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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tytus Aleksy (ranked 1802 p4p, 213 weight class) and Sampson Shain (ranked 2069 p4p, 232 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aleksy
vs
Shain

172 cm
28
166 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

175 cm
31
165 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tytus Aleksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shain.
Aleksy thumps Shain with a low kick.
Aleksy tries to bum rush Shain with a series of wild strikes but Shain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aleksy checks it well.
Shain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Aleksy counters with a quick kick to the body but Shain blocks it.
Aleksy looks to land a combination but Shain avoids it well.
Shain takes a swing at Aleksy's ribcage but misses.
Aleksy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shain just manages to avoid it.
Aleksy moves out of range as Shain strikes.
Aleksy throws a big counter combination but Shain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
Aleksy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shain slips a jab and a cross from Aleksy.
Shain scores with a push kick.
Aleksy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aleksy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Aleksy moves into range and clinches up with Shain.
A head punch on the inside from Shain fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aleksy.
Aleksy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aleksy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aleksy.
Aleksy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aleksy manages to break the clinch.
Aleksy throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Sampson Shain has been cut.

Shain gets tackled into the cage by Aleksy. Aleksy maintains the clinch.
Shain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aleksy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aleksy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shain tries to land knees in the clinch but Aleksy avoids the damage to the body.
Aleksy managing to block the knees to the body from Shain.
Shain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aleksy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shain's elbow.
Come on Aleksy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice left hand lands by Shain.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aleksy is defending well for now.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aleksy is defending well for now.
Aleksy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Aleksy misses with a punch on the inside.
Shain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aleksy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy blocks a body shot from Shain.
Shain misses with a body punch.
Aleksy dodges an elbow strike from Shain.
Shain throws a head punch that misses.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Aleksy misses with a punch to the body.
Shain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aleksy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shain tries a body shot but Aleksy blocks it.
Shain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shain lands a left hand.
Shain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aleksy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shain digs a right hand into Aleksy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aleksy's gas tank.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shain misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shain.
Aleksy tries to circle away but Shain has him pinned against the cage.
Aleksy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy has Shain pressed against the cage.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Shain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Shain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aleksy blocks it with crossed arms.
Shain misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Shain - that landed with a thud.
Shain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aleksy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Aleksy breaks the clinch.
Aleksy moves forwards but Shain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shain checks a leg kick.
Aleksy throws a jab but it's blocked by Shain.
Aleksy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aleksy 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.
Aleksy looks to land a right hand but Shain moved out of range.
Aleksy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shain misses the target.
Shain keeps the fight on the outside.
Aleksy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shain can pounce on him.
Aleksy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shain.
Aleksy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shain fakes the leg kick and cracks Aleksy in the body.
Aleksy moves out of range of the strikes.
As Shain looks to move away, Aleksy throws a big counter combo but Shain just gets out of the way.
Shain clobbers Aleksy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shain throws a looping overhand right but Aleksy ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shain dodges the punch combination from Aleksy.
An inside leg kick lands from Shain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sampson Shain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
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.

Shain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aleksy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aleksy misses with a looping right.
Aleksy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aleksy misses with a few strikes there.
Shain throws out a counter right but Aleksy avoids it with no problem.
Aleksy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shain counters with a leg kick.
Shain misses with a jab to the body
and Aleksy counters with a big head kick but Shain shrugs it off.
Aleksy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shain checks a leg kick nicely.
Shain throws a leg kick but Aleksy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aleksy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Shain there.
Shain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shain slips under a jab.
Shain misses with a right hand

and Aleksy moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksy stalling in the clinch but Shain improves position.
Shain lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Shain.
Shain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shain lands a good knee to the midsection. Aleksy won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aleksy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shain has him pressed against the cage.
Shain has Aleksy pressed against the cage, preventing Aleksy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shain takes a shot to the head.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Aleksy is trying to push Shain away but Shain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shain tries to throw a body punch but Aleksy avoids it by throwing Shain back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aleksy fails to land.
Sampson Shain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aleksy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shain swings wildly with an uppercut but Aleksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Aleksy fails to land.

Aleksy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shain.
Shain throws a low kick but Aleksy moves out of range easily.
Shain throws a wild body kick that Aleksy sees coming a mile off.
Shain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aleksy tries a low kick but Shain avoids it.
Tytus Aleksy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aleksy.
Shain throws a hook but Aleksy blocks it.
Sampson Shain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aleksy misses with a two punch combination.
Shain slips a jab and a cross from Aleksy.
Aleksy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aleksy misses with a low kick as Shain jumps back.
Aleksy 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.
Aleksy tries to clinch
and Shain counters with a straight right hand.
Shain throws a leg kick that misses.
Aleksy checks a low kick from Shain.
It looked like Aleksy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aleksy tries to clinch there but Shain circles away.
Shain thinks about the counter body kick.
Shain with a nice cross.
Shain throws the left hand but Aleksy avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy scores with a one two! Shain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aleksy avoids a kick to the body.
Aleksy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aleksy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aleksy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shain's hands.
Shain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aleksy ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Shain throws a sloppy head kick and Aleksy moves out of range easily.
Shain throws out a loose jab but Aleksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain scores with a spinning back kick!
Aleksy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shain counters with a left to the body.
Aleksy works over Shain's head and body with a nice combination.
Aleksy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shain was well out of range. Poor timing from Aleksy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aleksy looks to land a combination but Shain avoids it well.
Aleksy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shain looks to throw the jab but Aleksy is out of range.
Aleksy avoids the body shot from Shain.
Nice defenses there by Aleksy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shain, as that shot connected.
Shain misses with a hook.
Aleksy connects with the punch.
Shain checks a leg kick.
Shain tries a quick counter leg kick but Aleksy is wise to it.
Aleksy misses with a leg kick.
Shain misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shain misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shain.
Shain looks to score with a jab to the body but Aleksy is just out of range.
Aleksy walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sampson Shain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aleksy.
Shain takes a swing at Aleksy's ribcage but misses.
Aleksy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aleksy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shain throws a leg kick that is checked

and Aleksy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aleksy takes an elbow to the temple.
Aleksy lands a left hand.
Shain misses with an elbow over the top.
Shain working aggressively here.
Shain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shain misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shain as Aleksy tries to tie him up.
Aleksy wants to stall.
Maybe Aleksy would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Aleksy swings wildly with an uppercut but Shain uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain lands a body punch in the clinch.

Aleksy breaks from the clinch.
Shain slips a jab and a cross from Aleksy.
Shain steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Aleksy checks a leg kick.
Aleksy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aleksy throws a hook but Shain blocks it.
Aleksy wants to clinch.
Shain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aleksy at a distance.
Aleksy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aleksy moves forwards but Shain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aleksy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shain counters with a good low kick that Aleksy was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Aleksy misses.
Aleksy wants to clinch up but Shain keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aleksy with a body shot.
Shain misses with a head kick.
Aleksy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shain swings for the body but Aleksy moves out of range.
Aleksy lands a head shot.
Aleksy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aleksy.
Aleksy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aleksy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shain flicks out a counter leg kick but Aleksy steps away.
Aleksy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shain throws a leg kick
and Aleksy counters with a series of strikes. Shain will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aleksy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shain thows a left - swing and a miss!

Aleksy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aleksy lands a left hand.
Shain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shain lands with a light punch inside.
Aleksy is trying to maintain a safe position but Shain gets an underhook and turns Aleksy into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Aleksy.
Shain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Aleksy wants to stall.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Shain misses with an elbow strike.
Aleksy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Shain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aleksy avoids it.
Tytus Aleksy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain missing with knees to the body.
Aleksy is looking to control Shain's arms but Shain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aleksy has his back to the cage.
Shain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aleksy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aleksy is defending well for now.

Aleksy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aleksy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shain throws an overhand right that lands on Aleksy's shoulder, as Aleksy tries to avoid the shot.
Aleksy looks to score with a jab to the body but Shain is just out of range.
Shain moves out of range as Aleksy strikes.
Shain throws a hook but Aleksy blocks it.
Aleksy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shain lands a head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sampson Shain.
Well Shain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sampson Shain!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 1752 p4p, 226 weight class) and Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 1705 p4p, 220 weight class). Zell Dincht has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dincht
vs
Anthony Buzzard

184 cm
34
187 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

188 cm
32
190 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Sir Anthony Buzzard!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buzzard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buzzard lands with a cross.

It looks like Zell Dincht has been cut.
Dincht keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buzzard.
Dincht misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Buzzard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Buzzard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Buzzard throws a leg kick which misses Dincht's front leg but catches the back leg as Dincht tries to avoid it.
Buzzard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dincht sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dincht swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dincht uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buzzard has time to react.
Buzzard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That kick from Dincht tenderised Buzzard's leg. Buzzard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dincht swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Buzzard throws out a counter right but Dincht avoids it with no problem.
Buzzard throws a poor cross that misses
and Dincht counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dincht uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzard throws a lazy uppercut
and Dincht counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Buzzard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buzzard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dincht.
Dincht seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Buzzard throws a hook but Dincht blocks it.
Buzzard lands an overhand right.
Dincht slips a jab from Buzzard.
Dincht throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buzzard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Dincht on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Buzzard throws a hook but Dincht blocks it.
Dincht feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Buzzard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buzzard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard throws an off balance right hand
and Dincht counters with an outside leg kick.
Dincht takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dincht gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Buzzard throws a right hand that misses
and Dincht counters with a good, hard body kick but Buzzard shrugs it off.
Buzzard staying out of range there.
Buzzard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Buzzard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dincht is looking to counter punch.
Buzzard blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Buzzard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buzzard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dincht feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Buzzard misses with a hook.
Dincht connects with a body shot that sends Buzzard's belly button to the back.
Buzzard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dincht.
A punch lands to the side of Dincht 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard misses with a hook
and Dincht counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buzzard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dincht. Dincht obviously looking to wear him down.
Dincht lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Buzzard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dincht misses with a hook.
Buzzard misses with a looping right.
As Buzzard backs away, Dincht returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Buzzard finds it's way through Dincht's defenses.
Dincht throws a looping overhand right but Buzzard ducks down to avoid it.
Buzzard looks to throw the jab but Dincht is out of range.
Buzzard needs to keep his hands up - Dincht had a free shot at his head there.
Dincht keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buzzard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht moves out of range of the strikes.
Buzzard throws a nice looking combination but Dincht bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buzzard walks into a stiff left hand from Dincht.
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!
Buzzard misses with an uppercut.
Buzzard misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Dincht.
Buzzard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dincht scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Buzzard doesn't seem bothered though.
Buzzard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buzzard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Buzzard misses with a looping left.
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 Zell Dincht will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zell Dincht's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Buzzard throws a chopping leg kick but Dincht manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dincht throws the kick towards the body but Buzzard avoids it.
A jab from Buzzard misses.
Dincht is looking to slow Buzzard down with leg kicks.
Zell Dincht is winning the standup battle so far.
Buzzard slips a straight right by Dincht.
Buzzard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buzzard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buzzard wants to land a leg kick but Dincht is out of range.
Buzzard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buzzard lands a jab to the head.
Buzzard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Buzzard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dincht counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buzzard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dincht.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht throws an overhand right that lands on Buzzard's shoulder, as Buzzard tries to avoid the shot.
Buzzard throws a jab when Dincht was well out of range.
It looked like Dincht wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Buzzard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dincht counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buzzard thumps Dincht with a low kick.
Buzzard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buzzard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Buzzard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dincht is out of range and Buzzard settles back down.
Dincht connects with a solid leg kick.
Dincht ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dincht appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Buzzard connects with a nice looking jab.
Dincht rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buzzard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dincht stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dincht.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buzzard throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Buzzard.
Dincht connects with an inside leg kick.
Buzzard looks to land a right hand but Dincht moved out of range.
Buzzard lands a leg kick that knocks Dincht off balance momentarily.
Buzzard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dincht.
Buzzard tries to land a leg kick but Dincht saw it coming and moves away.
Buzzard slips under a jab.
Dincht ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dincht misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard throws a body shot but no joy.
Dincht misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buzzard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dincht has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dincht and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dincht throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Dincht misses.
Buzzard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dincht scoring well with a low kick there.
Buzzard throws a leg kick
and Dincht connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Buzzard does it's job there.

Zell Dincht's cut is getting worse.
Dincht lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Buzzard misses with a hook. Dincht ducked under it nicely.
Buzzard looks to score with a jab to the body but Dincht is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Buzzard duly obliges.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dincht.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dincht lands with a straight right. Buzzard didn't see that one coming.
Dincht lands with an uppercut that bounces Buzzard off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Dincht throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dincht takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buzzard throws an off balance right hand
and Dincht counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dincht looks to land a left hand but Buzzard moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Buzzard.
Dincht misses with a body kick.
Dincht misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sir Anthony Buzzard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zell Dincht's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Buzzard.
Buzzard throws a solid leg kick but Dincht takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buzzard.
Dincht will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Buzzard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dincht moves out of range of the strikes.
Dincht misses with a right hand
and Buzzard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Buzzard slips a jab from Dincht.
Dincht throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Buzzard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dincht throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buzzard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dincht pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buzzard lands a jab to Dincht's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Buzzard.
A telegraphed right hand from Dincht misses the target.
Buzzard scoring well with a low kick there.
Buzzard lunges at Dincht with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dincht's hand.
Buzzard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dincht was well out of range. Poor timing from Buzzard.
Dincht was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buzzard throws a low kick but Dincht avoids it.
Dincht looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dincht takes one on the button.
Buzzard cracks Dincht with a good jab.
Dincht takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dincht wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht misses the jab.
Buzzard misses with a lunging right hand
and Buzzard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dincht waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buzzard.
Dincht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buzzard moves away.
Dincht throws a hook but Buzzard blocks it.
Dincht connects with a leg kick. Buzzard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dincht walks into a left hand.

Zell Dincht's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dincht looks to land a right hand but Buzzard moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Buzzard.
Dincht throws a poor cross that misses
and Buzzard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dincht throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buzzard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buzzard.
Dincht throws a front kick aimed at Buzzard's knee but Buzzard avoids it well.
Buzzard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buzzard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dincht misses with a low kick.
Buzzard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Buzzard does it's job there.
Dincht throws a poor cross that misses
and Buzzard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dincht thinking.
Buzzard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dincht moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Buzzard.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Buzzard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dincht - the referee stops the clock and Buzzard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dincht. Buzzard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A low kick from Dincht misses
and Buzzard counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Buzzard misses its intended target.
Buzzard cracks a nice hook into Dincht's ribs.
Dincht throws a leg kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Buzzard counters with a stiff right hand.
Dincht throws the left hand but Buzzard avoids the punch easily.
Buzzard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dincht.
Buzzard feints a counter leg kick.
Buzzard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Buzzard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dincht misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sir Anthony Buzzard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buzzard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zell Dincht!
After the fight, Zell Dincht 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.
The defeated Sir Anthony Buzzard had this to say: 'Damn, bad night, we all have them. I'd like to congratulate my opponent. Goodnight everybody.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ameri Can (ranked 2603 p4p, 254 weight class) and Burke Heimer (ranked 1895 p4p, 203 weight class). Can comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. This should be fireworks!

Can
vs
Heimer

173 cm
31
151 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

170 cm
32
146 lbs
11 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ameri Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Burke Heimer !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimer misses with a straight left.
Heimer looks to land a right hand but Can moved out of range.
Heimer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Can has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heimer misses with the combination.
Can throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Can wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heimer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Can uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
Can scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Can bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Heimer throws out a loose jab but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can blocks a jab.
Heimer throws a hook to the side of Can's head but Can sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Can does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Can moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Can catches Heimer right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Heimer misses.
Heimer tries to close the distance and clinch but Can swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Can throws an overhand right that lands on Heimer 's shoulder, as Heimer tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Can takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Can motions for Heimer to come forward. Can throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Can lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Heimer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Can clinches with his opponent.
Heimer stalls.
Heimer throws a punch but it's blocked by Can.
A short body shot lands from Heimer as the two fighters clinch.

Can manages to break the clinch.
Can throws an off balance right hand
and Heimer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Can lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heimer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Can backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Can is looking to score with low kicks.
Heimer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Can misses with an uppercut.
Heimer tries a quick counter leg kick but Can is wise to it.
Can throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heimer jabs at Can's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heimer is out of range and Can settles back down.
Can throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimer .
Can throws a shot from downtown. Heimer moves away and avoids it.
Heimer throws a body shot but no joy.
Can is looking to counter the offense by Heimer and move into the clinch.
Heimer avoids the head kick by Can.
Heimer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Can moves out of range of the strikes.
Heimer thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Heimer tries to get set, Can tries to push him back and clinch up but Heimer manages to avoid the attempt.

Can has closed the distance and engaged Heimer in a clinch.
Heimer throws a punch but it's blocked by Can.
Heimer misses with some punches.
Can lands an elbow that stopped Heimer in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Burke Heimer has been cut.
Can lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Can is working Heimer over against the cage.

Can is fighting off a takedown attempt but Heimer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Can to the mat. Can regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Can has control of Heimer 's left arm, preventing Heimer from doing any damage.
Heimer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Can working a defensive guard here.
Heimer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Can is keeping the position for now.
Heimer trying to control but Can is working from the bottom.
Can has momentary wrist control but Heimer slips an elbow through the middle.
Heimer being controlled here momentarily.
Can has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Can continues to stall.

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.
Heimer trying to control the position from guard on top but Can is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Can pulls Heimer in close to his closed guard and prevents Heimer from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Can misses the shot to the body.

Heimer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Can sprawls well initially but Heimer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Heimer winds up and cracks Can with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Heimer controlling the action here.

Heimer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Can manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Ameri Can will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Burke Heimer 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Heimer looks to land a left hand but Can moved out of range nicely.
Heimer slips under a jab from Can.
Can tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Can.
Heimer misses with a looping left.
As Heimer backs away, Can returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Can throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Can lands a front kick.
Can ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good exchange - Can coming out on top.
Heimer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Can cracks Heimer with an open hand slap.
Heimer misses the jab.
Can throwing a counter right hand but Heimer manages to avoid it.
Heimer moves out of range of the body kick.
Heimer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Heimer closes the distance and pushes Can back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Can doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Can lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Can breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heimer lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can delivers a nice body kick.
Can tries to close the distance and clinch but Heimer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heimer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Can cracks Heimer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid body kick from Can.
Can tried to score with a low kick but Heimer checks it.
Can with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heimer throws a shot from downtown. Can moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Heimer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heimer throws out a counter right but Can avoids it with no problem.
Heimer throws a hook but Can blocks it.
Can takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heimer lands with a shot to the body.
Can moves out of range of the strikes.
Heimer misses the shot to the body.
Can throws a body punch but Heimer moves out of range.
Heimer misses with a body shot.
Can slips under a jab from Heimer .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heimer throws a big shot that misses.
Heimer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Can.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimer moves away.
Heimer jabs Can right on the nose. Can blinks but takes it well.
Heimer moves out of range of the body kick from Can.
Can misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Heimer .
Can dodges the punch combination from Heimer .
Can swings for the body but Heimer moves out of range.
Ameri Can is winning the standup battle so far.
Heimer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Can's sensitive parts.
Can moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab from Can.
Can throws a one two combo.
Can thows a left - swing and a miss!

Can drives through and clinches with Heimer against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimer lands a left hand.
Can misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Can.
Can misses with some punches.
Can doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Can throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heimer lands with a left to the head.
Can pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heimer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Our sources have told us that Can has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Heimer is trying to trip Can. He has hold of a leg but Can is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Heimer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Heimer postures up.
Heimer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Heimer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Can has control of Heimer 's left arm, preventing Heimer from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Can is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can controlling the position.
Can not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Heimer trying to control the position from guard on top but Can 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.
Can lands with a straight right. Heimer didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Can.
Heimer connects with a solid leg kick.
Can uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimer .
Can fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heimer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimer misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Can misses its target.
Can tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heimer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heimer throws a hook but Can avoids it 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 Ameri Can will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Burke Heimer 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Heimer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Can throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Heimer misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Can.
Can looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Can misses with an uppercut.
Heimer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heimer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Can misses with an uppercut.
Can tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Can throws a combination. Heimer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Can uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimer .
Heimer moves away from the strike by Can.
Can on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Can throws a wild body kick that Heimer sees coming a mile off.
Heimer scores with a body shot.
Heimer throws a series of punches but Can avoids them all with ease.

Heimer pushes Can up against the cage in a clinch.
Heimer has had enough of the clinch but Can keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimer blocking some punches.
A short right from Can on the inside.
Can lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heimer struggles to land a body shot inside as Can controls his hands.
Heimer can't find room to land a body shot as Can controls the action.
Heimer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heimer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Can seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heimer can turn it around.
Heimer blocking some punches.
Can swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Can.
Can lands an elbow that stopped Heimer in his tracks for a moment.
Can misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimer digs a right hand underneath Can's ribcage. Can let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Heimer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heimer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Can pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heimer slips under a jab.
Can connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Can slips a jab from Heimer .
Can throwing a counter right hand but Heimer manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can misses with a wild body shot.
Heimer misses with a looping right.
Can takes a swing at Heimer 's ribcage but misses.
Can throws a body punch but Heimer moves out of range.

Can forces Heimer back against the cage and clinches.
Heimer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heimer swings wildly with an uppercut but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heimer backwards.
Heimer lands with a left to the head.
Can working aggressively here.
Heimer throws a head punch that misses.
Heimer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heimer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Can lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Heimer breaks from the clinch.
Can dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Can stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heimer .
Heimer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimer 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Can connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heimer scrambles back to his feet.
Heimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Can manages to avoid it.
Heimer throws a combination. Can tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Heimer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Can.
Can throws a body shot but no joy.
Can throws a looping overhand right but Heimer ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Can does no damage.
Heimer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Can keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimer .
Can scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Can lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Can steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
Heimer scores with a shot to the body.
Can steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
Heimer throws out a loose jab but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Can throws a looping overhand right but Heimer ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimer slips a straight right by Can.
A countering left hand to the body from Heimer misses.
Nice cross by Can.
Heimer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Can tries to clinch up but Heimer circles away and keeps his distance.
Heimer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Can.
Can throws a head kick that misses.
Heimer thuds a left hand into Can's body.
Heimer needs to keep his hands up - Can had a free shot at his head there.
Burke Heimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heimer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Can.
Can throws a good cross that connects.
Can uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimer .
Can appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Heimer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Can pinned against the cage. Can gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Can throws a body shot but no joy.

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 Ameri Can.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Can, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ameri Can!
In his post fight interview, Ameri Can started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Carnera (ranked 1615 p4p, 211 weight class) and Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 1986 p4p, 250 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carnera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Religion - Infected. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Carnera
vs
Punchsky

190 cm
26
201 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

195 cm
28
187 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauro Carnera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Punchsky. Those never looked like landing.
Punchsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carnera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carnera throws a hook but Punchsky blocks it.
Punchsky let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carnera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Punchsky.
Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Punchsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carnera throws a counter high kick but Punchsky was just alert enough to avoid it.
A slow jab from Carnera misses its intended target.
Carnera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Punchsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Punchsky looks to land a right hand but Carnera moved out of range.
Punchsky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carnera throws a lazy uppercut
and Punchsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Punchsky.
Punchsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carnera is looking to land body kicks.
Punchsky is looking for the big counter here.
Carnera misses with a two punch combination.
Carnera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Punchsky misses with a straight right.
Carnera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Carnera misses with a looping left.
Punchsky doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Punchsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carnera.
Carnera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punchsky.
Punchsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carneras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carnera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Punchsky. Punchsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Punchsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Punchsky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carnera misses with a hook
and Carnera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carnera looks to land a left hand but Punchsky moved out of range nicely.
Punchsky let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carnera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punchsky.
A slow jab from Punchsky misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnera throws out a loose jab but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchsky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carnera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Punchsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punchsky takes one on the button.
Carnera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carnera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carnera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Punchsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It appears Carnera was looking to counter with a kick there.
Carnera cracks Punchsky with an open hand slap.
Punchsky thuds his right hand into Carnera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Punchsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punchsky throws a shot to the body.
Carnera throws a sloppy head kick and Punchsky moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carnera misses with a right hand
and Punchsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Punchsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carnera lands an overhand right.
Carnera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carnera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punchsky misses with a few strikes there.
Carnera throws a lazy body kick
and Punchsky counters with a left to the body.
Carnera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Punchsky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Punchsky clobbers Carnera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good leg kick by Carnera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Punchsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carnera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Carnera lands a nice hook to Punchsky's body. Punchsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Carnera both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera throws a lazy uppercut
and Carnera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carnera staying out of range there.
Carnera throws a wild body kick that Punchsky sees coming a mile off.
Punchsky flicks out a counter leg kick but Carnera steps away.
A leg kick checked by Punchsky.
Carnera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchsky.
Punchsky throws out a counter right but Carnera avoids it with no problem.
Carnera throws out a loose jab but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchsky looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Punchsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carnera lands a front kick.
Punchsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carnera stuns Punchsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut. Carnera saw that one coming.
A left lands for Carnera.
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 Mauro Carnera will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Carnera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Punchsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carnera defending well as Punchsky loads up on a big left hand.
Punchsky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Punchsky takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carnera. Punchsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carnera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carnera misses with a leg kick.
Carnera throws a sloppy head kick
and Punchsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carnera throws a head kick that Punchsky semi-blocks.
Carnera tried to score with a low kick but Punchsky checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Carnera misses
and Punchsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Carnera moves away from the strike by Punchsky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Punchsky does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera swinging wildly here.
Punchsky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carnera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Carnera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carnera moves out of range as Punchsky strikes.
Punchsky misses with a wild body shot.
Vladimir Punchsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carnera misses with a looping left.
Carnera throws out a loose jab but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchsky lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Punchsky takes a swing at Carnera's ribcage but misses.
Punchsky lands with a straight right. Carnera didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Punchsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnera takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
Carnera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carnera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carnera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carnera scores with a jab to the body.
Punchsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carnera.
Carnera misses with the body kick
and Punchsky counters with a straight right hand.
Carnera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punchsky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carnera misses with a wild body shot.
Carnera lands with a nice body punch.
Punchsky misses with a combination
and Carnera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carnera. Carnera obviously looking to wear him down.
Punchsky swings for the body but Carnera moves out of range.
Carnera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punchsky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carnera misses with a hook to the body
and Punchsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carnera just misses with a punch to the body.
Carnera throws a sloppy head kick and Punchsky moves out of range easily.
Carnera tries to work over Punchsky's front leg with a kick but Punchsky checks it.
Punchsky slips under a jab.
Punchsky unleashes a big counter combination but Carnera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Punchsky looks to land a right hand but Carnera moved out of range.
Punchsky swinging wildly here.
Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Punchsky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carnera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carnera looks to land a combination but Punchsky avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punchsky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punchsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carnera.
Punchsky throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Punchsky throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carnera throws out a loose jab but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchsky scores with the left hand. Carnera knows he should have avoided that one.
Carnera connects with an inside leg kick.
Punchsky throws a good cross that connects.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut.
Carnera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnera.
Despite the aggression on Punchsky's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Punchsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carnera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carnera throws a wild body kick that Punchsky sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Punchsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Carnera misses with a head kick.
Punchsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Punchsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carnera.
Punchsky swinging wildly here.
Punchsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carnera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carnera scores with a decent looking hook.
Carnera avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carnera ducks under a wild hook from Punchsky.
Punchsky scores with a jab. Carnera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Punchsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Carnera misses with a hook. Punchsky ducked under it nicely.
Punchsky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carnera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punchsky.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Punchsky.
Carnera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Carnera scores with a four punch combination!
Punchsky throws a right and a left that Carnera avoids nicely.
A jab from Punchsky does it's job there.
Punchsky misses with a wild body shot.
Punchsky defending well as Carnera loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Carnera. Those never looked like landing.
Punchsky swings for the body but Carnera moves out of range.
Punchsky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carnera scores with the left hand. Punchsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Carnera throws a body punch but Punchsky moves out of range.
Carnera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Carnera throws a series of punches but Punchsky avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Carnera.
Carnera misses with a jab to the body
and Punchsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carnera connects with a crisp jab.
Punchsky misses with a body shot.
Mauro Carnera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carnera.
Carnera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Punchsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punchsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carnera.
Carnera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carnera cracks Punchsky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Punchsky staying out of range there.
A low kick from Carnera misses
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Carnera misses
and Carnera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punchsky lands a jab to the head.
Carnera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Punchsky feints a counter leg kick.
Carnera throws a shot to the body.
Carnera just misses with a punch to the body.
Carnera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carnera takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Carnera.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carnera throws a body punch but Punchsky moves out of range.
As Carnera backs off Punchsky throws a huge counter combo but Carnera manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carnera. Punchsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carnera throws a lazy head kick
and Carnera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punchsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punchsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Carnera's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera moves out of range as Punchsky strikes.
Carnera throws an overhand right that lands on Punchsky's shoulder, as Punchsky tries to avoid the shot.
Punchsky lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Punchsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carnera doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Carnera is predictable there
and Punchsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Punchsky as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Punchsky misses.
Punchsky throws a combination. Carnera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Punchsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Punchsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carnera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carnera pushes Punchsky away with a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Punchsky.
Well Punchsky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Punchsky!
A very excited looking Vladimir Punchsky made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Trew (ranked 1847 p4p, 87 weight class) and Fernand Duif (ranked 2580 p4p, 107 weight class). Trew comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck You - Lily Allen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Trew
vs
Duif

195 cm
37
294 lbs
27 - 21 - 0

192 cm
25
289 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernand Duif!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trew takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Archie Trew has been cut.

Duif gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trew just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duif's brow.

Trew breaks from the clinch.
Trew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been hearing reports that Trew has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Duif misses with a head kick.

Trew forces Duif back against the cage and clinches.
Duif blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duif throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trews head.
Trew has a couple of punches blocked by Duif.
Trew is working Duif over against the cage.
Trew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trew with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duif lands a body shot.
Trew blocks an uppercut.
Duif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trew with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Fernand Duif has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duif lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duif looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Trew.
Duif throws a punch but it's blocked by Trew.
Duif takes a shot to the head.
Trew working Duif over with knees to the body.
Trew dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Trew on the inside.
Duif takes an elbow to the temple.
Trew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duif tries a body shot but Trew blocks it.
Trew lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duif or not.
A nice left hand lands by Trew.
Trew blocks an uppercut.
Trew throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Trew.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trew.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trew stalling.
Trew gets through Duif's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trew with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Trew.

Trew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Duif tries to keep at a distance but Trew has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duif fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trew is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Duif has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Trew seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Duif can turn it around.
Duif avoiding damage as Trew throws knees to the body.
Trew cracks Duif with a nice body shot.
Trew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duif has a couple of punches blocked by Trew.
Duif doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trew looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duif misses with the head strike.
Duif misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duif blocks the elbow strike.
Trew has a couple of punches blocked by Duif.
Duif misses with a body punch.
Trew creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Duif fails to land.
Trew missing with knees to the body.

Trew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trew defending well as Duif loads up on a big left hand.
Duif throws a sloppy head kick and Trew moves out of range easily.
Trew tried to counter with a leg kick but Duif avoided it.
Duif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trew.
Trew blocks a jab.
Trew throws a body punch but Duif moves out of range.

Trew moves into the clinch.
Duif blocks an elbow strike.
Duif lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trew scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trew pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trew misses with a knee strike.
Trew stalls.
Trew tries a knee to the head but Duif blocks it.
Duif lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trew blocks an uppercut.
Trew tries to land knees in the clinch but Duif avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trew.

That has opened up Fernand Duif's cut even more.
Duif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Duif.
Duif takes a knee to the side of the body.
Duif swings wildly with an uppercut but Trew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duif avoiding damage as Trew throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Trew dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Duif lands a right hook to the body.
Trew takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trew wants to clinch but Duif slips to the side
and Duif counters with an outside leg kick.

Trew instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Trew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duif blocks an elbow strike.
Duif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duif.
Duif avoids a wild elbow strike from Trew.
Duif throws a punch but it's blocked by Trew.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trew lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Duif fails to land.
Trew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duif can do to turn this around?
Duif blocks an elbow strike from Trew.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trew misses with an elbow strike.
Duif tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trew's elbow.
Good body shot from Trew.
Duif is breathing heavily.
Trew tries to throw a body punch but Duif avoids it by throwing Trew back against the cage.
Trew blocking some punches.
Trew putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duif in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from Trew.
Trew gets through Duif's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Trew.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trew.
A head punch on the inside from Duif fails to land.
Archie Trew has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trew scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trew misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duif.
Trew scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Trew lands an elbow that stopped Duif in his tracks for a moment.
Trew cracks Duif with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Trew.

Trew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duif looks to clinch
and Trew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Trew cracks Duif with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Duif looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Trew finish him?

Duif is rocked!
Trew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duif is still on wobbly legs! Can Trew finish him?
Duif swats away the attempt to clinch by Trew.
Duif seems to have recovered his senses.
and Trew counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Duif! He's just covering up as Trew starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Trew!
Archie Trew thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dilon Goncalves (ranked 3307 p4p, 299 weight class) and Brock Steve (ranked 1631 p4p, 178 weight class). Goncalves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TAPOUT. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Goncalves
vs
Steve

180 cm
29
150 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

167 cm
28
146 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dilon Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Steve!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goncalves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steve wants it to stay on the feet.
As Goncalves backs off Steve throws a huge counter combo but Goncalves manages to avoid it all.
Steve will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goncalves feinted with a counter takedown.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goncalves lands a nice looking body shot.
Goncalves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goncalves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve works over Goncalves's head and body with a nice combination.
Goncalves tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Goncalves backs off Steve throws a huge counter combo but Goncalves manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Goncalves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steve throws a right hand that Goncalves ducks under and follows up with a left that Goncalves also avoids with ease.
Goncalves moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Goncalves shoots for a double leg takedown but Steve sprawls well. He's pushed Goncalves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice shot lands for Goncalves.
Goncalves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goncalves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goncalves is looking to clinch but Steve is avoiding it.
Steve lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Goncalves backs off Steve throws a huge counter combo but Goncalves manages to avoid it all.
Goncalves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steve.
Goncalves changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Goncalves tries to clinch but Steve is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Steve.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goncalves misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goncalves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Goncalves gets a clinch.
Goncalves swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Steve holds him up against the cage and eventually Goncalves drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dilon Goncalves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goncalves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goncalves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Goncalves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Goncalves moves into range and clinches up with Steve.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Steve won't allow it.
Steve blocking some punches.
Goncalves trying to land knees to the body.
Goncalves working aggressively here.
Goncalves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Goncalves fails to pull guard.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Goncalves misses with a punch on the inside.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Steve holds him up against the cage and eventually Goncalves drops back down to his feet.

Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brock Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Goncalves closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Steve quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Goncalves is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Steve is defending against the submission attempts here by Goncalves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dilon Goncalves dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Goncalves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Steve's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Goncalves ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Goncalves attempts a counter takedown but Steve avoids it well and moves away.
Goncalves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Steve tenderised Goncalves's leg. Goncalves is trying to keep his angry face on.

Goncalves has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goncalves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Goncalves has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.

Goncalves pulls Steve into guard.

Goncalves is looking for a triangle here but Steve uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
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.
Goncalves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goncalves gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Goncalves gets full guard.

Goncalves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steve doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steve manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Goncalves looking for a guillotine here but Steve defends easily.

Steve got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goncalves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Steve has managed to get both his arms back between Goncalves's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Goncalves isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Steve stacks Goncalves on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Steve!
Goncalves is trying to work for a sweep but Steve has mounted him!
Goncalves is desperately trying to improve his position but Steve has a good base and remains in mount.
Goncalves is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steve gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Steve takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Goncalves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Goncalves pushes Steve up against the cage in a clinch.
Goncalves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steve.
Goncalves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steve's efforts to push away.
Goncalves jumps guard but Steve turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dilon Goncalves. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goncalves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Goncalves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Goncalves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goncalves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Steve sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Goncalves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goncalves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steve as he jumps to the side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goncalves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Goncalves.
Steve is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Goncalves tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brock Steve will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Goncalves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but Steve turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Goncalves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goncalves jumps guard but Steve turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dilon Goncalves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Steve blocking some punches.
Goncalves throws a head punch that misses.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steve just stands there and leans against the cage.

Goncalves has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Steve uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Goncalves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steve can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Goncalves has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Steve is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Goncalves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves is looking to reverse the position.
Steve gets to mount! Goncalves was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Steve stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goncalves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goncalves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Goncalves tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steve manages to circle out of the way.
Goncalves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goncalves closes the distance but Steve moves to the side
and Goncalves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goncalves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve throws a counter combo.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goncalves is looking to counter the offense by Steve and move into the clinch.

Goncalves pushes Steve up against the cage in a clinch.
Goncalves throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves misses with the head strike.
Goncalves fails to pull guard.

Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goncalves wants to clinch but Steve slips to the side
and Steve counters with a three punch combo that has Goncalves backing up. Goncalves nods at Steve to acknowledge the strikes.
Goncalves tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Goncalves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goncalves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
Steve unleashes a big counter combination but Goncalves bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Goncalves is looking to clinch but Steve is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Goncalves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goncalves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goncalves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goncalves tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steve 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brock Steve!
Our winner, Brock Steve, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 1809 p4p, 195 weight class) and Albert Ricci (ranked 1212 p4p, 131 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haze
vs
Ricci

168 cm
40
147 lbs
36 - 21 - 2

172 cm
36
140 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Ricci!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricci checks a leg kick.
Ricci throws a leg kick but Haze moved away.
Ricci buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jerry Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ricci.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricci moves away.
Haze sets himself, and Ricci steps forward looking for the clinch! Haze avoids it this time.
Ricci misses with a low kick.
Haze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haze throws out a powerful jab.
Ricci lands a body shot.
Haze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricci at a distance.
Haze looks to land a body kick but Ricci moved away.
Haze misses the jab.
Haze throws a looping overhand right but Ricci ducks down to avoid it.
Ricci throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haze on the side of the head.
Haze lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze throws a body kick that misses.
Ricci misses with a looping left.
Ricci connects with an inside leg kick.
Ricci defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand.
Ricci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze misses the jab.
Ricci ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze misses with a straight right.
Ricci wants to counter with a clinch but Haze pushes him away.
Haze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ricci cracks the inside of Haze's front leg.
Haze misses with a hook. Ricci ducked under it nicely.
Ricci has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ricci misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Haze misses
and Ricci connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Ricci gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Ricci.
Haze tries to work over Ricci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ricci lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haze is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ricci lands a right hand.
Haze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ricci misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ricci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haze throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricci circles away quickly and effectively.
Ricci is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ricci tries to close the distance and clinch but Haze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricci slips a straight right by Haze.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricci.
Ricci takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ricci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricci manages to avoid it.
Ricci just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ricci turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ricci fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ricci stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haze.
Ricci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze swings for the body but Ricci moves out of range.
Haze misses with the combination.
Haze connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws a jab when Ricci was well out of range.
Haze takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ricci throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haze.
Haze is looking to counter punch.
Haze throws a solid leg kick but Ricci takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haze.
A low kick from Haze is predictable there
and Ricci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice shot lands for Ricci.
Haze throws a lazy head kick
and Ricci counters with a one-two to the body.
Ricci wants to clinch up but Haze keeps it at a distance.
Haze throws a leg kick which misses Ricci's front leg but catches the back leg as Ricci tries to avoid it.
Albert Ricci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricci staying out of range there.
Haze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricci connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricci gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haze.
Haze will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haze throws a head kick but Ricci moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws an overhand right that lands on Ricci's shoulder, as Ricci tries to avoid the shot.
Ricci moves away from the strike by Haze.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Haze wants to land a leg kick but Ricci is out of range.
Ricci throws a head kick that misses.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haze throws a body kick that misses.
Ricci appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ricci getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ricci is looking to clinch.
Ricci scores with a leg kick.
Ricci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
A big left from Haze misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricci throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haze on the side of the head.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricci ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Haze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ricci throws a jab when Haze was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Albert Ricci will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ricci looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Haze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Haze connects with the punch.
Ricci moves out of range of the body kick from Haze.
Ricci throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Haze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ricci wants to land a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
Haze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Haze misses.
Haze lands a leg kick that knocks Ricci off balance momentarily.
Ricci fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haze.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
Haze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haze slips a straight right by Ricci.
A telegraphed right hand from Ricci misses the target.
Haze motions for Ricci to come forward. Haze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ricci connects with a solid leg kick.
Ricci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze throws a body punch but Ricci moves out of range.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricci doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Haze misses the target.
A slow jab from Ricci misses its intended target.
Ricci misses with an uppercut.
Haze slips a jab from Ricci.
Haze shoots for a double leg takedown but Ricci sprawls well. He's pushed Haze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Ricci.
Ricci lands with a shot to the body.
Ricci tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Ricci throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haze throws a series of strikes that have Ricci backpedaling.
A bone on bone clash there as Haze blocks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ricci, as that shot connected.
Haze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ricci moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Albert Ricci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ricci dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricci blocks a head kick by Haze.
Ricci stuns Haze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ricci checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haze defending well as Ricci loads up on a big left hand.
Ricci misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ricci.
An inside leg kick lands from Ricci.
Haze takes one to the side of the head.
Ricci moves away from the strike by Haze.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ricci.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ricci.
Some bone on bone action there as Haze checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ricci has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ricci misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haze.

Haze bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ricci takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Haze misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze lands some shots froms side control.
Haze is looking to take a break and control but Ricci is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haze cracks Ricci with a big right hand but Ricci just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Haze throws a strike aimed at the side of Ricci's head but Ricci avoids it well.
Haze throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ricci works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Haze trying to control from half guard but Ricci is working away.
Haze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haze is looking to stall here but Ricci recovers full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ricci works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haze stands up over Ricci, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haze postures up in Ricci's guard and throws a big left but Ricci blocks it.
Haze with a nice head shot there.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Albert Ricci will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Haze. Ricci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze misses with a hook
and Ricci counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ricci checks the leg kick.
Haze tried to score with a low kick but Ricci checks it.
Ricci swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ricci is fending him off so far but Haze persists. Nope, Ricci circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricci dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haze. That did some damage!
Ricci avoids the body shot from Haze.
Haze avoids a kick to the body.
Ricci throws out a powerful jab.
Haze cracks the inside of Ricci's front leg.
Haze takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze tries to clinch up.
Ricci takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricci is just out of range.
Ricci tries to counter by closing the distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haze.
Haze is looking to land body kicks.
Haze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Ricci on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haze throws the left hand but Ricci avoids the punch easily.
Ricci wants to counter with a clinch but Haze pushes him away.
Ricci scores with the left hand. Haze knows he should have avoided that one.
Haze gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ricci.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ricci swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haze throws an overhand right that lands on Ricci's shoulder, as Ricci tries to avoid the shot.
Haze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haze is looking to clinch but Ricci is avoiding it.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Haze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ricci.
Ricci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haze shoots for a double leg takedown but Ricci sprawls well. He's pushed Haze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ricci tries a head kick but it misses.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Haze throws a push kick but Ricci slaps the foot to one side.
Haze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Ricci moves out of range easily.
Ricci misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricci is looking to land body kicks.
Ricci throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Ricci throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Ricci pushes Haze away with a front kick.
Jerry Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haze throws a looping overhand right but Ricci ducks down to avoid it.
Haze looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ricci tests Haze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ricci getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Haze misses.
Haze with a jab.
Ricci misses the jab.
Haze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Ricci closes the distance and clinches.
Ricci tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ricci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze blocks a body shot from Ricci.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze tries a body shot but Ricci blocks it.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ricci lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ricci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ricci takes a shot to the head.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci misses with a body punch.
Ricci throws a head punch that misses.
Haze drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ricci gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricci blocks an uppercut.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
Albert Ricci is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci lands a left hand.
A short left from Haze.
A short left from Ricci.
Ricci lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Ricci.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haze.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricci pushes Haze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ricci has a couple of punches blocked by Haze.
Haze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haze is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ricci gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ricci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Haze breaks from the clinch.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricci.
Haze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Haze misses.
Haze swings widly with a right hand
letting Ricci counter with a right hand.
Ricci blocks a head kick by Haze.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricci connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Ricci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ricci winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Ricci!
Albert Ricci 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cairo Silva (ranked 1057 p4p, 155 weight class) and Joe Walcott (ranked 1744 p4p, 242 weight class). Walcott has chosen The Way Of The Fist as his entrance music. Joe Walcott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Walcott

194 cm
31
218 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

187 cm
37
206 lbs
21 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

same day laundry 20%
Pit Bull Development

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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cairo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lunges at Walcott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walcott's hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Walcott moves away from the strike by Silva.
Walcott feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Walcott blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Walcott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Walcott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Walcott moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Cairo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva tries to work over Walcott's front leg with a kick but Walcott checks it.

Silva moves into the clinch.
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!
Walcott tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Walcott is struggling to control the position.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Walcott.
A short right from Walcott on the inside.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott takes a shot to the head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Silva.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walcott avoids it.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walcott cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Walcott.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Walcott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walcott avoids it.
Walcott lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Walcott throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Walcott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Walcott.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walcott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walcott tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Silva.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Walcott working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Walcott.
Walcott lands an uppercut.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva working aggressively here.
Walcott is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walcott has his back to the cage.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cairo Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walcott is able to avoid easily.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott scores with a three punch combo!
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Walcott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva cracks the inside of Walcott's front leg.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Walcott tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walcott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walcott.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walcott can do to turn this around?
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Walcott will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva cracks Walcott with a nice body shot.
Cairo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walcotts head.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walcott is breathing heavily.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walcott prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Walcott.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva digs a right hand into Walcott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walcott's gas tank.
Walcott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Silva lands a left hand.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Silva.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott takes a shot to the head.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walcott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walcott avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Walcott stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Walcott pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Walcott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Walcott lands a body punch.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cairo Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva tries to move into range but Walcott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Walcott feints a counter leg kick.
Walcott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Walcott.
Silva throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
Walcott lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walcott. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Walcott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Walcott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walcott if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva tries to work over Walcott's front leg with a kick but Walcott checks it.
Walcott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walcott. That did some damage!
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walcott.
Walcott takes one to the side of the head.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Walcott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Walcott to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva lands with an overhand left.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Walcott.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Walcott tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cairo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walcott tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walcott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Walcott.
Walcott is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walcott has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walcott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joe Walcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott lands a body shot.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Walcott slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva cracks Walcott with a nice body shot.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Walcott trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walcott misses with a body punch.

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 Cairo Silva.
Well Silva 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cairo Silva!
The defeated Joe Walcott had this to say: 'WTF?!? Gamma is a joke. Anyway Pit Bull Development is the best. I am always so focused because of that shit. Anyone who says different can suck a dick.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 1537 p4p, 204 weight class) and Uriah Small (ranked 1187 p4p, 162 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Newton
vs
Small

184 cm
32
197 lbs
21 - 19 - 3

183 cm
34
200 lbs
21 - 6 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 21 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Newton misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Small on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Newton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Newton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Small.
Newton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Newton attempts a counter takedown but Small avoids it well and moves away.
Newton misses with a lunging right hand
and Small counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Newton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Newton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Newton is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Small reverses the position - he's now on top in Newton's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Small won't allow Newton to sweep him here.
Small trying to stand up but can't free himself from Newton's guard.

Newton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Small doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Small manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Newton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Small defends it easily.

Newton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Small is aware though and is defending well.

Small avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Newton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Small defends it easily.

Newton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Small has passed into half guard!
Newton is looking to control Small's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Newton avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Newton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Small pulls his head out easily.
Newton is looking for a sweep. Small is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Newton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Small wants to stand up but Newton has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Newton gets full guard.

Small stands and steps away. Newton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Newton checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Small throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Newton feinted with a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Small misses

and Newton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Small is keeping the position for now.
Newton prevents Small from getting back to his feet.

Newton drops back looking for a leg! Small is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Small manages to kick Newton off! Newton jumps back into Small's guard.
Newton pushes down on Small's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Newton is working for a submission of some sort.
Small looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Newton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Newton seems to be looking for submissions.

Newton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Small doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Newton.

Newton is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Newton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Newton lands with a right hand.
Newton lands with a shot to the body.

Small rushes Newton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton pushes Small back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
Small tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Small back against the cage.
Newton blocks a body shot from Small.
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Small controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smalls head.
A right handed body shot lands from Newton.
Small tries to work over Newton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Small working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Small.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Small can do to turn this around?
Newton tries to work over Small's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Newton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newton lands with a left to the head.
Small tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Small back against the cage.
Small misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Newton.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
Newton misses with a punch to the body.
Newton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
Small working aggressively here.
Newton blocking some punches.
Newton prevents a body shot from Small.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Small misses with some punches.

Small is fighting off a takedown attempt but Newton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Small to the mat. Small regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Newton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Small is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Small has escaped and now he's on top!

Small must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Newton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Small wants to get up but he can't break Newton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Newton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Small escapes and throws Newton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Newton tries to improve position but can't.
Bill Newton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Small stands up and beckons Newton to his feet.
Nice shot by Newton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Small.
Small takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Small throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Small momentarily.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Newton is just out of range.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
Uriah Small is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Small missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newton jabs Small to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Small throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Small steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newton.

Newton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Small looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Newton tries for a kimura but Small is defending well.

Newton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Small knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Newton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Small is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Newton is controlling him well.

Newton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Small rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Newton's guard! Nice work there by Small!
Newton wants to sweep here but Small controlling him for the moment.

Newton looking for subs off his back but Small has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Newton dominated that second round.
That's time! Newton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Newton misses with a jab to the body
and Small counters with a nice uppercut.
Small has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Newton finds it's way round the side to connect with Small's head.
Newton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Newton looks for a takedown but Small sprawls well.
Small was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Small slips under a jab from Newton.
Small throws a leg kick

and Newton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Small has his feet on Newton's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Small swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Newton counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Newton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Small manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Newton has Small in his guard.

Small has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Newton is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Newton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Small stopping the sweep attempt from Newton.
Newton is looking to sweep but instead, Small has passed into half guard.
Newton trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Small manages to pass to mount!
Newton is trying to reverse the position but instead Small has taken his back - oops!
Uriah Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Newton right now.
Newton wants to control his opponent's hands but Small gets his hands free.
Newton breaks Small's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Small is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Newton is controlling him.
Newton wants to pass the guard but Small is keeping the position.
Small really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Newton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Newton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Small is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Newton, into his guard.

Small wants to stand but Newton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Small's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton stands and throws Small's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Small is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Newton is controlling him well.

Newton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Small is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Newton tries for a kimura but Small is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Newton tries for a kimura but Small is defending well.

Newton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Small, who protects the arm well.

Newton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bill Newton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Newton tries for a kimura but Small is defending well.
Newton wants to control but Small is keeping him busy.

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 Bill Newton.
Well Newton 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Newton!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Dassler (ranked 1030 p4p, 152 weight class) and Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 1247 p4p, 178 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lorenzo Turturro enters the cage!

Dassler
vs
Turturro

200 cm
38
215 lbs
32 - 30 - 0

190 cm
34
218 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Dark Knight Nutrition
Urban Fighter

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 32 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro slaps away a takedown attempt from Dassler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Dassler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dassler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dassler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turturro punishes Dassler's body with a nice straight punch.
Dassler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turturro.
Dassler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turturro.
Dassler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turturro.
Dassler looks for a takedown but Turturro sprawls well.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro throws a looping overhand right but Dassler ducks down to avoid it.
Turturro scores with a jab.
Turturro throws a lazy uppercut

and Dassler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dassler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turturro is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dassler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turturro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Dassler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Turturro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Turturro has escaped and now he's on top!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dassler throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Dassler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turturro defends it easily.
Turturro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dassler is proving hard to escape from.

Turturro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dassler throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Turturro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dassler's guard.

Dassler is looking for a triangle but Turturro pushes his legs off easily.

Dassler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turturro defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is looking to stand up but Dassler won't let him.

Dassler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turturro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Turturro stands up from Dassler's guard - Turturro perhaps looking for a knockout.
Turturro lands with a good body shot.
Turturro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dassler.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turturro throws a shot to the body.
Dassler avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Dassler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dassler was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Dassler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the body from Turturro misses

and Dassler counters with a takedown into side control.

Turturro throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dassler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
Dassler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Turturro lands the left hand.

It looks like Rudi Dassler has been cut.
Lorenzo Turturro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dassler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Turturro throws a lazy right hand but Dassler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turturro stuffs the takedown.
Dassler tries to clinch up.
Dassler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dassler tries for a takedown but Turturro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dassler ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Turturro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dassler fails with a takedown attempt.
Dassler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turturro scores with a shot to the body.
Dassler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turturro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Turturro misses the target.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dassler manages to avoid it.
As Turturro tries to get set, Dassler tries to push him back and clinch up but Turturro manages to avoid the attempt.
Turturro lands a nice shot to the body.
Turturro lands a slapping body shot.
Dassler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dassler wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Turturro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudi Dassler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dassler darts in looking for a takedown but Turturro gets double underhooks and turns Dassler into the cage.
Dassler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turturro.
Turturro loads up on a big right hand but Dassler slips the punch.
Dassler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turturro sprawls and moves away.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dassler moves away.
Turturro scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dassler manages to avoid it.
Turturro thuds a left hand into Dassler's body.
A jab from Turturro misses.
Dassler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Dassler attempts a counter takedown but Turturro avoids it well and moves away.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dassler moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dassler.
Dassler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Turturro misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro throws a hook but Dassler blocks it.
Turturro jabs Dassler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Turturro.
Turturro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dassler fails to land the takedown.
Turturro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dassler rather than just go for the knockout.
Dassler looks for a takedown but Turturro sprawls well.
Dassler dives in and grabs Turturro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turturro pushes down on Dassler's head and hops out.
Turturro lands a glancing blow to the side of Dassler's head.
Dassler slips under a jab.
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
Dassler attempts a counter takedown but Turturro avoids it well and moves away.
Dassler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Dassler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turturro cracks Dassler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassler slips a straight right by Turturro.
Turturro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dassler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro keeps the fight on the outside.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dassler moves away.
Turturro tests Dassler's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Dassler is rocked!
Turturro lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Dassler falls backwards - clearly groggy! Turturro dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Turturro!
In his post fight interview, Lorenzo Turturro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.