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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy LeBeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remy LeBeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from LeBeau both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ulrik Meyer has been cut.
LeBeau drops Meyer with a beautiful combination! Meyer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - LeBeau is looking for the KO!
Meyer is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBeau cracks Meyer on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Meyer falls backwards against the cage. LeBeau follows up with more strikes that drop Meyer to his knees. LeBeau keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Meyer! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy LeBeau!
Remy LeBeau managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`), into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Ulrik Meyer stepped up to the mic, saying 'Boss couldn't see how I could beat this kid, he was right. I tried though.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Chabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Marcy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matt Chabala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Marcy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chabala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marcy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chabala - the referee stops the clock and Marcy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chabala. Marcy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marcy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chabala's waist but Chabala gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marcy off to one side.
Marcy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lance Marcy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chabala.
Marcy has his takedown stuffed
and Chabala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chabala cracks Marcy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab lands there for Chabala.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chabala defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marcy.
Matt Chabala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Marcy.
Chabala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marcy's head.
Chabala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chabala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Chabala.
Chabala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcy's hands.
Chabala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chabala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala is looking to slow Marcy down with leg kicks.
Marcy fails to land the takedown.
Marcy looks winded!
Marcy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marcy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chabala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marcy.
Chabala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcy.
Chabala thuds a left hand into Marcy's body.
Chabala connects with a leg kick. Marcy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chabala tests Marcy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chabala scores with a body shot.
Marcy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcy throws an overhand right that lands on Chabala's shoulder, as Chabala tries to avoid the shot.
Chabala is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chabala lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marcy will feel that in the morning.
Chabala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chabala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabala jabs Marcy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
It looks like Chabala has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Marcy shoots and misses
and Marcy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chabala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Marcy.
Chabala works the jab nicely.
Chabala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chabala lands with a nice body kick.
Chabala cracks the inside of Marcy's front leg.
Chabala connects with a crisp jab.
Chabala lands a jab.
Marcy is rocked!
It looks like Lance Marcy has been cut.
Chabala tries a head kick but it misses.
Marcy is still on wobbly legs! Can Chabala finish him?
Chabala scores with a nice strike.
Chabala scores with a leg kick.
Marcy seems to have recovered his senses.
Marcy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chabala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marcy's head backwards.
Chabala throws a front kick that sends Marcy stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcy walks into a straight right hand from Chabala.
Chabala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marcys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chabala scores with a push kick.
Chabala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chabala lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marcy takes a step back to recover.
Marcy moves forwards but Chabala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marcy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chabala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Marcy misses.
Marcy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chabala.
Nice cross by Chabala.
Chabala throws a front kick that sends Marcy stumbling back into the cage.
Marcy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chabala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chabala connects with a body shot.
Matt Chabala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chabala.
Chabala scores with a push kick.
Chabala scores with a jab. Marcy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chabala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chabala lands a big head kick that sends Marcy tumbling to the mat! Chabala takes a step backwards and waves Marcy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chabala. Chabala obviously looking to wear him down.
Chabala misses with a head kick.
Marcy throws a lazy uppercut
letting Chabala counter with a right hand.
Marcy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marcy throws a sloppy head kick and Chabala moves out of range easily.
Chabala feints and then cracks Marcy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marcy down.
Both fighters circling a little - Chabala finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chabala dodges the punch combination from Marcy.
Chabala cracks a nice hook into Marcy's ribs.
Chabala moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chabala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marcy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chabala scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chabala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chabala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Chabala.
Chabala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marcy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Chabala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Marcy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Chabala.
Marcy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Chabala is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Marcy.
Chabala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcy. That did some damage!
Chabala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Marcy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chabala has got the better of the exchanges.
Marcy throws a series of punches but Chabala moves out of range.
Chabala throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marcy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chabala to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcy shoots in looking for a takedown. Chabala tries to sprawl out of it but Marcy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chabala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chabala lands a slapping body shot.
Chabala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcy can do to turn this around?
Marcy walks into a stiff left hand from Chabala.
Chabala cracks the inside of Marcy's front leg.
Both fighters circling a little - Chabala finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Matt Chabala is winning the standup battle so far.
Marcy is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcy takes one on the button.
Marcy throws a series of punches but Chabala moves out of range.
Chabala throws a front kick that sends Marcy stumbling back into the cage.
Lance Marcy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Chabala tenderised Marcy's leg. Marcy is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala connects with a crisp jab.
Chabala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chabala connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chabala - that will leave a mark!
Chabala connects with a right hand. Marcy shakes it off.
Chabala bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chabala connects with a leg kick. Marcy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chabala 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.
Marcy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chabala thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marcy if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chabala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcy. That did some damage!
Chabala scores with a spinning back kick!
Chabala fakes the leg kick and cracks Marcy in the body.
Chabala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chabala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chabala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Chabala tenderised Marcy's leg. Marcy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marcy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcy 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.
Marcy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chabala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chabala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marcy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chabala lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marcy moves out of range of the body kick from Chabala.
Chabala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marcy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marcy shoots in for a double leg but Chabala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chabala is looking to counter with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chabala.
Chabala scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
You can see that Marcy has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
and Chabala counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Marcy! He's just covering up as Chabala starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Chabala!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matt Chabala thanked Dead Orbit for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davide Dileo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Degen Gambloor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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223 lbs
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220 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davide Dileo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambloor!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dileo.
Gambloor lands a nice shot that snaps Dileo's head back.
Gambloor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gambloor swings widly with a right hand
and Dileo counters with a one-two to the body.
Gambloor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dileo takes one to the side of the head.
Dileo throws a push kick but Gambloor slaps the foot to one side.
Dileo checks a leg kick.
Gambloor works the jab nicely.
Gambloor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dileo's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambloor throws a series of punches but Dileo moves out of range.
Dileo tries to counter with a takedown but Gambloor is quick to defend against it.
Dileo gets tackled into the cage by Gambloor. Gambloor maintains the clinch.
Dileo has a couple of punches blocked by Gambloor.
Gambloor misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambloor working aggressively here.
Gambloor swings wildly with an uppercut but Dileo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gambloor working aggressively here.
Dileo managing to block the knees to the body from Gambloor.
Gambloor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gambloor lands an elbow just above Dileo 's eye.
Gambloor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dileo backwards.
Gambloor working aggressively here.
Gambloor tries a knee to the head but Dileo blocks it.
Dileo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gambloor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dileo as Gambloor tries to tie him up.
Gambloor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gambloor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gambloor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dileo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gambloor can turn it around.
Dileo scores with a hook to the body.
Gambloor stalling in the clinch but Dileo improves position.
Dileo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gambloor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dileo dodges an elbow strike from Gambloor.
Gambloor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Dileo blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Dileo.
Gambloor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dileo's elbow.
Gambloor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dileo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dileo.
Dileo stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gambloor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gambloor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dileo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gambloor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gambloor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gambloor checks a low kick from Dileo.
Gambloor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dileo throws a big counter combination but Gambloor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dileo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gambloor's waist but Gambloor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dileo off to one side.
Gambloor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dileo defends it well.
Oooooh!!! Gambloor has knocked Dileo down with a huge combo! Gambloor steps away and waves a wobbly Dileo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dileo is rocked!
It looks like Davide Dileo has been cut.
Gambloor throws out a loose jab but Dileo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gambloor jabs Dileo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dileo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gambloor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Gambloor.
Gambloor tries to clinch up.
Degen Gambloor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dileo lands with an overhand left.
Gambloor moves out of range of the body kick from Dileo.
Gambloor with the counter takedown but Dileo avoids it easily.
Gambloor sizes up Dileo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dileo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gambloor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dileo is out of range and Gambloor settles back down.
Dileo scoring well with a low kick there.
Dileo lands a two punch combo.
Gambloor misses with a two punch combination.
Gambloor swinging wildly here.
Gambloor throws a low kick but Dileo moves out of range easily.
Gambloor misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gambloor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dileo is looking to counter the offense by Gambloor and move into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dileo.
Gambloor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Degen Gambloor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davide Dileo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gambloor throws a push kick but Dileo slaps the foot to one side.
Dileo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gambloor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dileo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gambloor looks to land a combination but Dileo avoids it well.
Dileo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A right-left combo lands from Gambloor.
Dileo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gambloor misses with a body shot.
Gambloor looks to score with a jab to the body but Dileo is just out of range.
Dileo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dileo defending well as Gambloor loads up on a big left hand.
Gambloor misses with a low kick as Dileo jumps back.
Dileo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gambloor scores with a jab. Dileo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gambloor throws a right and a left that Dileo avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dileo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dileo lands a left and a right that send Gambloor crashing to the mat, dazed. Dileo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gambloor is rocked!
Gambloor throws out a loose jab but Dileo uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Gambloor looks to move away, Dileo throws a big counter combo but Gambloor just gets out of the way.
Gambloor throws a combination that misses
and Dileo counters with a straight that turns Gambloor's legs to rubber! Dileo pushes forward with more strikes and Gambloor goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davide Dileo!
Our winner, Davide Dileo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Method Man - Meth vs. Chef feat. Raekwon The Chef as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
26 - 13 - 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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man looks to land a body kick but O Brien moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man lands a head kick!
Man drives through and clinches with O Brien against the cage.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Brien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man lands with a left to the head.
O Brien blocks a body shot from Man.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Man misses with a low kick.
O Brien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Brien's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Man.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien motions for Man to come forward. O Brien throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien 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.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Brien.
Man fakes the leg kick and cracks O Brien in the body.
O Brien wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Brien. That did some damage!
Man tries to clinch up.
Man dips to his left and cracks O Brien with an uppercut!
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man is looking to slow O Brien down with leg kicks.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a series of punches but O Brien moves out of range.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Man misses.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Brien connects with a single shot there.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man throws a combination. O Brien tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Man wants to slow O Brien down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from O Brien misses.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Man.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Method Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Man misses with a body shot
and O Brien counters with a nice leg kick.
Man scores with a jab. O Brien acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
O Brien lands a lovely overhand right.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man tests O Brien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
O Brien has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Brien there as he acknowledges the shot.
Man ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Man throws a leg kick
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
Man throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Brien.
Man is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Brien had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That kick from Man tenderised O Brien's leg. O Brien is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man 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 O Brien has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Brien and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Brien throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab lands there for Man.
Man stalks O Brien and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Brien's face. O Brien staggers backwards, shaken.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Brien.
O Brien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man tries to clinch but O Brien moves out of range.
Man dips to his left and cracks O Brien with an uppercut!
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
O Brien slips a jab from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Method Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Brien punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Man.
O Brien chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Man.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien checks a leg kick.
Method Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man tries to clinch but O Brien is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man misses with a right hand
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Man misses.
O Brien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Brien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Brien tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Brien takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man tries to work over O Brien's front leg with a kick but O Brien checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man tries to score with a low kick but O Brien moves his leg out of the way.
O Brien works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Brien comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man misses the jab.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man tries to counter by closing the distance.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Man.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
Man tries to clinch up.
O Brien is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and O Brien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Brien slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by O Brien as he checks the leg kick.
O Brien looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
O Brien cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man looks to land a left hand but O Brien moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Brien walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man jabs O Brien right on the nose. O Brien blinks but takes it well.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Nice cross by Man.
Man avoids the head kick by O Brien.
O Brien defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Brien's hands.
O Brien looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Man throws a lazy body kick
and O Brien counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Brien.
O Brien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
O Brien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from O Brien.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Brien is defending well for now.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Brien has him pressed against the cage.
Man has O Brien pressed against the cage, preventing O Brien from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man blocking some punches.
Man takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from O Brien.
O Brien tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man being controlled against the cage.
O Brien tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man breaks the clinch.
O Brien looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man misses with an uppercut. O Brien saw that one coming.
Man just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromO Brien.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Method Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brien blocks a leg kick.
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man misses with a left hand
and O Brien counters with a crisp one two that drops Man! O Brien thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Man to his feet! Man is in big trouble!
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
Man scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
O Brien connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
O Brien tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
O Brien fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
A quick step to the side and O Brien tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
Jab by O Brien.
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Man motions for O Brien to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man jabs O Brien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man tries to move into range but O Brien moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Brien checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Brien checks a low kick from Man.
Man misses the jab.
Man tries to land a leg kick but O Brien saw it coming and moves away.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
O Brien scores with a jab to the head.
O Brien lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Billy O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Method Man 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.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
Man misses with a hook
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
Man is rocked!
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man thumps O Brien with a low kick.
O Brien lands with a slapping head kick.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him?
O Brien cracks Man with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy O Brien!
An out of breath Billy O Brien thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Method Man was interviewed post fight and said 'Patty cake patty cake hey the Method Man
Don't eat Skippy, Jif or Peter Pan
Peanut butter, cuz I'm not butter
In fact I snap back like a rubber
band!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kaspov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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212 lbs
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289 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Kaspov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaspov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kaspov looks to land a combination but Drogo avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Drogo there.
Drogo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kaspov.
Nice cross by Drogo.
Drogo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaspov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drogo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Drogo rushes Kaspov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaspov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drogo feints and then cracks Kaspov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaspov down.
Drogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaspov circles away.
A head kick misses from Kaspov.
Drogo lands a body shot.
Kaspov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kaspov swinging wildly here.
Drogo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Sergei Kaspov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaspov misses with a takedown attempt
and Drogo counters with a left and a right that stings Kaspov.
Kaspov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaspov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Drogo to the mat! Drogo manages to get full guard.
Kaspov looks winded!
Kaspov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drogo controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaspov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drogo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kaspov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drogo is rocked!
Kaspov arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Drogo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergei Kaspov!
A very excited looking Sergei Kaspov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison Yates 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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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul goes for a double leg but Yates avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yates continues to drive forward.
Thrul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Yates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thrul misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Thrul throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Yates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thrul on the side of the head.
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Thrul throws a head kick that misses.
Thrul misses with a low kick as Yates jumps back.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yates throws a head kick but Thrul moves out of range.
Thrul seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Thrul throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates checks the leg kick.
Yates 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.
Sloppy strikes from Yates. Those never looked like landing.
Yates lands a nice shot that snaps Thrul's head back.
Thrul tries to land a leg kick but Yates saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul misses with a wild body shot.
Thrul tries to clinch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates throws a series of punches but Thrul avoids them all with ease.
Yates gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Thrul counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harrison Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thrul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yates's head.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thrul crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yates - the referee stops the clock and Thrul gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yates. Thrul manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thrul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thrul thuds his shin into the meat of Yates's side.
Thrul misses the jab.
Thrul avoids the body shot from Yates.
Thrul seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrul was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Thrul fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thrul avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thrul scores with a hook to the body. Yates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates checks a low kick from Thrul.
Yates stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yates wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aznar Thrul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Yates's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thrul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yates scrambles back to his feet.
Thrul slips a jab from Yates.
Yates clinches up against the cage.
Thrul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Yates lands with a left to the head.
Thrul has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yates is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thrul blocks an elbow strike from Yates.
Thrul has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yates is trying to keep an underhook but Thrul manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Thrul trying to control from half guard but Yates is working away.
Yates is trying to maintain the position but Thrul is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yates might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thrul haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates moves into full guard.
Thrul throws a big right hand that misses.
Thrul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thrul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yates works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yates is trying to keep Thrul in close.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Yates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yates keeping full guard, as Thrul tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thrul fakes the leg kick and cracks Yates in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thrul. That's going to slow Yates down.
Thrul ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Thrul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrul cracks Yates with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thrul is able to avoid easily.
Thrul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, jab by Yates - just one landing.
Thrul chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yates can pounce on him.
Thrul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrul.
Thrul avoids a kick to the body.
Thrul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrul.
Thrul scores with a hook to the body. Yates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 Aznar Thrul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aznar Thrul's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thrul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yates drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thrul at a distance.
Thrul rushes Yates and presses him up against the cage.
Yates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thrul backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrul.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Thrul avoids the damage to the body.
Thrul misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul pushes Yates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thrul is defending well for now.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrul.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul tries to throw a body punch but Yates avoids it by throwing Thrul back against the cage.
Thrul changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yates fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thrul walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul staying out of range there.
Yates lands with a nice body kick.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrul moves away.
Yates cracks the inside of Thrul's front leg.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thrul throws a jab when Yates was well out of range.
Thrul shoots in and drives through. Yates sprawls well.
Thrul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yates scores with a body shot.
Thrul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Nice body punch from Yates.
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thrul can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates scores with a hook to the body. Thrul takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Thrul thumps Yates with a low kick.
Yates misses with a body kick.
Yates lands a head shot.
Yates throws a head kick that Thrul semi-blocks.
Yates tries to work over Thrul's front leg with a kick but Thrul checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thrul.
Yates dodges the punch combination from Thrul.
Thrul on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yates. Yates obviously looking to wear him down.
Yates takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thrul circles away quickly and effectively.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Thrul ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yates.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thrul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yates can pounce on him.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul scores with a hook to the body. Yates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thrul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice side step and Yates releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates throws a good cross that connects.
Yates takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thrul ducks right into an uppercut from Yates.
Thrul keeps the fight on the outside.
Yates misses with a looping right.
Yates moves out of range as Thrul strikes.
Yates throws a jab when Thrul was well out of range.
Yates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thrul cracks the inside of Yates's front leg.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yates pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thrul is out of range and Yates settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates swings for the body but Thrul moves out of range.
Yates throws a body punch but Thrul moves out of range.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrul moves away from the strike by Yates.
Yates misses with a looping right.
Yates misses with a looping left.
Thrul throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Thrul's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thrul duly obliges.
Yates moves out of range as Thrul strikes.
Yates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thrul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yates lands a nice hook to Thrul's body. Thrul takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yates swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thrul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yates lands a jab to Thrul's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrul clinches up against the cage.
Thrul swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Thrul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aznar Thrul's cut.
That's time! Thrul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thrul goes for a double leg but Yates avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yates continues to drive forward.
Yates feints a counter leg kick.
Yates digs a good hook to Thrul's body.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thrul throws out the jab.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thrul throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yates avoids the body shot from Thrul.
Thrul throws a sloppy head kick and Yates moves out of range easily.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yates connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thrul counters with a good low kick that Yates was not able to check.
Thrul shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Thrul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yates thuds a left hand into Thrul's body.
A shot to the liver by Yates. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thrul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yates.
Yates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thrul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yates swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Thrul to counter with a crisp jab.
Yates misses with an uppercut.
Thrul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thrul throws a leg kick that misses.
Thrul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thrul is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Thrul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thrul.
Thrul slips a jab from Yates.
Thrul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrul.
No joy there for Yates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thrul 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 Yates has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yates and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thrul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a kick to the body.
Yates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thrul fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yates avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aznar Thrul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yates counters with a leg kick.
Yates wants to clinch.
Yates with a nice cross.
Thrul missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Yates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thrul moves forwards but Yates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yates walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thrul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Thrul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates throws a head kick that Thrul semi-blocks.
Yates misses with a kick to the body
enabling Thrul to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrul fails to land with a series of punches.
Yates misses the jab.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Yates does no damage.
Yates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thrul counters with a big head kick but Yates shrugs it off.
Thrul tries a head kick but it misses.
Thrul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yates keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thrul's corner calls for a 1-2. Thrul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thrul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yates throws a head kick but Thrul moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yates.
Thrul misses with a body shot.
Yates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good shot there by Yates.
Yates throws a body kick that misses.
Yates takes a swing at Thrul's ribcage but misses.
Thrul throws a body kick that misses.
Thrul thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yates has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
148 lbs
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147 lbs
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Great low kicks
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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
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Wills!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills connects with the punch.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cox throws a jab when Wills was well out of range.
Cox throws a head kick that misses.
Cox shoots in looking for a takedown but Wills manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cox's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cox closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wills did well to prevent Cox getting side control.
Nice strikes from Cox there.
Cox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wills 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.
Wills blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cox.
Cox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wills keeps working.
Cox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Cox.
Cox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wills is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills is trying to maintain the position but Cox is very close to passing his half guard.
Wills blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cox.
Cox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cox looks to land a strike but Wills avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cox lands a couple of elbows.
Cox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wills's head.
Cox landing with the ground and pound.
Cox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox postures up and lands a big shot to Wills's brow.
Wills throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wills controls Cox momentarily but Cox frees himself.
Wills working for a triangle but Cox defends it easily.
Cox tries to free his leg and advance position but Wills is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cox postures up in Wills's guard and throws a big left but Wills blocks it.
Cox controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cox cracks Wills with a solid left hand.
Cox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wills working for a triangle but Cox defends it easily.
Wills working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox lands a couple of digs.
Wills trying to keep a closed guard but Cox is proving a slippery customer.
Cox scoring with some ground and pound.
Cox with a nice head shot there.
Wills keeping full guard, as Cox tries to pass.
Cox throws a strike but Wills rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cox wants to sweep here but Wills controlling him for the moment.
Cox looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wills as he avoids it easily.
Cox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wills can do to turn this around?
Cox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wills misses with an uppercut. Cox saw that one coming.
Cox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cox closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wills quickly recovers to half guard.
Wills is trying to maintain the position but Cox is very close to passing his half guard.
Cox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wills with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cox trying to control the action but Wills is working from the bottom.
Wills looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wills defends it well.
Wills is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox prevents Wills from improving his position.
Cox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cox 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wills manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cox postures up in Wills's guard and throws a big left but Wills blocks it.
Cox postures up and lands a big shot to Wills's brow.
Cox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wills is keeping the position for now.
Cox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wills has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cox has managed to get both his arms back between Wills's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cox scoring with some ground and pound.
Cox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wills works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cox advances position into side control!
Wills on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wills taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cox working the ground and pound.
Steve Cox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wills manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox is looking to control Wills's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cox avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cox controls his leg.
Wills is thwarting Cox's attempts to control the position.
Cox tries to get to full guard but Wills has control of the leg.
It looks like Wills is going to stand back up.
Wills is looking to advance position but Cox won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wills wants to get back to his feet.
Cox actively working from the bottom here.
Cox is trying to maintain the position but Wills is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wills wants to stand up but Cox is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cox dominated that second round.
That's time! Cox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cox bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cox scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Wills's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wills tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wills is not content to let Cox control the position.
Cox lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wills is trying to control Cox's posture but Cox avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox landing a few strikes.
Wills taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wills struggling a bit here.
Cox tries for a kimura but Wills is defending well.
Cox landing a few strikes.
Cox working the ground and pound from side control.
Cox looks up at the clock and then as Wills takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cox smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cox connects with a decent elbow.
Cox scoring with punches from side control.
Wills is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Cox's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cox prevents Wills from escaping the position.
Cox working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wills on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cox is working Wills over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cox lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wills down.
Cox lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wills keeps working.
Wills takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Steve Cox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wills tries to improve position but can't.
Cox just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wills is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cox's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wills gets full guard.
Cox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wills escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wilson Wills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wills has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cox should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Wills has tightened it up now! Cox should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wilson Wills!
After the fight, Wilson Wills was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Breeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Judea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judea has chosen I want to be a woman - Monty Python as his entrance music. Stan Judea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
217 lbs
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204 lbs
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World class 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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Breeze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breeze tries for a takedown but Judea sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Judea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ben Breeze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breeze has his takedown stuffed
and Judea counters with a nice uppercut.
Breeze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Judea misses.
Judea cracks Breeze with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Breeze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Breeze avoids the head kick by Judea.
Judea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Breeze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Judea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Judea on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Breeze misses with a takedown
and Judea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Breeze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breeze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Judea connects with an inside leg kick.
Judea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Breeze walks into a stiff left hand from Judea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Judea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Breeze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Judea pinned against the cage. Judea gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judea! But no joy.
Breeze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Breeze throws a right and a left that Judea avoids nicely.
Judea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Breeze ducks right into an uppercut from Judea.
Stan Judea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judea moves forwards but Breeze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Breeze drops his hands momentarily and Judea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Breeze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Judea counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea 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!
Judea lands the left hand.
Judea connects with a jab.
Judea scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Breeze doesn't seem bothered though.
Breeze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judea darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Breeze dives in for a single leg takedown but Judea sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Judea lands with a nice body punch.
Breeze has his takedown stuffed
and Judea counters with a nice uppercut.
Breeze swings for the body but Judea moves out of range.
Judea's jab looks to have found its range, popping Breeze under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea lands a big right hand that sends Breeze crashing to the mat! Judea stays standing though and waves Breeze back to his feet!
Breeze is rocked!
Judea lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Breeze falls backwards - clearly groggy! Judea dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Judea!
Stan Judea 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Santaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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28
265 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Santaros!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santaros misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Santaros tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santaros somewhat.
Grant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santaros scores with a jab. Grant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grant tries a low kick but Santaros avoids it.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Santaros misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santaros lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Santaros there.
Grant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santaros on the side of the head.
Santaros lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grant at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant moves into the clinch.
Santaros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santaros wants to take the fight to the mat but Grant manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Santaros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grant stalling in the clinch.
Grant misses with a body punch.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Santaros taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grant misses with a punch to the body.
Grant lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grant slowing the pace effectively.
Santaros avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Santaros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaros misses with the head strike.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Grant leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grant misses with a punch to the body.
Santaros lands a hook that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Santaros swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Santaros is trying to keep an underhook but Grant manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santaros keeps working.
Santaros moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Santaros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaros controls Grant momentarily but Grant frees himself.
Our spies down at at Midnight MMA inform us that Santaros has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Santaros is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grant is controlling Santaros's trapped leg to prevent Santaros from advancing to side control.
Santaros is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santaros prevents Grant from improving his position.
Santaros is trying to control the action in half guard but Grant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant looking for submissions off his back.
Grant has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santaros is working away from the top position though.
Grant wants to get back to full guard.
Santaros wants to pass to mount but Grant is defending the position.
Santaros is looking to take a break and control but Grant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grant is looking to improve his position.
Santaros is trying to work for a kimura but Grant is defending well.
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 Terrell Grant will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Santaros takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Dexter Santaros has been cut.
Santaros throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Santaros misses with an uppercut.
Grant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grant throws a leg kick which misses Santaros's front leg but catches the back leg as Santaros tries to avoid it.
A combination from Santaros does no damage.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Santaros moves away and avoids it.
Santaros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant scores with a head kick. Santaros tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santaros lands with a nice body punch.
Santaros is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grant rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grant there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dexter Santaros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaros swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant slips a jab from Santaros.
Grant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santaros moves out of range as Grant throws a body kick.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Santaros.
Nice body punch from Santaros.
Santaros keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab by Santaros.
Santaros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santaros circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santaros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Santaros throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santaros manages to avoid it.
Santaros connects with a body shot that sends Grant's belly button to the back.
Santaros missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grant takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santaros crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grant - the referee stops the clock and Santaros gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grant. Santaros manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grant. That's going to slow Santaros down.
Santaros drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grant is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaros tries for a kimura but Grant is defending well.
Grant regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Santaros there.
Grant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grant is pressing down on Santaros's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Santaros trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santaros slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaros lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grant is looking to improve his position.
Grant is working hard here to advance position.
Santaros trying to control the action but Grant is working from the bottom.
Santaros prevents Grant from improving his position.
Santaros moves into full mount! Grant won't be happy about that!
Grant can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Santaros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dexter Santaros's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Grant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santaros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santaros but Santaros pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dexter Santaros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grant clinches with his opponent.
Santaros's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grant pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santaros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santaros got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santaros has managed to get both his arms back between Grant's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaros throwing strikes but missing.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Santaros from controlling successfully.
Santaros landing with the ground and pound.
Grant seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Santaros connects with a couple of short punches.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Santaros from controlling successfully.
Grant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santaros landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santaros doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santaros manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santaros with a nice head shot there.
Santaros trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santaros stopping the sweep attempt from Grant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaros makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santaros wants to pass the guard but Grant is keeping the position.
Grant looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Grant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santaros defends it easily.
Santaros pushes down on Grant's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Santaros trying to control the action but Grant is working from the bottom.
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.
Santaros is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Grant looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grant tries to get to full guard but Santaros has control of the leg.
Santaros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santaros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santaros moves out of range of the body kick.
Santaros throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Santaros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santaros clobbers Grant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Santaros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santaros 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Santaros!
Dexter Santaros very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergej Valentinovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentinovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentinovich appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Valentinovich lands with a kick to the temple. Damozzi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Damozzi connects with a jab.
Damozzi misses with a right hand
and Valentinovich counters with a nice body shot.
Valentinovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valentinovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damozzi looks to land a body kick but Valentinovich moved away.
Damozzi misses with a low kick as Valentinovich jumps back.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich looks for the body kick but Damozzi saw that one coming.
Valentinovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentinovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damozzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Damozzi throws a body punch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Damozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentinovich moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damozzi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentinovich, right into the meat.
Valentinovich throws a wild body kick that Damozzi sees coming a mile off.
Damozzi throws the left hand but Valentinovich avoids the punch easily.
Valentinovich staying out of range there.
Valentinovich scores with a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damozzi.
Damozzi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damozzi misses with a body kick.
Valentinovich swings for the body but Damozzi moves out of range.
Valentinovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valentinovich throws the kick towards the body but Damozzi avoids it.
Valentinovich takes a swing at Damozzi's ribcage but misses.
Valentinovich misses with a right hand
and Damozzi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinovich misses with the body kick
and Damozzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi connects with a nice looking jab.
Valentinovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damozzi.
Valentinovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Damozzi looks to move away, Valentinovich throws a big counter combo but Damozzi just gets out of the way.
Damozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentinovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Damozzi.
Valentinovich half committed to a counter leg kick.
Valentinovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Damozzi throws an off balance right hand
and Valentinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentinovich throws a sloppy body shot
and Damozzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Damozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
Damozzi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valentinovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damozzi! But no joy.
Damozzi throws a hook but Valentinovich blocks it.
Damozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Valentinovich misses its target.
Damozzi throws a push kick but Valentinovich slaps the foot to one side.
Valentinovich connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich lands a jab to Damozzi's midsection.
Valentinovich connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Valentinovich.
A slow jab from Valentinovich misses its intended target.
Damozzi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damozzi looks to land a left hand but Valentinovich moved out of range nicely.
Damozzi lands a glancing blow to the side of Valentinovich's head.
Damozzi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valentinovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Valentinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damozzi.
Valentinovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Damozzi's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damozzi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentinovich misses the shot to the body.
Damozzi moves out of range as Valentinovich throws a body kick.
Valentinovich staying out of range there.
Valentinovich slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valentinovich punishes Damozzi's body with a nice straight punch.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valentinovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damozzi throws out the jab.
Damozzi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Damozzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentinovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Damozzi is just out of range.
Valentinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damozzi.
Damozzi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Damozzi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damozzi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Damozzi clobbers Valentinovich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Valentinovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 Sergej Valentinovich will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Damozzi punishes Valentinovich's body with a nice straight punch.
Damozzi throws a body punch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Valentinovich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valentinovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Damozzi's hands.
Valentinovich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Damozzi throws a hook but Valentinovich avoids it easily.
Damozzi ducks under a wild hook from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws an overhand right that lands on Damozzi's shoulder, as Damozzi tries to avoid the shot.
Valentinovich thows a leg kick but Damozzi checks it
and Damozzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Damozzi connects with a looping right hand.
Damozzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Damozzi throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damozzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentinovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Damozzi cracks Valentinovich with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich throws a shot from downtown. Damozzi moves away and avoids it.
Valentinovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valentinovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Valentinovich throws a body punch but Damozzi moves out of range.
Sergej Valentinovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Valentinovich connects with a leg kick. Damozzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Valentinovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damozzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Damozzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentinovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentinovich throws a good cross that connects.
Damozzi misses with a left hand
and Valentinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentinovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Damozzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Damozzi throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentinovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damozzi thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinovich thows a body kick. Damozzi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Valentinovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich cracks the inside of Damozzi's front leg.
Damozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
Damozzi clobbers Valentinovich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Valentinovich tests Damozzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valentinovich jabs at Damozzi's body.
Damozzi 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.
Damozzi with a jab.
Valentinovich walks into a jab.
Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentinovich.
Damozzi tries a quick counter leg kick but Valentinovich is wise to it.
Valentinovich cracks Damozzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damozzi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Damozzi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentinovich. That did some damage!
Damozzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentinovich moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Valentinovich.
Damozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentinovich moves away.
Valentinovich throws a body kick that misses.
Valentinovich slips a straight right by Damozzi.
Valentinovich avoids the body shot from Damozzi.
Damozzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses the shot to the body.
Valentinovich avoids the body shot from Damozzi.
A shot to the body from Damozzi misses
and Valentinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentinovich, right into the meat.
Damozzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentinovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damozzi's sensitive parts.
Valentinovich throws a hook but Damozzi blocks it.
Valentinovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damozzi.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Damozzi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Valentinovich has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Damozzis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valentinovich scores with a body shot.
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!
Valentinovich throws a low kick but Damozzi avoids it.
Valentinovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damozzi dips to his left and cracks Valentinovich with an uppercut!
Damozzi jabs Valentinovich right on the nose. Valentinovich blinks but takes it well.
Valentinovich is looking to score with low kicks.
Damozzi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Damozzi takes one to the chin there.
Good work by Damozzi as he checks the leg kick.
Valentinovich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Damozzi at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentinovich manages to avoid it.
Valentinovich feints a jab promting Damozzi to slip. Valentinovich then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Damozzi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
You can see that Damozzi has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Damozzi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergej Valentinovich dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Valentinovich misses the body punch
and Damozzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Valentinovich - just one landing.
Damozzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Damozzi looks to land a left hand but Valentinovich moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Damozzi - just one landing.
Valentinovich lands a slapping body shot.
Valentinovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Damozzi's hands.
Damozzi connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentinovich misses with a kick to the body
and Damozzi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Damozzi throws an overhand right that lands on Valentinovich's shoulder, as Valentinovich tries to avoid the shot.
Valentinovich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Damozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentinovich lands a nice shot that snaps Damozzi's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentinovich looks to land a right hand but Damozzi moved out of range.
Damozzi throws a hook but Valentinovich blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Damozzi there.
Valentinovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damozzi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valentinovich takes one to the side of the head.
Valentinovich swings widly with a right hand
and Damozzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentinovich slips a jab from Damozzi.
Valentinovich darts in and clinches Damozzi up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentinovich.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentinovich misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentinovich.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Valentinovich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi manages to break the clinch.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Damozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Damozzi misses.
Damozzi loads up on a big right hand but Valentinovich slips the punch.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damozzi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Valentinovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentinovich manages to avoid it.
Damozzi 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.
Damozzi 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.
Valentinovich lands with a straight right. Damozzi didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Valentinovich misses
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
Valentinovich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Damozzi will feel that in the morning.
Valentinovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentinovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentinovich lunges at Damozzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damozzi's hand.
Damozzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentinovich slips under a jab from Damozzi.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentinovich misses the target.
Valentinovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damozzi throws a head kick but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Valentinovich misses with a leg kick
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand.
Damozzi misses with a body kick.
Damozzi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Valentinovich tenderised Damozzi's leg. Damozzi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Damozzi dodges the punch combination from Valentinovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich moves out of range as Damozzi throws a body kick.
Valentinovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damozzi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damozzi duly obliges.
Damozzi checks a leg kick.
Damozzi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Valentinovich blocks it well.
Valentinovich scores with a nice body kick.
Valentinovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damozzi.
Damozzi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body punch from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a low kick, looking for Damozzi's leg but Damozzi calmly moves out of range.
Valentinovich moves out of range as Damozzi strikes.
Damozzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a head kick but Damozzi moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergej Valentinovich clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Damozzi throws a nice looking combination but Valentinovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damozzi cracks Valentinovich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Damozzi throws a big shot that misses.
Valentinovich throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Valentinovich throws a body punch but Damozzi moves out of range.
Valentinovich moves out of range of the body kick from Damozzi.
Valentinovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damozzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentinovich clobbers Damozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Damozzi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick but Damozzi moved away.
It seemed like Damozzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentinovich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Valentinovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentinovich rushes Damozzi and presses him up against the cage.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi is working Valentinovich over against the cage.
Valentinovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damozzi can do to turn this around?
Damozzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentinovichs head.
Valentinovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Valentinovich.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentinovich misses with a punch to the body.
Damozzi lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
A shot in the inside from Valentinovich.
Damozzi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damozzi wants to take the fight to the mat but Valentinovich manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Valentinovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damozzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valentinovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich manages to break the clinch.
Damozzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valentinovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damozzi connects with a body shot that sends Valentinovich's belly button to the back.
A leg kick checked by Damozzi.
Valentinovich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentinovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damozzi.
Damozzi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Valentinovich's head backwards.
A shot to the liver by Valentinovich. Beautiful body shot.
Valentinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentinovich throws out a powerful jab.
Valentinovich takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Valentinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Valentinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damozzi.
Valentinovich scores with a leg kick.
Damozzi scores with a punch to the head.
Damozzi throws a body punch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Valentinovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damozzi.
Valentinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valentinovich throws a head kick that misses.
Valentinovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Damozzi works Valentinovich's body with a nice hook.
Valentinovich cracks Damozzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damozzi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Valentinovich.
Damozzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valentinovich.
Damozzi misses with a straight left.
Valentinovich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valentinovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Damozzi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentinovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valentinovich lands a nice shot that snaps Damozzi's head back.
Valentinovich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Damozzi. Damozzi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Valentinovich - just one landing.
Damozzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentinovich. Valentinovich obviously looking to wear him down.
Damozzi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentinovich in his tracks.
Damozzi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Valentinovich will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Damozzi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut.
Damozzi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Damozzi tries to land a front kick but Valentinovich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Valentinovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damozzi moves away.
A little jabbing left from Damozzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentinovich is just out of range.
Valentinovich throws a lazy body kick
and Valentinovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damozzi lands a body shot.
Valentinovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand.
Valentinovich lands a nice hook to Damozzi's body. Damozzi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Valentinovich misses.
Damozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentinovich digs a good body shot into Damozzi's ribs.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valentinovich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Damozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damozzi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Damozzi throws the kick towards the body but Valentinovich avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Damozzi blocks the low kick.
Valentinovich misses the shot to the body.
Damozzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentinovich.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentinovich.
Damozzi connects with a body shot that sends Valentinovich's belly button to the back.
Damozzi lands with an overhand left.
Valentinovich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Damozzi checks a leg kick nicely.
Damozzi slips under a jab from Valentinovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Damozzi tenderised Valentinovich's leg. Valentinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Damozzi misses its intended target.
It appears Valentinovich was looking to counter with a kick there.
Damozzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Damozzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Damozzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentinovich lands a slapping body shot.
Valentinovich is looking to chop away at Damozzi's legs.
Damozzi jabs at Valentinovich's body.
Damozzi misses with a body shot.
Damozzi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentinovich.
Damozzi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Valentinovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damozzi throws out a counter right but Valentinovich avoids it with no problem.
Damozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentinovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Damozzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich defending well as Damozzi loads up on a big left hand.
Damozzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentinovich.
Damozzi misses with a wild body shot.
Valentinovich avoids the body shot from Damozzi.
Valentinovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valentinovich is looking to clinch but Damozzi is avoiding it.
Valentinovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damozzi blocks a jab.
Damozzi throws out a counter right but Valentinovich avoids it with no problem.
Damozzi scores with a nice head shot.
Sergej Valentinovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentinovich slips a straight right by Damozzi.
Damozzi throws out a loose jab but Valentinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentinovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valentinovich looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
Damozzi tries to work over Valentinovich's front leg with a kick but Valentinovich checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi throws a leg kick
and Valentinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentinovich feints and then cracks Damozzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damozzi down.
Damozzi takes one on the button.
Valentinovich misses with a shot to the body
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand.
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!
Valentinovich slips a jab and a cross from Damozzi.
Valentinovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valentinovich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentinovich lunges at Damozzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damozzi's hand.
A good leg kick by Damozzi.
That kick from Damozzi tenderised Valentinovich's leg. Valentinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentinovich throws the kick towards the body but Damozzi avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Valentinovich misses.
Valentinovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frank Damozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damozzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergej Valentinovich.
Well Valentinovich 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergej Valentinovich!
Sergej Valentinovich retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Sergej Valentinovich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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