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EMP Tower vs S.Heavyweight 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 1865 p4p, 94 weight class) and Demarte Pena (ranked 2336 p4p, 116 weight class). Pena is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mesmo Assim. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Demarte Pena enters the cage!
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135 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarte Pena!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena dives in and grabs Amodei's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amodei pushes down on Pena's head and hops out.
Amodei throws a shot from downtown. Pena moves away and avoids it.
Amodei gets caught napping as Pena dives in and scores a takedown. Amodei manages to retain guard.
Pena drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Amodei dives on top into guard.
Pena working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Amodei doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Amodei manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Amodei tries to free his leg and advance position but Pena is retaining full guard.
Pena striking off his back but it's not causing Amodei any problems.
Amodei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pena is keeping the position for now.
Pena looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amodei got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pena has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Amodei has managed to get both his arms back between Pena's legs - danger averted.
Amodei trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pena is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Amodei preventing the sweep.
Amodei trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amodei 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.
Pena throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Pena looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Amodei wants to pass the guard but Pena is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pena is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pena is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Amodei trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pena closes this distance looking for a takedown but Amodei circles away.
Pena is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amodei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giuseppe Amodei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarte Pena.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick there by Amodei.
Amodei digs a good body shot into Pena's ribs.
Amodei fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pena sprawls well initially but Amodei persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Amodei seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pena does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pena is trying to get back to full guard.
Amodei passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pena!
Pena is squirming around, avoiding Amodei's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pena to take his back!
Amodei is looking to control Pena but Pena is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pena wants to escape the position.
Amodei not allowing Pena to control his hands.
Amodei looking for the choke but no joy.
Amodei working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to escape but Amodei has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Amodei working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Amodei is persistently looking for the submission but Pena is defending it well.
Pena wants to escape the position.
Amodei avoiding Pena 's attempts to control his hands.
Pena breaks Amodei's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Amodei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pena avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pena throws an elbow that misses. Amodei uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pena's guard. Nice move by Amodei!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Amodei dominated 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.
Pena shoots in looking for a takedown but Amodei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pena's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters circling a little - Amodei finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Amodei circles away from the clinch attempt
and Amodei counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Amodei.
Amodei trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Pena wants to sweep but no luck.
Amodei sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pena controls Amodei momentarily but Amodei frees himself.
Amodei drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Amodei jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena looking to control but Amodei passes into half guard.
Amodei is looking to advance position but Pena won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei controlling the action here.
Amodei seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pena does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Amodei looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Giuseppe Amodei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pena wants to control but Amodei is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pena misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Amodei is keen to just control but Pena is a slippery customer.
Pena moves into full guard.
Pena is trying to control the position but Amodei postures up.
Amodei slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Pena.
Amodei seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pena does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pena is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Amodei pulls his head out easily.
Amodei is looking for a kimura here.
Amodei trying to mount his opponent but Pena defends it.
Pena is looking to control Amodei's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pena avoid being mounted?
Pena regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pena wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pena trying to control the position.
Pena is pulling down on Amodei's head. It's preventing any offense from Amodei, at least for the moment.
Pena tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Amodei slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pena throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Amodei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pena can do to turn this around?
Pena is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amodei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pena changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amodei tries to avoid it but Pena manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amodei to the ground. Amodei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Giuseppe Amodei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarte Pena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei lands with a nice body kick.
Pena is breathing heavily.
Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amodei.
Pena gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pena closes this distance looking for a takedown but Amodei circles away.
Pena shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amodei but Amodei pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Amodei throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick from Amodei.
Pena shoots in for a takedown but Amodei shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pena fails with the takedown
and Amodei counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pena takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pena shoots in but Amodei avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Amodei connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Amodei dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pena steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Amodei. That one must have hurt.
Amodei lands with a nice body punch.
Nice takedown defense from Amodei. No joy for Pena on that attempt.
Amodei punishes Pena's body with a nice straight punch.
Pena has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Amodei.
Pena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pena looks to clinch
and Amodei counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Amodei.
Pena is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Amodei presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena trying to stall but Amodei improves his position.
Pena wants to break free but Amodei has control.
Amodei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pena.
Pena is trying to maintain a safe position but Amodei gets an underhook and turns Pena into the cage.
Amodei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Amodei has him pressed against the cage.
Amodei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pena.
Pena is trying to stall.
Pena breaks from the clinch.
Pena has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pena.
Amodei cracks a nice hook into Pena's ribs.
Pena will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pena tries to clinch up.
Amodei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amodei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Amodei keeps the fight on the outside.
Pena fails with the takedown
and Amodei counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pena's knee momentarily.
Giuseppe Amodei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarte Pena.
Amodei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Amodei cracks Pena with a good jab.
Pena looks for a takedown but Amodei sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Amodei bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Amodei seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pena 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pena there as he acknowledges the shot.
Amodei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Amodei scores with a leg kick.
Pena gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amodei.
Pena gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Amodei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pena shoots in for a double leg but Amodei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pena takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pena tries to clinch but Amodei moves out of range.
Amodei blocks a head kick by Pena.
Amodei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pena misses with a takedown
and Amodei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pena thinking.
Giuseppe Amodei is winning the standup battle so far.
Amodei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pena on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pena ducks right into an uppercut from Amodei.
Pena is rocked!
A slapping body kick lands there for Amodei.
Pena is still on wobbly legs! Can Amodei finish him?
Amodei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pena gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Amodei gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giuseppe Amodei!
During a confident post fight interview, Giuseppe Amodei thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Demarte Pena spoke after the fight, saying 'This was not the end. It is just the Begin of you end. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louie DeBrusk (ranked 1307 p4p, 201 weight class) and Hen Nessy (ranked 2364 p4p, 324 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louie DeBrusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hen Nessy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nessy slips under a jab from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk misses with an uppercut. Nessy saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from DeBrusk misses the target.
Nessy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nessy connects with a nice looking jab.
Nessy moves away from the strike by DeBrusk.
Nessy throws a body shot but no joy.
Nessy throws a lazy right hand but DeBrusk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Nessy.
DeBrusk throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nessy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeBrusk is fending him off so far but Nessy persists. Nope, DeBrusk circles away and we're back to standing.
DeBrusk throws a head kick that misses.
Nessy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
DeBrusk cracks Nessy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nessy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from DeBrusk misses.
Some wild striking there from Nessy.
A clash of legs there as Nessy blocks the low kick.
DeBrusk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nessy moves into range and connects with a jab.
DeBrusk throws a poor cross that misses
and Nessy counters with a shoot takedown. DeBrusk fights it but they end up in guard.
Nessy prevents DeBrusk from getting back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nessy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nessy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
DeBrusk wants to stand but Nessy is controlling the position.
DeBrusk keeping moving, preventing Nessy from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nessy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeBrusk wants to stand up but Nessy is controlling him.
DeBrusk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nessy on the ground.
DeBrusk keeping full guard, as Nessy tries to pass.
DeBrusk has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nessy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeBrusk throws a looping overhand right but Nessy ducks down to avoid it.
Nessy avoids the body shot from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk throws a half hearted mid kick.
DeBrusk walks into a stiff left hand from Nessy.
Hen Nessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nessy lands a two punch combo.
Nessy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but DeBrusk defends well and Nessy ends up having to push DeBrusk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Louie DeBrusk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hen Nessy.
DeBrusk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeBrusk throws a leg kick but Nessy moved away.
DeBrusk scores with a nice head shot.
DeBrusk misses with a double jab.
Nessy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nessy fails with a takedown attempt.
Nessy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nessy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and DeBrusk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeBrusk swings for the body but Nessy moves out of range.
DeBrusk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nessy dives in and scores a takedown into DeBrusk's guard.
Nessy wants to control from the top but DeBrusk keeps moving.
DeBrusk wants to get back to his feet but Nessy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
DeBrusk has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
DeBrusk keeping moving, preventing Nessy from controlling successfully.
Nessy chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nessy wants to control from the top but DeBrusk keeps moving.
Nessy prevents DeBrusk from getting back to his feet.
Nessy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nessy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nessy stops DeBrusk from standing up.
Nessy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nessy throwing strikes from guard but DeBrusk blocks nicely.
DeBrusk wants to stand but Nessy is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DeBrusk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeBrusk throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Nessy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hen Nessy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
DeBrusk throws a leg kick which misses Nessy's front leg but catches the back leg as Nessy tries to avoid it.
Nessy misses with a few strikes there.
Nessy shoots in for a takedown but DeBrusk shows good takedown defense.
Nessy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between DeBrusk's hands.
Nessy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nessy stops DeBrusk from getting back to his feet.
Nessy lands strikes from half guard.
DeBrusk tries to kick Nessy off but Nessy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nessy wants to take a breather but DeBrusk is having none of it.
DeBrusk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nessy moves away from the strike by DeBrusk.
The crowd cheers as Nessy lands an impressive looking overhand right. DeBrusk doesn't seem phased though.
DeBrusk cracks Nessy with an open hand slap.
Nessy lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Nessy.
Nessy looks to land a left hand but DeBrusk moved out of range nicely.
Nessy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. DeBrusk defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBrusk throws a low kick but Nessy moves out of range easily.
DeBrusk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nessy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nessy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeBrusk looks to land a right hand but Nessy moved out of range.
Nessy dodges the punch combination from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk misses with a straight left.
Louie DeBrusk is winning the standup battle so far.
Nessy scores with a jab to the body.
DeBrusk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nessy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nessy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nessy misses with a takedown attempt
and DeBrusk counters with a right hand to the body.
Louie DeBrusk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hen Nessy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBrusk throws the left hand but Nessy avoids the punch easily.
DeBrusk cracks Nessy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Louie DeBrusk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Nessy misses.
DeBrusk moves away from the strike by Nessy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeBrusk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nessy was well out of range. Poor timing from DeBrusk.
Nessy misses with an uppercut. DeBrusk saw that one coming.
Nessy shoots for a takedown but DeBrusk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
DeBrusk cracks Nessy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
DeBrusk throws a hook but Nessy blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk misses with a low kick.
DeBrusk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nessy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in DeBrusk's guard.
DeBrusk is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nessy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nessy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nessy wants to stall.
Nessy lands an uppercut.
DeBrusk misses with a punch to the body.
DeBrusk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nessy breaks the clinch.
A big right from DeBrusk misses.
Nessy feints the counter takedown.
Nessy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nessy shoots in for a takedown but DeBrusk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
DeBrusk scores with a spinning back kick!
Nessy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nessy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nessy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DeBrusk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nessy lunges at DeBrusk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeBrusk's hand.
Hen Nessy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeBrusk lands with a straight right. Nessy didn't see that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from DeBrusk 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 Nessy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nessy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nessy defending well as DeBrusk loads up on a big left hand.
Nessy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but DeBrusk defends it well.
Nessy walks into a left hand.
Nessy misses with a hook
and DeBrusk counters with a good low kick that Nessy was not able to check.
Nessy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nessy throws a hook but DeBrusk blocks it.
DeBrusk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nessy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nessy checks a low kick from DeBrusk.
Nessy throws a jab when DeBrusk was well out of range.
DeBrusk swings for the body but Nessy moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nessy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
DeBrusk misses with a hook. Nessy ducked under it nicely.
DeBrusk throws a lazy right hand but Nessy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louie DeBrusk dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nessy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nessy throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nessy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nessy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nessy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DeBrusk avoids the body shot from Nessy.
DeBrusk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeBrusk thumps Nessy with a low kick.
Nessy throws a predictable looking body shot
and DeBrusk counters with a thumping low kick.
DeBrusk misses with a body shot.
Nessy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
DeBrusk misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Nessy.
DeBrusk lands with a good body shot.
Nessy throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
A slow jab from DeBrusk misses its intended target.
Nessy feints a jab promting DeBrusk to slip. Nessy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. DeBrusk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nessy checks a leg kick.
DeBrusk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nessy lands with a nice body punch.
Nessy lunges at DeBrusk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeBrusk's hand.
DeBrusk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeBrusk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nessy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeBrusk.
Danga de danga de dang - Nessy scores with a four punch combination!
DeBrusk lands with a kick to the temple. Nessy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nessy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. DeBrusk did well to prevent Nessy getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nessy prevents DeBrusk from standing back up.
Nessy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nessy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBrusk pushes Nessy off looking to stand but Nessy dives back in and keeps control.
Nessy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can DeBrusk defend it? Nessy steps over the head and cranks it - DeBrusk is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nessy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hen Nessy!
After winning the bout, Hen Nessy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 1309 p4p, 137 weight class) and Sasha Beliy (ranked 1584 p4p, 167 weight class). Sasha Beliy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasha Beliy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tertelgte lands with a shot to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Beliy misses.
Beliy ducks right into an uppercut from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte blocks a low kick nicely.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Beliy.
Tertelgte scores with a hook.
Tertelgte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Beliy - just one landing.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte throws a combination. Beliy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Sasha Beliy has been cut.
Tertelgte avoids the body shot from Beliy.
As Beliy backs away, Tertelgte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Beliy tries to move into range but Tertelgte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beliy is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tertelgte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beliy.
Beliy is still on wobbly legs! Can Tertelgte finish him?
Beliy looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tertelgte lands a right hand from hell, dropping Beliy. Tertelgte pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Tertelgte!
A victorious Ernie Tertelgte thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hawaiian Kickboxer (ranked 1281 p4p, 133 weight class) and Dumba Diame Jr (ranked 1493 p4p, 156 weight class). Kickboxer comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaiian Kickboxer. The crowd seem to be enjoying Diame Jr's choice of entrance music: Get It On The Floor. Hawaiian Kickboxer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dumba Diame Jr's chin.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hawaiian Kickboxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dumba Diame Jr!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diame Jr is defended easily by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer looks to land a combination but Diame Jr avoids it well.
Diame Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Kickboxer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diame Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diame Jr misses with a head kick.
Kickboxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diame Jr.
Kickboxer throws a lazy right hand but Diame Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diame Jr feints the counter takedown.
Kickboxer moves out of range as Diame Jr throws a body kick.
Kickboxer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Kickboxer as he checks the leg kick.
Diame Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickboxer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diame Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kickboxer tries to avoid it but Diame Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kickboxer to the ground. Kickboxer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawaiian Kickboxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dumba Diame Jr.
Kickboxer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kickboxer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kickboxer checks a low kick from Diame Jr.
Kickboxer throws a body punch but Diame Jr moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kickboxer.
Diame Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diame Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diame Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kickboxer as he avoids it easily.
Diame Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diame Jr tries for a takedown but Kickboxer circles away easily
and Kickboxer counters with a stiff right hand.
Diame Jr is rocked!
Kickboxer drops Diame Jr with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Diame Jr looks back up at him and smiles so Kickboxer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Diame Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Kickboxer finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diame Jr walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Kickboxer swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hawaiian Kickboxer!
After the big win, Hawaiian Kickboxer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Freebok (85% Laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Friman (ranked 702 p4p, 31 weight class) and Yung Hung Dong (ranked 725 p4p, 35 weight class). Yung Hung Dong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman misses the jab.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Friman tries to clinch but Dong is having none of it.
Friman connects with a body shot that sends Dong's belly button to the back.
Friman moves out of range of the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong.
Dong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Friman.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Friman.
Friman throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Friman manages to avoid it.
Friman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Friman throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Friman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Friman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dong misses with a hook to the body
and Friman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dong moves in looking to clinch but Friman pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dong defends well and Friman ends up having to push Dong into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Friman throws a shot to the body.
Friman with a jab.
Friman stuns Dong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dong throws a leg kick but Friman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Friman is looking to wear down Dong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dong misses with a kick to the body
and Friman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dong!
Friman trying to control the action but Dong is working from the bottom.
Dong tries to bench press Friman off him but Friman keeps the position.
Dong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Friman's best efforts.
Friman trying to control from half guard but Dong is working away.
Dong is looking to control Friman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dong avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman wants to take a breather but Dong is having none of it.
Friman working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Friman there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong actively working from the bottom here.
Friman throws a strike but Dong avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Friman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman forces his way into half guard.
Friman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Friman winds up and cracks Dong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Friman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dong is staying active underneath Friman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Friman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Friman's back!
Our spies down at at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys inform us that Dong has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman rolls, trying to escape but Dong keeps control of the position.
Dong is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Friman taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Dong.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yung Hung Dong!
An out of breath Yung Hung Dong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yang Xinhai (ranked 875 p4p, 43 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 701 p4p, 30 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Xinhai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez connects with a nice looking jab.
Xinhai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dominguez.
Dominguez moves to clinch but Xinhai breaks away
and Xinhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xinhai throws a big shot that misses.
Dominguez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Xinhai defends well and Dominguez ends up having to push Xinhai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Xinhai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dominguez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dominguez misses with a few strikes there.
Xinhai throws a big counter combination but Dominguez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dominguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xinhai throws a jab when Dominguez was well out of range.
Xinhai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xinhai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Xinhai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dominguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xinhai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xinhai throws out the jab.
Dominguez wants to counter with a clinch but Xinhai pushes him away.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dominguez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Xinhai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xinhai loads up on a big right hand but Dominguez slips the punch.
Xinhai lands with a nice body punch.
Dominguez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Xinhai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dominguez scrambles back to his feet.
Dominguez throws a big shot that misses.
Dominguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Xinhai enables Dominguez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xinhai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dominguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xinhai is keeping the position for now.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Xinhai seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Xinhai keeps moving.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Xinhai wants to stand up but Dominguez is controlling him.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Xinhai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dominguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xinhai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Dominguez lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a nice looking combination but Xinhai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xinhai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dominguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dominguez slips under a jab.
Dominguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xinhai counters with a nice uppercut.
Dominguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Xinhai, pushing him back against the cage.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dominguez has Xinhai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Xinhai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dominguez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dominguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Xinhai has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dominguez is on him like a limpet, forcing Xinhai back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Xinhai scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai has Dominguez pressed against the cage, preventing Dominguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xinhai blocks an elbow strike.
Dominguez has a couple of punches blocked by Xinhai.
Xinhai is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dominguez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Xinhai to the mat. Xinhai regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dominguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Xinhai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominguez prevents Xinhai from getting back to his feet.
Dominguez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dominguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Dominguez throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xinhai slips a jab and a cross from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xinhai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dominguez has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Xinhai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xinhai throws a looping overhand right but Dominguez ducks down to avoid it.
Dominguez with a jab.
Rico Dominguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dominguez swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A punch lands to the side of Xinhai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xinhai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dominguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xinhai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Xinhai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Xinhai takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Xinhai swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xinhai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xinhai swats away the attempt to clinch by Dominguez.
Xinhai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Xinhai ducks right into an uppercut from Dominguez.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Dominguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Xinhai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xinhai blocks a head kick by Dominguez.
Xinhai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xinhai throws a right hand that misses
and Xinhai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai defending well as Dominguez loads up on a big left hand.
Xinhai throws a series of punches but Dominguez avoids them all with ease.
Dominguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xinhai circles away.
Xinhai is looking to counter punch.
Yang Xinhai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Dominguez.
A punch lands to the side of Xinhai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xinhai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dominguez has his takedown stuffed
and Xinhai counters with a right hand to the body.
Xinhai lands a nice hook to Dominguez's body. Dominguez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Xinhai there.
Dominguez throws a hook to the side of Xinhai's head but Xinhai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominguez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xinhai's waist but Xinhai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dominguez off to one side.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Dominguez misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Dominguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dominguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Xinhai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dominguez misses with a hook. Xinhai ducked under it nicely.
Xinhai gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dominguez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dominguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xinhai is keeping the position for now.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Dominguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rico Dominguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xinhai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez passes into half guard.
Dominguez is pressing down on Xinhai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Xinhai is holding on for now.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dominguez working over Xinhai with some ground and pound. Xinhai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dominguez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but Xinhai defending well.
Dominguez slips a nice elbow through Xinhai's hands, connecting with Xinhai's forehead.
Xinhai has hold of Dominguez's hands but Dominguez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Dominguez. Those never looked like landing.
Xinhai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dominguez slips under a jab.
Dominguez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Xinhai defends it well.
Dominguez slips a jab from Xinhai.
Dominguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xinhai but Xinhai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Xinhai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Xinhai ducks right into an uppercut from Dominguez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Dominguez. Those never looked like landing.
Xinhai takes a swing at Dominguez's ribcage but misses.
Xinhai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xinhai takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a double jab.
Dominguez fails to land the takedown.
The fighters circling - Xinhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xinhai throwing a counter right hand but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
Dominguez wants to clinch but Xinhai slips to the side
and Xinhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xinhai throws out a loose jab but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xinhai.
Xinhai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xinhai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominguez.
The fighters circling - Xinhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xinhai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dominguez.
Dominguez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Xinhai did well to prevent Dominguez getting side control.
Dominguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dominguez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dominguez is keen to just control but Xinhai is a slippery customer.
Dominguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez wants to take a breather but Xinhai is having none of it.
Dominguez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dominguez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dominguez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Xinhai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez trying to control from half guard but Xinhai is working away.
Dominguez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dominguez trying to control the action but Xinhai is working from the bottom.
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.
Dominguez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dominguez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Xinhai defending well though.
Dominguez wants to work for an arm triangle but Xinhai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dominguez is trying to control the action in half guard but Xinhai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dominguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xinhai is trying to stand back up but Dominguez is controlling him
Dominguez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Dominguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dominguez 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Dominguez!
Rico Dominguez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iolyn Madog (ranked 341 p4p, 16 weight class) and Marcelo Barbosa (ranked 894 p4p, 44 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madog throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madog throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Madog takes a jab right on the kisser.
Madog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Madog.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick
enabling Madog to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Madog cracks the inside of Barbosa's front leg.
Madog defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa lunges at Madog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Madog's hand.
Madog thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbosa if he has to take too many more of those.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Madog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madog lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Madog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog with a nice cross.
Barbosa lands a high kick!
Madog scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Madog misses the shot to the body.
Madog scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Madog connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Madog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Madog moves out of range.
A slow jab from Madog misses its intended target.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Madog's legs.
Madog fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa lands a jab-cross combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Madog lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Madog dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
It looked like Madog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Madog throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madog throws a nice head kick!
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madog.
Madog cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Madog scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Madog.
Madog staying out of range there.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madog swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Madog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Madog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Madog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Madog misses with a body kick.
Madog sizes up Barbosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Madog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madog throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Madog is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Madog ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madog can pounce on him.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Madog.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Madog looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Madog throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madog throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Madog misses.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Madog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa lands a head kick!
Madog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Madog with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Madog bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iolyn Madog dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Madog clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Madog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Madog does it's job there.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Madog.
Madog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Madog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Madog as he connects with a hook.
Madog throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Madog's calf.
Barbosa misses the body punch
and Madog counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Madog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madog on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
Madog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Madog avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Madog connects with a solid leg kick.
Madog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iolyn Madog is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Madog.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Madog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Madog with a series of wild strikes but Madog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Madog has got the better of the exchanges.
Madog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa slips a jab from Madog.
Madog lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madog throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa with a nice cross.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Madog slips the punch.
Madog is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog lands with a good body shot.
Madog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Madog counters with a right hand to the body.
Madog moves out of range of the strikes.
Madog keeps Barbosa at a distance using the push kick.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barbosa.
Madog misses with an attempted mid kick.
Madog lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Madog throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Madog slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Jab from Barbosa.
Madog takes one to the chin there.
Madog lands a front kick.
Nice jab there from Madog.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Madog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Madog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madog can pounce on him.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Madog's shoulder, as Madog tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Madog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
letting Madog counter with a right hand.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Madog misses.
Madog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madog connects with a single shot there.
Madog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Madog lands with a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iolyn Madog dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Madog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Madog.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Madog is just out of range.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Madog.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Madog moves out of range.
Madog loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Madog. That one must have hurt.
Madog connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Madog moved out of range.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Madog's body.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Madog counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barbosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Madog counter with a right hand.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Madog scores with a kick to the body.
Barbosa takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Madog is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Madog counters with a left to the body.
Madog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Madog lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madog.
Madog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa lands a head kick. Madog smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Madog.
Madog stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Madog works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Madog swinging wildly here.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Madog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Madog thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Madog lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Madog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Madog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Madog plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barbosa cracks Madog with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Iolyn Madog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Madog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madog takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Madog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madog.
And Madog counters with a quick kick to the body but Barbosa blocks it.
Madog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Madog getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Madog counters with a leg kick.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Madog. That one must have hurt.
That's four 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!
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madog lands a body shot.
Madog with a nice cross.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcelo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Madog lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Madog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Madog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iolyn Madog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Madog has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iolyn Madog!
After winning the bout, Iolyn Madog thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Sheedy (ranked 496 p4p, 55 weight class) and Damen Mayer (ranked 1033 p4p, 107 weight class). The key to victory for Kevin Sheedy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Sheedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damen Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mayer staying out of range there.
Mayer looks to throw the jab but Sheedy is out of range.
Mayer looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheedy is just out of range.
Sheedy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Damen Mayer has been cut.
Mayer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sheedy looks to land a combination but Mayer avoids it well.
Mayer fails with the takedown.
Kevin Sheedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damen Mayer.
Sheedy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheedy moves into the clinch.
Mayer is trying to drag Sheedy to the mat but Sheedy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mayer has a couple of punches blocked by Sheedy.
Mayer wants to stall.
Mayer lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sheedy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mayer working for the choke.
Mayer looking to break Sheedy's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sheedy remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mayer will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mayer patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mayer is not going to allow Sheedy to sit and survive in this position.
Sheedy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mayer's arms.
Sheedy defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayer is hanging on to Sheedy's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mayer's arms.
Well, with Mayer on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Sheedy is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Mayer not allowing Sheedy to control his hands.
Sheedy is trying to control his opponent's hands. Eventually Mayer gets his hands free and sinks in a rear naked choke. For a while it looks like Sheedy is going to survive but after struggling valiantly, he eventually has to tap out! Mayer is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damen Mayer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Like Boss (ranked 441 p4p, 67 weight class) and Vincent Lemieux (ranked 587 p4p, 91 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Like Boss has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Like Boss seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Like Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boss takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Boss has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Boss walks into a jab.
Lemieux throws a combination. Boss tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lemieux has closed the distance and engaged Boss in a clinch.
Lemieux lands a right hand.
Boss is trying to break the clinch but Lemieux is controlling him.
Boss has had enough of the clinch but Lemieux keeps him there for the moment.
Boss manages to break the clinch.
Boss cracks Lemieux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boss misses with a right hand
and Lemieux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vincent Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lemieux moves into the clinch.
Lemieux throws a punch but it's blocked by Boss.
Boss manages to break the clinch.
Boss misses with a looping left.
Lemieux avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lemieux misses the target.
Boss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lemieux has time to react.
Boss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemieux manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Lemieux as he connects with a hook.
Boss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lemieux lands a left and a right that send Boss crashing to the mat, dazed. Lemieux thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Boss is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OH! Boss has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Lemieux smells blood and charges in for the finish! Lemieux unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Boss sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincent Lemieux!
In defeat, Like Boss stepped up to the mic, saying 'Give me Super Heavyweight. I'll smash that punk ass bitch!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 16 p4p, 3 weight class) and Super Heavyweight (ranked 60 p4p, 12 weight class). Tower comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye - Power. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Tower!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Heavyweight!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavyweight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tower, pushing him back against the cage.
Heavyweight misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Tower.
Heavyweight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tower lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Super Heavyweight has been cut.
Tower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heavyweight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tower throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heavyweights head.
A head punch on the inside from Tower fails to land.
Heavyweight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heavyweight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tower scores with a hook to the body.
Tower misses with a punch to the body.
Tower misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Tower's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heavyweight tries to work over Tower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tower prevents a body shot from Heavyweight.
Tower jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heavyweight walks away with a smile on his face. Tower gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Heavyweight throws a shot to the body.
Heavyweight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heavyweight lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Heavyweight misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower takes one on the button.
Heavyweight doesn't manage to clinch there - Tower circles away.
Tower thinks about countering with a body kick.
Heavyweight looks to throw the jab but Tower is out of range.
Heavyweight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tower swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tower thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tower avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Tower misses the target.
Tower walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Tower.
As Heavyweight looks to move away, Tower throws a big counter combo but Heavyweight just gets out of the way.
Heavyweight throws a shot to the body.
Tower ducks under a wild hook from Heavyweight.
Tower appears to be looking for a big counter.
Heavyweight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Tower wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heavyweight.
Tower seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tower scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight cracks a nice hook into Tower's ribs.
Heavyweight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but Tower is having none of it.
Tower circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but Tower is having none of it.
Tower quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Heavyweight takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heavyweight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tower circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tower counters with a nice kick to the body.
Heavyweight looks winded!
Heavyweight takes a swing at Tower's ribcage but misses.
Super Heavyweight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heavyweight misses with a hook
and Tower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight doesn't manage to clinch there - Tower circles away.
Tower tries to score with a low kick but Heavyweight moves his leg out of the way.
Heavyweight wants to counter with a clinch but Tower pushes him away.
Heavyweight clinches with his opponent.
Tower drags the fight down to the ground.
Tower escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Heavyweight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Heavyweight not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tower controls Heavyweight momentarily but Heavyweight frees himself.
Heavyweight looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower looking for a guillotine here but Heavyweight defends easily.
Heavyweight slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tower working for a triangle but Heavyweight defends it easily.
Tower can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heavyweight controls the pace.
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 Iain Tower will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Heavyweight's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Heavyweight clinches.
Tower presses Heavyweight against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tower working aggressively here.
Heavyweight lands a hook that snaps the head of Tower backwards.
Tower working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That has opened up Super Heavyweight's cut even more.
Heavyweight misses with a punch to the body.
Tower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iain Tower has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heavyweight tries to throw a body punch but Tower avoids it by throwing Heavyweight back against the cage.
Heavyweight can't find room to land a body shot as Tower controls the action.
Tower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tower.
Tower fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavyweight misses with a punch to the body.
Heavyweight lands a body punch.
Tower fails to pull guard.
Heavyweight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heavyweight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heavyweight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tower backwards.
Heavyweight digs a right hand underneath Tower's ribcage. Tower let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heavyweight lands a body punch.
Heavyweight lands a shot to the body.
Heavyweight lands with a right to the head.
Heavyweight tries to work over Tower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight is leaning against Tower and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heavyweight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heavyweight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heavyweight scores with a shot to the side of Tower's head.
Heavyweight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Heavyweight as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Heavyweight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Heavyweight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight lands a left hand.
Heavyweight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heavyweight digs a right hand underneath Tower's ribcage. Tower let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heavyweight pushes Tower back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heavyweight misses with a punch to the body.
Tower tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iain Tower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tower fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Heavyweight lands an uppercut.
Tower's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heavyweight lands a shot to the body.
Heavyweight scores with a hook to the body.
Heavyweight misses with a body punch.
Tower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight lands a right hand.
Heavyweight lands a shot to the body.
Heavyweight digs a right hand into Tower's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tower's gas tank.
Heavyweight pushes Tower back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heavyweight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heavyweight lands with a left to the head.
Heavyweight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heavyweight lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Heavyweight on the inside.
Tower swings wildly with an uppercut but Heavyweight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heavyweight misses with a body punch.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heavyweight lands a right hand.
Heavyweight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tower blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Tower.
Tower prevents a body shot from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tower gets through Heavyweight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Heavyweight presses Tower against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heavyweight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heavyweight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heavyweight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as Tower controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight digs a right hand underneath Tower's ribcage. Tower let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tower blocks an uppercut.
Heavyweight lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heavyweight lands a shoulder strike.
Heavyweight pushes Tower back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heavyweight is leaning against Tower and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Heavyweight.
Nice body punch from Heavyweight - that landed with a thud.
Heavyweight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heavyweight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heavyweight lands a body shot.
Heavyweight scores with a shoulder strike.
Heavyweight pushes Tower back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heavyweight lands a right hand.
Heavyweight misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tower.
Tower misses with a punch on the inside.
Heavyweight blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Heavyweight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Super Heavyweight's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tower walks into a left hand.
Tower is looking to clinch.
Heavyweight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tower paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heavyweight jabs Tower to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Heavyweight. That snapped Tower's head back.
Heavyweight dodges the punch combination from Tower.
Heavyweight misses with a hook to the body
and Tower counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Heavyweight is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower slips under a jab from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight misses with a straight left.
Heavyweight moves out of range as Tower strikes.
Tower just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Heavyweight misses
and Tower counters with a straight right hand.
Tower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heavyweight throws a good cross that connects.
Heavyweight closes the distance but Tower moves to the side
and Tower counters with a body kick that stops Heavyweight in his tracks momentarily.
Heavyweight moves out of range of the strikes.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but Tower moves out of range.
Heavyweight darts in and clinches Tower up against the cage.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Heavyweight tries to work over Tower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tower pushes Heavyweight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heavyweight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tower's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight swings wildly with an uppercut but Tower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heavyweight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tower prevents a body shot from Heavyweight.
A short left from Tower.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tower softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tower lands an uppercut.
Heavyweight lands with a left to the head.
Tower lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heavyweight lands a shoulder strike.
Heavyweight misses with some punches.
Tower gets through Heavyweight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tower manages to pull guard.
Heavyweight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Heavyweight engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tower is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tower has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Heavyweight can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heavyweight trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Heavyweight showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tower looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tower has his foot on Heavyweight's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Heavyweight works his way back into a safe position though.
Heavyweight got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tower has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Heavyweight has managed to get both his arms back between Tower's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Tower clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Super Heavyweight's cut.
That's time! Tower's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Heavyweight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tower.
Tower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heavyweight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heavyweight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heavyweight tries to clinch there but Tower circles away.
It looked like Tower wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heavyweight misses with an uppercut. Tower saw that one coming.
Heavyweight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heavyweight lands with a good body shot.
Tower avoids the body shot from Heavyweight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavyweight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tower slips a jab from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heavyweight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower prevents a body shot from Heavyweight.
Tower lands a right hand.
Tower lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heavyweight backwards.
Tower is working Heavyweight over against the cage.
Heavyweight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tower lands a nice uppercut.
Heavyweight blocks a body shot from Tower.
Tower lands with a left to the head.
Tower lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tower fails to land.
Heavyweight blocks an uppercut.
Tower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heavyweight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tower lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heavyweight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tower fails to land.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tower.
Tower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight lands a hook that snaps the head of Tower backwards.
Tower goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heavyweight misses with a punch to the body.
Heavyweight digs a right hand into Tower's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tower's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Heavyweight.
Tower misses with some punches.
Tower swings wildly with an uppercut but Heavyweight uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Heavyweight as the two fighters clinch.
Heavyweight can't find room to land a body shot as Tower controls the action.
Heavyweight lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heavyweight is leaning against Tower and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight cracks Tower with a nice body shot.
Heavyweight lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight can't find room to land a body shot as Tower controls the action.
Heavyweight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heavyweight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heavyweight is working Tower over against the cage.
Heavyweight throws a head punch that misses.
Heavyweight lands a nice uppercut.
Heavyweight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tower blocks an uppercut.
Heavyweight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Heavyweight - that landed with a thud.
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!
Tower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heavyweight lands a nice uppercut.
Tower is rocked!
It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tower.
Oh Tower is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tower.
Tower seems to have got his legs back now.
Tower blocks a body shot from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight has a couple of punches blocked by Tower.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tower.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tower creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heavyweight.
Tower decides to pull guard.
Heavyweight controlling from the top position.
Tower working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heavyweight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heavyweight manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tower is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Heavyweight is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Heavyweight dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Heavyweight.
Tower takes one on the button.
Heavyweight misses with a wild body shot.
Super Heavyweight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heavyweight misses with a left hand
and Tower counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heavyweight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tower manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Tower counters with a quick kick to the body but Heavyweight blocks it.
Tower misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavyweight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tower blocks a jab.
Tower was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Heavyweight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tower counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heavyweight's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavyweight wants to clinch up but Tower keeps it at a distance.
Heavyweight is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Heavyweight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tower misses with a body kick.
Heavyweight moves to clinch but Tower breaks away
and Tower counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Heavyweight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tower.
Heavyweight misses with a looping left.
Tower quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Heavyweight clinches with his opponent.
Heavyweight lands with a left to the head.
Heavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as Tower controls his hands.
Tower working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tower.
Tower lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heavyweight backwards.
Tower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tower working aggressively here.
Tower blocks a body shot from Heavyweight.
Tower fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tower lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heavyweight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tower throws a punch but it's blocked by Heavyweight.
Tower lands a left hand.
Tower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tower lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heavyweight.
Tower lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heavyweight backwards.
Tower lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Tower.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower is working Heavyweight over against the cage.
Tower jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heavyweight walks away with a smile on his face. Tower gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heavyweight. Tower does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heavyweight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tower moves away.
Heavyweight lands with a shot to the body.
Tower throws an off balance right hand
and Heavyweight counters with a nice body shot.
Heavyweight tries to clinch up but Tower circles away and keeps his distance.
A quick step to the side and Tower tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heavyweight throws a right and a left that Tower avoids nicely.
Heavyweight closes the distance but Tower moves to the side
and Tower counters with a straight right hand.
Tower throws a lazy right hand but Heavyweight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heavyweight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower missing with a left hand there. Heavyweight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heavyweight clinches.
Tower lands with a left to the head.
Tower lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heavyweight backwards.
Heavyweight takes a shot to the head.
The cut above Super Heavyweight's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight pushes Tower back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tower fails to land.
Tower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Heavyweight.
Tower throws a punch but it's blocked by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tower jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heavyweight walks away with a smile on his face. Tower gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iain Tower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heavyweight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heavyweight misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Iain Tower.
I think Tower has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:48
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Iain Tower!
Iain Tower retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Iain Tower made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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