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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Le Pizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrad Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad Putin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Le Pizon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conrad Putin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Pizon shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from Putin does it's job there.
No luck for Le Pizon with that takedown attempt.
Le Pizon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Le Pizon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Putin throws a hook but Le Pizon blocks it.
Le Pizon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Putin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Putin connects with a body shot.
Putin lands with a nice body punch.
Putin cracks Le Pizon with an open hand slap.
Le Pizon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Le Pizon showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Pizon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putin trying to control here.
Le Pizon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Pizon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Putin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Le Pizon.
Le Pizon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Le Pizon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Le Pizon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Le Pizon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Le Pizon is looking to take a break and control but Putin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Pizon is nestled in close to Putin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Pizon trying to pass the guard but Putin defending well.
Putin wants to get back to full guard.
Le Pizon is looking to advance position but Putin won't allow it.
Le Pizon throwing shots but Putin is blocking nicely.
Le Pizon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Putin keeps working.
Putin wants to control but Le Pizon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Pizon is nestled in close to Putin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Le Pizon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Putin's head.
Le Pizon is looking for a kimura but Putin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Le Pizon to get the leverage.
Le Pizon is trying to control. Putin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Le Pizon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Le Pizon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Le Pizon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Le Pizon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Pizon wants to free his trapped foot but Putin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Le Pizon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Le Pizon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Le Pizon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Le Pizon is trying to control the action in half guard but Putin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Le Pizon uses his free foot to push down on Putin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Putin.
Le Pizon unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Putin wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Le Pizon celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Le Pizon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Norbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by The Whispers - Rock Steady. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirk Norbit!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norbit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Norbit.
Reilly misses the jab.
Norbit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norbit throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Reilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Norbit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Norbit misses with a hook.
Reilly lands with an uppercut that bounces Norbit off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Dirk Norbit has been cut.
Norbit throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly misses with an uppercut
and Norbit counters with a left to the body.
Reilly connects with a body shot.
Reilly slips a jab from Norbit.
Norbit moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norbit tries to bum rush Reilly with a series of wild strikes but Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Reilly does it's job there.
Norbit slips a jab from Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Reilly misses.
Norbit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Norbit wants to clinch up but Reilly keeps it at a distance.
Norbit swings widly with a right hand
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Norbit misses the jab.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Norbit moved out of range nicely.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norbit.
A telegraphed right hand from Norbit misses the target.
Danga de danga de dang - Norbit scores with a four punch combination!
Reilly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reilly lands a big head kick that sends Norbit tumbling to the mat! Reilly takes a step backwards and waves Norbit back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Norbit is rocked!
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!
Reilly lands a big right hook! Norbit looks hurt but is still standing! Reilly lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Norbit falls down and Reilly dives in with a huge hammer fist! Norbit's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Reilly runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Reilly!
A victorious Mike Reilly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Dirk Norbit was interviewed post fight and said 'lucky day for some but not for me...oh well I still got my looks'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Khaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingvar Ingesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khaliev comes to the cage accompanied by T-Wayne - Nasty Freestyle. Ingesson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sail - AWOLNATION. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Khaliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ingvar Ingesson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaliev throws an off balance right hand
and Ingesson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Adam Khaliev has been cut.
Oooh a lovely combination from Khaliev sends Ingesson down but not out. Khaliev dives into side control looking to finish.
Ingesson is rocked!
It looks like Ingvar Ingesson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khaliev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ingesson is still in real trouble! Can Khaliev finish him?
Khaliev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ingesson, who protects the arm well.
Ingesson struggling a bit here.
Ingesson seems to have recovered his senses.
Khaliev swings around for an armbar but Ingesson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Khaliev's guard.
Khaliev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khaliev trying to keep a closed guard but Ingesson is proving a slippery customer.
Khaliev 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.
Khaliev is looking for a triangle but Ingesson pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaliev isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ingesson stacks Khaliev on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ingesson!
Khaliev trying to remain calm as Ingesson controls from the top position.
Ingesson working away.
Khaliev tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ingesson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Khaliev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingesson controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Ingesson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Khaliev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khaliev tries to hold on but Ingesson pushes him away.
Ingesson wants to control the pace but Khaliev is squirming around nicely.
Khaliev is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaliev is working hard here to advance position.
Khaliev wants to control but Ingesson is having none of it.
Ingesson prevents Khaliev from getting the reversal.
Ingesson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Khaliev because Ingesson loaded up on that one.
Ingesson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khaliev hang on?
Ingesson with good strikes from the mount here!
Ingesson raining down shots from the mount!
Khaliev working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingesson controlling the position easily from mount.
Khaliev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Khaliev gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ingesson connects with a nice short shot to Khaliev's temple.
Khaliev wants to control the action here but instead Ingesson manages to pass to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ingvar Ingesson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Khaliev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ingesson throws a counter combo.
Ingesson scores with a jab to the body.
Ingesson misses with a straight left.
Khaliev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ingesson counters with a left and a right that stings Khaliev.
Khaliev clinches.
Ingesson lands an uppercut.
Ingesson throws a punch but it's blocked by Khaliev.
Khaliev just leaning against Ingesson, taking a breather.
Khaliev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A bit of stalling here from Ingesson.
Still in the clinch, Ingesson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khaliev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khaliev has Ingesson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ingesson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Ingesson to work.
Khaliev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khaliev throws out a loose jab but Ingesson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khaliev scores with a punch to the head.
Khaliev scores with a nice strike.
Decent striking displayed by Ingesson there.
Khaliev misses with a hook
and Ingesson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khaliev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Khaliev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khaliev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ingesson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaliev is pushing Ingesson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khaliev is trying to stall.
Ingesson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khaliev slips under a jab.
Khaliev moves out of range as Ingesson strikes.
Khaliev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ingesson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ingesson pulls Khaliev in to control the position.
Khaliev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaliev is fighting to break Ingesson's control of his arms but Ingesson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khaliev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ingesson's guard.
Ingesson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khaliev is looking for a kimura but Ingesson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khaliev to get the leverage.
Khaliev wants to control but Ingesson is keeping him busy.
Ingesson is positioning himself well to prevent Khaliev advancing to mount.
Khaliev controlling the action here.
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.
Ingesson trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Adam Khaliev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khaliev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ingesson manages to avoid it.
Ingesson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big left from Ingesson misses.
Khaliev lands with a nice body punch.
Khaliev slips a jab and a cross from Ingesson.
Some wild striking there from Khaliev.
A little jabbing left from Ingesson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khaliev connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Ingesson to the floor! Khaliev dives in looking for the finish!
Khaliev is working for a kimura but Ingesson is defending it quite comfortably.
Khaliev is pressing down on Ingesson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ingesson is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Khaliev dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Khaliev misses the jab.
Khaliev with a poor takedown
and Khaliev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khaliev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ingesson counters with a left and a right that stings Khaliev.
Ingesson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Khaliev drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ingesson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Khaliev's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ingvar Ingesson!
Ingvar Ingesson made sure to mention his sponsor, Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good knees
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilson Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage closes the distance and clinches.
Cage tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Reyes.
Cage lands with a left to the head.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Luke Cage has been cut.
Cage scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Wilson Reyes has been cut.
Reyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reyes looks winded!
Reyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
Cage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Reyes looking to slow down the pace here.
Reyes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes working aggressively here.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cage.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reyes avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
Cage scores a nice knee to the body.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes tries to score a body lock takedown but Cage shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Cage.
Reyes avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
Cage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
Cage trying to land knees to the body.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cage connects with a knee to the head.
Cage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cage lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Wilson Reyes's cut even more.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Cage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Cage has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cage.
Reyes takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Cage.
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage lands a left hand.
Cage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cage looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Cage lands with a right to the head.
Cage with a knee to the head.
The cut above Wilson Reyes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cage missing with knees to the body.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Cage - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cage.
Reyes takes a shot to the head.
Cage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cage obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage lands an uppercut.
Cage lands a big knee! That's hurt Reyes! Oh, he's all over the place! Cage lands another knee that sends Reyes to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Cage!
Luke Cage decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson's entrance music is Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G.. A fine choice. Haze has chosen Border Patrol - Eek A Mouse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Darryl Haze!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilson is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Haze is predictable there
and Wilson counters with a nice leg kick.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haze.
Wilson throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
As Wilson backs off Haze throws a huge counter combo but Wilson manages to avoid it all.
Haze cracks a nice hook into Wilson's ribs.
Wilson throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Wilson throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Haze takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson misses with the body kick
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilson looks to throw a body kick
and Haze counters with an inside leg kick.
Wilson stuns Haze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haze lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson misses with a takedown
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson stops Haze from standing up.
Wilson drops back looking for a leg! Haze is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haze manages to kick Wilson off! Wilson jumps back into Haze's guard.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Haze is keeping the position.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Haze has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wilson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wilson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haze keeps working.
Wilson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Haze has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilson 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.
Haze is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wilson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wilson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilson trying to control the position but Haze is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Wilson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Haze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haze has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wilson.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
Wilson lands a really nice looking cross but Haze seems unphased.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. Haze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze misses the jab.
Wilson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Haze was covering up waiting for the punch and Wilson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson postures up in Haze's guard and throws a big left but Haze blocks it.
Wilson stops Haze from standing up.
Haze keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haze at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
Haze throws out a counter right but Wilson avoids it with no problem.
Haze moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wilson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to get an arm triangle but Haze is defending well.
Haze wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Haze has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wilson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wilson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wilson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wilson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Haze has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wilson but great work by Haze.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haze off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Wilson dominated that second round.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Haze throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wilson duly obliges.
Haze throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Wilson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wilson backs up against the cage.
Wilson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson throws a lazy body kick
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze lands an overhand right.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws an off balance right hand
and Wilson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slade Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Wilson won't allow Haze to get back to his feet.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
Wilson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson stops Haze from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haze throws out the jab.
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haze defends it nicely.
Haze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Darryl Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haze misses with a combination
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Haze. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson ducks right into an uppercut from Haze.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Haze napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wilson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haze is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Wilson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Wilson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wilson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Wilson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haze keeps working.
Haze regains half guard, as Wilson was trying to land strikes.
Wilson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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 Slade Wilson.
Well Wilson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slade Wilson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Slade Wilson thanked MayheM sportswear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Darryl Haze stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost because I was spat on by a venomous snake on my way to the arena and I had trouble seeing on account of the bright lights in my dressing room. I had blurred vision and numbness in my neck, eyes, arms, and lower torso. No way I would have lost otherwise!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Decker Dogwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dogwood comes to the cage accompanied by Started From The Bottom. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
247 lbs
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244 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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Decker Dogwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Dogwood misses the target.
Dogwood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dogwood scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Dogwood.
A shot to the liver by Dogwood. Beautiful body shot.
Crimson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dogwood.
Dogwood throws a jab when Crimson was well out of range.
Crimson throws a right and a left that Dogwood avoids nicely.
Dogwood dodges the punch combination from Crimson.
Dogwood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dogwood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crimson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dogwood lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crimson tries a head kick but it misses.
Crimson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dogwood.
As Dogwood backs off Crimson throws a huge counter combo but Dogwood manages to avoid it all.
Dogwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crimson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dogwood.
Dogwood ducks under a wild hook from Crimson.
An attempted straight right counter from Dogwood misses the target.
We've been informed that Crimson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Crimson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crimson lands a jab-cross combination.
Crimson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dogwood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson fails to land with a series of punches.
Crimson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dogwood swinging wildly here.
Crimson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dogwood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crimson defending well as Dogwood loads up on a big left hand.
Crimson misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Crimson.
Dogwood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crimson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dogwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Dogwood.
Dogwood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dogwood scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Dogwood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dogwood.
Dogwood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dogwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson misses with a combination
and Crimson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson gets tackled into the cage by Dogwood. Dogwood maintains the clinch.
Dogwood working aggressively here.
Crimson misses with the head strike.
Dogwood tries to land knees in the clinch but Crimson avoids the damage to the body.
Dogwood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crimson or not.
Crimson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dogwood.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dogwood.
Nice body punch from Dogwood.
Crimson looks winded!
Dogwood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Dogwood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dogwood tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dogwood tries a body shot but Crimson blocks it.
Dogwood working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crimson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dogwood digs a right hand into Crimson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crimson's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
Crimson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dogwood gets through Crimson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dogwood blocks an uppercut.
Dogwood scores with a shot to the side of Crimson's head.
Dogwood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dogwood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crimson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Dogwood blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Dogwood on the inside.
Crimson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dogwood prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dogwood obliges.
Crimson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dogwood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Dogwood misses with a punch to the body.
Dogwood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Dogwood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Our sources have told us that Dogwood has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dogwood.
Dogwood misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogwood crunches a lovely knee into Crimson's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Dogwood.
Dogwood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dogwood lands an elbow inside that Crimson shrugs off.
Dogwood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dogwood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dogwood.
Dogwood lands a nice uppercut.
Dogwood tries a knee to the head but Crimson blocks it.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dogwood lands a good knee to the midsection. Crimson won't want to take too many of those.
Dogwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson takes a shot to the head.
Dogwood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dogwood.
Dogwood lands with a left to the head.
Dogwood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crimson is rocked!
A short left from Dogwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Decker Dogwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Culver Crimson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crimson switches off momentarily and Dogwood cracks him with a monster right hand! Crimson topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Dogwood dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Dogwood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Decker Dogwood!
An out of breath and clearly excited Decker Dogwood thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Bangsit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Al-Khaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al-Khaldi has chosen Terror - Shot Of Reality as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Bangsit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Malik Al-Khaldi!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al-Khaldi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bangsit in his tracks.
Nice sprawl there from Al-Khaldi as Bangsit shoots in.
Al-Khaldi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al-Khaldi's corner calls for a 1-2. Al-Khaldi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Al-Khaldi missing with a left hand there. Bangsit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al-Khaldi connects with a right hand. Bangsit shakes it off.
Bangsit 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.
Al-Khaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi missing with a left hand there. Bangsit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bangsit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Al-Khaldi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Al-Khaldi wants it to stay on the feet.
Al-Khaldi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Al-Khaldi throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al-Khaldi motions for Bangsit to come forward. Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bangsit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Al-Khaldi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Al-Khaldi 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.
Al-Khaldi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangsit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Al-Khaldi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bangsit.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Bangsit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bangsit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al-Khaldi throws out the jab.
Malik Al-Khaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bangsit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Al-Khaldi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bangsit somewhat.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick
and Bangsit counters with a single leg into guard. Al-Khaldi didn't expect that.
Bangsit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bangsit tries to free his leg and advance position but Al-Khaldi is retaining full guard.
Bangsit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Al-Khaldi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bangsit manages to get himself to full guard.
Bangsit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Al-Khaldi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Al-Khaldi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit is looking for a triangle but Al-Khaldi pushes his legs off easily.
Bangsit has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Al-Khaldi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bangsit.
Al-Khaldi controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangsit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Al-Khaldi off and has taken his back!
Al-Khaldi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Al-Khaldi trying to control the hands but Bangsit won't let him.
Bangsit 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Al-Khaldi covering up well and avoiding damage.
Bangsit is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Al-Khaldi is defending well though. Bangsit let's go of the attempt for now.
Bangsit has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Al-Khaldi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Al-Khaldi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bangsit working for a choke but Al-Khaldi is defending well.
Al-Khaldi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bangsit is looking for the choke from the back position but Al-Khaldi is controlling his hands well.
Al-Khaldi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Al-Khaldi tries to roll but Bangsit sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Al-Khaldi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bangsit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A low kick from Al-Khaldi misses
and Bangsit counters with a takedown into side control.
Al-Khaldi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Al-Khaldi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangsit darts in looking for a takedown but Al-Khaldi gets double underhooks and turns Bangsit into the cage.
Al-Khaldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bangsit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bangsit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Al-Khaldi's waist but Al-Khaldi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bangsit off to one side.
Al-Khaldi flicks out a counter leg kick but Bangsit steps away.
Al-Khaldi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bangsit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Al-Khaldi missing with a left hand there. Bangsit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bangsit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Al-Khaldi sprawls and moves away.
Bangsit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Al-Khaldi tries to avoid it but Bangsit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Al-Khaldi to the ground. Al-Khaldi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Bangsit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al-Khaldi lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Bangsit with that takedown attempt.
Bangsit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al-Khaldi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Al-Khaldi gets a clinch.
Bangsit looking for a takedown.
Al-Khaldi digs a right hand underneath Bangsit's ribcage. Bangsit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al-Khaldi.
Bangsit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Al-Khaldi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Al-Khaldi lands with a short shot to the head.
Bangsit is rocked!
Al-Khaldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Bangsit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al-Khaldi creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bangsit's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bangsit drops to his knees and Al-Khaldi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malik Al-Khaldi!
An out of breath Malik Al-Khaldi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lapu Lapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Army kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Vagina Coastguard. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lapu Lapu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lapu.
Army swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lapu.
Lapu blocks a jab.
Lapu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Army misses with a left hand
enabling Lapu to counter with a crisp jab.
Lapu tests Army's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Army connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Lapu Lapu has been cut.
Army looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dick Army seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army misses with a hook.
Army throws a body punch but Lapu moves out of range.
Army bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lapu's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lapu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lapu moves out of range as Army strikes.
Lapu throws a hook to the side of Army's head but Army sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Army is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Lapu.
Lapu misses with a left hand
and Army counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lapu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Army throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lapu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Lapu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Army drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Dick Army has been cut.
Army doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapu circles away.
Lapu lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army throws a shot to the body.
Lapu throws a body punch but Army moves out of range.
Army fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lapu on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army misses with a straight right.
Army misses with a hook to the body
and Army takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lapu lands a nice looking body shot.
Army swings widly with a right hand
and Lapu counters with a nice uppercut.
Army misses with a lunging right hand
and Lapu counters with a right hand to the body.
Army lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapu misses with an uppercut.
Army lands a body shot.
Lapu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Army misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lapu.
Lapu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Army rushes Lapu and presses him up against the cage.
Lapu blocks a body shot from Army.
Lapu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Army misses with an uppercut. Lapu saw that one coming.
Lapu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Army explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lapu.
Lapu moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army misses with a hook.
Lapu just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Army misses the target.
Army scores with a spinning back kick!
Army swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lapu to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lapu blocks a jab.
Lapu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Lapu misses its intended target.
A big left from Army misses.
Army gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 Dick Army will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Army fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lapu manages to avoid it.
Army is looking to chop away at Lapu's legs.
Army throws a right hand that misses
and Lapu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Army jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Lapu.
Army throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lapu to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Army misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapu looks to score with a jab to the body but Army is just out of range.
Army misses with a body shot
letting Lapu counter with a right hand.
Army misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army misses the body punch
and Lapu counters with a straight right hand.
Army explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lapu blocks a jab.
Lapu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Army misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lapu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lapu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Army throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lapu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Army thinking.
A nice combination there by Army.
A jab lands there for Lapu.
Army misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lapu to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu lands a nice shot that snaps Army's head back.
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!
Lapu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lapu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Army tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lapu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lapu! But no joy.
Lapu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Army has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Army throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Lapu misses.
Lapu throws a body punch but Army moves out of range.
Army misses with a head kick.
Army dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army throws a lazy body kick
and Lapu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Army tries to clinch but Lapu is having none of it.
Army scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lapu doesn't seem bothered though.
Army throws a body shot but no joy.
Army throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lapu misses.
Army looks to throw a body kick
and Lapu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Army closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Lapu Lapu's cut even more.
Army throws a body punch but Lapu moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army misses with a body shot.
Lapu throws out a counter right but Army avoids it with no problem.
Army walks into a straight right hand from Lapu.
Army throws a body kick that misses.
Army ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Army takes a swing at Lapu's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Army. That snapped Lapu's head back.
Army looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Army lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lapu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Army.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Army will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Army throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Army misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Lapu misses.
Army is looking to land body kicks.
Army throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lapu on the side of the head.
Army goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lapu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lapu walks into a stiff left hand from Army.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army with a jab.
The cut above Lapu Lapu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Army throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Army throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army lands a slapping body shot.
Army with a jab.
Army swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lapu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Army thinking.
Army just misses with a punch to the body.
Lapu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Army with a body shot.
Army throws a poor cross that misses
and Lapu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Army throws a right hand that misses
and Lapu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Army throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lapu to counter with a crisp jab.
Army throws the kick towards the body but Lapu avoids it.
Lapu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Army counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Army. Lapu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Army lands a nice hook to Lapu's body. Lapu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lapu.
Army throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Army throws a big shot that misses.
Army fails in his attempt to clinch.
Army misses with a lunging right hand
and Lapu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lapu works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Lapu.
Nice body punch from Army.
Army tries to clinch but Lapu moves away
and Lapu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lapu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Army cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lapu misses with a jab to the body
and Army counters with a left to the body.
Army slips a jab from Lapu.
Army throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lapu counter with a right hand.
Army connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lapu misses.
It looked like Army wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lapu throws a looping overhand right but Army ducks down to avoid it.
Army connects with a body shot that sends Lapu's belly button to the back.
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!
Army throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lapu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Army scores with a head kick.
Lapu Lapu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Army throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lapu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Army swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Army takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Army clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Army.
Army throws a good cross that connects.
Army tries to clinch but Lapu moves away
and Lapu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Army throws a shot from downtown. Lapu moves away and avoids it.
Army falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lapu counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Lapu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Army digs a good body shot into Lapu's ribs.
Army rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lapu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dick Army is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lapu counters with a nice leg kick.
Army throws an off balance right hand
and Lapu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Army lands a right hook to the body.
Army has taken the fight to the clinch.
Army pushes off an throws an elbow but Lapu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Army lands a body punch.
Army struggles to land a body shot inside as Lapu controls his hands.
Army lands a hook to the side of the head.
Army goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lapu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Army misses with a punch to the body.
Lapu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Army's elbow.
Lapu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu lands a body shot in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Army tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Army throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
Army blocks an uppercut.
Army's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lapu prevents a body shot from Army.
Army escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Army slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Army takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A cross from Lapu lands.
A shot to the liver by Army. Beautiful body shot.
Lapu throws a leg kick but Army sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lapu to counter with a crisp jab.
Army ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lapu moves away.
Lapu lands a glancing blow to the side of Army's head.
Army misses with a left hand
and Lapu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Army misses.
Lapu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lapu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Army falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lapu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Lapu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Army tries a head kick but it misses.
Lapu throws out a counter right but Army avoids it with no problem.
Army scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Army misses with a wild body shot.
Lapu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lapu throws a hook but Army avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Army tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Army wants to clinch.
Lapu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lapu Lapu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Army lands with a right hand.
Army throws a looping overhand right but Lapu ducks down to avoid it.
Lapu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Army blocks it well.
Army throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Army swings for the body but Lapu moves out of range.
Lapu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Army with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army tries to land a front kick but Lapu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lapu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Army is looking to clinch.
And Lapu responds with a good body kick, but Army manages to step out the way in time.
Lapu moves out of range of the body kick from Army.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Army.
Lapu blocks the body kick.
Army wants to clinch.
Lapu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lapu Lapu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army looks to throw a body kick
and Lapu counters with a left to the body.
Lapu defending well as Army loads up on a big left hand.
Lapu throws out a counter right but Army avoids it with no problem.
Army swings for the body but Lapu moves out of range.
A nice side step and Lapu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Army throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Army pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lapu! But no joy.
Army tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lapu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Army thinking.
Army missing with a left hand there. Lapu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lapu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dick Army is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Army misses.
Lapu misses with an uppercut
and Lapu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lapu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lapu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Army cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Army misses with a body shot
and Lapu counters with a stiff right hand.
Army throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lapu connects with a right hand. Army shakes it off.
Army lands with an uppercut that bounces Lapu off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army throws a body punch but Lapu moves out of range.
Army walks into a stiff left hand from Lapu.
Army cracks Lapu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Army misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Army throws a left and a right that both miss
and Army takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Army defending well as Lapu loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Army ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Army throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lapu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Dick Army.
Well Army 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Army!
Our winner, Dick Army, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Feltre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feltre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Someday Never Comes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Serge Ibaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felipe Feltre!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feltre lands a jab to Ibaka's midsection.
Nice body kick from Feltre.
Feltre tries a head kick but it misses.
Feltre slips under a jab from Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut. Feltre saw that one coming.
Feltre throws a nice looking combination but Ibaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ibaka throwing a counter right hand but Feltre manages to avoid it.
Feltre fakes the leg kick and cracks Ibaka in the body.
Ibaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Feltre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Feltre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Feltre finds it's target.
Feltre moves out of range as Ibaka strikes.
Feltre misses with an uppercut. Ibaka saw that one coming.
Ibaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ibaka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut.
Feltre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ibaka with a body shot.
Feltre misses with a kick to the body.
We've been told by Ibaka's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Feltre misses the shot to the body.
Feltre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibaka misses with a hook
and Feltre counters with a good low kick that Ibaka was not able to check.
A slow jab from Ibaka misses its intended target.
Feltre was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ibaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibaka avoids the head kick by Feltre.
An attempted straight right counter from Ibaka misses the target.
Ibaka misses with a right hand
and Feltre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Feltre motions for Ibaka to come forward. Feltre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Feltre is looking to chop away at Ibaka's legs.
Ibaka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Feltre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Feltre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Feltre lands with a kick to the temple. Ibaka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Serge Ibaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Feltre.
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!
Feltre scores with a leg kick.
Ibaka misses with a two punch combination.
Feltre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Ibaka misses its intended target.
Feltre throws a solid leg kick but Ibaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Feltre.
Feltre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ibaka throws out the jab.
Feltre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ibaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ibaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Feltre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ibaka thinking.
Ibaka throws a jab when Feltre was well out of range.
Feltre scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Feltre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Ibaka.
Ibaka blocks the body kick.
Ibaka misses with a straight left.
Feltre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ibaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Feltre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Feltre throws a chopping leg kick but Ibaka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ibaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feltre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibaka.
Feltre misses with a body kick.
Ibaka is looking to counter punch.
Feltre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ibaka tries to bum rush Feltre with a series of wild strikes but Feltre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Feltre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ibaka scrambles back to his feet.
Feltre thumps Ibaka with a low kick.
Ibaka misses with a straight left.
Ibaka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feltre throws a lazy head kick
letting Ibaka counter with a right hand.
Feltre moves out of range as Ibaka strikes.
Feltre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ibaka misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Feltre.
Ibaka jabs Feltre right on the nose. Feltre blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Feltre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Feltre tried to score with a low kick but Ibaka checks it.
Ibaka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ibaka misses with a shot to the body
and Feltre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Feltre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Feltre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ibaka is looking to counter punch.
Feltre misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ibaka misses the target.
Feltre misses with a low kick.
Ibaka is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Feltre.
Ibaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Feltre counters with a nice uppercut.
Feltre tries to land a body kick
and Ibaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ibaka throws an off balance right hand
and Feltre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ibaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Feltre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Feltre takes a swing at Ibaka's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibaka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre ducks under a wild hook from Ibaka.
Feltre throws a sloppy head kick and Ibaka moves out of range easily.
Ibaka misses with a hook
and Feltre counters with a nice uppercut.
Ibaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Feltre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Feltre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feltre has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ibaka tests Feltre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ibaka throws a sloppy body shot
and Feltre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Feltre avoids the head kick by Ibaka.
Feltre just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibaka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Feltre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibaka moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Feltre misses
and Ibaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ibaka drops his hands momentarily and Feltre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feltre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab by Ibaka.
Feltre throws a body punch but Ibaka moves out of range.
Ibaka lands an overhand right.
A jab from Ibaka misses.
And Feltre responds with a good body kick, but Ibaka manages to step out the way in time.
Feltre throws a push kick but Ibaka slaps the foot to one side.
Feltre misses with a kick to the body
and Ibaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Feltre throws out a powerful jab.
Ibaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Feltre.
Feltre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibaka appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka 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.
Felipe Feltre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Feltre scores with a jab.
Feltre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibaka manages to avoid it.
Ibaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Feltre throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ibaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Feltre dodges the punch combination from Ibaka.
Feltre cracks the inside of Ibaka's front leg.
Feltre throws a poor cross that misses
and Ibaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Feltre walks into a left hand.
Ibaka misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feltre jabs at Ibaka's body.
Ibaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feltre moves away.
Feltre wants to slow Ibaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Ibaka misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feltre throws a chopping leg kick but Ibaka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ibaka ducks under a wild hook from Feltre.
Feltre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Feltre throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Feltre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut.
Ibaka swings widly with a right hand
and Feltre counters with a thumping low kick.
Feltre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ibaka is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Feltre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ibaka moves out of range as Feltre throws a body kick.
Ibaka was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibaka.
Feltre misses with a wild body shot.
Feltre lands a jab to Ibaka's midsection.
Feltre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ibaka throws a series of strikes that have Feltre backpedaling.
Ibaka checks the leg kick.
Feltre misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feltre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ibaka misses with a hook to the body
and Feltre counters with an outside leg kick.
Feltre blocks a jab.
Feltre looks to land a body kick but Ibaka moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Ibaka misses.
Ibaka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ibaka misses with a hook.
Feltre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Feltre tries to work over Ibaka's front leg with a kick but Ibaka checks it.
Ibaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Feltre responds with a good body kick, but Ibaka manages to step out the way in time.
Feltre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Feltre blocks a jab.
Feltre replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ibaka blocks it well.
Feltre tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibaka throws a big counter combination but Feltre scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Feltre swings for the body but Ibaka moves out of range.
Ibaka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Feltre misses
letting Ibaka counter with a right hand.
Ibaka scores with a sloppy right hand. Feltre should have avoided that one.
Feltre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Ibaka misses the target.
Feltre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Feltre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibaka looks to throw the jab but Feltre is out of range.
Feltre misses the jab.
Feltre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ibaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibaka looks to land a left hand but Feltre moved out of range nicely.
Ibaka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Feltre avoids the head kick by Ibaka.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Feltre! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka with a hook.
Feltre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Feltre misses with a double jab.
Feltre blocks a jab.
Ibaka is looking to land body kicks.
Feltre tries a quick counter leg kick but Ibaka is wise to it.
Feltre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibaka.
Feltre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ibaka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Feltre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ibaka.
Feltre missing with a left hand there. Ibaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Feltre moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Feltre tenderised Ibaka's leg. Ibaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka throws a sloppy head kick
and Feltre counters with an outside leg kick.
Feltre tries to work over Ibaka's front leg with a kick but Ibaka checks it.
Ibaka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Feltre. Feltre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Feltre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Feltre misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibaka misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Feltre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Feltre blocks a jab.
Feltre throws a counter combo.
Feltre ducks under a wild hook from Ibaka.
Feltre follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Feltre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Felipe Feltre just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Feltre throws a leg kick which misses Ibaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Ibaka tries to avoid it.
Feltre keeps Ibaka at a distance using the push kick.
Feltre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibaka.
Feltre takes a swing at Ibaka's ribcage but misses.
Feltre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Feltre checks a leg kick nicely.
Ibaka throws a sloppy head kick and Feltre moves out of range easily.
Ibaka avoids the body shot from Feltre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Feltre swings for the body but Ibaka moves out of range.
Ibaka misses with a straight right.
Feltre takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre tries a head kick but it misses.
Feltre moves away from the strike by Ibaka.
Feltre is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Ibaka misses the target.
Feltre ducks under a wild hook from Ibaka.
Ibaka checks a leg kick.
Ibaka has Feltre up against the cage in a clinch.
Feltre blocks a body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka trying to land knees to the body.
Feltre gets control of Ibaka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Feltre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ibaka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltre looking for a guillotine here but Ibaka defends easily.
Ibaka stays in close to Feltre's body and controls the position.
Ibaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Feltre working for submissions but it's allowed Ibaka to get to half guard.
Ibaka prevents Feltre from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feltre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ibaka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ibaka prevents Feltre from improving his position.
Feltre looking for submissions off his back.
Ibaka seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ibaka is taking a breather. Feltre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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.
Feltre trying to hold on to Ibaka's head to control him but Ibaka postures up.
Ibaka trying to control from half guard but Feltre is working away.
Feltre is trying to get back to full guard.
Ibaka trying to control the action but Feltre is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ibaka throws a hook but Feltre blocks it.
Ibaka avoids the head kick by Feltre.
Ibaka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Feltre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Feltre throws a sloppy head kick
and Ibaka counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Feltre misses the target.
It looked like Ibaka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Serge Ibaka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ibaka misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ibaka.
Feltre misses with a lunging right hand
and Ibaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Ibaka.
A left lands for Ibaka.
Ibaka throws a right hand that misses
and Feltre counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feltre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ibaka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Feltre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibaka throws an off balance right hand
enabling Feltre to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Feltre misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feltre. Ibaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibaka blocks a head kick by Feltre.
Feltre tries a head kick but it misses.
Feltre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ibaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Feltre.
Feltre throws a nice head kick!
Ibaka lands a head kick!
A head kick by Ibaka misses
and Feltre counters with a straight right hand.
Ibaka punishes Feltre's body with a nice straight punch.
Serge Ibaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltre slips under a jab from Ibaka.
Feltre misses with a hook.
Feltre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feltre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ibaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feltre moves away.
Ibaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feltre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Feltre slips under a jab.
Feltre throws an off balance right hand
and Ibaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Feltre throws a sloppy head kick
and Ibaka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Feltre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ibaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feltre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ibaka avoids the head kick by Feltre.
Feltre scores with a spinning back kick!
Ibaka takes a swing at Feltre's ribcage but misses.
Ibaka misses with a two punch combination.
Ibaka misses with a straight left.
Ibaka misses with a left hand
letting Feltre counter with a right hand.
Ibaka swings widly with a right hand
and Feltre counters with a nice body shot.
Feltre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ibaka. That did some damage!
Feltre throws a series of punches but Ibaka moves out of range.
Ibaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feltre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ibaka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Feltre counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibaka throws a looping overhand right but Feltre ducks down to avoid it.
Ibaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Feltre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Ibaka both land. Nice combination.
Ibaka throws a head kick that misses.
Feltre only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ibaka connects with a single shot there.
Ibaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Feltre 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.
Feltre scores with a three punch combo!
Felipe Feltre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ibaka throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felipe Feltre.
I think Feltre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Feltre!
Felipe Feltre managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MayheM sportswear, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Serge Ibaka had this to say: 'This is tough to take, but I still feel I can get to the top of this division. In the meantime I want to get back in there, Jandre Vorster how about we go again?'.
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