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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Wyoming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Wyoming has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Wyoming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louis Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson dives in and grabs Wyoming's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wyoming pushes down on Hudson's head and hops out.
Wyoming darts in and clinches Hudson up against the cage.
Hudson wants a takedown but no success here.
Hudson wants a takedown.
Daniel Wyoming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Hudson.
Wyoming is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hudson wants a takedown but no success here.
Wyoming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Wyoming.
Hudson looks winded!
Wyoming landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wyoming.
Wyoming working Hudson over with knees to the body.
Wyoming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wyoming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wyoming obliges.
Wyoming connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hudson's face.
It looks like Louis Hudson has been cut.
Wyoming landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wyoming lands a knee to the body.
Wyoming lands a good knee to the midsection. Hudson won't want to take too many of those.
Wyoming using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wyoming lands a knee to the head.
Wyoming landing knees to the head.
Wyoming crunches a lovely knee into Hudson's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyoming connects with a knee to the head.
Wyoming using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wyoming lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wyoming connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hudson's face.
Wyoming lands a knee to the body.
Wyoming lands an elbow inside.
Wyoming working Hudson over with knees to the body.
Wyoming is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wyoming utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyoming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wyoming scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Wyoming.
Wyoming scores with a knee to the head.
Wyoming has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wyoming connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hudson's face.
Hudson is rocked!
Wyoming putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hudson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wyoming lands an elbow that stopped Hudson in his tracks for a moment.
Hudson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wyoming landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyoming connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hudson's face.
Hudson is still on wobbly legs! Can Wyoming finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Wyoming.
Wyoming putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hudson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wyoming lands a nice knee to the body.
Hudson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wyoming landing knees to the head.
Wyoming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hudson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hudson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wyoming obliges.
Wyoming working Hudson over with knees to the body.
Wyoming lands a good knee to the midsection. Hudson won't want to take too many of those.
Wyoming lands a knee to the head.
Wyoming using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wyoming.
Wyoming utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wyoming obliges.
Wyoming connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hudson's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyoming lands a knee to the body.
Wyoming lands a knee to the body.
Wyoming landing knees to the head.
Wyoming has Hudson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hudson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Wyoming - that's hurt Hudson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hudson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hudson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Daniel Wyoming!
In his post fight interview, Daniel Wyoming started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Kenardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenardly has chosen Strokin as his entrance music. Beast Boy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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187 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Kenardly!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenardly throws out a leg kick but Boy moves out of range and Kenardly only half commits.
Boy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenardly throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boy.
Boy looks to land a left hand but Kenardly moved out of range nicely.
Kenardly flicks out a counter leg kick but Boy steps away.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lars Kenardly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenardly throws an off balance right hand
and Boy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kenardly just manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kenardly. Boy shrugs it off though.
Kenardly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenardly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenardly connects with a solid leg kick.
Kenardly tries a low kick but Boy avoids it.
Kenardly throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Kenardly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenardly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenardly tries to keep at a distance but Boy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Boy lands a nice knee to the body.
Kenardly is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Kenardly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Kenardly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kenardly lands with a short shot to the head.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kenardly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kenardly's face.
It looks like Lars Kenardly has been cut.
Kenardly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kenardly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kenardly looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boy lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kenardly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenardly throws a right and a left that Boy avoids nicely.
Boy tried to counter with a leg kick but Kenardly avoided it.
Boy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenardly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kenardly feints a counter leg kick.
Boy connects with the punch.
Kenardly delivers a nice body kick.
Kenardly misses with a combination
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenardly.
Kenardly misses with a head kick.
Boy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boy connects with a crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kenardly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boy - the referee stops the clock and Kenardly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boy. Kenardly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is looking to slow Kenardly down with leg kicks.
Boy throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boy.
Kenardly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenardly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boy.
Kenardly is rocked!
Boy throws an uppercut from hell that sends Kenardly clean off his feet! He's out cold! Boy stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beast Boy!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doc Stuffins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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144 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doc Stuffins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuffins looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexander is just out of range.
Alexander misses the jab.
Alexander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stuffins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alexander has closed the distance and engaged Stuffins in a clinch.
Alexander lands a left hand.
Stuffins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Alexander.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Alexander lands with a short shot to the head.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Stuffins struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Stuffins blocks a body shot from Alexander.
Alexander lands a nice uppercut.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Stuffins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stuffins's elbow.
Stuffins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexander is working Stuffins over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike.
Alexander working aggressively here.
Alexander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexander pushes Stuffins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stuffins is rocked!
Alexander pushes Stuffins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Stuffins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stuffins lands with a short shot to the head.
Stuffins struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Alexander pushes Stuffins against the cage. Alexander is working some dirty boxing. Alexander pushes off with a quick right hook! Stuffins goes down! Stuffins tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Alexander moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Alexander!
After winning the bout, George Alexander thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Du Hast as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hall's calf.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris tries to clinch but Hall moves away
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harris sprawls and moves away.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Hall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Harris stalls.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hall looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris blocking some punches.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harris.
A bit of stalling here from Hall.
Harris looking to stall.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
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!
Harris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hall up against the cage.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris has hold of one of Hall's legs. Hall is fighting the takedown attempt but Harris gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall is controlling Harris's posture.
Hall has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Harris is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hall.
Harris decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall attempts a counter takedown but Harris avoids it well and moves away.
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harris sprawls and moves away.
Hall scores with a nice body kick.
Harris stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
A head kick by Harris misses
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Harris moves to clinch but Hall breaks away
and Hall counters with a good low kick that Harris was not able to check.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hall! Harris is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Hall!
An out of breath Justin Hall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Bastien Harris had this to say: 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dickie Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: GZA - Shadowboxin'. Gary Grice told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice scores with a head kick. Crash tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice defenses there by Crash.
Grice misses with a kick to the body.
Grice blocks a jab.
Crash backing away here, and Grice unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dickie Crash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crash. That's going to slow Grice down.
Grice lands with a nice body kick.
Grice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crash, right into the meat.
Crash lands with a cross.
Crash looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grice lands a really nice looking cross but Crash seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crash misses with a straight right.
Crash throws a right hand that misses
letting Grice counter with a right hand.
A jab from Grice finds it's way through Crash's defenses.
Crash is rocked!
Grice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crash.
Crash ducks under a wild hook from Grice.
Crash rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grice counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Crash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crash seems to have got his legs back now.
Grice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crash.
Grice ducks under a wild hook from Crash.
Crash throws a jab but it's blocked by Grice.
A good leg kick by Crash.
Crash wants to land a leg kick but Grice is out of range.
Crash avoids a kick to the body.
Grice scores with a punch to the head.
Grice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crash misses with a lunging right hand
and Grice counters with a leg kick.
Crash walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crash misses with a low kick as Grice jumps back.
Crash gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That kick from Grice tenderised Crash's leg. Crash is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crash avoids the head kick by Grice.
Good work by Grice as he checks the leg kick.
Crash cracks a nice hook into Grice's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Crash blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a big shot that misses.
Crash takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grice connects with a solid leg kick.
Crash throws the left hand but Grice avoids the punch easily.
Grice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grice.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick
and Grice counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crash misses with a looping right.
Crash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crash doesn't manage to clinch there - Grice circles away.
Crash defending well as Grice loads up on a big left hand.
Crash looks to throw the jab but Grice is out of range.
Crash tries to clinch but Grice moves out of range.
Grice is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crash had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grice throws a head kick that misses.
Crash moves in looking to clinch but Grice pushes him off.
Crash misses with a straight right.
Grice changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crash misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crash's head.
Grice scores with a kick to the body.
Crash tries to score with a low kick but Grice moves his leg out of the way.
Grice follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Grice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crash.
Crash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crash's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crash scrambles back to his feet.
Crash drops his hands momentarily and Grice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crash misses with a looping left.
and Grice counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Crash! He's just covering up as Grice starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Grice!
In his post fight interview, Gary Grice started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz comes to the cage accompanied by Everyday. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul throws a sloppy head kick and Gutz moves out of range easily.
Thrul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gutz throws a series of punches but Thrul moves out of range.
Gutz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thrul works the jab nicely.
Thrul lands with a shot to the body.
Gutz misses with a body shot.
Thrul scores with a three punch combo!
Gutz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thrul throws a head kick but Gutz moves out of range.
Thrul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Thrul moves into the clinch.
Thrul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gutz backwards.
Thrul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gutz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thrul in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thrul can't find room to land a body shot as Gutz controls the action.
Gutz lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz lands with a left to the head.
Gutz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrul.
Gutz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thrul wants a takedown but no success here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gutz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thrul's brow.
Nice body punch from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a punch on the inside.
Thrul misses with a punch to the body.
Gutz has Thrul pushed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gutz.
Gutz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Thrul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gutz.
Thrul tries to throw a body punch but Gutz avoids it by throwing Thrul back against the cage.
Thrul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thrul works on Gutz's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thrul tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gutz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thrul somewhat.
Gutz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thrul. Thrul obviously looking to wear him down.
Thrul scores with a body shot.
Thrul throws a leg kick but Gutz moved away.
Gutz misses with a looping left.
Thrul slips under a jab from Gutz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz looks to throw the jab but Thrul is out of range.
Gutz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thrul.
Nice body punch from Gutz.
Gutz throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrul slips a straight right by Gutz.
A telegraphed right hand from Gutz misses the target.
Thrul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gutz takes a swing at Thrul's ribcage but misses.
Gutz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thrul stuns Gutz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thrul throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gutz.
Thrul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutz tests Thrul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Thrul.
Thrul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gutz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gutz misses with a looping left.
Gutz tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutz catches Thrul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thrul clinches.
Gutz prevents a body shot from Thrul.
Thrul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thrul goes for a takedown attempt but Gutz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cormac Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aznar Thrul.
Gutz cracks Thrul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cormac Gutz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gutz is looking to chop away at Thrul's legs.
Thrul shoots in for a takedown but Gutz shows good takedown defense.
Thrul moves forwards but Gutz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thrul connects with a looping right hand.
Gutz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Thrul misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gutz misses with a body shot.
Thrul is looking to land body kicks.
Gutz lands a nice shot that snaps Thrul's head back.
Thrul looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thrul misses the shot to the body.
Gutz throws a push kick but Thrul slaps the foot to one side.
Thrul slips a straight right by Gutz.
Gutz misses with an uppercut. Thrul saw that one coming.
Gutz blocks a head kick by Thrul.
Thrul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gutz.
A punch lands to the side of Thrul 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thrul moves out of range of the strikes.
Gutz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gutz slips a straight right by Thrul.
A slow jab from Gutz misses its intended target.
Gutz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gutz takes a swing at Thrul's ribcage but misses.
Gutz moves out of range of the body kick from Thrul.
Gutz misses the jab.
Thrul is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thrul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gutz thows a leg kick but Thrul checks it
and Thrul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gutz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gutz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gutz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Thrul.
Gutz swinging wildly here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thrul rushes Gutz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thrul blocks a body shot from Gutz.
Gutz lands with a left to the head.
Gutz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gutz breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Thrul.
Gutz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thrul.
Thrul checks a leg kick.
Thrul gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gutz.
Gutz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gutz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thrul feints the counter takedown.
Gutz blocks the body kick.
A cross from Thrul lands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thrul throws a jab but it's blocked by Gutz.
Gutz lands a jab to Thrul's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrul moves away from the strike by Gutz.
Thrul ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
A left and a right from Gutz both land. Nice combination.
Gutz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrul.
Thrul takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gutz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrul moves away.
Gutz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gutz tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thrul scores with a spinning back kick!
Thrul shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gutz but Gutz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thrul tries a head kick but it misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gutz misses its intended target.
Gutz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gutz thuds a left hand into Thrul's body.
Thrul misses with a hook. Gutz ducked under it nicely.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrul was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
Gutz scores with a shot to the body.
Gutz throws a head kick but Thrul moves out of range.
A left lands for Gutz.
Gutz blocks a jab.
Gutz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Gutz.
Thrul is trying to counter with his kicks.
A good leg kick by Gutz.
Gutz swings for the body but Thrul moves out of range.
Thrul misses with a low kick.
It looked like Gutz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Gutz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutz 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 10:9
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (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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175 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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178 lbs
42 - 28 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto feints and then cracks Teimosia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teimosia down.
Teimosia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Teimosia ducks under a wild hook from Uusisto.
Teimosia slips a jab from Uusisto.
The crowd cheers as Uusisto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Teimosia doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Uusisto does no damage.
Teimosia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Teimosia thows a leg kick but Uusisto checks it
and Uusisto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teimosia thumps Uusisto with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Uusisto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Teimosia doesn't seem phased though.
A solid body kick from Teimosia.
Uusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teimosia was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusisto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uusisto misses with a leg kick
and Teimosia counters with a big head kick but Uusisto shrugs it off.
Teimosia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Uusisto scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Teimosia.
Uusisto slips under a jab.
Uusisto misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Teimosia.
A little jabbing left from Uusisto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Teimosia misses with an uppercut.
Teimosia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto shoots for a double leg takedown but Teimosia sprawls well. He's pushed Uusisto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Teimosia is looking to slow Uusisto down with leg kicks.
Teimosia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Teimosia misses with a head kick.
Teimosia gets caught napping as Uusisto dives in and scores a takedown. Teimosia manages to retain guard.
Uusisto throwing strikes but missing.
Uusisto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Teimosia controlling Uusisto's posture.
Teimosia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uusisto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Teimosia is on top in guard.
Teimosia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uusisto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Teimosia is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Uusisto wants to sweep here but Teimosia controlling him for the moment.
Teimosia trying to control but Uusisto is working from the bottom.
Uusisto trying to keep a closed guard but Teimosia is proving a slippery customer.
Uusisto keeping full guard, as Teimosia tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uusisto is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teimosia looking for a sweep. Not yet Teimosia, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Teimosia working a defensive guard here.
Uusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Teimosia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Teimosia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Uusisto puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Uusisto stalling away here and it's allowed Teimosia to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Uusisto chips away with some ground and pound.
Uusisto wants to control from the top but Teimosia keeps moving.
Uusisto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teimosia 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia is looking to take a break and control but Uusisto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uusisto gets back to full guard.
Uusisto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Teimosia is one step ahead there.
Teimosia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uusisto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uusisto is trying to control the position but Teimosia postures up.
Uusisto wants to sweep but no luck.
Teimosia postures up.
Uusisto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Teimosia controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto throws a big elbow that misses.
Teimosia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Uusisto tries to free his leg and advance position but Teimosia is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Teimosia is on top in guard.
Uusisto keeping moving, preventing Teimosia from controlling successfully.
Teimosia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teimosia stopping the sweep attempt from Uusisto.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto working a defensive guard here.
Teimosia wants to control from the top but Uusisto keeps moving.
Teimosia stopping the sweep attempt from Uusisto.
Uusisto keeping moving, preventing Teimosia from controlling successfully.
Teimosia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Teimosia wants to control from the top but Uusisto keeps moving.
Teimosia stopping the sweep attempt from Uusisto.
Teimosia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Uusisto's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Uusisto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Teimosia trying to control the position from guard on top but Uusisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia slips nicely into half guard.
Teimosia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Uusisto is not content to let Teimosia control the position.
Uusisto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Teimosia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Uusisto is trying to hold Teimosia in close to prevent damage but Teimosia has managed to pass into half guard.
Teimosia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Teimosia.
Uusisto is trying to control but can't.
Uusisto tries to get to full guard but Teimosia has control of the leg.
Teimosia winds up and cracks Uusisto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia trying to control from half guard but Uusisto is working away.
Teimosia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uusisto's head.
Uusisto tries to get to full guard but Teimosia has control of the leg.
Uusisto keeping control of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto tries to roll over but Teimosia keeps him under control.
Teimosia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Uusisto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Teimosia thows a huge punch but Uusisto dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Teimosia there.
Uusisto is trying to maintain the position but Teimosia is very close to passing his half guard.
Uusisto is trying is best to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uusisto taking some punishment here, with Teimosia in his half guard.
Uusisto is trying to control but Teimosia manages to pass to mount!
A nice elbow there by Teimosia.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hilton Teimosia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teimosia 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 10:9
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hilton Teimosia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Sara - Weatherman. Nikitin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smack My Bitch Up . This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
15 - 15 - 3 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 3, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikitin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nikitin showed some decent athleticism there.
Nikitin wants to take a breather but Hale is having none of it.
Hale keeping control of the position.
Nikitin trying to control from Hale's half guard. Hale has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nikitin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nikitin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hale dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hale wants to control from the top but Nikitin keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hale trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikitin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nikitin trying to control the position here.
Nikitin wants to sweep but no luck.
Hale throws a big elbow that misses.
Hale with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hale stopping the sweep attempt from Nikitin.
Nikitin keeps trying to improve his position.
Hale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nikitin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nikitin shoots in but Hale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nikitin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexandr Nikitin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikitin throws out a loose jab but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikitin misses with a takedown
and Hale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brandon Hale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Nikitin.
Nikitin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Hale keeps moving.
Hale is looking for a triangle but Nikitin pushes his legs off easily.
Nikitin postures up and lands a big shot to Hale's brow.
Nikitin stops Hale from standing up.
Nikitin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hale can't keep his opponent in guard - Nikitin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nikitin trying to mount his opponent but Hale defends it.
Nikitin trying to control the action but Hale is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hale is trying to control but can't.
Nikitin is working for a kimura but Hale is defending it quite comfortably.
Nikitin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nikitin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hale wants to get back to full guard.
Nikitin slows the pace down in half guard.
Hale won't allow Nikitin to pass to mount.
Hale avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nikitin.
Nikitin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hale!
Nikitin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hale is now in Nikitin's guard. A big mistake from Nikitin there, giving up the dominant position!
Hale trying to control but Nikitin is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nikitin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nikitin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hale is looking to work some ground and pound but Nikitin has wrist control.
Nikitin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hale throwing strikes but missing.
Nikitin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hale distracts Nikitin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nikitin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nikitin controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nikitin throws the left hand but Hale avoids the punch easily.
Nikitin fails with the takedown
and Hale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nikitin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hale is fending him off so far but Nikitin persists. Nope, Hale circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Nikitin misses.
Hale fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nikitin just manages to avoid it.
Nikitin tries to clinch but Hale is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin shoots for a takedown but Hale saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nikitin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hale looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nikitin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hale is not content to let Nikitin control the position.
Hale is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nikitin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hale looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hale keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hale pushes Nikitin off and gets back to his feet.
Hale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nikitin connects with a right hand. Hale shakes it off.
Nikitin throws a looping overhand right but Hale ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Hale finds it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Nikitin misses.
A punch lands to the side of Hale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nikitin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikitin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Hale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hale 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 10:9
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Hale!
After the fight, Brandon Hale was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Beast!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast wants to slow DeVanzo down by chopping away at his legs.
DeVanzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DeVanzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beast's head.
DeVanzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
DeVanzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beast counters with a right hand to the body.
Beast dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeVanzo throws a right and a left that Beast avoids nicely.
Beast now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beast leaves DeVanzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Beast throws a hook to the side of DeVanzo's head but DeVanzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beast.
DeVanzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beast cracks DeVanzo with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVanzo slips a straight right by Beast.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo throws a body kick that misses.
DeVanzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeVanzo thows a leg kick but Beast checks it
and Beast counters with a nice body shot.
DeVanzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beast circles away quickly and effectively.
DeVanzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beast's calf.
DeVanzo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeVanzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
DeVanzo tries to bum rush Beast with a series of wild strikes but Beast uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeVanzo staying out of range there.
DeVanzo avoids the body shot from Beast.
Beast throws a jab but it's blocked by DeVanzo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beast checks a leg kick.
Beast finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by DeVanzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of DeVanzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeVanzo motions for Beast to come forward. DeVanzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
DeVanzo misses with a double jab.
Beast throws a head kick that misses.
DeVanzo shoots for a takedown but Beast saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
DeVanzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Beast checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beast misses with a right hand
enabling DeVanzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Beast throws a leg kick but DeVanzo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beast throws a front kick aimed at DeVanzo's knee but DeVanzo avoids it well.
DeVanzo throws a head kick that misses.
DeVanzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beast sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artie DeVanzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beast lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo slips a straight right by Beast.
As Beast looks to move away, DeVanzo throws a big counter combo but Beast just gets out of the way.
Beast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beast has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - DeVanzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
DeVanzo feints and as Beast raises his hands in defense, DeVanzo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
DeVanzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Beast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing that DeVanzo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
DeVanzo is fighting to break Beast's control of his arms but Beast is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
DeVanzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beast works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast keeping full guard, as DeVanzo tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beast is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DeVanzo throwing strikes but missing.
DeVanzo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
DeVanzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeVanzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
DeVanzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Beast tries to sprawl out of it but DeVanzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beast manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
DeVanzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Beast sprawls well. He's pushed DeVanzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Beast lands the left hand.
A clash of legs there as DeVanzo blocks the low kick.
DeVanzo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Beast just misses with a punch to the body.
DeVanzo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Beast sprawls and moves away.
DeVanzo tried to score with a low kick but Beast checks it.
DeVanzo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeVanzo lands a jab to the nose.
Billy Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Beast misses.
An attempted straight right counter from DeVanzo misses the target.
DeVanzo throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beast! But no joy.
Beast tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeVanzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Beast.
DeVanzo misses with a straight left.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo scores with a punch to the head.
Beast catches DeVanzo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
DeVanzo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeVanzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beast's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beast slips a jab and a cross from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beast.
DeVanzo ducks right into an uppercut from Beast.
DeVanzo misses with a head kick.
DeVanzo lands with an overhand left.
Beast stuffs the takedown attempt from DeVanzo. DeVanzo gets slowly back to his feet.
DeVanzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Beast is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! DeVanzo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Beast pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
DeVanzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Beast off the cage and back into range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Beast feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends DeVanzo sprawling to the canvas! DeVanzo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Beast finish him?!
Oh DeVanzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeVanzo manages to avoid it.
DeVanzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beast walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
DeVanzo walks straight into a right hand from Beast - that's dropped him! Beast jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save DeVanzo from any more punishment! DeVanzo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Beast!
As Billy Beast got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm bad, I know it. I'm bad, I show it.'.
In defeat, Artie DeVanzo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hey, are we done here? 'Cause I'm losing my buzz.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay's entrance music is Outerspace- Revolution. A fine choice. Gregorovitsj has chosen Pink Panther Theme as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tantalus Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorovitsj throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gregorovitsj takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gregorovitsj staying out of range there.
Flay connects with a body shot.
Gregorovitsj instigates a clinch.
Flay takes an elbow to the temple.
Flay tries to work over Gregorovitsj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gregorovitsj lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flay backwards.
Flay breaks from the clinch.
Flay lands a nice hook to Gregorovitsj's body. Gregorovitsj takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gregorovitsj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gregorovitsj needs to keep his hands up - Flay had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gregorovitsj on the side of the head.
It looks like Boris Gregorovitsj has been cut.
Gregorovitsj's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gregorovitsj's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Flay.
A cross from Flay lands.
Gregorovitsj misses with a kick to the body.
Gregorovitsj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flay missing with a left hand there. Gregorovitsj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Flay misses.
Tantalus Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregorovitsj throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gregorovitsj closes the distance and clinches.
Flay misses with a knee strike.
Flay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flay is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gregorovitsj can't fight it off and eventually Flay manages to take the fight to the floor. Gregorovitsj looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gregorovitsj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gregorovitsj lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Flay has control of Gregorovitsj's left arm, preventing Gregorovitsj from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Flay working a defensive guard but Gregorovitsj manages to pass into side control anyway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flay is trying to control Gregorovitsj's posture but Gregorovitsj avoids it.
Flay is looking for a sweep.
Flay being controlled for a moment.
Flay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj takes a little break here. Flay wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Flay is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Flay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flay wants to control but Gregorovitsj is keeping busy.
Gregorovitsj stalling.
Gregorovitsj tries to pass to full mount but Flay defends it.
Gregorovitsj with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flay is looking to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Flay fails to land with a series of punches.
Gregorovitsj wants to counter with a clinch but Flay pushes him away.
Flay is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gregorovitsj wants to clinch.
Flay half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gregorovitsj checks a leg kick.
Flay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Flay throws a lazy right hand but Gregorovitsj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Flay.
Flay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick but Flay moved away.
Gregorovitsj misses with a body kick.
Gregorovitsj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Flay.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a push kick but Flay slaps the foot to one side.
Flay throws a leg kick that misses.
Flay feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay throwing strikes but missing.
Gregorovitsj working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flay 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.
Flay passes into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Flay not doing much here.
Flay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gregorovitsj slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gregorovitsj is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's eight 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.
Flay postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flay trying to control but Gregorovitsj is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gregorovitsj keeping moving, preventing Flay from controlling successfully.
Gregorovitsj trying to keep a closed guard but Flay is proving a slippery customer.
Flay trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregorovitsj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Flay connects with a couple of short punches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Flay throws the left hand but Gregorovitsj avoids the punch easily.
Flay misses with a hook
and Gregorovitsj counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gregorovitsj drops his hands momentarily and Flay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Flay misses with a looping left.
Gregorovitsj slips under a jab.
Flay throws a hook to the side of Gregorovitsj's head but Gregorovitsj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flay shoots in for a double leg but Gregorovitsj sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gregorovitsj on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gregorovitsj has managed to clinch.
Gregorovitsj scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tantalus Flay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 10:9
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tantalus Flay!
During a confident post fight interview, Tantalus Flay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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