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Syn' 240: New Years Eve PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashida Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - The Human Instrument. Kai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die Antwoord - "Fish Paste". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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186 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ashida Kai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai misses with a low kick as Russo jumps back.
Kai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ashida Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo moves out of range as Kai throws a body kick.
Russo checks a low kick from Kai.
Kai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Russo.
Russo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kai.
Kai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Russo missing with a left hand there. Kai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kai misses with a hook. Russo ducked under it nicely.
Kai lands with a cross.
Kai misses with a few strikes there.
Kai misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Russo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russo looks for a takedown but Kai sprawls well.
Russo gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kai defending against the ground and pound.
Russo looks up at the clock and then as Kai takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Russo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kai manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Russo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Russo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Russo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo looking to ground and pound but Kai is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russo wants to control the pace but Kai is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Russo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Russo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Russo tries to control but Kai wriggling away.
Russo thowing shots but they're missing.
Kai wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Russo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai regains half guard.
Kai is controlling Russo's trapped leg to prevent Russo from advancing to side control.
Russo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Russo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Russo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai looking to control.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Russo content to stall in guard here.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Russo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Russo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot by Russo.
Russo lands a glancing blow to the side of Kai's head.
Kai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Russo blocks a low kick nicely.
Russo misses with a body shot
and Kai counters with an outside leg kick.
Kai misses with a low kick.
Russo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kai. Kai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Russo thows a leg kick but Kai checks it
and Kai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Russo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kai checks it well.
Kai throws a series of punches but Russo avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Russo blocks the leg kick.
Kai misses with an uppercut
and Russo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Russo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kai tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Russo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kai can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kai taking some punishment here, with Russo in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Russo is keen to just control but Kai is a slippery customer.
Russo slows the pace down in half guard.
Russo with the ground and pound but Kai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Russo passes Kai's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kai wants to improve his position but Russo is controlling well.
Kai wants to control but Russo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kai might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Russo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Russo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vinny Russo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kai has his hands clasped together around Russo's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vinny Russo just wasn't active enough.
A chopping leg kick lands by Russo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Russo, as that shot connected.
Russo misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Russo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Russo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Russo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Russo can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Russo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Russo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Russo misses with an uppercut.
Kai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Russo checks it well.
Kai stuffs the takedown attempt from Russo. Russo gets slowly back to his feet.
Kai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Russo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kai throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Kai connects with an inside leg kick.
Russo connects with a single shot there.
Kai throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo moves out of range of the body kick.
Kai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Russo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kai but Kai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Russo.
Kai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russo.
Kai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Russo blocks the body kick.
Kai missing with a left hand there. Russo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Russo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kai misses the target.
Kai throws a body kick that misses.
Kai thows a body shot but no joy.
Kai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kai motions for Russo to come forward. Kai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai lands a nice shot that snaps Russo's head back.
Kai lands a nice shot to the body.
Russo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Russo scores with a head kick.
Russo blocks a head kick by Kai.
Kai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kai gets caught flat footed, as Russo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Russo trying to control but Kai is working from the bottom.
Russo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kai keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Russo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo with the ground and pound but Kai regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Russo throwing shots but Kai is blocking nicely.
Russo is looking to take a break and control but Kai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashida Kai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Russo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Vinny Russo!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Vinny Russo!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Vinny Russo!
Vinny Russo wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Vinny Russo gave a big smile as he said 'I wanna, I wanna thank Syn - umm, I wanna thank Convicted Inc - I wanna thank everyone else who helped me train and fly here to L.A. That was, that was a good fight. Crazy times here in L.A. And Im not just saying that because of the mugging I saw on my way here tonight. Crazy fans.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cage Theme. Ronaldo Ferreira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Cage's chin.
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198 lbs
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Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira missing with a left hand there. Cage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cage throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cage doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferreira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cage.
Cage takes a jab right on the kisser.
A cross from Ferreira lands.
Ferreira throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Cage checks the leg kick.
Ferreira swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage tries to keep at a distance but Ferreira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira wants to get back to striking at distance but Cage won't allow it.
Ferreira is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira is trying to break the clinch but Cage is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Ferreira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cage's elbow.
Cage has Ferreira pressed against the cage, preventing Ferreira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ferreira digs a right hand into Cage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cage's gas tank.
Ferreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Ferreira tenderised Cage's leg. Cage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ferreira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cage thuds his shin into the meat of Ferreira's side.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage cracks Ferreira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Ferreira misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage scores with a sloppy right hand. Ferreira should have avoided that one.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Cage throws a leg kick but Ferreira moved away.
Cage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ferreira if he has to take too many more of those.
Cage misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Cage misses.
Ferreira tries to clinch up.
Cage scores with a nice body kick.
Cage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferreira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cage scrambles back to his feet.
Ferreira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cage.
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Ferreira fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferreira lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ferreira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cage has time to react.
Cage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice straight punches there by Cage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cage.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cage counters with a one-two to the body.
Ferreira misses with a head kick.
Cage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferreira throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira throws out a leg kick but Cage moves out of range and Ferreira only half commits.
Ferreira motions for Cage to come forward. Ferreira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage throws a hook but Ferreira blocks it.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
Ferreira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to clinch up.
Cage jabs Ferreira right on the nose. Ferreira blinks but takes it well.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Ferreira's shoulder, as Ferreira tries to avoid the shot.
Cage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cage avoids it really well and circles away.
Cage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cage throws a leg kick but Ferreira moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cage.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Cage scores with a shot to the body.
Ferreira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cage connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferreira scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronaldo Ferreira will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cage swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming.
Cage swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Cage throws a front kick that sends Ferreira stumbling back into the cage.
Ferreira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ferreira motions for Cage to come forward. Ferreira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cage misses with a leg kick.
Ferreira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferreira throws a hook but Cage blocks it.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Ferreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cage. Cage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Ferreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ferreira looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferreira misses with a body punch
and Cage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnny Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Cage scores with a nice strike.
Cage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
Cage digs a good hook to Ferreira's body.
Cage is looking to clinch but Ferreira is avoiding it.
Cage connects with a leg kick. Ferreira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
Cage thuds his shin into the meat of Ferreira's side.
Ferreira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ferreira tries to keep at a distance but Cage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cage lands a body shot.
Cage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferreira's face.
Cage gets through Ferreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cage stalling.
Cage lands a left hand.
Cage lands a damaging elbow.
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
Cage landing knees to the head.
Cage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cage tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
Cage scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Cage.
Ferreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage has Ferreira pressed against the cage, preventing Ferreira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ferreira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira digs a right hand into Cage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cage's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cage.
Cage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferreiras head.
Ferreira tries to break free but Cage pushes him back against the cage.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Cage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ferreira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage digs a right hand into Ferreira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferreira's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cage.
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ronaldo Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Cage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Ferreira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferreira's defenses.
Cage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cage's elbow.
Cage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferreira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cage lands a shot to the body.
Johnny Cage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Ferreira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Cage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cage thows a body kick. Ferreira tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferreira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cage.
Cage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cage scores with a hook to the body. Ferreira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cage punishes Ferreira's body with a nice straight punch.
Cage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cage thumps Ferreira with a low kick.
Cage throws a leg kick which misses Ferreira's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferreira tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage lands with a kick to the temple. Ferreira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cage lands a head shot.
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands a jab to the nose.
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferreira.
Cage scores with a nice head shot.
Ferreira looks to land a combination but Cage avoids it well.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cage.
Cage gets a clinch.
Ferreira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira wants to stall.
Cage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferreira avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cage.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body.
Cage prevents a body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira is trying to break free.
Cage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferreira can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cage.
Nice elbow from Cage.
Cage trying to land knees to the body.
Cage lands a damaging elbow.
Cage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Cage.
Ferreira wants to get back to striking at distance but Cage won't allow it.
Ferreira lands with a short shot to the head.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferreira blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferreira is trying to break the clinch but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira is leaning against Cage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cage lands with a left to the head.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands a body punch.
Cage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferreira's elbow.
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cage.
Cage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cage.
Cage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferreira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Ferreira trying to control the position but instead, Cage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferreira into the cage.
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a head punch that misses.
Cage scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cage.
Ferreira is trying to break the clinch but Cage is controlling him.
Ferreira misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cage.
Ferreira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ferreira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ferreira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cage is working Ferreira over against the cage.
Ferreira has had enough of the clinch but Cage keeps him there for the moment.
Ronaldo Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cage scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Johnny Cage wins by unanimous decision!
Johnny Cage thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloha Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi comes into the arena with Rock You Like A Hurricane blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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34
267 lbs
30 - 15 - 0 |
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34
284 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloha Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sole.
Hoi missing with a left hand there. Sole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sole throws a right and a left that Hoi avoids nicely.
Sole misses with a few strikes there.
Sole slips a jab from Hoi.
Hoi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sole at a distance.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoi gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hoi taking a break here but Sole is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hoi throwing shots but Sole is blocking nicely.
Sole is looking to improve his position.
Hoi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi is looking for a kimura but Sole is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoi to get the leverage.
Sole tries to get to full guard but Hoi has control of the leg.
Sole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoi trying to control from Sole's half guard. Sole has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sole is pulling down on Hoi's head. It's preventing any offense from Hoi, at least for the moment.
Sole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
Hoi pushes down on Sole's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sole manages to get to full guard.
Hoi wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
Hoi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sole trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Sole has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hoi wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sole is trying to keep Hoi in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacks Sole was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hoi throws out a leg kick but Sole moves out of range and Hoi only half commits.
Sole throws the left hand but Hoi avoids the punch easily.
Sole jabs Hoi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a body kick.
Sole tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Sole.
Hoi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Hoi moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
Sole scoring well with a low kick there.
Sole throws a nice looking combination but Hoi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crunch! Hoi slams his shin into Sole's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Hoi.
Nice body punch from Hoi.
Sole looks winded!
Hoi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hoi content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloha Hoi dominated that round.
That's time! Hoi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoi lunges at Sole with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sole's hand.
Hoi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hoi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sole throws a hook but Hoi avoids it easily.
Aloha Hoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoi drops his hands momentarily and Sole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoi takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Hoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoi checks a low kick from Sole.
Sole misses with a head kick.
Hoi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sole takes a step back to recover.
Sole lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good work by Hoi as he checks the leg kick.
Sole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoi is looking to wear down Sole with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sole is breathing heavily.
Hoi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sole moves out of range of the body kick from Hoi.
Hoi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoi throws a wild body kick that Sole sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sole crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hoi - the referee stops the clock and Sole gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hoi. Sole manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Hoi shoots in but Sole avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hoi throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Sole.
Hoi throws a leg kick which misses Sole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sole tries to avoid it.
Hoi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sole napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hoi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi unloading with bombs!
Aloha Hoi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hoi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hoi controlling from the full mount.
Hoi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sole?
Sole wants to hold on but Hoi pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi lands a nice shot to the head.
Sole is rocked!
Hoi postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Sole badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hoi around the waist but Hoi pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hoi is the winner by TKO! Hoi jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloha Hoi!
An out of breath Aloha Hoi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hakuin Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekaku's entrance music is IV. A fine choice. 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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32
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hakuin Ekaku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Billy Dessler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dessler throws a leg kick that misses.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Dessler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekaku manages to avoid it.
Ekaku jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ekaku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ekaku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dessler.
Ekaku is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ekaku misses the shot to the body.
Ekaku swings for the body but Dessler moves out of range.
Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dessler.
Dessler avoids the head kick by Ekaku.
Ekaku is looking to land body kicks.
Dessler works Ekaku's body with a nice hook.
Dessler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dessler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dessler throws out a loose jab but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dessler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Ekaku.
Dessler throws a hook but Ekaku blocks it.
Hakuin Ekaku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekaku scores with a nice body kick.
Dessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekaku.
Ekaku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dessler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dessler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ekaku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ekaku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dessler on the side of the head.
Ekaku fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dessler checks it well.
Ekaku works Dessler's body with a nice hook.
Dessler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ekaku makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dessler misses with a straight right.
Ekaku slips under a jab from Dessler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Dessler as he checks the leg kick.
Dessler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ekaku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dessler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ekaku is looking to wear down Dessler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dessler misses with a straight left.
Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dessler.
Ekaku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ekaku listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dessler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekaku.
Ekaku lands with a shot to the body.
Ekaku lands with a right hand.
Ekaku throws a push kick but Dessler slaps the foot to one side.
Ekaku lands a body shot.
Ekaku looks for the body kick but Dessler saw that one coming.
Dessler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ekaku checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but Dessler checks it.
Dessler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Dessler misses the target.
Ekaku misses the shot to the body.
Ekaku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Ekaku dips to his left and cracks Dessler with an uppercut!
Dessler misses with a leg kick.
Ekaku tries to work over Dessler's front leg with a kick but Dessler checks it.
Ekaku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donk. Ekaku catches Dessler right on the button with a cross.
Dessler fails with a takedown attempt.
Dessler takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler moves into range and clinches up with Ekaku.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Dessler.
Ekaku blocks an elbow strike from Dessler.
Dessler breaks from the clinch.
Dessler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Ekaku.
Ekaku scores with a sloppy right hand. Dessler should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Dessler. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dessler lands a jab to the nose.
Dessler swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku is looking to chop away at Dessler's legs.
Ekaku throws a looping overhand right but Dessler ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dessler.
Dessler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ekaku misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ekaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dessler.
Ekaku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ekaku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekaku moves away.
Ekaku throws a low kick but Dessler moves out of range easily.
Dessler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dessler staying out of range there.
Dessler throws a wild body kick that Ekaku sees coming a mile off.
Dessler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ekaku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dessler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler cracks the inside of Ekaku's front leg.
Ekaku fails to land with a series of punches.
Dessler defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Dessler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dessler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dessler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Ekaku.
Dessler blocks a low kick nicely.
Hakuin Ekaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Dessler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ekaku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dessler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a solid leg kick but Dessler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ekaku.
Ekaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Billy Dessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dessler's head.
Ekaku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekaku lands the left hand.
Dessler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dessler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A combination from Ekaku does no damage.
Dessler throws a right hand that misses
and Ekaku counters with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Ekaku.
Ekaku moves forwards but Dessler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dessler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ekaku.
Ekaku tries to score with a low kick but Dessler moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dessler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekaku misses with a hook
and Dessler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ekaku.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekaku throws a looping overhand right but Dessler ducks down to avoid it.
Ekaku scores with a shot to the body.
Ekaku throws a jab when Dessler was well out of range.
Dessler checks a leg kick nicely.
Dessler tries to clinch but Ekaku moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Ekaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dessler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely.
Ekaku moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekaku looks to score with a jab to the body but Dessler is just out of range.
Ekaku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ekaku throws out a powerful jab.
Ekaku walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dessler.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekaku wants to land a leg kick but Dessler is out of range.
Ekaku lands a head shot.
Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dessler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ekaku connects with an inside leg kick.
Dessler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ekaku stuns Dessler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku dominated that second 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.
Dessler lands a lovely overhand right.
Dessler misses with a wild body shot.
Ekaku throws a hook to the side of Dessler's head but Dessler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ekaku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dessler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dessler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ekaku lands an overhand right.
Dessler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dessler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ekaku doesn't seem bothered though.
Dessler misses with a looping left.
Dessler missing with a left hand there. Ekaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ekaku walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dessler.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dessler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ekaku motions for Dessler to come forward. Ekaku throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a body shot.
Dessler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ekaku throws a hook to the side of Dessler's head but Dessler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dessler misses with a looping left.
Ekaku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ekaku tried to score with a low kick but Dessler checks it.
Dessler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ekaku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ekaku. That's going to slow Dessler down.
Dessler lands with a straight right. Ekaku didn't see that one coming.
Ekaku throws a body punch but Dessler moves out of range.
Ekaku cracks the inside of Dessler's front leg.
Dessler throws a good cross that connects.
Some bone on bone action there as Dessler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler throws a leg kick but Ekaku moved away.
Ekaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dessler.
Ekaku misses the shot to the body.
Ekaku scores with a nice head shot.
Dessler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dessler throws the kick towards the body but Ekaku avoids it.
Dessler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekaku.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Dessler.
Ekaku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dessler misses the jab.
Ekaku thuds his right hand into Dessler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ekaku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A clash of legs there as Dessler blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dessler misses with a leg kick.
Dessler lands a glancing blow to the side of Ekaku's head.
Dessler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dessler cracks Ekaku with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekaku stuffs the takedown attempt from Dessler. Dessler gets slowly back to his feet.
Dessler wants to slow Ekaku down by chopping away at his legs.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut
and Dessler counters with a stiff right hand.
Dessler throws a hook but Ekaku blocks it.
Ekaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dessler.
Good leg kick by Ekaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Dessler.
Ekaku blocks a leg kick.
Dessler blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekaku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dessler defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Ekaku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Dessler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dessler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ekaku's calf.
Dessler misses with a body shot
and Ekaku counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ekaku slips a straight right by Dessler.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ekaku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dessler manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dessler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Dessler really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dessler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dessler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ekaku punishes Dessler's body with a nice straight punch.
Dessler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ekaku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dessler manages to avoid it.
Dessler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ekakus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dessler slips under a jab from Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a body punch but Dessler moves out of range.
Dessler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekaku.
Dessler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ekaku's waist but Ekaku gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dessler off to one side.
Dessler throws a sloppy head kick and Ekaku moves out of range easily.
Dessler dives in and scores a takedown into Ekaku's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler stopping the sweep attempt from Ekaku.
Dessler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dessler trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
Dessler prevents Ekaku from getting back to his feet.
Ekaku pulls Dessler in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hakuin Ekaku just wasn't active enough.
Ekaku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dessler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ekaku enables Dessler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ekaku manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dessler trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dessler wants to control from the top but Ekaku keeps moving.
Dessler controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dessler postures up in Ekaku's guard and throws a big left but Ekaku blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Billy Dessler hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dessler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dessler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A good leg kick by Dessler.
Dessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekaku moves away.
Ekaku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dessler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dessler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler throws a hook but Ekaku blocks it.
Dessler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ekaku. Ekaku obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Ekaku tenderised Dessler's leg. Dessler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ekaku takes a swing at Dessler's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Dessler misses.
Ekaku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dessler lands with a nice body kick.
Ekaku tried to score with a low kick but Dessler checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dessler blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ekaku moves away from the strike by Dessler.
Dessler moves out of range as Ekaku strikes.
Dessler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Dessler dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dessler throws a hook but Ekaku blocks it.
Dessler throws a front kick aimed at Ekaku's knee but Ekaku avoids it well.
Dessler throws a low kick, looking for Ekaku's leg but Ekaku calmly moves out of range.
Dessler slips a jab from Ekaku.
Dessler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ekaku cracks Dessler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ekaku will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dessler looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely.
Dessler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dessler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekaku takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab by Dessler.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ekaku lands a leg kick that knocks Dessler off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a hook but Dessler blocks it.
Dessler slips under a jab from Ekaku.
Ekaku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dessler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dessler avoids the body shot from Ekaku.
Dessler delivers a nice body kick.
Dessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ekaku fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dessler checks it well.
Dessler throws a body kick that misses.
Dessler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ekaku doesn't seem bothered though.
Ekaku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dessler at a distance.
Ekaku throws out a leg kick but Dessler moves out of range and Ekaku only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler throws a body kick that misses.
Ekaku thuds his shin into the meat of Dessler's side.
Dessler scores with a jab to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dessler.
Ekaku throws out a loose jab but Dessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dessler doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dessler thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Ekaku misses.
Ekaku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ekaku misses with a straight right.
Dessler throws a leg kick that misses.
Dessler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekaku.
Dessler misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessler misses the shot to the body.
Dessler shoots in looking for a takedown but Ekaku manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dessler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ekaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dessler.
Dessler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ekaku but Ekaku pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dessler misses with a low kick.
Ekaku fakes the leg kick and cracks Dessler in the body.
Horrible takedown by Dessler or perhaps it was just good defense by Ekaku which made him look bad.
Hakuin Ekaku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Dessler.
Dessler is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dessler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dessler misses with a wild body shot.
Dessler throws a wild body kick that Ekaku sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku tests Dessler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dessler tries to land a front kick but Ekaku steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ekaku lands a jab to Dessler's midsection.
Dessler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ekaku counters with a series of strikes. Dessler will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dessler.
Ekaku misses with a hook.
Dessler throws a looping overhand right but Ekaku ducks down to avoid it.
Ekaku fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dessler checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dessler slips a jab from Ekaku.
Dessler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dessler moves out of range of the strikes.
Dessler takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Dessler.
I think Dessler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Billy Dessler!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Noriega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noriega comes to the cage accompanied by GO TO SLEEP. Knox has chosen Malukah & Wolfgang - The Dragonborn Comes as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orlando Noriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Knox!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox keeps Noriega at a distance using the push kick.
Noriega blocks a head kick by Knox.
Knox throws a jab when Noriega was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooh!!! Noriega has knocked Knox down with a huge combo! Noriega steps away and waves a wobbly Knox back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Johnny Knox has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noriega takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knox throws a body punch but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Noriega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Noriega counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knox's guard now.
Noriega wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noriega's guard.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Noriega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noriega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Knox wants to pass the guard but Noriega is keeping the position.
Noriega controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Knox was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Noriega takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnny Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Knox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Noriega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox throws a jab when Noriega was well out of range.
Knox slips a straight right by Noriega.
Nice defenses there by Noriega.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noriega has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knox.
Knox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnny Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Knox - that will leave a mark!
Noriega thumps Knox with a low kick.
Noriega looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Noriega or perhaps it was just good defense by Knox which made him look bad.
Noriega misses the shot to the body.
Noriega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noriega slips under a jab.
Noriega pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Noriega throws a right hand that misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Noriega punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Noriega checks it well.
Noriega throws a low kick, looking for Knox's leg but Knox calmly moves out of range.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Noriega slips the punch.
Knox thows a body shot but no joy.
Noriega throws a combination. Knox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega misses with a body kick.
Knox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Noriega scores with a nice right hand.
Noriega cracks Knox with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knox avoids the body shot from Noriega.
Noriega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox looks winded!
Noriega throws a chopping leg kick but Knox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Noriega looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Knox misses
and Noriega counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noriega throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knox's waist but Knox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noriega off to one side.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noriega.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Noriega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knox throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
Knox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noriega.
Knox moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Knox throws a leg kick
and Noriega counters with a straight right hand.
Knox looks to land a body kick but Noriega moved away.
Knox is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox throws a leg kick but Noriega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Noriega 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knox.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noriega.
Noriega pushes Knox away with a front kick.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noriega shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Noriega was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Noriega is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Noriega cracks Knox with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orlando Noriega!
Orlando Noriega took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo AtlaSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rei's entrance music is Alice in Chains - No Excuses. A fine choice. Theo AtlaSon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Budo Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo AtlaSon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AtlaSon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rei.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but AtlaSon moves away.
Rei throws a head kick but AtlaSon moves out of range.
Rei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by AtlaSon.
Rei lands with a nice body kick.
AtlaSon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rei is out of range and AtlaSon settles back down.
AtlaSon tries to move into range but Rei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
AtlaSon connects with a nice looking jab.
Rei with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rei lands with a shot to the body.
Rei misses with a wild body shot.
Rei walks into a stiff left hand from AtlaSon.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Rei avoids the body shot from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon fails to land with a series of punches.
Rei lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rei looks to throw the jab but AtlaSon is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AtlaSon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
AtlaSon looks to score with a jab to the body but Rei is just out of range.
Rei misses the shot to the body.
AtlaSon throws a lazy right hand but Rei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
AtlaSon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rei. That did some damage!
Rei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rei misses with a leg kick
letting AtlaSon counter with a right hand.
Rei throws a predictable looking body shot
and AtlaSon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rei throws a body kick that misses.
Rei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and AtlaSon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by AtlaSon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Rei misses the target.
AtlaSon just misses with a punch to the body.
AtlaSon lands with an uppercut that bounces Rei off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon throws a hook but Rei avoids it easily.
Rei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for AtlaSon.
Rei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rei throws a push kick but AtlaSon slaps the foot to one side.
Rei swings for the body but AtlaSon moves out of range.
Rei lands a slapping body shot.
AtlaSon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rei lands with a nice body kick.
AtlaSon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rei takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rei throws a half hearted mid kick.
AtlaSon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rei misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei scores with a body shot.
AtlaSon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rei throws a right and a left that AtlaSon avoids nicely.
AtlaSon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rei looks to score with a jab to the body but AtlaSon is just out of range.
A head kick misses from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rei blocks a head kick by AtlaSon.
Rei scores with a hook to the body. AtlaSon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut there from Rei.
AtlaSon misses with a kick to the body.
Rei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rei misses with a looping left.
AtlaSon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
AtlaSon jabs Rei right on the nose. Rei blinks but takes it well.
Rei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract AtlaSon.
AtlaSon throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch combination from AtlaSon misses.
AtlaSon moves out of range of the body kick from Rei.
AtlaSon lands with a cross.
AtlaSon looks to score with a jab to the body but Rei is just out of range.
Rei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rei lands a nice leg kick that just misses AtlaSon's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei stalks AtlaSon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into AtlaSon's face. AtlaSon staggers backwards, shaken.
Rei lands a nice leg kick that just misses AtlaSon's sensitive parts.
AtlaSon wants to slow Rei down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Budo Rei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rei throws a jab but it's blocked by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rei connects with a jab.
Rei throws a combination that misses
and AtlaSon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rei ducks under a wild hook from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
AtlaSon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rei.
Rei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
AtlaSon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from AtlaSon misses.
Rei throws a half hearted mid kick.
AtlaSon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rei blocks a jab.
AtlaSon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AtlaSon throws a nice head kick!
AtlaSon scores with a nice strike.
Rei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rei throws a sloppy head kick
and AtlaSon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Budo Rei is winning the standup battle so far.
AtlaSon throws a low kick but Rei moves out of range easily.
AtlaSon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rei counters with an outside leg kick.
Rei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Rei.
Rei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
AtlaSon is breathing heavily.
Rei throws a half hearted mid kick.
AtlaSon throws a sloppy head kick and Rei moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
AtlaSon avoids the body shot from Rei.
Rei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rei is looking to wear down AtlaSon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
AtlaSon throws a hook to the side of Rei's head but Rei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei looks to land a body kick but AtlaSon moved away.
Nice body punch from Rei.
Jab, jab by Rei - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Rei.
Rei misses with an uppercut. AtlaSon saw that one coming.
Rei tries to work over AtlaSon's front leg with a kick but AtlaSon checks it.
AtlaSon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
AtlaSon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
AtlaSon throws a head kick that Rei semi-blocks.
Rei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by AtlaSon.
Rei gets off balance looking for a body kick
and AtlaSon counters with a nice leg kick.
AtlaSon moves out of range of the body kick from Rei.
Good exchange - Rei coming out on top.
Rei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from AtlaSon.
Rei scores with a spinning back kick!
AtlaSon throws a sloppy head kick and Rei moves out of range easily.
Rei misses with a body shot.
AtlaSon avoids the head kick by Rei.
AtlaSon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rei misses with a hook. AtlaSon ducked under it nicely.
Rei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rei.
Rei connects with a body shot.
AtlaSon stuns Rei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
AtlaSon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for AtlaSon.
AtlaSon checks the leg kick.
AtlaSon tries to land a front kick but Rei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rei shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. AtlaSon eats them both and turns towards Rei to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
AtlaSon moves out of range of the leg kick from Rei.
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on AtlaSon. That did some damage!
AtlaSon misses with a shot to the body
and Rei counters with a left to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rei checks a leg kick.
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
AtlaSon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei swings for the body but AtlaSon moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
AtlaSon checks a leg kick nicely.
AtlaSon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rei. AtlaSon does a little dance to reset his feet.
AtlaSon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rei looks to land a combination. AtlaSon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
AtlaSon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
AtlaSon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but AtlaSon moves away.
AtlaSon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rei swings widly with a right hand
and AtlaSon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rei throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
AtlaSon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
AtlaSon lands an overhand right.
AtlaSon misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rei.
AtlaSon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
AtlaSon loads up on a big right hand but Rei slips the punch.
Rei lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rei takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
AtlaSon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
AtlaSon moves in looking to clinch but Rei pushes him off.
Rei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
AtlaSon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
AtlaSon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rei punishes AtlaSon's body with a nice straight punch.
Rei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rei lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Theo AtlaSon has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rei checks a leg kick.
Rei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
AtlaSon takes a swing at Rei's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. AtlaSon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
AtlaSon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
AtlaSon blocks a leg kick.
AtlaSon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rei.
Rei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon scores with a leg kick.
AtlaSon ducks under a wild hook from Rei.
AtlaSon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rei.
Nice body kick from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rei throws a leg kick that is checked
and AtlaSon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
AtlaSon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rei in his tracks.
Rei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
AtlaSon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei thows a leg kick but AtlaSon checks it
and AtlaSon counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rei throws a half hearted mid kick.
AtlaSon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rei.
Rei throws a body punch but AtlaSon moves out of range.
AtlaSon scoring well with a low kick there.
AtlaSon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
AtlaSon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rei.
Nice defenses there by Rei.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
AtlaSon catches Rei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
AtlaSon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rei lunges at AtlaSon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by AtlaSon's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Budo Rei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Budo Rei!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Budo Rei!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Budo Rei!
Budo Rei wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Budo Rei thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelisti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hunting For Death. Eric Lawler has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lawler!
It looks like Dante Evangelisti has been cut.
Evangelisti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evangelisti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawler.
Lawler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Evangelisti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evangelisti throws an overhand right that lands on Lawler's shoulder, as Lawler tries to avoid the shot.
Lawler lands a jab to Evangelisti's midsection.
Lawler throws a low kick, looking for Evangelisti's leg but Evangelisti calmly moves out of range.
Lawler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lawler slips a jab from Evangelisti.
Lawler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evangelisti. Evangelisti obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evangelisti.
Lawler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawler avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Lawler dodges the punch combination from Evangelisti.
Lawler ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Lawler looks for the body kick but Evangelisti saw that one coming.
Lawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Evangelisti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evangelisti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawler dips to his left and cracks Evangelisti with an uppercut!
Lawler misses the jab.
Dante Evangelisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evangelisti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lawler misses with a hook.
Evangelisti tries a head kick but it misses.
Evangelisti throws a looping overhand right but Lawler ducks down to avoid it.
Lawler moves out of range of the body kick from Evangelisti.
Lawler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Evangelisti rather than just go for the knockout.
Lawler punishes Evangelisti's body with a nice straight punch.
Evangelisti connects with an inside leg kick.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawler is just out of range.
Evangelisti misses with a straight right.
Lawler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lawler, right into the meat.
Lawler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawler throws a sloppy head kick and Evangelisti moves out of range easily.
Evangelisti ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.
Evangelisti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawler.
Evangelisti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Evangelisti forces Lawler back against the cage and clinches.
Evangelisti prevents a body shot from Lawler.
Evangelisti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawler.
Lawler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Evangelisti just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evangelisti was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawler.
Lawler misses the shot to the body.
Evangelisti slips a jab from Lawler.
Evangelisti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lawler looks to land a body kick but Evangelisti moved away.
Evangelisti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Evangelisti misses.
Evangelisti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evangelisti throws a body kick that misses.
Evangelisti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Evangelisti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Evangelisti lands with an overhand left.
Evangelisti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Evangelisti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawler manages to avoid it.
Lawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evangelisti takes a swing at Lawler's ribcage but misses.
Lawler is looking to slow Evangelisti down with leg kicks.
Evangelisti avoids the head kick by Lawler.
Lawler takes a swing at Evangelisti's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lawler on the side of the head.
Lawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
Lawler gets a clinch.
Lawler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Evangelisti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evangelisti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evangelisti.
A big left from Lawler misses.
Lawler connects with a crisp jab.
Lawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evangelisti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawler swings for the body but Evangelisti moves out of range.
Lawler misses with a looping right.
Evangelisti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawler's sensitive parts.
Lawler tests Evangelisti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dante Evangelisti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lawler throws a body punch but Evangelisti moves out of range.
Evangelisti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lawler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelisti.
A head kick misses from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti looks to land a combination but Lawler avoids it well.
Evangelisti walks into a straight right hand from Lawler.
Evangelisti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawler throws out the jab.
Evangelisti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawler slips a straight right by Evangelisti.
Lawler lands with a nice body punch.
A lazy body kick from Lawler
and Evangelisti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Lawler misses.
Evangelisti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti slips under a jab.
Lawler misses the shot to the body.
Lawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Evangelisti is just out of range.
Evangelisti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lawler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evangelisti.
Lawler throws a looping overhand right but Evangelisti ducks down to avoid it.
Lawler misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Evangelisti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evangelisti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lawler.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evangelisti can't find room to land a body shot as Lawler controls the action.
Evangelisti blocks a body shot from Lawler.
Lawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evangelisti blocks a body shot from Lawler.
Lawler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lawler as Evangelisti tries to tie him up.
Evangelisti breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evangelisti thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Evangelisti misses.
Lawler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti digs a good hook to Lawler's body.
Evangelisti lands with a shot to the body.
Lawler takes one to the side of the head.
Lawler staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti lands a jab to the nose.
Evangelisti looks for the body kick but Lawler saw that one coming.
Lawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evangelisti moves away.
Evangelisti looks for the body kick but Lawler saw that one coming.
Evangelisti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evangelisti throws a wild body kick that Lawler sees coming a mile off.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from Lawler.
Evangelisti is looking to slow Lawler down with leg kicks.
Lawler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lawler misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Evangelisti scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evangelisti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evangelisti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Evangelisti throws a sloppy head kick and Lawler moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Evangelisti. Lawler shrugs it off though.
Evangelisti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evangelisti. Lawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawler's corner calls for a 1-2. Lawler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Evangelisti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti 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.
Evangelisti tries to land a front kick but Lawler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Evangelisti throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawler counters with a nice body shot.
Evangelisti pushes Lawler up against the cage in a clinch.
Evangelisti looking to slow down the pace here.
Evangelisti blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Evangelisti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Evangelisti missing with a left hand there. Lawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evangelisti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lawler rushes Evangelisti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lawler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lawler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evangelisti can't break the clinch.
Evangelisti gets through Lawler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lawler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawler trying to control the position but instead, Evangelisti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lawler into the cage.
Lawler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evangelisti's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawler.
A hook to the body from Lawler.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawler lands with a short shot to the head.
Evangelisti avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawler's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Evangelisti is trying to break free.
Evangelisti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Evangelisti manages to break the clinch.
Lawler throws a looping overhand right but Evangelisti ducks down to avoid it.
Lawler tries to clinch but Evangelisti moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evangelisti. Lawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evangelisti throws a low kick but Lawler moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evangelisti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evangelisti.
Lawler wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Evangelisti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler moves out of range of the body kick.
Lawler throws a leg kick but Evangelisti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lawler drives through and clinches with Evangelisti against the cage.
Evangelisti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawler backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Evangelisti fails to land.
Evangelisti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawler tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawler throws a hook to the side of Evangelisti's head but Evangelisti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dante Evangelisti is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Evangelisti, right into the meat.
Lawler moves out of range of the body kick from Evangelisti.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lawler.
Evangelisti swings for the body but Lawler moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lawler slips a jab from Evangelisti.
Lawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Evangelisti!
A nice combination there by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawler blocks a leg kick.
Evangelisti ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.
Evangelisti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evangelisti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Evangelisti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good standup being displayed there by Lawler as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evangelisti looks to land a right hand but Lawler moved out of range.
Lawler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler staying out of range there.
Evangelisti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawler.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Evangelisti.
Lawler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evangelisti lands an overhand right.
Good shot there by Evangelisti.
Nice cross by Evangelisti.
Lawler misses with a straight left.
Evangelisti scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti takes one on the button.
Lawler jabs Evangelisti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Evangelisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawler moves away.
Evangelisti drops his hands momentarily and Lawler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dante Evangelisti did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti'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.
Lawler misses with a wild body shot.
Evangelisti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lawler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evangelisti at a distance.
Lawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evangelisti moves away from the strike by Lawler.
Lawler looks to land a left hand but Evangelisti moved out of range nicely.
Lawler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Lawler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawler connects with a jab.
Evangelisti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evangelisti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawler.
Nice shot by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti lands with a nice body kick.
Evangelisti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawler is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler avoids the head kick by Evangelisti.
Lawler moves into range and clinches up with Evangelisti.
Eric Lawler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti is trying to break the clinch but Lawler is controlling him.
Lawler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Lawler moves out of range.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Evangelisti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evangelisti. Lawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Evangelisti blocks the low kick.
Lawler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Evangelisti cracks a nice hook into Lawler's ribs.
Evangelisti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lawler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Evangelisti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawler.
Evangelisti lands a jab.
Evangelisti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Evangelisti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawler moves in looking to clinch but Evangelisti pushes him off.
Lawler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Evangelisti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lawler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evangelisti loads up on a big right hand but Lawler slips the punch.
Good work by Evangelisti as he checks the leg kick.
Evangelisti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawler.
The fighters circling - Lawler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evangelisti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lawler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Evangelisti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lawler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
Evangelisti throws a series of punches but Lawler avoids them all with ease.
Lawler throws a shot to the body.
Lawler moves out of range of the body kick.
Lawler cracks Evangelisti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Evangelisti.
Lawler punishes Evangelisti's body with a nice straight punch.
Evangelisti scores with a push kick.
Lawler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lawler looks to land a right hand but Evangelisti moved out of range.
Evangelisti sizes up Lawler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Evangelisti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Evangelisti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawler.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but Lawler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lawler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Evangelisti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lawler takes a swing at Evangelisti's ribcage but misses.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
Evangelisti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evangelisti lands a head kick!
Evangelisti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lawler throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti throws a leg kick that misses.
Evangelisti throws the left hand but Lawler avoids the punch easily.
Lawler stalks Evangelisti and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Evangelisti's face. Evangelisti staggers backwards, shaken.
Evangelisti blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dante Evangelisti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Evangelisti misses with a body shot.
Lawler lunges at Evangelisti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Evangelisti's hand.
Evangelisti misses with a jab to the body
and Lawler counters with a left to the body.
Evangelisti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lawler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lawler misses with a body shot.
Evangelisti thows a body shot but no joy.
Evangelisti throws the left hand but Lawler avoids the punch easily.
Lawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evangelisti was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawler.
Lawler tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Lawler.
Evangelisti lunges at Lawler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lawler's hand.
Evangelisti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both fighters circling a little - Evangelisti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lawler loads up on a big right hand but Evangelisti slips the punch.
Evangelisti lands with a kick to the temple. Lawler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawler's sensitive parts.
Evangelisti works the jab nicely.
Evangelisti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evangelisti was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawler.
Lawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evangelisti manages to avoid it.
Evangelisti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lawler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti misses with a wild combination.
Evangelisti looks to land a left hand but Lawler moved out of range nicely.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lawler. Those never looked like landing.
Lawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti cracks Lawler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Evangelisti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evangelisti wants to land a leg kick but Lawler is out of range.
Evangelisti lands a jab to Lawler's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lawler momentarily.
Lawler lands with a shot to the body.
Lawler slips a straight right by Evangelisti.
Lawler misses the jab.
Evangelisti misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawler lands a head shot.
Evangelisti tries to score with a low kick but Lawler moves his leg out of the way.
Evangelisti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Evangelisti blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lawler.
Lawler looks to throw the jab but Evangelisti is out of range.
Evangelisti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawler scores with a sloppy right hand. Evangelisti should have avoided that one.
Lawler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evangelisti can pounce on him.
Lawler swings for the body but Evangelisti moves out of range.
Evangelisti throws the left hand but Lawler avoids the punch easily.
Lawler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Evangelisti finds it's target.
Lawler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evangelisti. Lawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evangelisti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Evangelisti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lawler scores with a body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evangelisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawler moves away.
Evangelisti blocks a head kick by Lawler.
Nice shot lands for Evangelisti.
Evangelisti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lawler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawler with a hook.
Evangelisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawler blocks a jab.
Lawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evangelisti was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawler.
Lawler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawler misses with a hook.
Lawler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evangelisti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eric Lawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evangelisti is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Evangelisti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evangelisti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Dante Evangelisti!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Dante Evangelisti!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Dante Evangelisti!
Dante Evangelisti wins by unanimous decision!
Dante Evangelisti is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Dante Evangelisti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by SMALL AXE. Quik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Zro ft. Devin the Dude - Hit'em with the Mule (Ratatatat Remix). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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26
183 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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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
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Quik!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quik misses with a two punch combination.
Quik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Quik settles back down.
Quik throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Quik throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Quik feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Quik lands a jab to the nose.
Quik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Quik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Quik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stone cracks Quik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quik thows a body shot but no joy.
Quik throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quik's knee momentarily.
Stone walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quik throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quik scores with a sloppy right hand. Stone should have avoided that one.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Quik.
A leg kick checked by Quik.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Quik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Quik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stone.
Quik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Quik throws a sloppy head kick
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quik's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Quik to the ground. Stone is now in Quik's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Quik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
Stone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quik keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Stone controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Stone just wasn't active enough.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Quik.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quik throws a solid leg kick but Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quik.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quik lands a right hook to the body.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quik.
Jamal Quik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quik throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quik misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Quik misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Quik misses.
That kick from Quik tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horrible takedown by Stone or perhaps it was just good defense by Quik which made him look bad.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Quik.
Quik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Quik misses with a kick to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Quik scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Quik moves away and avoids it.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Quik doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Quik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Quik scores with a jab to the body.
Quik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quik drops Stone with a beautiful combination! Stone stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Quik is looking for the KO!
Stone is rocked!
It looks like Ben Stone has been cut.
Quik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quik cracks Stone with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stone looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Quik finish him?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quik.
Quik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Quik throws a leg kick
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
Quik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Quik misses the target.
Quik throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone counters with a takedown into side control.
Stone throws a strike aimed at the side of Quik's head but Quik avoids it well.
Quik parries the strikes from Stone easily there. Stone is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Quik to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stone lands a few punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Stone seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stone throwing strikes but Quik manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Stone sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stone is controlling Quik's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Quik looking to pass the guard.
Stone is looking for a triangle but Quik pushes his legs off easily.
Stone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quik defends it easily.
Quik gets to his feet. Stone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jamal Quik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quik to score with a decent uppercut.
Stone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Quik throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quik misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind Quik 's knee.
Stone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quik looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Quik tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quik swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Stone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Quik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Quik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Stone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quik throws a head kick that misses
and Stone counters with a takedown into side control.
Quik wants to control but Stone postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quik is letting Stone control him for a moment.
Quik is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stone connects with a decent elbow.
Stone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Quik down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone misses with the ground and pound.
Stone misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stone with the ground and pound but Quik regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Quik sees it coming and defends easily.
Stone seems to be working for a kimura but Quik defends the submission attempt.
Stone throws a strike but Quik avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone slips nicely into half guard.
Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Quik is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stone is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quik keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone thows a huge punch but Quik dodges it nicely.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Quik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quik is looking to improve his position.
Quik is controlling Stone's trapped leg to prevent Stone from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stone is pressing down on Quik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Quik is holding on for now.
Stone is working for a kimura but Quik is defending it quite comfortably.
Stone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone moves into full mount! Quik won't be happy about that!
Stone looking to ground and pound but Quik is blocking nicely.
Stone thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Quik holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stone thowing shots but they're missing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone scoring with strikes but Quik is staying in there.
Stone with the ground and pound from mount.
Stone lands with some strikes.
Quik is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quik takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Stone's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Stone!
Ben Stone is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Ben Stone, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Creel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Pat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat has chosen Project Pat - What Cha Starin' At as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
245 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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25
250 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Creel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Pat!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Creel.
Pat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Project Pat has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Pat blocks the low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Creel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pat if he has to take too many more of those.
Pat looks winded!
Good standup being displayed there by Creel as he connects with a hook.
Pat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Creel.
Creel keeps Pat at a distance using the push kick.
Creel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Creel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carl Creel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creel throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Pat crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Carl Creel!
After the fight, Carl Creel was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by Man! I Feel Like a Woman. Breaker has chosen Hustlin' as his entrance music. Jan Paulsen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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32
275 lbs
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35
212 lbs
37 - 19 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paulsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Breaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Breaker misses with a straight right.
Paulsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Breaker.
Nice body kick there by Paulsen.
Good leg kick by Paulsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Breaker finds it's way through Paulsen's defenses.
Breaker tries to clinch up.
Paulsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Breaker.
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!
Paulsen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Paulsen misses with a body kick.
Paulsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Breaker has time to react.
Paulsen throws a low kick but Breaker moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker drives through and clinches with Paulsen against the cage.
Breaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Breaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paulsen misses with the head strike.
Breaker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Breaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Breaker prevents a body shot from Paulsen.
Breaker lands a body shot.
Breaker misses with a punch to the body.
Breaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulsen backwards.
Breaker tries a body shot but Paulsen blocks it.
Paulsen blocks a body shot from Breaker.
Paulsen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker tries to work over Paulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Breaker working aggressively here.
Breaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulsen controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Breaker.
Paulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Paulsen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Paulsen.
Breaker misses with the head strike.
Breaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Breaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Breaker prevents a body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Breaker backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker can't find room to land a body shot as Paulsen controls the action.
Breaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Breaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Breaker has a couple of punches blocked by Paulsen.
Breaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Breaker tries a body shot but Paulsen blocks it.
Breaker misses with some punches.
Breaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Breaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Breaker.
Breaker throws a head punch that misses.
Paulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Breaker backwards.
Breaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Breaker.
Breaker lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Breaker presses Paulsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paulsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Breaker backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Breaker.
Breaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Breaker takes a shot to the head.
Breaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Breaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen blocks a body shot from Breaker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen pushes Breaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paulsen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Breaker to keep the fight standing.
Breaker tries a body shot but Paulsen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Breaker 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.
Paulsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paulsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Breaker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Paulsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Breaker.
Breaker checks the leg kick.
Breaker blocks a jab.
Paulsen misses with a body punch
and Breaker counters with a low kick, right behind Paulsen 's knee.
Paulsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Paulsen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jan Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Paulsen with that takedown attempt.
Paulsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Breaker throws a sloppy head kick
and Paulsen counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Breaker. That's going to slow Paulsen down.
Breaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Breaker connects with an inside leg kick.
Paulsen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Breaker backs up against the cage.
Breaker lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Breaker.
Breaker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paulsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Breaker has Paulsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Breaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breaker scores with a shot to the side of Paulsen's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Breaker lands a right hand.
Paulsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Breaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Breaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Breaker avoids the head kick by Paulsen.
Breaker misses with a low kick.
Breaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Breaker gets caught napping as Paulsen dives in and scores a takedown. Breaker manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Breaker is retaining full guard.
Breaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paulsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paulsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Breaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breaker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paulsen defends it easily.
Breaker is looking for a triangle but Paulsen pushes his legs off easily.
Paulsen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Breaker's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen is looking for a kimura here.
Breaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen is looking to stall here but Breaker recovers full guard.
Breaker keeping moving, preventing Paulsen from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but J Breaker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Breaker throws a leg kick which misses Paulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Paulsen tries to avoid it.
Breaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Breaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Paulsen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Breaker is out of range and Paulsen settles back down.
Paulsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Breaker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paulsen scrambles back to his feet.
Paulsen throws a hook but Breaker blocks it.
Breaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Paulsen is predictable there
and Breaker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paulsen throws the kick towards the body but Breaker avoids it.
Breaker scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker misses with a leg kick.
Paulsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paulsen throws a hook but Breaker blocks it.
Breaker catches Paulsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
J Breaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Breaker.
Paulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Breaker is able to avoid easily.
Paulsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Breaker tries to clinch there but Paulsen circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Breaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Breaker tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulsen throws a leg kick which misses Breaker's front leg but catches the back leg as Breaker tries to avoid it.
A lazy left from Paulsen finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Breaker - just one landing.
Paulsen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Breaker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paulsen somewhat.
Breaker catches Paulsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Breaker moves out of range of the body kick.
Paulsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Breaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paulsen. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Breaker.
Breaker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Breaker tries to clinch but Paulsen moves away
and Paulsen counters with a leg kick.
Breaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Breaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Breaker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Breaker wants it to stay on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Breaker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Breaker scores with the left hand. Paulsen knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Breaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paulsen doesn't seem phased though.
J Breaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paulsen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Paulsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker lands a head shot.
Paulsen throws a leg kick but Breaker moved away.
Breaker tries to clinch up.
Breaker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Breaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Breaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paulsen backwards.
Breaker lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen takes a shot to the head.
Breaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulsen.
Breaker pushes Paulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Breaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Breaker really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Breaker scores with a nice strike.
Paulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Breaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulsen blocks a head kick by Breaker.
Breaker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paulsen's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Breaker.
Breaker lands with a kick to the temple. Paulsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paulsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Breaker.
Paulsen misses with a low kick.
Breaker misses with a body shot
and Paulsen counters with a low kick, right behind Breaker 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paulsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Breaker's knee momentarily.
Breaker tried to score with a low kick but Paulsen checks it.
Breaker throws a low kick but Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Breaker misses with a body kick.
Breaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Breaker.
Breaker darts in and clinches Paulsen up against the cage.
Breaker misses with some punches.
Paulsen blocking some punches.
Breaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Breaker tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Breaker back against the cage.
Breaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulsen controls his hands.
J Breaker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paulsen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Breaker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Breaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breaker postures up.
Paulsen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Breaker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Breaker pulls his head out easily.
Breaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Breaker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulsen trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen is not content to let Breaker control the position.
J Breaker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Paulsen tries to work over Breaker's front leg with a kick but Breaker checks it.
Breaker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paulsen's head backwards.
Breaker throws a push kick but Paulsen slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulsen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Breaker. That's going to slow Paulsen down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker throws a leg kick
and Paulsen counters with a good low kick that Breaker was not able to check.
A good leg kick by Breaker.
Paulsen throws a leg kick but Breaker moved away.
Paulsen misses with a body kick.
Breaker connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen throws a one two combo.
Breaker misses with a hook to the body
and Paulsen counters with a leg kick.
Breaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breaker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the body
and Breaker counters with a good low kick that Paulsen was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Breaker dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Paulsen shoots for a takedown but Breaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Breaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Breaker.
Breaker misses with a straight right.
Paulsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paulsen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Breaker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paulsen somewhat.
Paulsen tries for a takedown but Breaker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Paulsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Breaker as he connects with a hook.
Breaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Breaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Breaker finds it's way round the side to connect with Paulsen's head.
Breaker throws a leg kick but Paulsen moved away.
Paulsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Breaker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Breaker throws a head kick that misses.
Breaker dips to his left and cracks Paulsen with an uppercut!
Breaker thuds his shin into the meat of Paulsen's side.
Paulsen closes the distance and clinches up with Breaker, looking for a takedown. Paulsen pushes Breaker against the cage but Breaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Paulsen jabs at Breaker's body.
Paulsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Breaker.
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Breaker ducks down to avoid it.
Jan Paulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
J Breaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paulsen, right into the meat.
Breaker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Breaker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Paulsen throws a nice head kick!
Breaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulsen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Breaker, right into the meat.
Paulsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Breaker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paulsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paulsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Breaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paulsen jabs at Breaker's body.
Breaker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paulsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Breaker as he jumps to the side.
Paulsen misses with a low kick.
Paulsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Breaker.
Breaker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paulsen.
Breaker lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Breaker is able to avoid easily.
Breaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paulsen looks to throw the jab but Breaker is out of range.
Paulsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Paulsen.
Breaker tries to land a leg kick but Paulsen saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breaker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Breaker there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Paulsen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Paulsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Breaker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for J Breaker!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for J Breaker!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for J Breaker!
J Breaker wins by unanimous decision!
J Breaker is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, J Breaker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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