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RRFC 35: Weeks vs Foley PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Hamtilon (ranked 3136 p4p, 360 weight class) and Maurice Mueller (ranked 5378 p4p, 510 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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183 lbs
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188 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Hamtilon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Mueller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamtilon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been hearing reports that Hamtilon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hamtilon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mueller defends well and Hamtilon ends up having to push Mueller into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mueller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hamtilon's waist but Hamtilon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mueller off to one side.
Mueller throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hamtilon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mueller is in Hamtilon's guard.
Mueller looking to pass the guard.
Hamtilon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mueller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mueller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamtilon stands and steps away. Mueller gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mueller looks to land a combination. Hamtilon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mueller has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller tries to keep at a distance but Hamtilon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mueller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mueller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hamtilon has Mueller pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hamtilon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mueller tumbling to the mat - Hamtilon dives into Mueller's guard.
Mueller is trying to keep Hamtilon in close.
Hamtilon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamtilon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mueller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller is trying to control the position but Hamtilon postures up.
Mueller looking to control but Hamtilon passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hamtilon lands a nice short elbow.
Hamtilon winds up and cracks Mueller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Maurice Mueller has been cut.
Hamtilon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mueller sees it coming and defends easily.
Mueller wants to improve his position but Hamtilon is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamtilon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hamtilon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hamtilon thows a huge punch but Mueller dodges it nicely.
Well, if Hamtilon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mueller tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hamtilon tries to pass to full mount but Mueller defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hamtilon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mueller scores with a jab. Hamtilon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mueller shoots in but no luck this time.
Hamtilon tries to counter by clinching up but Mueller breaks away and moves out of range.
Hamtilon shoots in and gets a takedown into Mueller's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamtilon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamtilon is in close to Mueller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Hamtilon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Mueller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mueller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mueller shoots for a double leg takedown but Hamtilon sprawls well. He's pushed Mueller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mueller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamtilon on the side of the head.
Hamtilon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mueller throws a right hand that misses
and Hamtilon counters with a two punch combo.
Mueller leaves Hamtilon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leonard Hamtilon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mueller.
Hamtilon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mueller momentarily.
Hamtilon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mueller to the ground. Hamtilon is now in Mueller's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamtilon trying to control but Mueller is working from the bottom.
Hamtilon tries to free his leg and advance position but Mueller is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamtilon postures up in Mueller's guard and throws a big left but Mueller blocks it.
Hamtilon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mueller can do to turn this around?
Mueller keeping moving, preventing Hamtilon from controlling successfully.
Hamtilon stopping the sweep attempt from Mueller.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hamtilon postures up and lands a big shot to Mueller's brow.
Hamtilon is fighting to break Mueller's control of his arms but Mueller is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hamtilon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mueller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hamtilon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mueller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mueller wants to control from the top but Hamtilon keeps moving.
Mueller won't allow Hamtilon to sweep him here.
Hamtilon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mueller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hamtilon sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamtilon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mueller's head.
Hamtilon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamtilon with a nice head shot there.
Hamtilon postures up.
Hamtilon is stalling in the full guard.
Hamtilon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mueller looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hamtilon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hamtilon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hamtilon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mueller is trying to control but can't.
Hamtilon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hamtilon prevents Mueller from improving his position.
Hamtilon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mueller wants to improve his position but Hamtilon is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Hamtilon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Mueller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hamtilon fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Mueller.
Hamtilon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hamtilon pulls guard effortlessly.
Hamtilon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mueller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamtilon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hamtilon tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamtilon has momentary wrist control but Mueller slips an elbow through the middle.
Hamtilon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mueller.
Hamtilon wants to stand up but Mueller is controlling him.
Hamtilon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mueller's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller keeping moving, preventing Hamtilon from controlling successfully.
Hamtilon pushing down on Mueller's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hamtilon is trying to control the action in half guard but Mueller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mueller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hamtilon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hamtilon is looking to advance position but Mueller won't allow it.
Mueller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamtilon.
Mueller trying to control but Hamtilon postures up.
Mueller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mueller wants to get back to full guard but Hamtilon has mounted him!
Hamtilon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mueller is bucking up trying to escape but Hamtilon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Leonard Hamtilon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mueller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mueller keeps trying to improve his position.
Hamtilon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hamtilon with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hamtilon.
Mueller wants to hold on but Hamtilon pushes him away.
Mueller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mueller tries to lock up and control but Hamtilon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mueller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hamtilon controlling his opponent.
Mueller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hamtilon controlling from mount.
Maurice Mueller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamtilon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mueller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hamtilon 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.
Mueller is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamtilon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Hamtilon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hamtilon, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Hamtilon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Law (ranked 6442 p4p, 452 weight class) and Lance Tiggs (ranked 6222 p4p, 442 weight class). Lance Tiggs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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260 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Tiggs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiggs lands with a nice combination. Law backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Keith Law has been cut.
Tiggs scores with a shot to the body.
Law throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tiggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Law swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tiggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Law misses with a series of wild punches.
Tiggs tries a quick counter leg kick but Law is wise to it.
Tiggs fakes the leg kick and cracks Law in the body.
Tiggs's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tiggs duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Law walks into a stiff left hand from Tiggs.
Law throws an off balance right hand
and Tiggs counters with a crisp one two that drops Law! Tiggs thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Law to his feet! Law is in big trouble!
Law is rocked!
Law blocks a head kick by Tiggs.
Law takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Law is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keith Law's cut is getting worse.
Law falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiggs counters with a crisp right that sends Law to the canvas! Tiggs follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Tiggs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shelby (ranked 2211 p4p, 261 weight class) and Kyle Lewis (ranked 2697 p4p, 321 weight class). Lewis has chosen DMX - Slippin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Shelby !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shelby is trying to buck Lewis off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shelby keeps working.
Lewis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Shelby has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lewis but great work by Shelby .
Lewis tries to improve position but can't.
Shelby in the domination position with Lewis hanging on.
Shelby decides to stand back up. Shelby steps back and let's Lewis get back to his feet.
Shelby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shelby as he avoids it easily.
Shelby throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Shelby , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
Shelby gets caught napping as Lewis dives in and scores a takedown. Shelby manages to retain guard.
Shelby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shelby tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shelby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shelby controlling Lewis's posture.
Lewis won't allow Shelby to sweep him here.
Shelby keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Lewis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Shelby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shelby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shelby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by Shelby 's head coaches at Iron mikes mma that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Shelby avoids nicely.
Lewis fails to land the takedown.
Shelby misses with a low kick.
Lewis's coach down at Death Valley Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lewis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tommy Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Lewis.
Lewis gets a double leg takedown into Shelby 's guard.
Shelby controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
Shelby keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Shelby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shelby trying to control the position here.
Shelby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lewis pushes down on Shelby 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shelby is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shelby avoid being mounted?
Lewis controlling the action here.
Lewis moves into full mount! Shelby won't be happy about that!
Shelby is looking to improve his position but Lewis isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shelby tries to lock up and control but Lewis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lewis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shelby really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Lewis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lewis lunges at Shelby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shelby 's hand.
Shelby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shelby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shelby defends it well.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches up with Shelby , looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes Shelby against the cage but Shelby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lewis drives through with a takedown into Shelby 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lewis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shelby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shelby working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lewis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lewis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shelby 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby looking for a sweep. Not yet Shelby , not yet.
Shelby can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lewis controls the pace.
Lewis advances position into side control!
Lewis working the head with strikes.
Shelby is trying to escape the position but Lewis is controlling the position.
Lewis trying to control the action but Shelby is working from the bottom.
Shelby prevents Lewis from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby is looking for a sweep.
Shelby is letting Lewis control him for a moment.
Shelby is looking to regain half guard here but Lewis keeps moving and retains side control.
Lewis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lewis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lewis controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shelby struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Shelby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Shelby 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shelby tries to bench press Lewis off him but Lewis keeps the position.
Lewis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Shelby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lewis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shelby can't do much from the bottom here.
Shelby tries to improve position but can't.
Lewis controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shelby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewis controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Shelby as Lewis shoots in.
Shelby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Shelby .
Lewis shoots in for a double leg but Shelby sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tommy Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Lewis.
Lewis blocks a head kick by Shelby .
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shelby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shelby swinging wildly here.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Shelby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shelby swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shelby kicks Lewis off and gets back to his feet.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shelby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shelby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Tommy Shelby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis moves forwards but Shelby connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lewis looking to score a takedown here. Shelby is defending well but Lewis drives through and ends up in Shelby 's guard.
Shelby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lewis stands and throws Shelby 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shelby keeps working.
Shelby tries to escape but Lewis is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working away.
Shelby is letting Lewis control him for a moment.
Lewis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shelby down.
Lewis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Shelby is not content to let Lewis control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby is trying to improve his position.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Shelby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis scoring with punches from side control.
Lewis working away.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Shelby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lewis advances to full mount.
Lewis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lewis lands a couple of good shots and Shelby has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lewis slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Lewis looking for the RNC.
Shelby is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lewis.
Tommy Shelby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 Tommy Shelby .
I think Lewis 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Lewis!
Kyle Lewis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kris Jakua (ranked 1771 p4p, 94 weight class) and Zyy Kamito (ranked 6820 p4p, 259 weight class). Kris Jakua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
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, Zyy Kamito!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamito throws a leg kick that misses.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamito misses with a body kick.
Jakua lands a glancing blow to the side of Kamito's head.
Jakua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kamito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kamito throws a leg kick
and Jakua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jakua lands a body shot.
We've been told by Jakua's head coaches at Elite Underground Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jakua goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kamito is rocked!
It looks like Zyy Kamito has been cut.
Jakua Throws a clean left jab. Jakua Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Kamito's chin! Kamito crumbles to the ground and Jakua follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Jakua!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kris Jakua!
A victorious Kris Jakua thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Wood (ranked 1965 p4p, 218 weight class) and Tim Sanchez (ranked 4012 p4p, 354 weight class). Wood comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious B.I.G - Hypnotyze. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Wood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Wood tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Danny Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Wood to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanchez throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
Wood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the cage. Wood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Wood finish him?
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Wood misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Sanchez got wobbled bad by a big combination! Wood presses forward with punches and knees until Sanchez stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Sanchez closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Wood!
Danny Wood decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 699 p4p, 94 weight class) and Luke Neil (ranked 782 p4p, 106 weight class). Pereira's entrance music is J.Balvin, Willy William - Mi Gente. A fine choice. Neil has chosen Linkin Park - In the end as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Neil!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira slips a straight right by Neil.
Neil looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pereira!
Neil is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Neil is trying to get an arm triangle but Pereira is defending well.
Neil trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira tries to bench press Neil off him but Neil keeps the position.
Neil is working Pereira over with some ground and pound from side control.
Neil is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pereira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Neil misses with the ground and pound.
Neil tries to advance to mount but Pereira denies him.
Neil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pereira keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira is trying to control Neil's posture but Neil avoids it.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neil advances nicely into full mount.
Pereira wants to hold on but Neil pushes him away.
Neil thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Neil working Pereira over with strikes here.
Pereira sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pereira is staying active underneath Neil, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neil looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is doing well to control the position and prevent Neil from advancing to side control.
Neil controlling the action here.
Pereira wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pereira is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Neil throws a good cross that connects.
Pereira scores with a spinning back kick!
Neil tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neil.
A punch combination from Pereira misses.
Neil is looking for the big counter here.
Neil looking to score a takedown here. Pereira is defending well but Neil drives through and ends up in Pereira's guard.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Neil controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neil trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Neil dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Neil decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pereira is trying to stand up here but Neil is controlling him well.
Neil is keen to just control but Pereira is a slippery customer.
Pereira pushes Neil off looking to stand but Neil dives back in and keeps control.
Pereira holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Neil is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pereira reverses the position - he's now on top in Neil's guard.
Neil wants to stand but Pereira is controlling the position.
Neil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pereira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Neil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pereira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pereira stays in close to Neil's body and controls the position.
Neil keeping full guard, as Pereira tries to pass.
Pereira slips nicely into half guard.
Neil wants to improve his position but Pereira is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neil is looking to control Pereira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Neil avoid being mounted?
Neil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pereira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neil can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neil is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Luke Neil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Neil misses.
Neil has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pereira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pereira throws a head kick that Neil semi-blocks.
It looks like Luke Neil has been cut.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neil missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Neil backs away, Pereira returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pereira avoids a kick to the body.
Neil misses with a double jab.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Neil.
Neil shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Neil showed some decent athleticism there.
Pereira manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Neil keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Neil is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pereira is defending well.
Neil jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pereira walks away with a smile on his face. Neil gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Neil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pereira counters with a nice leg kick.
Neil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pereira. That one must have hurt.
Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Michel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Neil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Neil.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neil takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Neil takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Neil tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Pereira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Neil's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pereira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neil in his tracks.
Pereira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pereira half committed to a counter leg kick.
Neil sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Neil slips a jab from Pereira.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neil is looking for the big counter here.
Neil slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
It seemed like Neil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira throws a body kick that misses.
Pereira checks a low kick from Neil.
Pereira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Neil finds it's way round the side to connect with Pereira's head.
Neil goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Neil shoots in for a takedown but Pereira shows good takedown defense.
Neil lands the left hand.
Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pereira throws an off balance right hand
and Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neil throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pereira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Neil is in Pereira's guard.
Pereira has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Neil off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neil manages to avoid it.
Pereira backing away here, and Neil unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pereira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neil.
Neil throws a series of punches but Pereira avoids them all with ease.
Good work by Pereira as he checks the leg kick.
Pereira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Neil.
Sloppy strikes from Neil. Those never looked like landing.
Neil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira digs a good hook to Neil's body.
Neil swinging wildly here.
Neil misses with a straight left.
Pereira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neil feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pereira pushes Neil off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pereira - the referee stops the clock and Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pereira. Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Donk. Pereira catches Neil right on the button with a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neil throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pereira's waist but Pereira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Neil off to one side.
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Pereira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pereira throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neil is defended easily by Pereira.
Neil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neil staying out of range there.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira throws a big counter combination but Neil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Neil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pereira. That one must have hurt.
Pereira slips a jab and a cross from Neil.
Pereira throws a front kick that sends Neil stumbling back into the cage.
Neil swings widly with a right hand
and Pereira counters with an outside leg kick.
Neil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Neil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Neil's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neil looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Neil persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
Neil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pereira lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
Pereira jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Neil ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Pereira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a leg kick which misses Neil's front leg but catches the back leg as Neil tries to avoid it.
Pereira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Neil on the side of the head.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
Neil throws a leg kick but Pereira moved away.
Pereira lands with a slapping head kick.
Neil blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira throws a head kick that half lands.
Pereira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neil.
Neil looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira throws a big counter combination but Neil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Neil.
Pereira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neil misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereira.
Neil tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Neil throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pereira 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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#R1#
O'Neil throws a looping overhand right but Doms ducks down to avoid it.
Frankie Doms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doms displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O'Neil throws out the jab.
Doms throws a body kick that misses.
Doms fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O'Neil is out of range.
O'Neil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O'Neil misses with a body shot.
O'Neil swings for the body but Doms moves out of range.
O'Neil checks a low kick from Doms.
O'Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O'Neil has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Doms is landing a low percentage of strikes.
O'Neil moves out of range of the body kick.
O'Neil takes a swing at Doms's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Neil throws a good cross that connects.
O'Neil thumps Doms with a low kick.
Doms gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O'Neil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
O'Neil misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for O'Neil.
Doms takes a swing at O'Neil's ribcage but misses.
Doms moves out of range as O'Neil throws a body kick.
O'Neil moves out of range as Doms throws a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doms!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
O'Neil throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
O'Neil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doms on the side of the head.
Doms throws a leg kick but O'Neil checks it.
Doms takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doms throws a head kick but O'Neil moves out of range.
O'Neil misses with a body shot.
Doms quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
O'Neil connects with an inside leg kick.#T2#
Doms throws a low kick but O'Neil moves out of range easily.
Doms wants to land a leg kick but O'Neil is out of range.
O'Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doms was well out of range. Poor timing from O'Neil.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doms thows a body kick. O'Neil tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Doms tried to score with a low kick but O'Neil checks it.
Doms throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doms walks into a jab.
A low kick from Doms is predictable there
and O'Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doms buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doms thows a leg kick but O'Neil checks it
and O'Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O'Neil takes a swing at Doms's ribcage but misses.
Doms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O'Neil.
O'Neil motions for Doms to come forward. O'Neil throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Doms throws a push kick but O'Neil slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and O'Neil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O'Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doms tries to score with a low kick but O'Neil moves his leg out of the way.
Doms scoring well with a low kick there.
Doms throws a leg kick but O'Neil checks it.
Doms lands a front kick.
Doms throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Doms pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doms slips a straight right by O'Neil.
O'Neil avoids the head kick by Doms.
O'Neil connects with a solid leg kick.
O'Neil takes a swing at Doms's ribcage but misses.
O'Neil works the jab nicely.
Doms throws a wild body kick that O'Neil sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and O'Neil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4#
O'Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doms throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doms looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O'Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doms misses with a kick to the body.
Doms lands a head kick!
O'Neil avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Doms misses
enabling O'Neil to counter with a crisp jab.
Doms throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O'Neil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doms connects with an inside leg kick.
O'Neil throws a body punch but Doms moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doms 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 O'Neil has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O'Neil and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like O'Neil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O'Neil avoids a kick to the body.
O'Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Doms moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O'Neil dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
O'Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Doms fires out a quick counter leg kick but O'Neil just manages to avoid it.
Doms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O'Neil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O'Neil looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O'Neil on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Doms misses with a body kick.
Doms on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
O'Neil checks a leg kick.
Doms misses with a head kick.
O'Neil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Doms looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Doms shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doms throws a head kick that misses.
O'Neil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O'Neil.
O'Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
Doms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses.
Doms misses with a leg kick.
Doms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O'Neil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O'Neil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doms doesn't seem bothered though.
Doms moves out of range as O'Neil throws a body kick.
O'Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doms moves away.
Nice shot lands for O'Neil.
Doms's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O'Neil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doms scrambles back to his feet.
O'Neil moves out of range of the body kick.
Doms lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mickey O'Neil seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
O'Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O'Neil digs a good body shot into Doms's ribs.
O'Neil looks to land a combination. Doms sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doms is looking to score with low kicks.
O'Neil let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doms has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O'Neil finds it's way round the side to connect with Doms's head. #ROC2#
Doms is rocked!#KD2#
O'Neil lands a big right hand that sends Doms crashing to the mat! O'Neil stays standing though and waves Doms back to his feet!
Oh Doms is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doms tries to get into range but O'Neil steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Doms! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! O'Neil scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey O'Neil!
An out of breath Mickey O'Neil thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 1202 p4p, 147 weight class) and Aiu BangYou (ranked 1951 p4p, 212 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BangYou misses with a body shot.
Haggar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
BangYou has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
BangYou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BangYou slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
BangYou digs a good body shot into Haggar's ribs.
Haggar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BangYou.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from BangYou lands.
BangYou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haggar misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and BangYou releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A bone on bone clash there as Haggar blocks the leg kick.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
BangYou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
BangYou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haggar thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar swats away the attempt to clinch by BangYou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BangYou lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haggar backs up against the cage.
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Haggar. Beautiful body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by BangYou. That's going to slow Haggar down.
BangYou clinches.
BangYou manages to break the clinch.
A jab from BangYou does it's job there.
BangYou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good shot there by Haggar.
Haggar is looking to clinch but BangYou is avoiding it.
BangYou throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
BangYou connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BangYou throws an overhand right that lands on Haggar's shoulder, as Haggar tries to avoid the shot.
BangYou throws a quick inside leg kick.
BangYou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haggar throws out the jab.
BangYou throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangYou misses with an uppercut. Haggar saw that one coming.
BangYou misses the jab.
BangYou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
BangYou controls Haggar momentarily but Haggar frees himself.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
BangYou has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Haggar 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.
Haggar is in close to BangYou's body, working some short punches and elbows.
BangYou pulls Haggar in to control the position.
Haggar postures up in BangYou's guard and throws a big left but BangYou blocks it.
Haggar prevents BangYou from getting back to his feet.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. BangYou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haggar throws a strike but BangYou rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Haggar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Haggar stands and throws BangYou's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haggar tries to score with some ground and pound. BangYou controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
BangYou is looking for a sweep.
BangYou defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Haggar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haggar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
BangYou is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Haggar tries to pass to full mount but BangYou defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
BangYou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
BangYou is staying active underneath Haggar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haggar thows a huge punch but BangYou dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to BangYou's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar is trying to control the action in half guard but BangYou is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
BangYou wants to get back to full guard.
Haggar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Haggar working over BangYou with some ground and pound. BangYou looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
BangYou has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
BangYou staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from BangYou on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haggar lands with a nice body punch.
BangYou feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haggar's calf.
Aiu BangYou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
BangYou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggar.
BangYou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but BangYou is just out of range.
BangYou is looking to clinch.
BangYou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggar.
Haggar tries to counter by clinching up but BangYou breaks away and moves out of range.
Good exchange - BangYou coming out on top.
A solid leg kick lands there for BangYou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BangYou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
BangYou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Haggar. That snapped BangYou's head back.
BangYou misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BangYou dodges the punch combination from Haggar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haggar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by BangYou.
BangYou is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haggar with a body shot.
Haggar slips a jab and a cross from BangYou.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from BangYou.
BangYou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BangYou throws the left hand but Haggar avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from BangYou misses the target.
Haggar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
BangYou fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haggar checks it well.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haggar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haggar moves out of range as BangYou strikes.
Haggar is looking to counter the offense by BangYou and move into the clinch.
Haggar throws an off balance right hand
and BangYou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
BangYou fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haggar checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar blocks a head kick by BangYou.
Nice cross by Haggar.
Haggar misses the shot to the body.
Haggar throws a hook but BangYou blocks it.
BangYou connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BangYou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
A chopping leg kick lands by BangYou.
BangYou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
BangYou catches Haggar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haggar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BangYou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. BangYou darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haggar closes the distance and pushes BangYou back into the cage.
BangYou crunches a lovely knee into Haggar's ribcage.
Haggar swings wildly with an uppercut but BangYou uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangYou misses with an elbow strike.
BangYou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
BangYou tests Haggar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haggar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haggar throws a jab but it's blocked by BangYou.
BangYou is trying to counter with his kicks.
Haggar checks a leg kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from BangYou 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 Haggar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haggar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from BangYou misses the target.
BangYou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haggar.
Haggar tries to close the distance and clinch but BangYou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
Haggar throws an overhand right that lands on BangYou's shoulder, as BangYou tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BangYou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haggar.
Haggar tries to counter by clinching up but BangYou breaks away and moves out of range.
Haggar misses the jab.
Haggar walks into a straight right hand from BangYou.
Haggar throws a right hand that misses
and BangYou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BangYou throws out a powerful jab.
BangYou throws a leg kick which misses Haggar's front leg but catches the back leg as Haggar tries to avoid it.
BangYou throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
BangYou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haggar momentarily.
Haggar is rocked!
BangYou finds Haggar's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Haggar flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. BangYou lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Haggar will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aiu BangYou!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sami Steele (ranked 891 p4p, 48 weight class) and Daniel Rutkowski (ranked 1918 p4p, 103 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rutkowski's choice of entrance music: Kękę - Presja. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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144 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Rutkowski!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutkowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutkowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Steele. No joy for Rutkowski on that attempt.
Rutkowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutkowski under the eye.
Steele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rutkowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Steele manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rutkowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steele with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steele lands a front kick.
Steele lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rutkowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rutkowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rutkowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sami Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands a head shot.
Steele throws a combination. Rutkowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rutkowski is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Steele as Rutkowski shoots in.
Sami Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Rutkowski.
Steele scores with a decent looking hook.
Steele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steele, as that shot connected.
Rutkowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rutkowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Steele finish him?
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutkowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutkowski feints the counter takedown.
Rutkowski seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele stuffs the takedown attempt from Rutkowski. Rutkowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Rutkowski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Steele jabs Rutkowski right on the nose. Rutkowski blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele throws a series of punches but Rutkowski avoids them all with ease.
Steele throws a body kick that misses
and Rutkowski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Steele wants to improve his position but Rutkowski is controlling well.
Steele trying to hold on to Rutkowski's head to control him but Rutkowski postures up.
Rutkowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rutkowski.
Steele wants to control but Rutkowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Steele kicks off Rutkowski and gets to his feet.
It looks like Steele has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steele.
A jab lands there for Steele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Rutkowski moves out of range easily.
Steele digs a good body shot into Rutkowski's ribs.
Steele connects with a single shot there.
Rutkowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rutkowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutkowski takes one to the side of the head.
Steele lands with a hook. Rutkowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutkowski.
Steele is looking to slow Rutkowski down with leg kicks.
Rutkowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Steele.
Rutkowski blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rutkowski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rutkowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutkowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steele avoids it really well and circles away.
Steele throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steele thumps Rutkowski with a low kick.
Steele sizes up Rutkowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rutkowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Steele has one foot on Rutkowski's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Steele works Rutkowski's body with a nice hook.
Rutkowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Steele dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rutkowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daniel Rutkowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele thuds his right hand into Rutkowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steele 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.
Steele fakes the leg kick and cracks Rutkowski in the body.
Rutkowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steele but Steele pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steele throws a body punch but Rutkowski moves out of range.
Steele throws a good cross that connects.
Rutkowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steele lands a leg kick that knocks Rutkowski off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutkowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steele scores with a kick to the midsection.
Steele throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutkowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steele tries to avoid it but Rutkowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steele to the ground. Steele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steele with a jab.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutkowski can do to turn this around?
Rutkowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sami Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Rutkowski.
Steele cracks Rutkowski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutkowski under the eye.
Rutkowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rutkowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steele lands a jab to Rutkowski's midsection.
Steele connects with an inside leg kick.
Steele lands a nice shot that snaps Rutkowski's head back.
Steele connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele cracks Rutkowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rutkowski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rutkowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutkowski walks into a stiff left hand from Steele.
Steele jabs Rutkowski right on the nose. Rutkowski blinks but takes it well.
Steele looks to land a body kick but Rutkowski moved away.
Rutkowski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Sami Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele thumps Rutkowski with a low kick.
Steele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rutkowski's head.
Steele scores with a head kick. Rutkowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Steele stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steele wants it to stay on the feet.
Steele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rutkowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutkowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Steele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutkowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steele to score with a decent uppercut.
Steele jabs Rutkowski right on the nose. Rutkowski blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut there from Steele.
Steele throws out a powerful jab.
Steele is looking to slow Rutkowski down with leg kicks.
Steele dips to his left and cracks Rutkowski with an uppercut!
Rutkowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Steele.
Rutkowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steele looks to land a combination but Rutkowski avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steele throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Steele finds it's target.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Rutkowski's shoulder, as Rutkowski tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele with a nice cross.
Rutkowski closes the distance and clinches up with Steele, looking for a takedown. Rutkowski pushes Steele against the cage but Steele circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sami Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele scores with a jab.
Steele sizes up Rutkowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rutkowski gets tackled into the cage by Steele. Steele maintains the clinch.
Rutkowski goes for a takedown attempt but Steele pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Steele.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutkowski's head backwards.
Steele scores with a hook to the body. Rutkowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele stuffs the takedown attempt from Rutkowski. Rutkowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Steele dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steele, as that shot connected.
Rutkowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rutkowski scrambles back to his feet.
Steele works the jab nicely.
Rutkowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Steele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Steele as he connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steele.
Steele throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Steele does it's job there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rutkowski fails with the takedown
and Steele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rutkowski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Steele defends well and Rutkowski ends up having to push Steele into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sami Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Rutkowski.
Steele scores with a jab.
Rutkowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rutkowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat.
Rutkowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Steele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutkowski's calf.
Steele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutkowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No luck for Rutkowski with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele clobbers Rutkowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick lands from Steele.
Steele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steele throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rutkowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rutkowski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rutkowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steele lands with a hook. Rutkowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rutkowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a nice strike.
Steele connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Rutkowski with that takedown attempt.
Steele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutkowski under the eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Steele falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutkowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steele's guard.
Steele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steele tries to strike from the bottom.
Rutkowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Rutkowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Steele clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steele dips to his left and cracks Rutkowski with an uppercut!
Steele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rutkowski in his tracks.
Rutkowski fails with the takedown
and Steele counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rutkowski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rutkowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rutkowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rutkowski.
Steele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Steele! Rutkowski is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Steele!
Sami Steele is the new bantamweight champion!
As Sami Steele got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: For some, getting this shiny piece of gold might be the top of the mountain, but not for me. There is a fighter out there that I need to beat up.
Domonic Dilbrandt! I know you left the org, but our rivalry isn't over yet. Dont forget about me because I'm not stopping until we meet again. Let's f'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Weeks (ranked 679 p4p, 85 weight class) and Axel Foley (ranked 731 p4p, 91 weight class). Foley has chosen Beverly Hills Cop Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Weeks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Weeks.
Foley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weeks.
Foley tests Weeks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weeks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foley moves away.
Weeks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weeks cracks a nice hook into Foley's ribs.
Foley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weeks falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
Weeks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Weeks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foley counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley thuds his right hand into Weeks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Weeks scores with a decent looking hook.
Weeks throws out a loose jab but Foley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foley lands with a hook. Weeks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Weeks misses with a wild combination.
Darren Weeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Weeks swings widly with a right hand
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Weeks misses
and Foley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foley connects with the punch.
Weeks is rocked!
Foley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weeks was well out of range. Poor timing from Foley.
Weeks has his takedown stuffed
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
Oh Weeks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foley lands a jab to the nose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Foley.
Weeks misses with a straight right.
Foley drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Weeks right on the button. Weeks goes down! Foley follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Foley gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Foley!
Axel Foley is the new lightweight champion!
Axel Foley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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