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CEC 695 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 232 p4p, 34 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 445 p4p, 58 weight class). Crown Halo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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207 lbs
22 - 16 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSilva misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo is looking to slow DeSilva down with leg kicks.
DeSilva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
DeSilva throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
DeSilva catches Halo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
DeSilva scores with a leg kick.
DeSilva misses with a body kick.
DeSilva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeSilva can pounce on him.
DeSilva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
DeSilva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from DeSilva misses.
Halo misses with a series of wild punches.
DeSilva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from DeSilva finds it's way through Halo's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch but DeSilva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeSilva thows a body kick. Halo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Halo forces DeSilva back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from DeSilva.
DeSilva lands a shoulder strike.
Halo lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeSilva backwards.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by DeSilva.
DeSilva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DeSilva lands with a right to the head.
DeSilva throws a head punch that misses.
Halo lands a knee to the head.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeSilva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSilva tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo misses with some punches.
DeSilva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, DeSilva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo tries to stall but DeSilva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
DeSilva prevents a body shot from Halo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeSilva misses with the head strike.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeSilva prevents a body shot from Halo.
DeSilva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from DeSilva.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
DeSilva lands a left hand.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Halo.
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeSilva.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
DeSilva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from DeSilva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite DeSilva's efforts to push away.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeSilva.
DeSilva lands a hook that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
DeSilva throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
DeSilva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. DeSilva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Halo can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from DeSilva fails to land.
DeSilva lands with a short shot to the head.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by DeSilva.
Halo tries a knee to the head but DeSilva blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from DeSilva.
A body shot lands from DeSilva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva has a couple of punches blocked by Halo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
DeSilva lands a body shot in the clinch.
DeSilva lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSilva lands a right hand.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeSilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from DeSilva.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeSilva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DeSilva lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as DeSilva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Halo looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeSilva misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
DeSilva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from DeSilva.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
DeSilva scores with a jab to the head.
DeSilva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halo.
DeSilva misses the shot to the body.
Halo moves out of range as DeSilva throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Halo misses.
Halo misses with a body kick.
DeSilva throws a leg kick but Halo moved away.
Halo checks a leg kick.
DeSilva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
DeSilva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting DeSilva here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fighters circling - DeSilva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halo tries to clinch up but DeSilva circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
DeSilva throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo throws a push kick but DeSilva slaps the foot to one side.
DeSilva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeSilva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva wants to land a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
We've been told by DeSilva's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeSilva.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo wants to clinch.
Halo checks a low kick from DeSilva.
DeSilva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
DeSilva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from DeSilva.
A lazy left from DeSilva finds it's target.
DeSilva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeSilva.
Halo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
DeSilva checks a leg kick.
DeSilva lands a lovely overhand right.
DeSilva looks for the body kick but Halo saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeSilva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
DeSilva lands a nice looking body kick.
DeSilva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
DeSilva throws a leg kick but Halo checks it.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeSilva was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Crown Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Halo. Those never looked like landing.
DeSilva moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
It looked like DeSilva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from DeSilva.
DeSilva throws out a leg kick but Halo moves out of range and DeSilva only half commits.
Halo throws a fast counter high kick but DeSilva manages to duck under it in time.
DeSilva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
DeSilva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down DeSilva rather than just go for the knockout.
Halo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeSilva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
DeSilva swinging wildly here.
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
DeSilva is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeSilva.
DeSilva scores with a leg kick.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeSilva doesn't seem bothered though.
DeSilva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
DeSilva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
DeSilva feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
Halo slips under a jab from DeSilva.
Halo throws a low kick but DeSilva moves out of range easily.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
DeSilva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeSilva throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
DeSilva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Halo rushes DeSilva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
DeSilva scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
DeSilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but DeSilva avoids the damage to the body.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
Halo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Halo.
DeSilva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but DeSilva avoids the damage to the body.
DeSilva managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Halo prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
DeSilva pushes Halo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeSilva is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeSilva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
DeSilva misses the shot to the body.
DeSilva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halo's head backwards.
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
DeSilva scores with a hook.
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DeSilva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! DeSilva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Halo - the referee stops the clock and DeSilva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Halo. DeSilva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeSilva wants to slow Halo down by chopping away at his legs.
DeSilva blocks the body kick.
DeSilva throws a solid leg kick but Halo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at DeSilva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo clinches with his opponent.
Halo lands a nice knee to the body.
Halo prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeSilva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
DeSilva misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from DeSilva fails to land.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but DeSilva avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the cage.
DeSilva avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
Halo cracks DeSilva with a nice body shot.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeSilva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from DeSilva.
DeSilva managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Halo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Halo lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Halo to work.
Halo prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Halo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crown Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Halo pushes DeSilva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DeSilva working aggressively here.
DeSilva blocks a body shot from Halo.
DeSilva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeSilva.
DeSilva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halo working aggressively here.
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeSilva manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva fakes the leg kick and cracks Halo in the body.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
DeSilva misses the jab.
Halo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halo throws a one two combo.
Halo clinches.
DeSilva throws a head punch that misses.
DeSilva takes a knee right on the jaw!
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeSilva blocks it with crossed arms.
DeSilva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeSilva blocks it with crossed arms.
Halo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
DeSilva misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Halo as the two fighters clinch.
DeSilva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeSilva avoids it.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
DeSilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from DeSilva.
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeSilva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the cage.
A short right from DeSilva.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but DeSilva blocks with his arms.
Halo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeSilva blocks a body shot from Halo.
Halo lands a good knee to the midsection. DeSilva won't want to take too many of those.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeSilva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crown Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeSilva 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sortek Redfist (ranked 685 p4p, 96 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 442 p4p, 59 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sortek Redfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Obuhov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Redfist is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Obuhov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Obuhov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Redfist has escaped the position, nice work there.
Redfist avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Obuhov.
Obuhov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfist avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Obuhov.
Sloppy strikes there by Obuhov.
The ground and pound from Obuhov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Redfist manages to get back to half guard.
Redfist wants to improve his position but Obuhov is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov is thwarting Redfist's attempts to control the position.
Obuhov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Obuhov winds up and cracks Redfist with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Redfist wants to get back to his feet.
Redfist blocking the ground and pound attempt from Obuhov.
Redfist is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Obuhov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Obuhov not doing much here.
Redfist is doing well to control the position and prevent Obuhov from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Obuhov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Redfist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Redfist has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Redfist wants to get back to full guard.
Obuhov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Redfist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Obuhov is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Redfist is looking to improve his position.
Obuhov passes to full mount!
Obuhov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfist is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Obuhov throws some wild stikes that Redfist manages to avoid easily.
Obuhov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Redfist's face.
Obuhov controlling the position easily from mount.
Obuhov with the ground and pound from mount.
Obuhov is working for a guillotine from mount but Redfist frees his head quite easily.
Redfist manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Redfist is defending against the submission attempts here by Obuhov.
Obuhov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfist slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Obuhov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Obuhov throws an elbow that misses. Redfist uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obuhov's guard. Nice move by Redfist!
Obuhov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Redfist wants to get up but he can't break Obuhov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Obuhov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obuhov is working an open guard so Redfist takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice cross by Redfist.
It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redfist connects with a right hand. Obuhov shakes it off.
Obuhov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Obuhov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Obuhov throws an elbow but Redfist slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Obuhov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Obuhov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Obuhov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redfist.
Obuhov defending well as Redfist loads up on a big left hand.
Obuhov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Redfist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Obuhov.
Obuhov misses with a takedown attempt - Redfist sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Redfist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Obuhov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Obuhov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Obuhov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obuhov moves out of range of the leg kick from Redfist.
Obuhov dives in and grabs Redfist's left leg, looking for a takedown. Redfist pushes down on Obuhov's head and hops out.
Sortek Redfist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obuhov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Redfist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Redfist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Obuhov to counter with a crisp jab.
Obuhov with a jab.
A head kick misses from Redfist.
Obuhov looks to throw the jab but Redfist is out of range.
Obuhov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Redfist on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfist throws a chopping leg kick but Obuhov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Obuhov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Redfist defends it well.
Sortek Redfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redfist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Obuhov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Redfist misses with a hook
and Obuhov counters with a takedown into side control.
Redfist throws Obuhov to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obuhov drives through with a takedown into Redfist's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Redfist working a defensive guard here.
Redfist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Redfist has momentary wrist control but Obuhov slips an elbow through the middle.
Obuhov trying to control the position from guard on top but Redfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obuhov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Redfist pulls Obuhov in close to prevent any damage.
Obuhov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Obuhov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Redfist seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Obuhov throws a big right hand that misses.
Redfist is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Redfist wants to sweep but no luck.
Redfist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Obuhov postures up and lands a big shot to Redfist's brow.
Obuhov chips away with some ground and pound.
Obuhov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Redfist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Redfist is trying to control the position but Obuhov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfist is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Obuhov trying to control the position from guard on top but Redfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redfist manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Obuhov manages to get himself to full guard.
Obuhov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Redfist is looking to stand up but Obuhov won't let him.
Obuhov has his foot on Redfist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Redfist works his way back into a safe position though.
Obuhov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Redfist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Obuhov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfist trying to stand up but can't free himself from Obuhov's guard.
Redfist stopping the sweep attempt from Obuhov.
Redfist has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Redfist trying to stand up but can't free himself from Obuhov's guard.
Obuhov is working an open guard so Redfist takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Obuhov walks into a jab.
Redfist tries to work over Obuhov's front leg with a kick but Obuhov checks it.
Obuhov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Redfist keeps the fight on the outside.
Obuhov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Redfist sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Obuhov somewhat.
Redfist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obuhov.
Sortek Redfist is winning the standup battle so far.
Redfist throws the left hand but Obuhov avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sortek Redfist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anton Obuhov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Obuhov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redfist.
Obuhov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redfist.
Redfist throws a low kick but Obuhov moves out of range easily.
Redfist throws a lazy right hand but Obuhov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Redfist slips under a jab from Obuhov.
Some wild striking there from Redfist.
Redfist slips under a jab from Obuhov.
Redfist misses with a looping left.
Obuhov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redfist.
Obuhov looks to throw the jab but Redfist is out of range.
Redfist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obuhov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obuhov throws out a counter right but Redfist avoids it with no problem.
Redfist looks to throw the jab but Obuhov is out of range.
Redfist throws a sloppy head kick and Obuhov moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Redfist.
Obuhov throws a shot from downtown. Redfist moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfist connects with a crisp jab.
Obuhov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Obuhov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Redfist has hold of Obuhov's hands but Obuhov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Obuhov is trying to work for a kimura but Redfist is defending well.
Redfist controlling the position for now.
Obuhov thows a huge punch but Redfist dodges it nicely.
Redfist is trying is best to control the position here.
Obuhov passes to full mount!
Redfist is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfist tries to hold on but Obuhov pushes him away.
Redfist is looking to improve his position but Obuhov isn't that keen on the idea.
Obuhov controlling the position easily from mount.
Obuhov unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redfist wants to hold on but Obuhov pushes him away.
Obuhov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Redfist is working to get back to half guard.
Obuhov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Redfist is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov lands a nice shot to the head.
Obuhov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Redfist wants to hold on but Obuhov pushes him away.
Redfist is looking to improve his position but Obuhov isn't that keen on the idea.
Obuhov breaks from Redfist's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Obuhov scoring with strikes but Redfist is staying in there.
Obuhov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Obuhov lands with some strikes.
Redfist is rocked!
Redfist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Redfist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obuhov landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obuhov prevents Redfist from getting the reversal.
Redfist tries to hold on but Obuhov pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov lands a heavy elbow.
Obuhov scoring with strikes but Redfist is staying in there.
Redfist is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Obuhov! Redfist is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anton Obuhov!
Anton Obuhov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Nogueira (ranked 23204 p4p, 164 weight class) and Theodore Rothschild (ranked 6329 p4p, 154 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Nogueira !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theodore Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rothschild.
Rothschild closes the distance and clinches up with Nogueira , looking for a takedown. Rothschild pushes Nogueira against the cage but Nogueira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rothschild fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Rothschild.
Rothschild shoots in and gets a takedown into Nogueira 's guard.
Nogueira trying to control the position here.
Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira is pulling down on Rothschild's head. It's preventing any offense from Rothschild, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck.
Nogueira looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira pulls Rothschild in to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nogueira , right into the meat.
Rothschild 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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rothschild fails with the takedown.
Nogueira thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nogueira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nogueira has control of Rothschild's left arm, preventing Rothschild from doing any damage.
Rothschild controlling from the top position.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Nogueira .
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nogueira .
Rothschild lands with a right to the head.
Rothschild wants to get back to striking at distance but Nogueira won't allow it.
Nogueira pulls guard successfully.
Rothschild advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Theodore Rothschild will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rothschild shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nogueira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rothschild is working away from the top position though.
Nogueira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nogueira .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rothschild is one step ahead there.
Nogueira seems keen to control Rothschild's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rothschild blocks a head kick by Nogueira .
Rothschild shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nogueira sprawls well. Nogueira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rothschild gets slowly back to his feet.
Nogueira clinches with his opponent.
Nogueira breaks from the clinch.
Nogueira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rothschild feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rothschild stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothschild advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild is controlling the pace.
Rothschild is continuing to stall.
Nogueira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nogueira wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rothschild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rothschild wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nogueira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rothschild shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nogueira pinned against the cage. Nogueira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Theodore Rothschild will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Rothschild dives in and grabs Nogueira 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nogueira pushes down on Rothschild's head and hops out.
Nogueira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rothschild, pushing him back against the cage.
Nogueira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nogueira has Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.
Rothschild looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nogueira pulls guard effortlessly.
Nogueira is pulling down on Rothschild's head. It's preventing any offense from Rothschild, at least for the moment.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rothschild's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild trying to control the position.
Rothschild is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nogueira is looking to pass into half guard but Rothschild pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rothschild is in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two 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.
Rothschild controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nogueira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rothschild's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild working a defensive guard here.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.
Rothschild 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.
Nogueira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothschild swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothschild can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nogueira controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothschild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rothschild closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nogueira circles away.
Anderson Nogueira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rothschild tries for a takedown but Nogueira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Rothschild.
A head kick misses from Nogueira .
An inside leg kick lands from Nogueira .
Nogueira tries to clinch but Rothschild is having none of it.
Rothschild fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Nogueira was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild is trying to counter with his kicks.
Anderson Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothschild shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nogueira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nogueira throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rothschild uses it to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Nogueira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rothschild has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Rothschild!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taz McKane (ranked 411 p4p, 54 weight class) and Sasha Beliy (ranked 614 p4p, 72 weight class). Sasha Beliy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Taz McKane's chin.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taz McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasha Beliy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beliy throws a leg kick but McKane moved away.
Beliy throws a hook to the side of McKane's head but McKane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKane swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Beliy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKane moves away.
Beliy lands a head shot.
McKane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beliy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKane.
Beliy feints a counter leg kick.
Beliy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the body from Beliy misses
and McKane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McKane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beliy swings for the body but McKane moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from McKane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beliy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKane lands with an uppercut that bounces Beliy off the cage and back into range.
Beliy throws a right and a left that McKane avoids nicely.
McKane blocks a jab.
McKane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beliy misses with a right hand
and McKane counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy misses with the body kick
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKane throws a shot to the body.
Beliy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like McKane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beliy.
McKane lands with a shot to the body.
McKane looks to land a right hand but Beliy moved out of range.
Beliy counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Beliy misses its intended target.
Beliy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McKane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beliy throws a head kick that misses
and McKane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beliy is rocked!
Beliy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKane.
Beliy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beliy is still on wobbly legs! Can McKane finish him?
McKane throws a monster overhand right that drops Beliy! McKane follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz McKane!
After the fight, Taz McKane was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 119 p4p, 19 weight class) and Kamerun Diaz (ranked 286 p4p, 43 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Beast in Black - Ghost in the Rain. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamerun Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
letting Poli counter with a right hand.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Diaz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Poli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Poli misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Poli sprawls well.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Poli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've been told by Poli's head coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poli misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Poli is controlling Diaz's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Diaz.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Poli doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Poli holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz misses with a head shot. Poli uses the momentum to regain guard.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Poli blocks nicely.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Poli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz stands up over Poli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses. Poli uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Poli!
Diaz is trying to control the position but Poli postures up.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Poli defends it easily.
Diaz is looking for a triangle here but Poli uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz keeping hold of Poli's head, controlling as best he can.
Diaz is trying to control but Poli manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz is still trying to improve position.
Poli controlling from the full mount.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poli avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
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 Roli Poli will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Poli throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Poli moves out of range as Diaz throws a body kick.
Diaz clobbers Poli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Poli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Poli misses.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Poli misses the target.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz lands with a nice body kick.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Poli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Poli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Poli slips a jab from Diaz.
Poli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Poli. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Poli tried to counter with a leg kick but Diaz avoided it.
Poli throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
Kamerun Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poli's head backwards.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Poli takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Poli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Diaz throws a hook but Poli blocks it.
Poli just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli slips a straight right by Diaz.
Poli is looking to counter punch.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Poli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poli throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Kamerun Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poli digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
A big left from Poli misses.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Poli saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Poli misses.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poli was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Poli counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Poli is positioning himself well to prevent Diaz advancing to mount.
Diaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Diaz misses with a head shot. Poli uses the momentum to regain guard.
Poli is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Poli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diaz throws a strike but Poli rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Poli wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Poli pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz wants to improve his position but instead Poli has moved into half guard.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamerun Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Poli is just out of range.
Poli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Poli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poli walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Poli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poli just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
enabling Poli to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli takes one to the side of the head.
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Poli counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poli finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Poli blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Poli connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Diaz throws a hook but Poli blocks it.
Poli checks a leg kick.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Poli misses.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poli misses with a straight left.
And Diaz tries to counter it with a takedown but Poli pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Poli.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poli to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Poli counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz 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.
Diaz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Poli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Poli misses.
Poli throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Poli throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Poli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Poli slips the punch.
It looked like Poli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Poli counters with a straight right hand.
Poli checks a leg kick.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz cracks Poli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Poli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Poli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poli cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz clobbers Poli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Poli's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Poli's head.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poli.
Diaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Poli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz lands a high kick!
Poli lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Poli sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Poli misses its target.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
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 Roli Poli.
I think Poli 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roli Poli!
In his post fight interview, Roli Poli started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dock Ellis (ranked 486 p4p, 63 weight class) and Dustin Kruger (ranked 754 p4p, 91 weight class). Kruger has chosen Play For Keeps as his entrance music. Dustin Kruger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
241 lbs
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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dock Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Dustin Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger looks to land a left hand but Ellis moved out of range nicely.
Ellis has Kruger up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Ellis.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Ellis.
Kruger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruger's elbow.
Kruger lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger.
Ellis breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Ellis.
Dock Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ellis throws a lazy right hand but Kruger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruger flicks out a counter leg kick but Ellis steps away.
Ellis swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kruger to counter with a crisp jab.
Ellis lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws out a powerful jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ellis.
Kruger blocks a head kick by Ellis.
Ellis lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruger's head.
Ellis blocks a jab.
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis scores with the left hand. Kruger knows he should have avoided that one.
Ellis scores with a body shot.
Ellis misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely.
Kruger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kruger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ellis moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis tries a body shot but Kruger blocks it.
Ellis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ellis as the two fighters clinch.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Ellis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis manages to break the clinch.
Kruger misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ellis misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Kruger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Ellis connects with a high kick.
Kruger misses with an uppercut
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruger is rocked!
Ellis throws a looping overhand right but Kruger ducks down to avoid it.
Ellis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Ellis.
Ellis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Ellis looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Ellis throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kruger to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Kruger lands.
Kruger fails to land with a series of punches.
Kruger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ellis throws out the jab.
Ellis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kruger momentarily.
Ellis tests Kruger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kruger walks into a jab.
Kruger is still on wobbly legs! Can Ellis finish him?
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Kruger moves away and avoids it.
Kruger seems to have recovered his senses.
Ellis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ellis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellis slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger ducks right into an uppercut from Ellis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellis misses with a right hand
and Kruger counters with a big right hand! Oh Ellis is in trouble here! Kruger follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Kruger!
Dustin Kruger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Monteiro (ranked 301 p4p, 40 weight class) and Monte Zuma (ranked 349 p4p, 50 weight class). Tony Monteiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Monteiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Monte Zuma!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuma. Monteiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Monteiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monteiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuma moves out of range of the strikes.
Zuma throws a lazy body kick
and Monteiro counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Monte Zuma has been cut.
Monteiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zuma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Monteiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuma thuds his shin into the meat of Monteiro's side.
Zuma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Monteiro takes a step back to recover.
Zuma lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma scores with a hook.
It looks like Tony Monteiro has been cut.
Tony Monteiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zuma slips under a jab from Monteiro.
Monte Zuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuma tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zuma.
Zuma scores with a hook to the body. Monteiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zuma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zuma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zuma lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Monteiro.
Monteiro ducks right into an uppercut from Zuma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuma ducks straight into an uppercut from Monteiro and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Zuma manages to regain guard straight away.
Monteiro wants to get up but he can't break Zuma's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zuma has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Monteiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Monteiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Monteiro tries to stand but Zuma is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Monteiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Monteiro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zuma, up you get!
A slapping body kick lands there for Zuma.
Zuma drives through with a takedown into Monteiro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Monteiro has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Zuma has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Zuma cracks Monteiro with a nice body shot.
Monteiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monteiro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Zuma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Monteiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zuma lands with a shot to the body.
Zuma throws out a loose jab but Monteiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuma throws the kick towards the body but Monteiro avoids it.
Zuma lunges at Monteiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monteiro's hand.
Zuma tries to clinch up but Monteiro circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Monteiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zuma misses with the body kick
letting Monteiro counter with a right hand.
Monteiro checks a leg kick.
Monteiro throwing a counter right hand but Zuma manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Monte Zuma will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zuma lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've been told by Monteiro's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zuma throws a front kick that sends Monteiro stumbling back into the cage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zuma - that will leave a mark!
Monteiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monteiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zuma tries to clinch but Monteiro moves out of range.
Monte Zuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Zuma.
Monteiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zuma. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Monteiro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monteiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zuma scores with a spinning back kick!
Monteiro lands with a hook. Zuma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zuma fakes the leg kick and cracks Monteiro in the body.
Zuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zuma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Monteiro is rocked!
Zuma cracks Monteiro with a left hook right on the temple and Monteiro goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Zuma lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Monteiro is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Monte Zuma!
After the fight, Monte Zuma was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 204 p4p, 32 weight class) and Bartholomäus Wolff (ranked 148 p4p, 22 weight class). Khunbish Borjigin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomäus Wolff!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolff lands with a hook. Borjigin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Borjigin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borjigin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolff.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wolff.
Wolff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolff throws the kick towards the body but Borjigin avoids it.
Wolff lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borjigin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borjigin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Borjigin closes the distance and pushes Wolff back into the cage.
Wolff gets through Borjigin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wolff misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borjigin.
Wolff lands a hook that snaps the head of Borjigin backwards.
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!
Wolff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Borjigin misses with the head strike.
Wolff tries to break the clinch but Borjigin is controlling the position.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Borjigin.
Wolff lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolff.
Borjigin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borjigin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolff misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Borjigin.
Borjigin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolff is trying to break the clinch but Borjigin is controlling him.
Wolff tries to break free but Borjigin pushes him back against the cage.
Wolff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borjigin lands a shot to the body.
Borjigin has a couple of punches blocked by Wolff.
Borjigin lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Wolff.
Wolff lands with a right to the head.
Borjigin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borjigin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borjigin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolff's elbow.
Wolff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Borjigin.
Wolff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Borjigin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wolff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolff blocks a body shot from Borjigin.
Borjigin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borjigin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wolff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin throws a looping overhand right but Wolff ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Wolff misses its intended target.
Borjigin moves out of range of the leg kick from Wolff.
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 jab from Borjigin misses.
Wolff feints and then cracks Borjigin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Borjigin down.
Borjigin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Borjigin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wolff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borjigin moves forwards but Wolff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Wolff finds it's way through Borjigin's defenses.
Borjigin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borjigin throws a front kick aimed at Wolff's knee but Wolff avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolff. Borjigin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a lazy right hand but Wolff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolff looks to throw the jab but Borjigin is out of range.
Borjigin misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Wolff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Borjigin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolff connects with a high kick.
We've been told by Borjigin's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Borjigin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wolff's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Borjigin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wolff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin blocks a low kick nicely.
Wolff has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fighters circling - Borjigin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolff throws a body punch but Borjigin moves out of range.
Wolff moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolff lands with a shot to the body.
Wolff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borjigin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wolff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borjigin missing with a left hand there. Wolff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borjigin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wolff. Wolff obviously looking to wear him down.
Wolff throws a solid leg kick but Borjigin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wolff.
Wolff thumps Borjigin with a low kick.
Borjigin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Borjigin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Borjigin cracks Wolff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Borjigin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Borjigin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borjigin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Borjigin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Borjigin keeps control of Wolff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borjigin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolff misses with a body punch.
Borjigin lands with a short shot to the head.
Wolff misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Wolff.
Borjigin lands a shoulder strike.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Borjigin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wolffs head.
Wolff misses with the head strike.
Wolff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borjigin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Borjigin is looking to clinch but Wolff is avoiding it.
Wolff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borjigin.
Wolff just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Borjigin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolff misses the jab.
Wolff throws a leg kick but Borjigin checks it.
Wolff walks into a left hand.
Borjigin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Borjigin needs to keep his hands up - Wolff had a free shot at his head there.
Borjigin lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bartholomäus Wolff will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wolff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Wolff. Those never looked like landing.
Wolff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borjigin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Borjigin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolff.
Borjigin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borjigin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolff blocks a body shot from Borjigin.
A right handed body shot lands from Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Wolff has a couple of punches blocked by Borjigin.
Wolff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wolff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolff misses with a punch to the body.
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Wolff.
Wolff misses with some punches.
Borjigin blocks an uppercut.
Wolff lands with a left to the head.
Wolff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khunbish Borjigin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wolff manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Borjigin. Borjigin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Borjigin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wolff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Borjigin in his tracks.
Wolff pushes Borjigin away with a front kick.
Borjigin 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.
Wolff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Borjigin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wolff. Wolff obviously looking to wear him down.
Wolff throws a hook but Borjigin blocks it.
Borjigin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wolff just manages to avoid it.
Borjigin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Wolff. That snapped Borjigin's head back.
Borjigin tries to clinch up.
Borjigin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borjigin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borjigin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Borjigin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borjigin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Borjigin.
Wolff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borjigin has Wolff up against the cage in a clinch.
Wolff misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borjigin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Borjigin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolff.
Wolff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borjigin slips under a jab.
Borjigin throws a looping overhand right but Wolff ducks down to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wolff. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wolff throws out a leg kick but Borjigin moves out of range and Wolff only half commits.
Borjigin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borjigin connects with an inside leg kick.
Wolff has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wolff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Borjigin misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wolff keeps Borjigin at a distance using the push kick.
Borjigin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolff.
Wolff throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Borjigin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borjigin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wolff tries to land a front kick but Borjigin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borjigin walks into a stiff left hand from Wolff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Wolff lands but Borjigin takes it in his stride.
Wolff throws a head kick but Borjigin moves out of range.
Wolff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Borjigin.
Borjigin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolff.
Borjigin misses with an uppercut
and Wolff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Borjigin scoring well with a low kick there.
Borjigin misses with a wild body shot.
Borjigin motions for Wolff to come forward. Borjigin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Borjigin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borjigin lands a body shot.
Borjigin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borjigin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wolff is looking to land body kicks.
Wolff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wolff throws a big shot that misses.
Borjigin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borjigin drives through and clinches with Wolff against the cage.
Borjigin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Wolff is trying to force a seperation but Borjigin has the dominant position.
Borjigin lands an uppercut.
Wolff blocking some punches.
Borjigin tries to work over Wolff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borjigin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Wolff.
Wolff throws a head punch that misses.
Borjigin throws a head punch that misses.
Wolff has a couple of punches blocked by Borjigin.
Wolff misses with the head strike.
Borjigin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Borjigin.
Wolff misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolff.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Borjigin on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolff.
Wolff misses with some punches.
Wolff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borjigin's elbow.
Borjigin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bartholomäus Wolff will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Borjigin lands a lovely overhand right.
Wolff misses with a body kick.
Borjigin throws a looping overhand right but Wolff ducks down to avoid it.
Borjigin tries to clinch there but Wolff circles away.
It seemed like Wolff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wolff avoids the body shot from Borjigin.
Wolff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Borjigin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wolff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Wolff releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Borjigin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borjigin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borjigin tried to score with a low kick but Wolff checks it.
Wolff misses with a low kick.
Borjigin is looking to counter the offense by Wolff and move into the clinch.
Wolff checks a low kick from Borjigin.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borjigin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wolff.
Wolff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wolff takes a swing at Borjigin's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Wolff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wolff.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borjigin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wolff. Wolff obviously looking to wear him down.
Wolff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wolff swats away the attempt to clinch by Borjigin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Wolff.
Wolff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wolff tries to land a front kick but Borjigin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wolff is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wolff is looking to slow Borjigin down with leg kicks.
Borjigin misses with a looping right.
Borjigin throws a series of punches but Wolff avoids them all with ease.
Wolff scores with a hook to the body. Borjigin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Borjigin closes the distance and clinches.
Wolff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolff blocking some punches.
Borjigin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borjigin scores with a shoulder strike.
Borjigin throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borjigin.
Borjigin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borjigin backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borjigin blocks a body shot from Wolff.
Khunbish Borjigin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Borjigin.
Wolff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borjigin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolff takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borjigin throws out the jab.
Wolff throws an overhand right that lands on Borjigin's shoulder, as Borjigin tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Wolff finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wolff slips a straight right by Borjigin.
Wolff throws out a counter right but Borjigin avoids it with no problem.
Wolff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wolff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borjigin at a distance.
Wolff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borjigin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wolff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Borjigin tries to land a front kick but Wolff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borjigin forces Wolff back against the cage and clinches.
Wolff throws a head punch that misses.
Wolff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borjigin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolff's hands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wolff. That's going to slow Borjigin down.
Wolff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolff cracks Borjigin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Borjigin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borjigin.
Wolff swings for the body but Borjigin moves out of range.
Borjigin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Wolff.
Borjigin throws a chopping leg kick but Wolff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Borjigin.
Borjigin closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Borjigin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wolff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borjigin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borjigin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wolff is rocked!
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Wolff is still on wobbly legs! Can Borjigin finish him?
Borjigin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolff swings wildly with an uppercut but Borjigin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borjigin misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borjigin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff seems to have recovered his senses.
Wolff misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borjigin.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Borjigin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Borjigin lands a right hand.
Borjigin lands a big right hand that drops Wolff! The killer instinct kicks in and Borjigin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Borjigin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khunbish Borjigin!
Khunbish Borjigin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hyryx Dall (ranked 173 p4p, 28 weight class) and Ceaser El Toro Jr (ranked 177 p4p, 30 weight class). Dall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rattlesnake. Hyryx Dall has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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187 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hyryx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ceaser El Toro Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dall finds it's way round the side to connect with El Toro Jr's head.
El Toro Jr avoids the body shot from Dall.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Toro Jr.
Dall works the jab nicely.
Dall feints and then cracks El Toro Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow El Toro Jr down.
Dall thumps El Toro Jr with a low kick.
El Toro Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
El Toro Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hyryx Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro Jr needs to keep his hands up - Dall had a free shot at his head there.
El Toro Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
El Toro Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
El Toro Jr takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
El Toro Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and El Toro Jr counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Hyryx Dall has been cut.
Good exchange - El Toro Jr coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dall.
Dall scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall works the jab nicely.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from El Toro Jr misses.
Dall throws a leg kick that misses.
El Toro Jr 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.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Dall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. El Toro Jr is trying to defend but Dall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
El Toro Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but El Toro Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
El Toro Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dall is working away from the top position though.
Dall wants to free his trapped foot but El Toro Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr is trying to maintain the position but Dall is very close to passing his half guard.
El Toro Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
El Toro Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dall defends well.
El Toro Jr looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dall is defending well. El Toro Jr quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dall has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! El Toro Jr celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ceaser El Toro Jr!
Our winner, Ceaser El Toro Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Hyryx Dall stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got bit!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hillary Trump (ranked 112 p4p, 18 weight class) and Cole Reynolds (ranked 67 p4p, 9 weight class). Hillary Trump could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cole Reynolds's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Reynolds scores with a four punch combination!
Reynolds takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trump scores with a jab to the jaw.
Trump bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Trump misses.
Reynolds throws an overhand right that lands on Trump's shoulder, as Trump tries to avoid the shot.
Trump is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Reynolds misses its intended target.
Trump misses with a looping left.
Reynolds misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump lands with a shot to the body.
Reynolds misses with a hook
and Trump counters with a nice body shot.
Trump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Trump.
Trump is looking to clinch.
Reynolds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trump's hands.
Reynolds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trump.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Reynolds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trump tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reynolds manages to circle out of the way.
Reynolds goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Trump throws a hook but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trump appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Reynolds finds it's way through Trump's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump misses with a combination
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trump connects with a body shot that sends Reynolds's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Trump, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trump throws a looping overhand right but Reynolds ducks down to avoid it.
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trump throws an off balance right hand
and Reynolds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reynolds misses with a hook.
Reynolds misses with a left hand
and Trump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Reynolds counter with a right hand.
Reynolds stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Trump swings widly with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trump on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Reynolds dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trump blocks a head kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trump.
Trump looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trump throws a nice looking combination but Reynolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reynolds! But no joy.
Reynolds lands a nice shot to the body.
Trump throws an overhand right that lands on Reynolds's shoulder, as Reynolds tries to avoid the shot.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds ducks right into an uppercut from Trump.
Trump looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds scores with a punch to the head.
Trump on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trump takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reynolds tries a head kick but it misses.
Reynolds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Reynolds catches Trump right on the button with a cross.
Reynolds cracks Trump with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trump is rocked!
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trump.
Reynolds is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Trump with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trump throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Trump is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trump seems to have got his legs back now.
Trump connects with a nice looking jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Trump might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Trump wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.
Reynolds throws out a counter right but Trump avoids it with no problem.
Reynolds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trump.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a looping right.
Trump swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Trump tests Reynolds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reynolds throws a hook but Trump avoids it easily.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reynolds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trump misses with a series of wild punches.
Reynolds let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Trump lands the left hand.
Trump takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trump clobbers Reynolds with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Trump moves out of range of the strikes.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cole Reynolds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trump. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reynolds looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reynolds scores with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reynolds.
A telegraphed right hand from Trump misses the target.
Reynolds lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a hook.
Reynolds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Trump.
Trump throws a big counter combination but Reynolds scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cole Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump moves out of range as Reynolds strikes.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
Trump wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reynolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Trump.
Reynolds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reynolds scores with a head kick. Trump tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a body shot.
Trump moves out of range as Reynolds strikes.
Trump fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reynolds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds looks to land a right hand but Trump moved out of range.
Trump swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Trump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a hook to the side of Trump's head but Trump sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trump connects with a single shot there.
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Trump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump jabs at Reynolds's body.
Reynolds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trump.
Reynolds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trump is looking to counter the offense by Reynolds and move into the clinch.
Trump falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Trump swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reynolds.
Trump lands a body shot.
Reynolds swings for the body but Trump moves out of range.
Reynolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trump throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Reynolds really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trump throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Reynolds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trump blocks a head kick by Reynolds.
A counter left hand to the body from Trump misses its target.
Trump bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reynolds's head.
Trump connects with a right hand. Reynolds shakes it off.
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump lands with a shot to the body.
Trump throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reynolds lands with a straight right. Trump didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but Trump moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Trump misses the target.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
Reynolds throws out a counter right but Trump avoids it with no problem.
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trump throws the left hand but Reynolds avoids the punch easily.
Reynolds looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trump rushes Reynolds and presses him up against the cage.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reynolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Trump.
Trump jumps into guard, dragging Reynolds to the mat.
Reynolds gets to his feet. Trump looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Trump bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trump tries to counter by clinching up but Reynolds breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Trump.
Trump misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reynolds! But no joy.
Trump misses with a shot to the body
and Reynolds counters with a good, hard body kick but Trump shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with the combination.
Trump displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
Trump is looking to counter punch.
Trump avoids the head kick by Reynolds.
A little feinted left hand from Trump on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
As Reynolds tries to get set, Trump tries to push him back and clinch up but Reynolds manages to avoid the attempt.
Reynolds lands a jab.
Reynolds swings widly with a right hand
and Trump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws out a powerful jab.
Trump moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Trump is looking to counter the offense by Reynolds and move into the clinch.
Trump has managed to clinch.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds blocks a body shot from Trump.
Trump jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reynolds walks away with a smile on his face. Trump gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trump lands with a shot to the body.
Reynolds lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds slips a straight right by Trump.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hillary Trump will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Trump connects with a nice looking jab.
Reynolds takes a swing at Trump's ribcage but misses.
Trump throws a right hand that Reynolds ducks under and follows up with a left that Reynolds also avoids with ease.
Reynolds is trying to counter with his kicks.
Trump tries to bum rush Reynolds with a series of wild strikes but Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Trump uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reynolds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trump stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a right hand that misses
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reynolds lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trump.
Trump avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trump looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trump fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reynolds on the side of the head.
Hillary Trump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reynolds.
Trump takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trump looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Trump misses the target.
Trump walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trump clinches up with Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage.
Trump trying to land knees to the body.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reynolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Reynolds fails to land.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
Trump misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
Reynolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
A body shot lands from Trump.
Reynolds lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Trump blocking some punches.
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trump stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Reynolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Good body shot from Trump.
Reynolds is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Trump blocking some punches.
Hillary Trump has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trump works on Reynolds's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Trump as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reynolds.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reynolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Reynolds blocks a body shot from Trump.
Trump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
Trump pushes Reynolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds is rocked!
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 Hillary Trump.
I think Reynolds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cole Reynolds!
Cole Reynolds bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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