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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nada (ranked 1302 p4p, 172 weight class) and Romulus Fietsora (ranked 1368 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Fietsora!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fietsora connects with an inside leg kick.
Nada throws an off balance right hand
and Fietsora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fietsora lands an overhand right.
Fietsora feints and then cracks Nada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nada down.
Nada jabs Fietsora to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fietsora throws a sloppy head kick and Nada moves out of range easily.
Nada misses the body punch
and Fietsora counters by moving into the clinch.
Nada misses with the head strike.
Fietsora working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but Nada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Fietsora - that landed with a thud.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Fietsora.
Nada has Fietsora pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fietsora manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nada blocking some punches.
Fietsora creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nada's defenses.
Nada tries to work over Fietsora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nada throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada wants a takedown but no success here.
Nada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fietsora throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadas head.
Nada working aggressively here.
Fietsora has a couple of punches blocked by Nada.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fietsora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nada throws a head punch that misses.
Nada stalling in the clinch but Fietsora improves position.
Nada throws a head punch that misses.
Fietsora lands a shoulder strike.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora lands an uppercut.
Nada tries to work over Fietsora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nada breaks the clinch.
Fietsora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nada.
Nada has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Nada scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nada missing with a left hand there. Fietsora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fietsora steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nada throws a leg kick but Fietsora sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fietsora looks for the body kick but Nada saw that one coming.
Nada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fietsora.
Nada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fietsora can pounce on him.
Nada throws an off balance right hand
and Fietsora counters with a stiff right hand.
Nada jabs at Fietsora's body.
Fietsora ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fietsora connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fietsora staying out of range there.
Fietsora now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fietsora tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fietsora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fietsora moves away.
Nice defenses there by Nada.
Fietsora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nada jabs Fietsora to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fietsora connects with an inside leg kick.
Fietsora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nada throwing a counter right hand but Fietsora manages to avoid it.
Fietsora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fietsora lands a big head kick that sends Nada tumbling to the mat! Fietsora takes a step backwards and waves Nada back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nada is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fietsora drops Nada with a huge uppercut! Nada drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Fietsora is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romulus Fietsora!
Romulus Fietsora thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hart (ranked 631 p4p, 86 weight class) and DJ Apollo (ranked 880 p4p, 118 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart throws a jab when Apollo was well out of range.
Apollo slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
Nice defenses there by Apollo.
Apollo slips under a jab.
Apollo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Apollo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hart has time to react.
Apollo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Apollo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hart defends it well.
Apollo thuds his right hand into Hart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Hart.
DJ Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apollo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Apollo lands a jab.
A big right from Apollo misses.
Hart staying out of range there.
Apollo throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Apollo throws a right hand that misses
and Hart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Apollo throws a leg kick but Hart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hart.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hart wants it to stay on the feet.
Apollo slips a straight right by Hart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Apollo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo slips under a jab from Hart.
Apollo throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Apollo misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hart.
Apollo moves away from the strike by Hart.
Apollo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Apollo misses with a hook.
It looked like Hart was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Apollo.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
Hart throws a body kick that misses.
Apollo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hart quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart keeping hold of Apollo's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hart defending well though.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
Apollo trying to control from half guard but Hart is working away.
Apollo passes into side control, despite Hart's attempt to control the position.
Hart is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Apollo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hart keeps working.
Apollo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo scores with punches from side control.
Hart is looking for a sweep.
Apollo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Apollo is trying to get an arm triangle but Hart is defending well.
Apollo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Apollo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hart tries to bench press Apollo off him but Apollo keeps the position.
Apollo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Apollo working away.
Apollo wants to control but Hart is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo throws an elbow but Hart slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hart is trying to control Apollo's posture but Apollo avoids it.
Hart takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Apollo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hart tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart is working to avoid the ground and pound but Apollo connects with a decent elbow.
Hart is letting Apollo control him for a moment.
Apollo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Apollo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hart takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Apollo dominated that round.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Apollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hart.
Apollo misses with a hook.
Apollo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Apollo tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A quick step to the side and Hart tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo throws a hook but Hart avoids it easily.
Apollo misses with a double jab
and Hart counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Apollo thinking.
Hart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Apollo misses the target.
Hart half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hart blocks a jab.
Hart lands a jab to Apollo's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Apollo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hart as he avoids it easily.
Kevin Hart is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Hart.
Apollo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hart takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Apollo pulls guard successfully.
Apollo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hart postures up.
Apollo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hart wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Apollo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hart pulls Apollo in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart can't keep his opponent in guard - Apollo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hart is trying to maintain the position but Apollo is very close to passing his half guard.
Apollo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hart with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hart taking some punishment here, with Apollo in his half guard.
Hart is trying to get back to full guard.
Hart wants to control but Apollo passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to control Apollo's posture but Apollo avoids it.
Apollo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hart taking a bit of punishment here - Apollo scoring with strikes.
Hart tries to bench press Apollo off him but Apollo keeps the position.
Apollo trying to control the position but Hart is working away.
Apollo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hart is trying to control Apollo's posture but Apollo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Check out the look on Apollo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Apollo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hart is trying to improve his position.
Apollo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hart keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Apollo scores with punches from side control.
Hart is looking to regain half guard here but Apollo keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Apollo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
Kevin Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Apollo counters with a shoot takedown. Hart fights it but they end up in guard.
DJ Apollo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Apollo throws a big elbow that misses.
Apollo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hart is retaining full guard.
Hart is controlling Apollo's posture.
Apollo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Apollo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart pulls Apollo in to control the position.
Apollo connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Apollo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Apollo is aware though and is defending well.
Apollo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Apollo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Apollo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Apollo working some strikes from top position.
Apollo throwing strikes but missing.
Apollo controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Nice defenses there by Apollo.
Hart looks to throw the jab but Apollo is out of range.
Hart tries to move into range but Apollo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Apollo misses.
Apollo lands a nice shot that snaps Hart's head back.
Apollo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hart throws a wild body kick that Apollo sees coming a mile off.
Hart dodges the punch combination from Apollo.
Hart jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Apollo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hart avoids the body shot from Apollo.
Hart throws the kick towards the body but Apollo avoids it.
Apollo misses with a hook to the body
and Hart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Apollo's knee momentarily.
Hart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Apollo.
Apollo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Apollo lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart managing to control the position.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Apollo from controlling successfully.
Apollo with a nice head shot there.
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.
Hart seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Apollo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Apollo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Apollo scores with a sloppy right hand. Hart should have avoided that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Hart misses.
Apollo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hart.
Hart looks to score with a jab to the body but Apollo is just out of range.
Hart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Apollo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Apollo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Apollo!
A relieved looking DJ Apollo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Gotti (ranked 1020 p4p, 133 weight class) and Corey Davis (ranked 1286 p4p, 165 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Davis's choice of entrance music: Can't Be Touched. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Davis!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis jabs Gotti right on the nose. Gotti blinks but takes it well.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Gotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis throws the left hand but Gotti avoids the punch easily.
Gotti 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.
Gotti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Julius Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Gotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Gotti.
Gotti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Gotti checks it.
Gotti walks into a left hand.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gotti circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Gotti swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Gotti misses with a body punch
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Gotti misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Gotti. Gotti gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gotti.
Gotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gotti wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Gotti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Gotti wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gotti 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.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Gotti from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis being controlled here, momentarily.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gotti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davis is trying to get back to his feet.
Gotti looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Davis is avoiding damage well.
Gotti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gotti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davis is not content to let Gotti control the position.
Gotti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gotti misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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.
Gotti trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gotti is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Davis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gotti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gotti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Gotti drags him back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gotti swings around for an armbar but Davis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gotti's guard.
Gotti isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Davis stacks Gotti 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 Davis!
Gotti is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Davis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gotti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Gotti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gotti lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
Gotti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Davis jabs Gotti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gotti is looking to wear down Davis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gotti slips under a jab.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. Gotti should have avoided that one.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Gotti is just out of range.
Don Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis is looking to slow Gotti down with leg kicks.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gotti's hands.
Gotti doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Gotti throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis sizes up Gotti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis avoids the body shot from Gotti.
As Gotti backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Gotti manages to avoid it all.
Gotti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Gotti. Gotti gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gotti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Gotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis defending well as Gotti loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Davis.
Gotti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gotti blocks a jab.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Davis tries to counter it with a takedown but Gotti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gotti misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davis blocks a jab.
Gotti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gotti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Davis manages to circle out of the way.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Gotti moved out of range nicely.
Gotti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Davis sprawls and moves away.
Gotti takes one on the button.
Gotti tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gotti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis throws a leg kick that misses.
Gotti shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gotti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis connects with a body shot.
Davis lands a head kick!
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gotti. That did some damage!
Davis with a nice cross.
Gotti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Davis counters with a good low kick that Gotti was not able to check.
Gotti misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Gotti manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Davis on his heels. He'll look to pass Davis's guard now, I'm sure.
Gotti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Gotti postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Davis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gotti, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gotti looking for subs off his back but Davis has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gotti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Gotti is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Gotti has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Gotti looking for subs off his back but Davis has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gotti wants to get back to full guard but Davis has mounted him!
Gotti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gotti is looking to escape.
Gotti is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Gotti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gotti shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Gotti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gotti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big left from Gotti misses.
Gotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gotti.
Gotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davis duly obliges.
Davis lands a body shot.
Gotti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Gotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gotti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Davis - the referee stops the clock and Gotti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Davis. Gotti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gotti cracks Davis with an open hand slap.
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gotti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gotti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davis to the mat! Davis manages to get full guard.
Davis kicks Gotti off and gets to his feet.
Gotti scores with a jab to the body.
Davis takes one to the chin there.
Gotti blocks a head kick by Davis.
Gotti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
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!
Gotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Good shot there by Davis.
Gotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotti fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Gotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gotti.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Gotti seems unphased.
Davis misses with a hook. Gotti ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis leaves Gotti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gotti tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Gotti.
Gotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Corey Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Don Gotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Gotti seems unphased.
Davis lunges at Gotti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gotti's hand.
Davis slips a jab from Gotti.
Davis digs a good hook to Gotti's body.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Gotti's front leg but catches the back leg as Gotti tries to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Gotti.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis looks to land a body kick but Gotti moved away.
Gotti darts in looking for a takedown but Davis gets double underhooks and turns Gotti into the cage.
Corey Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gotti.
Davis slips under a jab from Gotti.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gotti.
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!
Gotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis misses with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
Gotti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Gotti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Gotti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gotti throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Gotti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gotti takes one on the button.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gotti.
Davis digs a good body shot into Gotti's ribs.
Davis stuns Gotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Davis scores with a four punch combination!
Davis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Gotti.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Davis!
During a confident post fight interview, Corey Davis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 628 p4p, 82 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 764 p4p, 99 weight class). Anton Obuhov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Obuhov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Obuhov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Zaire feinted with a counter takedown.
Obuhov blocks a jab.
Zaire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obuhov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
Obuhov tries to bum rush Zaire with a series of wild strikes but Zaire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zaire throws the kick towards the body but Obuhov avoids it.
Obuhov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zaire's guard.
Zaire looking for a sweep. Not yet Zaire, not yet.
Obuhov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zaire is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire looking for a sweep. Not yet Zaire, not yet.
Zaire working for a triangle but Obuhov defends it easily.
Obuhov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov throwing strikes from guard but Zaire blocks nicely.
Obuhov advances to half guard.
Obuhov throwing shots but Zaire is blocking nicely.
Zaire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Obuhov.
Zaire on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Obuhov trying to control the action but Zaire is working from the bottom.
Obuhov passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov dominating with strikes here.
Zaire keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Obuhov landing strikes from the mount.
Obuhov prevents Zaire from getting the reversal.
Obuhov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire is trying to escape the mount.
Obuhov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zaire?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Obuhov landing punches.
Obuhov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zaire hang on?
Zaire is in a horrible position here. Obuhov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zaire wants to control but Obuhov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Obuhov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zaire?
Obuhov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zaire can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zaire is rocked!
Obuhov loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Zaire scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Obuhov land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Obuhov stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Obuhov!
A very excited looking Anton Obuhov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Sklemin (ranked 109 p4p, 20 weight class) and Taiga Jim (ranked 76 p4p, 12 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taiga Jim!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Sklemin misses
and Jim counters with a one-two to the body.
Jim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jim slips a jab from Sklemin.
Sklemin throws a jab but it's blocked by Jim.
Sklemin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jim misses with a body shot.
Sklemin instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sklemin.
Sklemin is trying to stall.
Sklemin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jim misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sklemin misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sklemin.
Sklemin blocks a body shot from Jim.
Jim lands a shoulder strike.
Jim working aggressively here.
Jim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Jim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Jim 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.
Sklemin wants to control but Jim is keeping busy.
Sklemin tries to roll over but Jim keeps him under control.
Jim controlling the action here.
Jim's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim is continuing to stall.
Jim prevents Sklemin from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sklemin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sklemin misses with a two punch combination.
Sklemin misses with a right hand
and Jim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sklemin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sklemin.
Sklemin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Jim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin misses with a straight left.
Jim scores with a shot to the body.
Jim throws out a loose jab but Sklemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sklemin looks to land a left hand but Jim moved out of range nicely.
Sklemin tries to clinch up but Jim circles away and keeps his distance.
Sklemin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body punch from Jim.
Nice uppercut lands for Jim. That snapped Sklemin's head back.
and Jim counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sklemin! He's just covering up as Jim starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taiga Jim!
Taiga Jim 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 Leeland Lillard (ranked 171 p4p, 26 weight class) and Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 238 p4p, 33 weight class). Skovgaard has chosen Second Reality as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeland Lillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lillard missing with a left hand there. Skovgaard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lillard misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Skovgaard to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lillard.
Lillard scores with a nice head shot.
Skovgaard avoids the head kick by Lillard.
Skovgaard connects with an inside leg kick.
Skovgaard misses with a wild body shot.
Lillard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skovgaard.
Lillard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lillard misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Skovgaard slams his shin into Lillard's torso.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skovgaard checks a leg kick.
Skovgaard lands a nice hook to Lillard's body. Lillard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skovgaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Lillard misses.
A slow jab from Skovgaard misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Lillard misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Lillard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skovgaard. Lillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skovgaard misses the jab.
Lillard feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lillard avoids the body shot from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lillard.
Lillard tries a head kick but it misses.
Skovgaard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Skovgaard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard misses with a body kick.
Lillard lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lillard throws a low kick but Skovgaard avoids it.
Lillard throws a shot from downtown. Skovgaard moves away and avoids it.
Lillard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skovgaard needs to keep his hands up - Lillard had a free shot at his head there.
Lillard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lillard swings for the body but Skovgaard moves out of range.
Skovgaard thinks about the counter body kick.
Lillard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Skovgaard throws a poor cross that misses
and Lillard counters with a good low kick that Skovgaard was not able to check.
Lillard throws a sloppy body shot
and Skovgaard counters with a stiff right hand.
Leeland Lillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lillard checks a leg kick.
Skovgaard lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Lillard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lillard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Skovgaard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice side step and Skovgaard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lillard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skovgaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skovgaard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice jab there from Lillard.
Lillard blocks a low kick nicely.
Skovgaard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skovgaard 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.
Skovgaard punishes Lillard's body with a nice straight punch.
Lillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillard tries a head kick but it misses.
Skovgaard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lillard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skovgaard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lillard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Skovgaard responds with a good body kick, but Lillard manages to step out the way in time.
Lillard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lillard misses with a straight right.
Lillard misses with a two punch combination.
Skovgaard misses with a body kick.
Skovgaard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lillard ducks under a wild hook from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard lands with a nice body punch.
Lillard misses with an uppercut.
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 Leeland Lillard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Skovgaard throws a body kick that misses.
Lillard feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lillard throws a wild body kick that Skovgaard sees coming a mile off.
Skovgaard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lillard rather than just go for the knockout.
Lillard scores with a push kick.
Lillard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skovgaard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Skovgaard misses the target.
Lillard misses with a low kick as Skovgaard jumps back.
Lillard misses with a straight right.
Skovgaard digs a good hook to Lillard's body.
Skovgaard tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Lillard finds it's target.
Skovgaard defending well as Lillard loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Skovgaard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Skovgaard. Beautiful body shot.
Lillard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skovgaard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leeland Lillard is winning the standup battle so far.
Skovgaard misses the shot to the body.
Skovgaard misses with a straight left.
Skovgaard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lillard misses with a low kick.
Skovgaard misses with a kick to the body.
Lillard throws a body kick that misses.
Skovgaard tries a quick counter leg kick but Lillard is wise to it.
Lillard slips a straight right by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard stuns Lillard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Lillard misses.
Skovgaard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skovgaard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skovgaard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skovgaard manages to avoid it.
Lillard throws a head kick that half lands.
Lillard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lillard throws a leg kick but Skovgaard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skovgaard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lillard counters with a thumping low kick.
Lillard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lillard throws a low kick but Skovgaard moves out of range easily.
Skovgaard throws a hook to the side of Lillard's head but Lillard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Lillard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skovgaard throws out a loose jab but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skovgaard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lillard misses the target.
Nice body punch from Skovgaard.
Lillard throws a wild body kick that Skovgaard sees coming a mile off.
Lillard backing away here, and Skovgaard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lillard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lillard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Lillard.
Skovgaard cracks Lillard with a good jab.
Lillard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skovgaard throws a lazy uppercut
and Lillard counters with an outside leg kick.
Lillard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skovgaard finds it's way round the side to connect with Lillard's head.
Skovgaard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Skovgaard throws a leg kick but Lillard checks it.
A jab lands there for Skovgaard.
Lillard is rocked!
Lillard misses with an uppercut.
Oh Lillard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lillard drops his hands momentarily. Skovgaard doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Lillard staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Lillard doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valentin Skovgaard!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Valentin Skovgaard waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 13 p4p, 5 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 41 p4p, 8 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Sackett clinches up against the cage.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sackett.
A hook to the body from Sackett.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Sackett lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Sackett as the two fighters clinch.
Sackett blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Lester tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett digs a right hand into Lester's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lester's gas tank.
Lester looks winded!
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lester misses with some punches.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester working aggressively here.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sackett pushes Lester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lester tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett lands a body punch.
Sackett lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sackett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett gets through Lester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Sackett.
A short right from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a hook to the body.
Lester misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Good body shot from Sackett.
Sackett presses Lester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Lester working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Lester counters with a thumping low kick.
Lester throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lester is able to avoid easily.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett slips under a jab.
A cross from Sackett lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lester, right into the meat.
Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Lester doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lester throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Sackett thuds his right hand into Lester's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lester throws a poor cross that misses
and Sackett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sackett.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sackett misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sackett.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Lester has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sackett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lester can turn it around.
Lester breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lester.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Lester takes one to the chin there.
Lester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lester digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lester misses with a straight right.
Sackett misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.
Lester misses with a straight left.
Lester finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lester moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
A little jabbing left from Lester on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Lester lands with a cross.
Sackett thumps Lester with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Lester misses.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lester defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Lester appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sackett's corner calls for a 1-2. Sackett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lester is out of range.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lester avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett thumps Lester with a low kick.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lester pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lester checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice jab there from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Lester throws a front kick that sends Sackett stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett throwing a counter right hand but Lester manages to avoid it.
Lester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett rushes Lester and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Lester prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sackett.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sackett here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Sackett blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lester's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Sackett.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Lester manages to break the clinch.
Sackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lester if he has to take too many more of those.
Mordecai Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lester was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lester misses.
Sackett misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.
Lester swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Lester moves out of range of the body kick.
Lester lands with a shot to the body.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett slips under a jab from Lester.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Lester misses with a jab to the body
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackett to score with a decent uppercut.
Sackett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sackett scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester throws a lazy uppercut
and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick.
Lester moves out of range of the body kick.
Lester now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett lands with a cross.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lester.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Lester will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackett to score with a decent uppercut.
Lester scores with a sloppy right hand. Sackett should have avoided that one.
Lester misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that second 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.
Lester takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lester lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Lester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Mordecai Sackett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Lester's head.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sackett.
Lester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Sackett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
A short uppercut from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Lester presses Sackett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Sackett.
Lester can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Lester blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Lester blocking some punches.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lester can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lester to keep the fight standing.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Sackett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lesters head.
Sackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Lester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester lands a right hand.
Lester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Sackett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lester's efforts to push away.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sackett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
A short right from Lester.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Lester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lester misses with a shot to the body
and Sackett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Lester off balance momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sackett!
Lester swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Lester throws a good cross that connects.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Lester takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Lester on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Sackett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sackett.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Lester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lester walks into a jab.
Lester misses with a looping left.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lester lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lester swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lester misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
Sackett lands a jab.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lester stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lester misses with a straight right.
Crunch! Sackett slams his shin into Lester's torso.
Lester has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Lester has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lester there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps Lester's head back.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lester is able to avoid easily.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Lester blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lester let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sackett keeps Lester at a distance using the push kick.
Lester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
Lester staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Lester tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lester misses the body punch
and Lester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lester chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
Sackett takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Lester sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Sackett.
A big right from Lester misses.
Lester swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lester catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett throws a hook but Lester avoids it easily.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Sackett cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Lester down.
Sackett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sackett misses with a right hand
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lester misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick from Lester misses.
Sackett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lester at a distance.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Lester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Sackett blocks a low kick nicely.
Lester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
Good exchange - Lester coming out on top.
Lester misses with a straight left.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and Sackett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and Sackett counters with a good low kick that Lester was not able to check.
Sackett feints and then cracks Lester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lester down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Sackett jabs Lester right on the nose. Lester blinks but takes it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Lester down.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Lester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lester throws a right hand that misses
and Sackett counters with a good low kick that Lester was not able to check.
A punch lands to the side of Lester 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick from Sackett.
Sackett sizes up Lester with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Sackett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sackett.
Sackett slips a jab from Lester.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Lester's shoulder, as Lester tries to avoid the shot.
Lester looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lester throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Lester.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett had his way with Moe Lester in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lester can pounce on him.
Lester scores with a hook to the body. Sackett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sackett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lester's head.
Sackett connects with a jab.
Lester has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lester misses with a looping left.
Sackett cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sackett's corner calls for a 1-2. Sackett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sackett.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Lester.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lester. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lester checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Sackett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sackett.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Lester tenderised Sackett's leg. Sackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lester's calf.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Lester takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
It appears Sackett was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lester misses with a body kick.
Sackett thumps Lester with a low kick.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
As Lester backs away, Sackett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Lester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands with a right to the head.
Lester digs a right hand into Sackett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sackett's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett blocks a body shot from Lester.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Lester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lester.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sackett is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Oh Sackett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Lester's head.
Sackett seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Moe Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lester digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett tries to land a body kick
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lester counters with a body kick.
Lester throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Lester misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Sackett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lester momentarily.
Lester takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lester.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lester throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
Good work by Lester as he checks the leg kick.
Lester misses with a body kick.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Lester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lester connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sackett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett retains his lightweight title!
Mordecai Sackett decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 51 p4p, 3 weight class). Frankels has chosen Dawn....Summer Solstice... as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slice swings widly with a right hand
and Frankels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slice misses with a hook. Frankels ducked under it nicely.
Slice throws a hook but Frankels blocks it.
Frankels avoids the body shot from Slice.
Slice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frankels lands a right hook to the body.
Slice misses with a straight right.
Frankels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slice's hands.
Frankels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frankels is looking to score with low kicks.
Slice blocks a leg kick.
Slice walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frankels misses with a left hand
and Slice counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels scores with a three punch combo!
Slice throws a body punch but Frankels moves out of range.
Slice jabs Frankels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slice cracks Frankels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Rocket Bob Frankels has been cut.
Slice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Frankels misses with a few strikes there.
Slice scores with a shot to the body.
Slice throws a lazy right hand but Frankels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frankels 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.
Slice cracks Frankels with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Slice. Beautiful body shot.
Frankels throws a body shot but no joy.
Slice is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slice throws a leg kick that is checked
and Frankels counters with a right hand to the body.
Frankels lands a leg kick that knocks Slice off balance momentarily.
Frankels closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Frankels missing with a left hand there. Slice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frankels throws out a powerful jab.
Slice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slice punishes Frankels's body with a nice straight punch.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Slice as he checks the leg kick.
Slice cracks the inside of Frankels's front leg.
Frankels misses with a wild body shot.
Frankels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Frankels has time to react.
Slice checks the leg kick.
Slice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frankels follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Frankels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slice.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slice checks a leg kick.
Slice misses with an uppercut.
Frankels is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Slice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slice connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Rocket Bob Frankels's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice jabs Frankels right on the nose. Frankels blinks but takes it well.
Slice swings for the body but Frankels moves out of range.
Frankels only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Frankels defending well as Slice loads up on a big left hand.
Slice is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Slice tests Frankels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Rocket Bob Frankels's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Slice. That snapped Frankels's head back.
Frankels tries to land a body kick
enabling Slice to counter with a crisp jab.
Frankels checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Frankels scores with a body shot.
Frankels has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocket Bob Frankels's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slice moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Frankels does it's job there.
It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but Frankels ducks down to avoid it.
Slice looks to land a right hand but Frankels moved out of range.
Frankels looks for the body kick but Slice saw that one coming.
Slice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frankels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frankels blocks a leg kick.
Frankels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frankels connects with a crisp jab.
Slice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slice jabs at Frankels's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frankels was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
Frankels misses with a body shot.
Slice misses with a body shot.
Slice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slice throws an overhand right that lands on Frankels's shoulder, as Frankels tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Slice.
Slice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Frankels.
Frankels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frankels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slice.
Frankels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Frankels ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
A leg kick checked by Frankels.
Frankels steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Slice does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Frankels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slice. Slice obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Slice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Frankels misses.
Frankels misses with an uppercut. Slice saw that one coming.
Slice throws a hook but Frankels blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Slice misses the target.
Slice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frankels's hands.
Slice sizes up Frankels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rocket Bob Frankels's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kimbo Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankels throws a lazy uppercut
and Slice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slice scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slice misses with a lunging right hand
and Frankels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frankels throws a leg kick but Slice checks it.
Donk. Frankels catches Slice right on the button with a cross.
Frankels just misses with a punch to the body.
Frankels misses with a hook.
Slice slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Slice on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slice misses with an uppercut
and Frankels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frankels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocket Bob Frankels's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice retains his super heavyweight title!
Kimbo Slice decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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