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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dat Sik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Floyd Mayweather Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dat Sik!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayweather Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Sik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mayweather Jr checks a low kick from Sik.
Sik takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayweather Jr manages to avoid it.
Mayweather Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab when Sik was well out of range.
Mayweather Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Sik ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Sik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sik.
Sik misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayweather Jr taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik scores with a hook to the body.
Sik lands a nice uppercut.
Sik blocks an uppercut.
Sik can't find room to land a body shot as Mayweather Jr controls the action.
Sik struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayweather Jr controls his hands.
Sik tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayweather Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Sik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayweather Jr or not.
Mayweather Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayweather Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mayweather Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mayweather Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sik's elbow.
Sik misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mayweather Jr fails to land.
Good body shot from Sik.
Mayweather Jr manages to break the clinch.
Sik's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mayweather Jr under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayweather Jr looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sik lands a right hand from hell, dropping Mayweather Jr. Sik pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dat Sik!
Dat Sik managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godeaux comes to the cage accompanied by Battle Ready. Montoya has chosen El Toro as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boudreaux Godeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hidalgo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montoya tried to score with a low kick but Godeaux checks it.
Godeaux throws an off balance right hand
and Montoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montoya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Godeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montoya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Godeaux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Montoya.
Godeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montoya.
Montoya lands a head kick. Godeaux smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Godeaux lands a jab to Montoya's midsection.
Montoya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Montoya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hidalgo Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Montoya misses
and Godeaux finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A combination from Godeaux does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Montoya scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godeaux missing with a left hand there. Montoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montoya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Montoya throws a chopping leg kick but Godeaux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Godeaux throws a series of punches but Montoya moves out of range.
Godeaux lands with a cross.
Montoya tries to land a front kick but Godeaux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Montoya.
Montoya throws a right hand that misses
and Godeaux counters with a three punch combo that has Montoya backing up. Montoya nods at Godeaux to acknowledge the strikes.
Godeaux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montoya ducks under a wild hook from Godeaux.
Godeaux blocks a low kick nicely.
Godeaux lands an overhand right.
Montoya throws a low kick but Godeaux avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya throws a front kick aimed at Godeaux's knee but Godeaux avoids it well.
Montoya throws a front kick aimed at Godeaux's knee but Godeaux avoids it well.
Montoya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Godeaux counters with a left and a right that stings Montoya.
Godeaux connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Montoya.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montoya defending well as Godeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Godeaux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Godeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montoya.
Godeaux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Montoya fails with a takedown attempt.
Godeaux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Godeaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Montoya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Montoya.
Montoya thows a body shot but no joy.
Godeaux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montoya is out of range and Godeaux settles back down.
Montoya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Montoya tenderised Godeaux's leg. Godeaux is trying to keep his angry face on.
Montoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Godeaux does it's job there.
Montoya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montoya blocks a jab.
Godeaux throws a low kick but Montoya avoids it.
Montoya throws a head kick that misses.
Godeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Godeaux.
Boudreaux Godeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montoya throws a head kick that misses
and Godeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godeaux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Montoya takes a swing at Godeaux's ribcage but misses.
Montoya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Montoya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montoya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Godeaux's calf.
Montoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godeaux digs a good body shot into Montoya's ribs.
Montoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montoya does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hidalgo Montoya will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Montoya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Montoya thows a body kick. Godeaux tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hidalgo Montoya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Godeaux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montoya momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Godeaux.
Montoya misses with a body kick.
Montoya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Godeaux throws a solid leg kick but Montoya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Godeaux.
Godeaux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montoya to score with a decent uppercut.
Montoya checks a low kick from Godeaux.
Montoya takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Montoya dodges the punch combination from Godeaux.
Montoya blocks a jab.
Montoya lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya tries to land a leg kick but Godeaux saw it coming and moves away.
Montoya slips under a jab.
Godeaux works the jab nicely.
Montoya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Montoya misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Godeaux.
Montoya tries to land a leg kick but Godeaux saw it coming and moves away.
Montoya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Montoya swings for the body but Godeaux moves out of range.
Montoya ducks right into an uppercut from Godeaux.
Godeaux drops his hands momentarily and Montoya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Montoya moves away from the strike by Godeaux.
Montoya tries to score with a low kick but Godeaux moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya pushes Godeaux away with a front kick.
A clash of legs there as Godeaux blocks the low kick.
Montoya misses with a jab to the body
and Godeaux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Godeaux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Montoya's calf.
Montoya tried to score with a low kick but Godeaux checks it.
Godeaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Godeaux.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montoya cracks a nice hook into Godeaux's ribs.
Montoya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Montoya misses
and Godeaux counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Montoya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montoya throws a front kick that sends Godeaux stumbling back into the cage.
Godeaux misses with a double jab.
Godeaux checks the leg kick nicely there.
Godeaux 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.
Montoya tries to clinch there but Godeaux circles away.
Horrible takedown by Montoya or perhaps it was just good defense by Godeaux which made him look bad.
Montoya throws a head kick but Godeaux moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Godeaux.
Godeaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Godeaux tries to bum rush Montoya with a series of wild strikes but Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya wants to clinch.
Godeaux checks a leg kick nicely.
Godeaux checks a leg kick.
Montoya tries to close the distance and clinch but Godeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montoya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Godeaux avoids the body shot from Montoya.
Montoya throws a solid leg kick but Godeaux takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Montoya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya slips a straight right by Godeaux.
Montoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montoya throws a front kick aimed at Godeaux's knee but Godeaux avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montoya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidalgo Montoya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Montoya clobbers Godeaux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Montoya tries to clinch there but Godeaux circles away.
Montoya throws a big shot that misses.
Montoya tries to score with a low kick but Godeaux moves his leg out of the way.
Montoya checks a low kick from Godeaux.
Montoya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Montoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Montoya.
Montoya jabs Godeaux right on the nose. Godeaux blinks but takes it well.
Montoya misses with a leg kick
and Godeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montoya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Montoya is predictable there
enabling Godeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Montoya is predictable there
and Godeaux makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Montoya moves away from the strike by Godeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Montoya.
Montoya throws a wild body kick that Godeaux sees coming a mile off.
Montoya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Montoya throws a leg kick which misses Godeaux's front leg but catches the back leg as Godeaux tries to avoid it.
Montoya throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Montoya misses
letting Godeaux counter with a right hand.
Montoya loads up on a big right hand but Godeaux slips the punch.
Montoya throws a low kick, looking for Godeaux's leg but Godeaux calmly moves out of range.
Godeaux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Godeaux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Godeaux throws out a leg kick but Montoya moves out of range and Godeaux only half commits.
Montoya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Godeaux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Godeaux checks a low kick from Montoya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Godeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montoya.
Godeaux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Montoya takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good leg kick by Montoya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godeaux throws a jab when Montoya was well out of range.
Montoya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Montoya lands with a nice body kick.
Montoya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montoya counters with a leg kick.
Godeaux misses with a hook
and Montoya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Montoya misses with a straight right.
Montoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Montoya.
Godeaux on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montoya at a distance.
Montoya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boudreaux Godeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montoya takes one to the side of the head.
Montoya throws a leg kick which misses Godeaux's front leg but catches the back leg as Godeaux tries to avoid it.
Godeaux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montoya.
Godeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Godeaux misses the shot to the body.
Montoya misses with a body shot
and Godeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Godeaux ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
Godeaux fails to land with a series of punches.
Godeaux thuds his right hand into Montoya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Godeaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Montoya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montoya. Godeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hidalgo Montoya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Godeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montoya was well out of range. Poor timing from Godeaux.
Montoya lands a head kick!
Montoya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montoya throws a leg kick which misses Godeaux's front leg but catches the back leg as Godeaux tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya throws a hook to the side of Godeaux's head but Godeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Montoya.
Godeaux misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Godeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hidalgo Montoya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Montoya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hidalgo Montoya!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hidalgo Montoya waved his t-shirt featuring [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel has chosen I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica as his entrance music. Europha Emanuel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Europha Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson throws a leg kick which misses Emanuel's front leg but catches the back leg as Emanuel tries to avoid it.
Robertson gets a clinch.
Robertson blocks a body shot from Emanuel.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Emanuel as Robertson tries to tie him up.
Robertson stalling against the cage.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
Robertson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like George Robertson has been cut.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Robertson controls the action.
Robertson presses Emanuel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emanuel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Emanuel blocks a body shot from Robertson.
Emanuel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Robertson digs a right hand underneath Emanuel's ribcage. Emanuel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Robertson controls the action.
A short left from Robertson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robertson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emanuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robertson avoids the elbow strike from Emanuel, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel cracks Robertson with a nice body shot.
Emanuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
Robertson is trying to maintain a safe position but Emanuel gets an underhook and turns Robertson into the cage.
Robertson lands with a left to the head.
Robertson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Emanuel.
Emanuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robertson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Robertson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel lands a shoulder strike.
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
Emanuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robertson's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emanuel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Emanuel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hook to the body lands for Emanuel.
Emanuel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robertson scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robertson.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robertson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Robertson.
Emanuel missing with knees to the body.
Emanuel stalls.
Good body shot from Robertson.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
Emanuel blocks a body shot from Robertson.
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
Robertson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
Robertson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emanuel throws an elbow but it misses.
Emanuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
Robertson has a couple of punches blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to work over Robertson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robertson scores with a shot to the side of Emanuel's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emanuel leaning against his opponent.
Robertson tries to stall but Emanuel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robertson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Emanuel landing knees to the body.
Robertson lands a shoulder strike.
Emanuel throws an elbow that misses.
Robertson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emanuel digs a right hand into Robertson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robertson's gas tank.
Emanuel lands a left hand.
Robertson gets through Emanuel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Emanuel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robertson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Emanuel - that landed with a thud.
Emanuel blocks an uppercut.
Emanuel throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands with a left to the head.
Emanuel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right handed body shot lands from Emanuel.
With the fighters up against the cage, Emanuel throws an elbow but misses.
Robertson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robertson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Robertson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robertson avoiding damage as Emanuel throws knees to the body.
Robertson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Emanuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robertson's defenses.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson is looking to control Emanuel's arms but Emanuel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robertson has his back to the cage.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Robertson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
Robertson slowing the pace effectively.
Robertson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Europha Emanuel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Robertson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big right from Robertson misses.
Robertson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robertson motions for Emanuel to come forward. Robertson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robertson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Robertson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robertson lands a lovely overhand right.
Robertson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robertson rushes Emanuel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robertson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robertson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Robertson fails to land.
A short uppercut from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emanuel landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emanuel crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Emanuel trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson tries to work over Emanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robertson blocks an uppercut.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the head but Robertson blocks with his arms.
Robertson has a couple of punches blocked by Emanuel.
Robertson is leaning against Emanuel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Europha Emanuel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Emanuel landing knees to the body.
Emanuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
Emanuel scores with a hook to the body.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Emanuel stalling the fight.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emanuel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emanuel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emanuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
Emanuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emanuel lands with a right to the head.
Emanuel landing knees to the body.
Emanuel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robertson has a couple of punches blocked by Emanuel.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Robertson controls the action.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robertson trying to control the position but instead, Emanuel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Robertson into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emanuel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Emanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertsons head.
Emanuel lands a good knee to the midsection. Robertson won't want to take too many of those.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Robertson controls the action.
Emanuel crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Robertson working aggressively here.
Robertson managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
Robertson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Robertson.
Nice body punch from Emanuel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robertson.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
Emanuel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Emanuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
Emanuel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Robertson tries to stall but Emanuel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emanuel misses with a knee to the head.
Emanuel working aggressively here.
Emanuel blocks an uppercut.
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
Emanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robertson slowing the pace effectively.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
Robertson pushes Emanuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
Robertson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Robertson.
Robertson struggles to land a body shot inside as Emanuel controls his hands.
Emanuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robertson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Europha Emanuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Robertson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Robertson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab by Emanuel.
Robertson misses the jab.
Emanuel tests Robertson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robertson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Emanuel.
Emanuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Emanuel finds it's target.
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robertson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emanuel throws out the jab.
Robertson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emanuel, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Robertson.
Emanuel trying to stall but Robertson improves his position.
Emanuel digs a right hand into Robertson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robertson's gas tank.
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
Emanuel lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson has a couple of punches blocked by Emanuel.
A knee to the head by Emanuel.
Emanuel blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Emanuel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Robertson trying to stall but Emanuel improves his position.
Emanuel is leaning against Robertson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robertson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robertson misses with a body punch.
Emanuel misses with an elbow over the top.
Robertson taking a breather.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Emanuel.
A right hand to the body from Emanuel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel trying to land knees to the body.
Emanuel pushes off an throws an elbow but Robertson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emanuel blocks a body shot from Robertson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emanuel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Robertson tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robertson as Emanuel tries to tie him up.
Emanuel lands with a right to the head.
Emanuel missing with knees to the body.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Robertson avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Emanuel fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robertson as Emanuel tries to tie him up.
A bit of stalling here from Robertson.
Robertson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robertson managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
Robertson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Emanuel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Emanuel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel works on Robertson's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robertson.
Robertson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emanuel tries a knee to the head but Robertson blocks it.
Emanuel digs a right hand into Robertson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robertson's gas tank.
Robertson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Robertson blocks a body shot from Emanuel.
George Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emanuel taking a breather.
Robertson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emanuel's elbow.
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
Robertson blocks an elbow strike from Emanuel.
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Emanuel fails to land.
Robertson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a knee strike.
Robertson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robertson struggles to land a body shot inside as Emanuel controls his hands.
Emanuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
Robertson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robertson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robertson looking to slow down the pace here.
Robertson avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emanuels head.
Robertson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robertson lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Europha Emanuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Emanuel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Europha Emanuel!
Europha Emanuel 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atlister The Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Semenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Demon comes to the cage accompanied by Demon. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atlister The Demon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Semenko!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Demon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Demon throws a head kick but Semenko moves out of range.
Semenko checks a leg kick.
Semenko cracks the inside of The Demon's front leg.
The Demon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Semenko's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Semenko.
The Demon moves out of range as Semenko throws a body kick.
The Demon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Semenko.
The Demon misses with a leg kick
and Semenko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Semenko scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Demon lands a left hand.
Semenko misses with a knee strike.
Semenko lands an elbow inside.
The Demon can't find room to land a body shot as Semenko controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko tries to land knees in the clinch but The Demon avoids the damage to the body.
The Demon avoids a wild elbow strike from Semenko.
Semenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Atlister The Demon has been cut.
The Demon blocks an elbow strike.
Semenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Demon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Semenko prevents a body shot from The Demon.
The Demon tries to throw a body punch but Semenko avoids it by throwing The Demon back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Semenko.
The Demon is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenko lands a knee to the body.
Semenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Demon's defenses.
Semenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Semenko.
Semenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Semenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Demon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Demon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Semenko.
Semenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Semenko with a knee to the head.
Semenko lands an elbow just above The Demon 's eye.
Semenko pushes off an throws an elbow but The Demon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Semenko crunches a lovely knee into The Demon's ribcage.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Demon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Semenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Semenko throws an elbow but misses.
Semenko lands an elbow inside.
Semenko takes a shot to the head.
Semenko throws an elbow that misses.
The Demon stalling.
Semenko working The Demon over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko lands an elbow inside that The Demon shrugs off.
The Demon tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
The Demon avoids the elbow strike from Semenko, against the cage.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
Semenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
The Demon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Semenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Demon misses with the head strike.
The Demon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenko.
The Demon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Semenko misses with a knee to the head.
Semenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Demon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Demon gets through Semenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Demon is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Semenko obliges.
The Demon avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
The Demon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenko's elbow.
The Demon avoids a wild elbow strike from Semenko.
The Demon trying to control the position but instead, Semenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Demon into the cage.
Semenko takes a shot to the head.
The Demon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Demon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Demon digs a right hand underneath Semenko's ribcage. Semenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Demon lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Demon misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atlister The Demon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Demon just misses with a punch to the body.
Semenko scores with a leg kick.
Semenko avoids a kick to the body.
Semenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Demon avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Demon throws a lazy right hand but Semenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Demon takes a swing at Semenko's ribcage but misses.
Semenko checks the leg kick.
The Demon 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.
The Demon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Demon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Semenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice elbow from Semenko.
With the fighters up against the cage, Semenko throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko is trying to maintain a safe position but The Demon gets an underhook and turns Semenko into the cage.
The Demon tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Semenko.
The Demon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Semenko stalling in the clinch but The Demon improves position.
The Demon throws an elbow that misses.
Semenko throws an elbow that misses.
The Demon misses with a punch to the body.
The Demon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Demon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Demon avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Demon.
Semenko misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Semenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Demon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Semenko tries to land knees in the clinch but The Demon avoids the damage to the body.
Semenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
The Demon trying to stall but Semenko improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Semenko throws an elbow but misses.
The Demon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Semenko avoids it.
Semenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Semenko takes a shot to the head.
The Demon tries to work over Semenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Semenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Demon's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Demon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Demon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Dave Semenko has been cut.
The Demon misses with a body punch.
Semenko avoiding damage as The Demon throws knees to the body.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Demon is defending well for now.
Semenko working The Demon over with knees to the body.
Semenko lands a nice elbow.
The Demon misses with some punches.
Dave Semenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Demon misses with the head strike.
Semenko blocks a body shot from The Demon.
Semenko blocking some punches.
Semenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Semenko lands a good knee to the midsection. The Demon won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The Demon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Demon avoids a wild elbow strike from Semenko.
The Demon throws a head punch that misses.
Semenko pushes off an throws an elbow but The Demon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Demon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Semenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Demon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Semenko is defending well for now.
The Demon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Semenko digs a right hand underneath The Demon's ribcage. The Demon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Demon misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Demon tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
Semenko avoiding damage as The Demon throws knees to the body.
Semenko slowing the pace effectively.
The Demon lands a hook that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The Demon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Demon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Demon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Semenko.
Dave Semenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Semenko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Semenko pushes The Demon away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semenko instigates a clinch.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
Semenko lands a good knee to the midsection. The Demon won't want to take too many of those.
Semenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Demon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Semenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Semenko tries to land knees in the clinch but The Demon avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Semenko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Demon throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
Semenko tries to land knees in the clinch but The Demon avoids the damage to the body.
The Demon avoids a wild elbow strike from Semenko.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
The Demon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Semenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Semenko connects with a knee to the head.
Atlister The Demon's cut is getting worse.
The Demon managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
The Demon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Demon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Demon blocks an elbow strike from Semenko.
Semenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Demon's defenses.
The Demon throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but The Demon blocks with his arms.
The Demon throws an elbow that misses.
Atlister The Demon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Semenko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenko.
Semenko trying to stall but The Demon improves his position.
The Demon drags the fight down to the ground.
The Demon has his foot on Semenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Semenko works his way back into a safe position though.
The Demon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Semenko controls the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Demon keeping moving, preventing Semenko from controlling successfully.
Semenko tries to free his leg and advance position but The Demon is retaining full guard.
Semenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Semenko looking to sit in guard and control but The Demon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Demon trying to control the position from guard on top but Semenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Demon is really struggling to control Semenko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The Demon stands and throws Semenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dave Semenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Demon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Semenko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Semenko is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Demon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Semenko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on The Demon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Semenko wants to get back to full guard.
The Demon is looking for a kimura here.
The Demon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Semenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Semenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Semenko!
Dave Semenko tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides comes into the arena with War by Judas Priest blaring out of the sound system. Warren comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Gentleman's Coup -- Rise Against kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ares Constantinides could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lewis Warren's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ares Constantinides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lewis Warren!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren checks a low kick from Constantinides.
Warren fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Constantinides avoids it really well and circles away.
Constantinides misses with a hook.
Constantinides rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warren counters with a nice body kick.
Constantinides misses with a jab to the body
and Warren counters with a nice leg kick.
Constantinides jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warren slips a jab from Constantinides.
Constantinides misses with a body punch
and Warren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Constantinides staying out of range there.
Warren moves out of range as Constantinides strikes.
Constantinides on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warren. Warren obviously looking to wear him down.
Warren shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Constantinides trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Warren manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides tries to hold on but Warren postures up.
BOOM! Warren connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Constantinides really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Constantinides is working hard here to advance position.
Warren throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Warren throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Constantinides is wriggling around trying to escape.
Constantinides is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Warren landing punches.
Constantinides keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren avoids the attempt from Constantinides to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Constantinides is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Constantinides is desperately trying to improve his position but Warren has a good base and remains in mount.
Constantinides is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Warren landing strikes from the mount and Constantinides is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warren throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Constantinides wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Warren.
Constantinides is working to get back to half guard.
Warren breaks from Constantinides's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren looking to ground and pound but Constantinides is blocking nicely.
Warren working the ground and pound effectively.
Constantinides is looking to get to half guard.
Warren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warren scoring with strikes but Constantinides is staying in there.
Constantinides takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Constantinides wants to hold on but Warren pushes him away.
Warren throws some wild stikes that Constantinides manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren with good strikes from the mount here!
Constantinides is in a horrible position here. Warren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Constantinides is rocked!
Warren unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Constantinides wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Warren celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Warren!
A relieved looking Lewis Warren thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraquinha comes to the cage accompanied by The Mamas & The Papas - Dream A Little Dream Of Me. Hopkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelito Barraquinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraquinha throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Barraquinha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hopkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barraquinha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins misses with a head kick.
Barraquinha clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barraquinha lands a body shot.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barraquinha lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Tito Hopkins has been cut.
Barraquinha lands an elbow inside that Hopkins shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barraquinha struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Barraquinha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barraquinha lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins blocks the elbow strike.
Barraquinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Hopkins lands a body punch.
Barraquinha blocks an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Barraquinha taking a breather.
Barraquinha misses with an elbow over the top.
Barraquinha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barraquinha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hopkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Barraquinha has double underhooks.
Barraquinha works on Hopkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Hopkins.
Barraquinha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hopkins wants to break free but Barraquinha has control.
Barraquinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Barraquinha lands a shoulder strike.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Barraquinha controls the action.
Barraquinha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hopkins's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barraquinha misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barraquinha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barraquinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hopkins's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Barraquinha stalling against the cage.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Barraquinha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hopkins breaks from the clinch.
Angelito Barraquinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Hopkins is predictable there
and Barraquinha counters with a thumping low kick.
Hopkins gets tackled into the cage by Barraquinha. Barraquinha maintains the clinch.
Hopkins breaks the clinch.
Hopkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barraquinha throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a nice body shot.
Hopkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barraquinha wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Barraquinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barraquinha avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Barraquinha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barraquinha blocks a head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barraquinha tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Hopkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barraquinha is able to avoid easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hopkins.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Hopkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barraquinha doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tito Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tito Hopkins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hopkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopkins lands with a kick to the temple. Barraquinha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barraquinha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barraquinha is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraquinha misses with a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tito Hopkins!
Tito Hopkins gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Kauffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kauffman comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne- Up up and away. Rei has chosen Alice in Chains - No Excuses as his entrance music. Chad Kauffman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Budo Rei's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Kauffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Budo Rei!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Kauffman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Budo Rei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rei thuds his shin into the meat of Kauffman's side.
Rei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kauffman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Chad Kauffman has been cut.
Kauffman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rei counters with an inside leg kick.
Kauffman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rei throws out the jab.
Rei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kauffman.
Rei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rei throws a leg kick
and Kauffman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kauffman takes one to the side of the head.
Kauffman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kauffman fails to land the takedown.
Kauffman looks to land a combination but Rei avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauffman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rei at a distance.
Kauffman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rei misses with a series of wild punches.
Kauffman checks the leg kick.
Kauffman rushes Rei and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rei.
Kauffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kauffman.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Kauffman blocks a body shot from Rei.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kauffman misses with a body punch.
Rei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kauffman's efforts to push away.
Rei breaks from the clinch.
Kauffman lands a leg kick that knocks Rei off balance momentarily.
Kauffman thows a body shot but no joy.
Kauffman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rei's hands.
Kauffman is looking to wear down Rei with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kauffman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kauffman can pounce on him.
Rei throws a push kick but Kauffman slaps the foot to one side.
Rei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kauffman circles away quickly and effectively.
Kauffman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rei is looking to land body kicks.
Rei misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei fakes the leg kick and cracks Kauffman in the body.
Kauffman works Rei's body with a nice hook.
Rei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kauffman manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rei misses the target.
Rei lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rei.
Rei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kauffman was well out of range. Poor timing from Rei.
Kauffman ducks under a wild hook from Rei.
Rei loads up on a big right hand but Kauffman slips the punch.
Kauffman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rei scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kauffman slips a jab and a cross from Rei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman avoids the head kick by Rei.
Budo Rei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kauffman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chad Kauffman's cut is getting worse.
Kauffman avoids the body shot from Rei.
Kauffman lands a jab to Rei's midsection.
Kauffman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rei looks to score with a jab to the body but Kauffman is just out of range.
Kauffman shoots in but Rei avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rei scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rei. Kauffman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rei throws an overhand right that lands on Kauffman's shoulder, as Kauffman tries to avoid the shot.
Kauffman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kauffman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kauffman shoots in and gets a takedown into Rei's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rei looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei pulls Kauffman in to control the position.
Budo Rei has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kauffman moves out of range as Rei throws a body kick.
A big left from Rei misses.
Rei misses with a two punch combination.
Kauffman moves away from the strike by Rei.
Kauffman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kauffman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kauffman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rei circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rei tries a body shot but Kauffman blocks it.
Kauffman breaks the clinch.
Budo Rei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kauffman misses the shot to the body.
Kauffman avoids the head kick by Rei.
Rei misses with an uppercut. Kauffman saw that one coming.
Rei throws a leg kick but Kauffman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rei swings for the body but Kauffman moves out of range.
Kauffman moves in looking to clinch but Rei pushes him off.
Kauffman scores with a head kick. Rei tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kauffman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kauffman. Beautiful body shot.
Rei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kauffman moves away from the strike by Rei.
Rei is looking to land body kicks.
Kauffman fails with the takedown.
Kauffman misses with the combination.
Kauffman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kauffman trying to control but Rei is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kauffman postures up in Rei's guard and throws a big left but Rei blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rei seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kauffman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kauffman under the eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kauffman manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Budo Rei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kauffman moves forwards but Rei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kauffman is rocked!
Rei circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kauffman to the canvas! Kauffman doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Rei keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Budo Rei!
Our winner, Budo Rei, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Tosh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stepping Razor. 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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182 lbs
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183 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Sam Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Tosh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall avoids the head kick by Tosh.
Tosh missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall forces Tosh back against the cage and clinches.
Hall lands a nice elbow.
Tosh trying to stall but Hall improves his position.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tosh is defending well for now.
Tosh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hall obliges.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Tosh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hall takes a swing at Tosh's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Tosh.
Tosh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Hall throws a leg kick that misses.
Tosh lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall slaps away a takedown attempt from Tosh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
No luck for Tosh with that takedown attempt.
Hall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tosh misses with a body punch
and Hall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tosh's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Tosh.
Hall misses with a leg kick
and Tosh counters with a right hand to the body.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Tosh sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hall sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tosh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tosh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tosh is pressing down on Hall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hall is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tosh wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall trying to control the position here.
Tosh preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Tosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Sam Hall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hall cracks Tosh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A clash of legs there as Tosh blocks the low kick.
Tosh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hall lands with an overhand left.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Tosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tosh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hall's sensitive parts.
Hall cracks Tosh with a good jab.
Tosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Sam Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a leg kick but Tosh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tosh tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
Tosh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sam Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tosh moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Tosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hall.
Hall clinches up with Tosh and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tosh.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tosh is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Tosh into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Tosh avoids the damage to the body.
Tosh has Hall pushed against the cage.
Hall misses with some punches.
Tosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tosh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Tosh's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tosh's brow.
Tosh lands a body shot.
Tosh is trying to pull guard but Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tosh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a low kick as Tosh jumps back.
Tosh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tosh slips a jab from Hall.
Tosh connects with a body shot.
Tosh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
A left lands for Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hall thumps Tosh with a low kick.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tosh doesn't seem bothered though.
Tosh shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tosh.
Hall moves out of range as Tosh strikes.
The crowd cheers as Tosh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosh throws a leg kick
and Hall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sam Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosh has his takedown stuffed
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tosh throws a leg kick
and Hall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hall.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Tosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tosh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Hall.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tosh's efforts to push away.
Tosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tosh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tosh tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tosh turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tosh manages to end up in side control.
Tosh is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is staying active underneath Tosh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hall wants to control but Tosh is keeping busy.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
Tosh trying to control from half guard but Hall is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tosh is looking to advance position but Hall won't allow it.
Tosh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is not content to let Tosh control the position.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Tosh has control of the leg.
Tosh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Peter Tosh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tosh passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hall!
Poor strikes thrown by Tosh there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tosh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tosh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hall hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh looking to ground and pound but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall tries to hold on but Tosh pushes him away.
Tosh controlling the pace for now.
Hall is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tosh wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.
Hall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tosh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tosh is stalling here. Hall is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tosh seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hall has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tosh is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh is not content to let Hall control the position.
Tosh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tosh is trying to get back to full guard.
Hall wants to stand but Tosh has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Tosh really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall takes a swing at Tosh's ribcage but misses.
Tosh fails with a takedown attempt.
Tosh lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosh tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tosh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tosh throws a head kick that misses.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall misses with a hook
and Tosh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tosh manages to avoid it.
Hall throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tosh shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tosh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a leg kick.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tosh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Hall blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tosh.
Tosh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Tosh
and Hall counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tosh is looking to control Hall's arms but Hall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tosh has his back to the cage.
Tosh is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Tosh is working for takedown but Hall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tosh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tosh avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Tosh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall lands a nice knee to the body.
Tosh is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Tosh has Hall pushed against the cage.
Sam Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tosh working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall had his way with Peter Tosh in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tosh.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tosh's calf.
Tosh checks a leg kick.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Tosh is just out of range.
Tosh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tosh throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Tosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh avoids a kick to the body.
Tosh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tosh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tosh ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Tosh's shoulder, as Tosh tries to avoid the shot.
Tosh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peter Tosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tosh moves away.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Tosh fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Tosh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Tosh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tosh.
Tosh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tosh looking to pass the guard.
Hall has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sam Hall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hall - that will leave a mark!
Sam Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Tosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Tosh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tosh.
Tosh throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hall!
Sam Hall retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Sam Hall gave a big smile as he said 'Take that, rust bucket!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orville Redenbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by KOMRADZ. Redenbacher has chosen Danger Zone as his entrance music. Moses Diggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orville Redenbacher!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redenbacher scores with a jab.
It looks like Moses Diggs has been cut.
Redenbacher scores with a shot to the body.
Diggs gets a clinch.
Redenbacher scores with a hook to the body.
Redenbacher misses with a punch to the body.
Redenbacher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Redenbacher.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redenbacher throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Redenbacher controls his hands.
Redenbacher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Redenbacher fails to land.
Redenbacher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redenbacher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redenbacher.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Redenbacher controls his hands.
Redenbacher can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redenbacher blocking some punches.
Redenbacher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diggs works on Redenbacher's body with a couple of short punches.
Redenbacher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Redenbacher throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.
Diggs blocking some punches.
Redenbacher scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Diggs.
Diggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Redenbacher fails to land.
Redenbacher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Redenbacher tries to work over Diggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggs.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Redenbacher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher lands a nice uppercut.
Diggs prevents a body shot from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggs is pushing Redenbacher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Redenbacher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Redenbacher blocks a body shot from Diggs.
Redenbacher presses Diggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Redenbacher lands an uppercut.
Diggs prevents a body shot from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
Diggs wants a takedown.
Diggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redenbacher is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs avoiding damage.
Redenbacher misses with some punches.
Redenbacher throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.
Redenbacher tries to throw a body punch but Diggs avoids it by throwing Redenbacher back against the cage.
Redenbacher misses with a body punch.
Redenbacher tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Redenbacher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Redenbacher gets underhooks to prevent Diggs's takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs misses with a body punch.
Redenbacher misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher misses with a punch to the body.
Redenbacher struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggs controls his hands.
Diggs lands a body punch.
Diggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redenbacher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Redenbacher.
Diggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redenbacher's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Diggs.
Diggs takes a shot to the head.
Redenbacher working aggressively here.
Diggs blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Redenbacher fails to land.
Redenbacher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Redenbacher.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orville Redenbacher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Diggs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Redenbacher takes a jab right on the kisser.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diggs.
Redenbacher lands a body shot.
Diggs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orville Redenbacher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redenbacher scores with a nice body kick.
Diggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Redenbacher thows a leg kick but Diggs checks it
and Diggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redenbacher loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
Diggs lands a nice shot that snaps Redenbacher's head back.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Redenbacher is breathing heavily.
Diggs pushes Redenbacher away with a front kick.
Moses Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Redenbacher misses with a body punch
and Diggs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Redenbacher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Orville Redenbacher has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diggs lands a leg kick that knocks Redenbacher off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Redenbacher to the mat! Redenbacher manages to get full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diggs trying to control but Redenbacher is working from the bottom.
Diggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Redenbacher keeping moving, preventing Diggs from controlling successfully.
Diggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Redenbacher is retaining full guard.
Diggs is working hard here to advance position.
Redenbacher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throwing strikes but missing.
Diggs throwing strikes from guard but Redenbacher blocks nicely.
Redenbacher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diggs.
Diggs trying to control but Redenbacher is working from the bottom.
Redenbacher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diggs throwing strikes from guard but Redenbacher blocks nicely.
Redenbacher keeping full guard, as Diggs tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diggs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redenbacher controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redenbacher's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Diggs dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diggs shoots in and gets a takedown into Redenbacher's guard.
Diggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Redenbacher has wrist control.
Redenbacher working a defensive guard but Diggs passes into half guard.
Redenbacher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diggs.
Diggs prevents Redenbacher from improving his position.
Redenbacher is not content to let Diggs control the position.
Diggs is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Redenbacher is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Diggs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Redenbacher's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs trying to control the action but Redenbacher is working from the bottom.
Redenbacher looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diggs thows a huge punch but Redenbacher dodges it nicely.
Diggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Redenbacher defending well though.
Diggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggs takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diggs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Redenbacher wants to control but Diggs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Redenbacher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diggs drops an elbow to the side of Redenbacher's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs wants to take a breather but Redenbacher is having none of it.
Diggs thows a huge punch but Redenbacher dodges it nicely.
Redenbacher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diggs stops Redenbacher from getting back to his feet.
Diggs 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.
Moses Diggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Redenbacher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diggs is looking to stall here but Redenbacher recovers full guard.
Redenbacher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diggs puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diggs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Redenbacher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Redenbacher is trying to stand back up but Diggs is controlling him
Diggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Redenbacher defending well though.
Diggs frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diggs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Diggs with shots to the head and body - Redenbacher looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs with the ground and pound from mount.
Redenbacher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diggs postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Redenbacher badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Diggs around the waist but Diggs pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Diggs is the winner by TKO! Diggs jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Diggs!
Moses Diggs is the new light heavyweight champion!
Moses Diggs took some time post fight to say the following; 'You can take that popcorn and shove it up your retarded managers ass - I am a baaad man'.
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