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knight is looking to counter with a body kick.
Selfrid Bergman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bergman if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Knight half committed to a counter leg kick.
A cross from Bergman lands.
Bergman misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergman moves into the clinch successfully.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bergman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bergman takes a shot to the head.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Selfrid Bergman has been cut.
Bergman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boogie Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Selfrid Bergman.
Knight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bergman backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Knight.
Bergman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knight gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bergman blocking some punches.
Bergman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knight prevents the takedown attempt.
Knight gets underhooks to prevent Bergman's takedown attempt.
Knight gets underhooks to prevent Bergman's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knight.
Knight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bergman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Knight after a bit of a struggle.
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!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bergman blocks an uppercut.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Knight.
Bergman is breathing heavily.
Bergman can't get the takedown.
A shot in the inside from Knight.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bergman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bergman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bergman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bergman tries to pull guard but Knight forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knight tries to work over Bergman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bergman wants to take the fight to the mat but Knight manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knight misses with some punches.
Knight with a knee to the head.
Knight wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to throw knees to the head but Bergman is blocking nicely.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bergman blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Knight on the inside.
Bergman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bergman gets control of Knight's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bergman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Knight stays in close to Bergman's body and controls the position.
Bergman keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Selfrid Bergman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergman working a defensive guard but Knight manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bergman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knight takes a little break here. Bergman wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Knight advances to full mount.
Bergman is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boogie Knight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Selfrid Bergman's cut.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bergman moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
Bergman manages to pull guard.
Knight trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bergman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knight trying to control but Bergman is working from the bottom.
Knight controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Knight has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bergman holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bergman avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knight scores with a spinning back kick!
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergman was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Bergman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Knight looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bergman working away.
Bergman throws an elbow but Knight slips to the side and avoids it well.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergman can do to turn this around?
Bergman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bergman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Knight has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bergman but great work by Knight.
Knight in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergman can't do much from the bottom here.
Bergman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knight wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Bergman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Bergman's face as Knight controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knight advances nicely into full mount.
Bergman is squirming around, avoiding Knight's attempts to control the action.
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 Boogie Knight.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knight, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boogie Knight!
Boogie Knight 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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24
178 lbs
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157 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronin Mori!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Mori.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mori digs a good body shot into Scott's ribs.
Mori tries to land a front kick but Scott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Scott.
Mori tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Mori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mori flicks out a counter leg kick but Scott steps away.
Mori misses with a body kick.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mori connects with a solid leg kick.
Scott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Mori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mori.
Scott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mori throws a leg kick which misses Scott's front leg but catches the back leg as Scott tries to avoid it.
Mori wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Mori scores with a spinning back kick!
Mori pushes Scott away with a front kick.
Scott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mori feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
Scott throws a body punch but Mori moves out of range.
Scott takes a swing at Mori's ribcage but misses.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mori, right into the meat.
Mori thumps Scott with a low kick.
Mori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Mori ducks down to avoid it.
Mori tries to work over Scott's front leg with a kick but Scott checks it.
Mori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Mori circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori scores with a nice body kick.
Mori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Scott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scott. That did some damage!
Mori connects with a solid leg kick.
Scott on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mori throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Scott blocks the low kick.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mori has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mori thumps Scott with a low kick.
Scott moves into the clinch.
Scott misses with an elbow over the top.
Mori prevents a body shot from Scott.
A short left from Mori.
Mori has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Mori blocks an uppercut.
Mori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mori's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori breaks from the clinch.
Scott avoids a kick to the body.
Scott is looking to counter punch.
Mori moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Mori bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A clash of legs there as Scott blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Scott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mori throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Scott misses.
Mori lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
Mori throws a front kick aimed at Scott's knee but Scott avoids it well.
Mori misses with a kick to the body.
Mori is looking to score with low kicks.
Mori throws a leg kick but Scott moved away.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mori was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
A leg kick checked by Scott.
Mori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Mori.
Mori ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mori thows a leg kick but Scott checks it
and Scott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mori thumps Scott with a low kick.
Scott throws an overhand right that lands on Mori's shoulder, as Mori tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mori, right into the meat.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Mori thows a leg kick but Scott checks it
and Scott counters with a straight right hand.
Mori moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Mori - just one landing.
Mori scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mori.
Mori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mori misses with a low kick.
Mori feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mori connects with an inside leg kick.
Mori misses with a body kick.
Mori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronin Mori dominated that round.
That's time! Scott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Mori finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Mori.
Mori feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
Mori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Scott.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Mori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mori goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mori was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Mori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott misses with a hook.
Mori 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.
It looked like Scott was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mori.
Scott lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mori misses with a left hand
letting Scott counter with a right hand.
Mori lands a front kick.
Scott 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.
Mori explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mori.
Ronin Mori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mori works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Mori misses.
Mori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scott checks a low kick from Mori.
Mori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Ronin Mori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mori slips under a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mori. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Mori.
Mori throws a head kick that misses.
Mori misses with a body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mori throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mori scores with a spinning back kick!
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Mori slips the punch.
Scott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scott blocks the body kick.
Mori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scott looks to throw the jab but Mori is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Mori fakes the leg kick and cracks Scott in the body.
A good leg kick by Mori.
Scott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mori feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
Mori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Mori.
Mori moves forwards but Scott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scott is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mori. That's going to slow Scott down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mori.
Mori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scott.
Mori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mori connects with a solid leg kick.
Scott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mori.
Mori lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Scott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mori. Mori obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mori, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori tried to score with a low kick but Scott checks it.
A combination from Mori does no damage.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Mori is just out of range.
Mori throws a front kick aimed at Scott's knee but Scott avoids it well.
Mori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scott's sensitive parts.
Mori takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mori throws a leg kick
enabling Scott to counter with a crisp jab.
Mori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Scott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mori.
Mori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scott checks a leg kick.
Mori on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Mori's head but Mori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott looks to land a left hand but Mori moved out of range nicely.
Mori connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Mori staying out of range there.
Mori was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Scott defending well as Mori loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott jabs at Mori's body.
Scott throws a hook but Mori blocks it.
Mori flicks out a counter leg kick but Scott steps away.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scott's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mori.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Mori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mori throws a chopping leg kick but Scott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Scott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mori.
Scott throws a body punch but Mori moves out of range.
Mori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Scott misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mori swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Mori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mori feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronin Mori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Scott scores with a jab.
Mori keeps the fight on the outside.
Mori lands a head shot.
Mori lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scott's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Mori moves out of range of the strikes.
Mori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick from Mori.
Scott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mori scores with a head kick. Scott tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mori digs a good body shot into Scott's ribs.
Scott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mori throws a leg kick
letting Scott counter with a right hand.
Mori connects with a leg kick. Scott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Mori feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Mori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mori throws a low kick but Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mori misses with a body shot.
Mori throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Scott misses
and Mori counters with an inside leg kick.
Scott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scott's sensitive parts.
Mori digs a good body shot into Scott's ribs.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Mori throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Scott's head.
Mori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mori.
Mori thuds his right hand into Scott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Mori.
Mori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ronin Mori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Scott.
Mori drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mori throws a leg kick but Scott moved away.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mori wants to slow Scott down by chopping away at his legs.
Mori tries to score with a low kick but Scott moves his leg out of the way.
Mori misses with an uppercut.
Mori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scott's sensitive parts.
Mori thumps Scott with a low kick.
Mori swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
A slow jab from Scott misses its intended target.
Mori 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.
Mori throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Mori lands a leg kick that knocks Scott off balance momentarily.
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Mori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Scott misses the target.
Mori tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott moves out of range of the leg kick from Mori.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scott throwing a counter right hand but Mori manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scott checks a leg kick.
Mori moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mori has time to react.
Mori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scott. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Mori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Mori saw that one coming.
Mori pushes Scott away with a front kick.
Nice shot by Mori.
Mori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mori lands a front kick.
Mori scores with a leg kick.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Mori.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mori scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mori feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
Mori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Mori tenderised Scott's leg. Scott is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scott blocks a head kick by Mori.
Mori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mori looks for the body kick but Scott saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mori.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mori moves away.
Mori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Mori saw that one coming.
Mori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Scott throws an overhand right that lands on Mori's shoulder, as Mori tries to avoid the shot.
Scott walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mori.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mori.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronin Mori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mori winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronin Mori!
Ronin Mori decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Icky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul De Muerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Muerta has chosen The Crystal Method as his entrance music. Ricky Icky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Icky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raoul De Muerta!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Muerta throws a head kick that misses.
Icky tries to score with a low kick but De Muerta moves his leg out of the way.
De Muerta only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Icky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Muerta moves away.
Icky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Muerta.
Icky misses with a leg kick.
De Muerta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Icky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Muerta throws a lazy right hand but Icky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Muerta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Muerta walks into a straight right hand from Icky.
De Muerta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Icky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Muerta doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick from De Muerta misses.
De Muerta avoids the body shot from Icky.
Icky blocks a jab.
De Muerta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Icky if he has to take too many more of those.
De Muerta 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Icky misses with the combination.
De Muerta looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
De Muerta misses with a shot to the body
and Icky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky lands a leg kick that knocks De Muerta off balance momentarily.
De Muerta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Icky's head.
De Muerta forces Icky back against the cage and clinches.
Icky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Icky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Muerta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Icky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Icky tries to throw a body punch but De Muerta avoids it by throwing Icky back against the cage.
De Muerta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Icky's elbow.
De Muerta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Icky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Muerta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Icky's elbow.
Icky misses with a body punch.
De Muerta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Icky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Icky stalling in the clinch but De Muerta improves position.
De Muerta misses with a punch on the inside.
De Muerta tries a body shot but Icky blocks it.
De Muerta misses with a punch to the body.
Icky tries to throw a body punch but De Muerta avoids it by throwing Icky back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icky scores with a shot to the side of De Muerta's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Icky fails to land.
Icky content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Icky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Muerta moves out of range of the body kick from Icky.
De Muerta looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Icky has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vendetta Alliance London Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Icky misses.
De Muerta has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice body kick there by De Muerta.
Icky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Icky moves out of range of the leg kick from De Muerta.
Icky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ricky Icky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Icky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Icky misses with a double jab
and De Muerta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Icky's knee momentarily.
De Muerta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Icky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Muerta throws a lazy uppercut
and Icky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Icky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from De Muerta.
Icky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Muerta catches Icky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Icky looks to score with a jab to the body but De Muerta is just out of range.
De Muerta was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
De Muerta staying out of range there.
Nice shot by De Muerta.
De Muerta throws a head kick that Icky semi-blocks.
Icky cracks De Muerta with a good jab.
Icky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Icky misses its intended target.
De Muerta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Icky throwing a counter right hand but De Muerta manages to avoid it.
Icky blocks the body kick.
De Muerta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Icky manages to avoid it.
Icky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Muerta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Muerta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Icky to score with a decent uppercut.
Icky scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Muerta in his tracks.
De Muerta lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Muerta lands with an overhand left.
Icky throws a jab but it's blocked by De Muerta.
De Muerta unleashes a big counter combination but Icky bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Icky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Muerta throws a sloppy head kick and Icky moves out of range easily.
De Muerta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Muerta takes one to the chin there.
Icky scores with a sloppy right hand. De Muerta should have avoided that one.
Icky thows a leg kick but De Muerta checks it
letting De Muerta counter with a right hand.
De Muerta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Icky.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Muerta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Icky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Muerta throws out a counter right but Icky avoids it with no problem.
De Muerta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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 Ricky Icky 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.
Icky throws a jab when De Muerta was well out of range.
De Muerta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Muerta defending well as Icky loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Icky.
Icky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Icky with a hook.
Ricky Icky is winning the standup battle so far.
De Muerta scores with a leg kick.
De Muerta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Icky throws a body punch but De Muerta moves out of range.
De Muerta only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Muerta.
De Muerta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Icky throws out the jab.
De Muerta flicks out a counter leg kick but Icky steps away.
De Muerta connects with a solid leg kick.
De Muerta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Icky.
Icky moves forwards but De Muerta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icky swings for the body but De Muerta moves out of range.
A jab from Icky finds it's way through De Muerta's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta is looking to chop away at Icky's legs.
A big left from Icky misses.
Icky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Muerta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Icky misses with a leg kick.
Icky throws a lazy right hand but De Muerta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Muerta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Icky throws the kick towards the body but De Muerta avoids it.
A little jabbing left from De Muerta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Icky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Icky fakes the leg kick and cracks De Muerta in the body.
De Muerta throws a body kick that misses
and Icky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Icky tries to clinch up.
Icky lands a jab.
De Muerta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Icky.
Ricky Icky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Icky lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Muerta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta looks to land a body kick but Icky moved away.
Icky drops De Muerta with a beautiful combination! De Muerta stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Icky is looking for the KO!
De Muerta is rocked!
De Muerta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Muerta is still on wobbly legs! Can Icky finish him?
Icky lands a brutal uppercut that launches De Muerta off his feet! De Muerta tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Icky!
Ricky Icky seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda has chosen Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulmann looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chiarmanda misses with a kick to the body
and Schulmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schulmann slips a jab from Chiarmanda.
Schulmann throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Chiarmanda.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Chiarmanda tries a head kick but it misses.
Chiarmanda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schulmann misses the shot to the body.
Schulmann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chiarmanda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schulmann.
A little feinted left hand from Schulmann on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda misses the shot to the body.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch but Schulmann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schulmann misses with a body kick.
Chiarmanda throws a sloppy head kick
and Schulmann counters with a stiff right hand.
Schulmann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schulmann takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schulmann misses with a low kick as Chiarmanda jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann moves out of range as Chiarmanda throws a body kick.
Chiarmanda misses with a body kick.
Schulmann takes a swing at Chiarmanda's ribcage but misses.
Chiarmanda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot
and Schulmann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schulmann throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ossilus Chiarmanda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schulmann throws a push kick but Chiarmanda slaps the foot to one side.
Chiarmanda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Schulmann moves away
and Schulmann counters with an outside leg kick.
Schulmann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick
and Schulmann counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Chiarmanda is looking to improve his position.
Chiarmanda trying to hold on to Schulmann's head to control him but Schulmann postures up.
Chiarmanda is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schulmann is trying to control. Chiarmanda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schulmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chiarmanda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schulmann lands a nice short elbow.
Schulmann is thwarting Chiarmanda's attempts to control the position.
Schulmann stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chiarmanda working to try and regain half guard.
Schulmann with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Schulmann throwing strikes here but Chiarmanda is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schulmann is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chiarmanda regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda wants to get back to full guard.
Schulmann not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chiarmanda felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Schulmann wants to take a breather but Chiarmanda is having none of it.
Chiarmanda is trying to get back to full guard.
Chiarmanda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schulmann.
Schulmann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chiarmanda's head.
Chiarmanda is trying to get back to full guard.
Schulmann not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaniv Schulmann dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schulmann misses with a body kick.
Schulmann tests Chiarmanda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schulmann tries for a takedown but Chiarmanda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chiarmanda counters with a body kick.
Schulmann tests Chiarmanda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chiarmanda checks a leg kick.
Chiarmanda throws out a counter right but Schulmann avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Schulmann.
Schulmann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chiarmanda.
As Chiarmanda backs away, Schulmann returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Schulmann throws a leg kick but Chiarmanda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chiarmanda is looking to land body kicks.
Chiarmanda checks a leg kick.
Chiarmanda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann throws a wild body kick that Chiarmanda sees coming a mile off.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Schulmann here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Schulmann will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chiarmanda wants to land a leg kick but Schulmann is out of range.
Chiarmanda misses with a right hand
and Schulmann counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schulmann shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yaniv Schulmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulmann tried to score with a low kick but Chiarmanda checks it.
Schulmann scores with a hook.
Chiarmanda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chiarmanda scores with the left hand. Schulmann knows he should have avoided that one.
Schulmann throws a leg kick
and Chiarmanda counters with a left to the body.
Schulmann lands a nice hook to Chiarmanda's body. Chiarmanda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chiarmanda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chiarmanda throws a jab but it's blocked by Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a right hand that misses
and Chiarmanda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schulmann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chiarmanda's sensitive parts.
Chiarmanda looks to land a body kick but Schulmann moved away.
Schulmann appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schulmann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schulmann darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda throws a good cross that connects.
Chiarmanda throws a sloppy head kick and Schulmann moves out of range easily.
Chiarmanda dips to his left and cracks Schulmann with an uppercut!
Chiarmanda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A counter left hand to the body from Schulmann misses its target.
Schulmann blocks the body kick.
Chiarmanda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schulmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schulmann half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick but Schulmann sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schulmann quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chiarmanda looks to land a right hand but Schulmann moved out of range.
Chiarmanda blocks a low kick nicely.
Schulmann throws an off balance right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schulmann.
Chiarmanda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schulmann connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chiarmanda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schulmann looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chiarmanda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schulmann connects with a looping right hand.
Schulmann looks to land a right hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range.
Schulmann fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chiarmanda avoids the body shot from Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chiarmanda counters with a good, hard body kick but Schulmann shrugs it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chiarmanda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schulmann - the referee stops the clock and Chiarmanda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schulmann. Chiarmanda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chiarmanda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chiarmanda tests Schulmann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schulmann tries to score with a low kick but Chiarmanda moves his leg out of the way.
Schulmann misses with a low kick.
Chiarmanda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schulmann throws out the jab.
Schulmann cracks Chiarmanda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiarmanda lands a jab to Schulmann's midsection.
Schulmann will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chiarmanda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann blocks the body kick.
Chiarmanda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schulmann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schulmann throws a front kick aimed at Chiarmanda's knee but Chiarmanda avoids it well.
Chiarmanda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schulmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chiarmanda can do to turn this around?
Chiarmanda scores with a leg kick.
Schulmann avoids a kick to the body.
Chiarmanda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schulmann.
Schulmann tries to score with a low kick but Chiarmanda moves his leg out of the way.
Chiarmanda connects with an inside leg kick.
Chiarmanda throws a sloppy head kick
and Schulmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chiarmanda slips a straight right by Schulmann.
Chiarmanda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab from Schulmann.
Chiarmanda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiarmanda moves out of range of the leg kick from Schulmann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yaniv Schulmann will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chiarmanda blocks a low kick nicely.
Schulmann throws out a leg kick but Chiarmanda moves out of range and Schulmann only half commits.
Chiarmanda scores with a shot to the body.
Chiarmanda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schulmann circles away quickly and effectively.
Chiarmanda throws a head kick that misses.
Chiarmanda throws a wild body kick that Schulmann sees coming a mile off.
Schulmann changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chiarmanda misses with a combination
and Schulmann counters with a single leg into guard. Chiarmanda didn't expect that.
Chiarmanda has his hands on Schulmann's head, controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schulmann's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda wants to control the position but Schulmann says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Schulmann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is not content to let Schulmann control the position.
Chiarmanda is looking to improve his position.
Schulmann is pressing down on Chiarmanda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chiarmanda is holding on for now.
Schulmann throwing shots but Chiarmanda is blocking nicely.
Chiarmanda pushes Schulmann off looking to stand but Schulmann dives back in and keeps control.
Chiarmanda won't allow Schulmann to pass to mount.
Chiarmanda keeping control of the position.
Schulmann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chiarmanda keeps working.
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.
Schulmann throwing shots but Chiarmanda is blocking nicely.
Schulmann is thwarting Chiarmanda's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schulmann walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chiarmanda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chiarmanda flicks out a counter leg kick but Schulmann steps away.
Chiarmanda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schulmann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chiarmanda at a distance.
Schulmann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schulmann lands a lovely overhand right.
Schulmann lands with a nice body punch.
Chiarmanda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chiarmanda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch up but Schulmann keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schulmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiarmanda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chiarmanda is trying to counter with his kicks.
Schulmann throws out a leg kick but Chiarmanda moves out of range and Schulmann only half commits.
Chiarmanda misses with a few strikes there.
Chiarmanda doesn't manage to clinch there - Schulmann circles away.
Chiarmanda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schulmann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chiarmanda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schulmann momentarily.
Schulmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiarmanda moves away.
Schulmann connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A good leg kick by Schulmann.
Schulmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiarmanda was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulmann.
Chiarmanda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schulmann moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Schulmann finds it's way through Chiarmanda's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Schulmann.
Chiarmanda was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Schulmann is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chiarmanda misses the jab.
Chiarmanda motions for Schulmann to come forward. Chiarmanda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chiarmanda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chiarmanda scoring well with a low kick there.
Chiarmanda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schulmann is out of range.
Chiarmanda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schulmann!
Schulmann takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chiarmanda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Schulmann throws a hook to the side of Chiarmanda's head but Chiarmanda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Schulmann blocks the leg kick.
Schulmann is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaniv Schulmann clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schulmann connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chiarmanda's hands.
Schulmann ducks under a wild hook from Chiarmanda.
A little feinted left hand from Schulmann on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schulmann throws a leg kick
and Chiarmanda counters with a series of strikes. Schulmann will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schulmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Chiarmanda is just out of range.
Chiarmanda just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaniv Schulmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Chiarmanda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schulmann.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chiarmanda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Schulmann crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chiarmanda - the referee stops the clock and Schulmann gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chiarmanda. Schulmann manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chiarmanda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schulmann scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chiarmanda moves out of range as Schulmann strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chiarmanda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schulmann misses with a body shot.
Chiarmanda throws a hook but Schulmann blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schulmann lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chiarmanda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chiarmanda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schulmann lands a front kick.
Chiarmanda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schulmann's calf.
Schulmann throws a front kick aimed at Chiarmanda's knee but Chiarmanda avoids it well.
Schulmann wants to slow Chiarmanda down by chopping away at his legs.
Schulmann throws a lazy right hand but Chiarmanda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schulmann sizes up Chiarmanda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schulmann misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda scores with a leg kick.
Chiarmanda lands with a hook. Schulmann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chiarmanda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schulmann.
Chiarmanda misses with a low kick.
Chiarmanda throws a poor cross that misses
and Schulmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulmann checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Schulmann misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Chiarmanda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chiarmanda tries to land a body kick
and Schulmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Chiarmanda checks a low kick from Schulmann.
Schulmann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chiarmanda defending well as Schulmann loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chiarmanda! But no joy.
A cross from Schulmann lands.
Schulmann checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the side of Schulmann's head but Schulmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schulmann fails with a takedown attempt.
Schulmann lands with a good body shot.
Chiarmanda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chiarmanda, right into the meat.
Schulmann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schulmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiarmanda manages to avoid it.
Chiarmanda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schulmann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chiarmanda connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schulmann throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chiarmanda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schulmann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chiarmanda fakes a jab and scores with a low 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!
Chiarmanda moves out of range of the leg kick from Schulmann.
Schulmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiarmanda was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulmann.
Chiarmanda throws a fast counter high kick but Schulmann manages to duck under it in time.
Schulmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chiarmanda.
Nice body kick from Chiarmanda.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schulmann is defended easily by Chiarmanda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ossilus Chiarmanda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chiarmanda avoids the body shot from Schulmann.
Chiarmanda lands with a cross.
Chiarmanda scores with a head kick.
Schulmann wants to land a leg kick but Chiarmanda is out of range.
Chiarmanda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schulmann was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schulmann tries to move into range but Chiarmanda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Schulmann takes a swing at Chiarmanda's ribcage but misses.
Chiarmanda misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda throws the kick towards the body but Schulmann avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schulmann has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chiarmanda 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 big right from Chiarmanda misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chiarmanda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schulmann swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schulmann takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chiarmanda scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schulmann.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chiarmanda.
Schulmann throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schulmann tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chiarmanda swivels and escapes.
Schulmann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for a 1-2. Chiarmanda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chiarmanda throws a looping overhand right but Schulmann ducks down to avoid it.
Chiarmanda throws a head kick that misses.
Schulmann throws a leg kick but Chiarmanda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann slips a jab from Chiarmanda.
Schulmann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chiarmanda checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Schulmann moves out of range.
Schulmann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Chiarmanda misses
and Schulmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chiarmanda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schulmann misses with a kick to the body.
Chiarmanda is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chiarmanda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schulmann lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chiarmanda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schulmann is out of range.
Schulmann lands a really nice looking cross but Chiarmanda seems unphased.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch but Schulmann is avoiding it.
Chiarmanda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda misses with a low kick.
Schulmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chiarmanda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schulmann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chiarmanda has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Schulmann.
Schulmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Chiarmanda is just out of range.
Chiarmanda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chiarmanda pushes Schulmann away with a front kick.
Yaniv Schulmann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schulmann looks to land a left hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range nicely.
Chiarmanda moves out of range as Schulmann strikes.
Chiarmanda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schulmann cracks Chiarmanda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Schulmann.
Schulmann lands with an uppercut that bounces Chiarmanda off the cage and back into range.
Chiarmanda misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann lands with a nice body kick.
Chiarmanda blocks the body kick.
Chiarmanda throws a hook but Schulmann blocks it.
Schulmann scores with a leg 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!
Schulmann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chiarmanda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schulmann looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schulmann will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chiarmanda tries a low kick but Schulmann avoids it.
Schulmann lands with a good body shot.
Schulmann on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Schulmann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ossilus Chiarmanda.
Well Schulmann has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaniv Schulmann!
Yaniv Schulmann retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Yaniv Schulmann thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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