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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan De Pury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punch MyFace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan De Pury has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan De Pury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Punch MyFace!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from MyFace.
De Pury circles away from the clinch attempt.
MyFace is looking to clinch.
De Pury throws a shot to the body.
De Pury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Pury fails to land with a series of punches.
MyFace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Pury.
MyFace avoids the head kick by De Pury.
MyFace fails with a takedown attempt.
MyFace misses with a combination
enabling De Pury to counter with a crisp jab.
De Pury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MyFace circles away quickly and effectively.
MyFace tries to clinch up.
De Pury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MyFace.
De Pury throws a wild body kick that MyFace sees coming a mile off.
MyFace throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Pury fails with a takedown attempt.
De Pury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MyFace.
MyFace staying out of range there.
De Pury with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from De Pury. No joy for MyFace on that attempt.
De Pury throws a sloppy head kick and MyFace moves out of range easily.
De Pury throws a series of punches but MyFace moves out of range.
MyFace tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Pury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Pury avoids a kick to the body.
MyFace lands a jab to the nose.
MyFace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MyFace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MyFace comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MyFace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Pury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Pury has a takedown stuffed.
De Pury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MyFace.
MyFace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Pury moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Pury misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Pury looks to score with a jab to the body but MyFace is just out of range.
De Pury slips a jab and a cross from MyFace.
MyFace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Pury manages to avoid it.
MyFace dodges the punch combination from De Pury.
De Pury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MyFace as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan De Pury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MyFace moves into the clinch.
De Pury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Pury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MyFace tries to clinch but De Pury moves out of range.
De Pury misses with a two punch combination.
De Pury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MyFace.
De Pury closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. MyFace quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
De Pury thows a huge punch but MyFace dodges it nicely.
MyFace is trying to stand back up but De Pury is controlling him
De Pury missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Pury stops MyFace from getting back to his feet.
De Pury will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
MyFace scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but De Pury manages to mount him!
De Pury trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Pury goes for an armbar but MyFace turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from MyFace.
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!
De Pury wriggles free and stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Pury scores with a spinning back kick!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan De Pury dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Pury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MyFace tries to clinch up but De Pury circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for MyFace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Pury.
MyFace throws a nice looking combination but De Pury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MyFace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Pury circles away quickly and effectively.
De Pury tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MyFace swivels and escapes.
De Pury moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No luck for De Pury with that takedown attempt.
De Pury shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MyFace sprawls well. MyFace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Pury gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan De Pury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MyFace checks a low kick from De Pury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Pury throws a low kick but it's checked well by MyFace.
MyFace throws a right and a left that De Pury avoids nicely.
MyFace misses with a series of wild punches.
MyFace wants to clinch.
De Pury throws a head kick but MyFace moves out of range.
MyFace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Pury manages to avoid it.
MyFace has managed to clinch.
De Pury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Pury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MyFace wants to break free but De Pury has control.
MyFace tries to work over De Pury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Pury is defending well against a takedown attempt.
De Pury tries to pull guard but MyFace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
MyFace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Pury is defended easily by MyFace.
The fight stays on the outside here - MyFace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MyFace misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from MyFace. Those never looked like landing.
De Pury fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
MyFace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Pury rather than just go for the knockout.
Sloppy strikes from MyFace. Those never looked like landing.
De Pury throws a head kick that misses.
De Pury drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Pury postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MyFace wants to stand but De Pury is controlling the position.
De Pury not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
De Pury decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on MyFace, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MyFace looks to score with a jab to the body but De Pury is just out of range.
MyFace fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Pury throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by MyFace.
MyFace misses with a double jab.
MyFace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Pury avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Pury circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MyFace tries to clinch but De Pury is having none of it.
MyFace misses with a double jab.
MyFace avoids a kick to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan De Pury dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Pury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MyFace is looking to clinch.
MyFace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MyFace throws a head kick but De Pury moves out of range.
De Pury thows a body shot but no joy.
MyFace shoots in and drives through. De Pury sprawls well.
Ryan De Pury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MyFace pushes De Pury up against the cage in a clinch.
MyFace has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Pury wants to take the fight to the mat but MyFace manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Pury has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics MyFace uses from the top position.
De Pury on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Pury tries to get out of the position.
MyFace wants to stand and escape but instead De Pury has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Pury scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Pury pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MyFace is keeping the position for now.
De Pury trying to control the position from guard on top but MyFace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MyFace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Pury is controlling him.
De Pury pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MyFace is keeping the position for now.
De Pury stops MyFace from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Pury trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Pury won't allow MyFace to get back to his feet.
De Pury wants to control from the top but MyFace keeps moving.
De Pury is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryan De Pury just wasn't active enough.
De Pury fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. MyFace sprawls well initially but De Pury persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MyFace is looking to escape.
De Pury wants to lay and pray for a moment but MyFace keeps working.
De Pury not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan De Pury has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
MyFace wants to clinch.
No joy there for De Pury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Pury throws a head kick that MyFace semi-blocks.
MyFace tries to clinch there but De Pury circles away.
MyFace wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Pury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MyFace tries to clinch up
and De Pury counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from De Pury. Those never looked like landing.
MyFace moves in looking to clinch but De Pury pushes him off.
De Pury circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MyFace wants to clinch.
De Pury misses with a double jab
and MyFace counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan De Pury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Pury, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan De Pury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
White staying out of range there.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Jacobs.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jacobs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Jacobs lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White throws a low kick but Jacobs moves out of range easily.
White lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a head kick but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs moves away from the strike by White.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jacobs connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jason White has been cut.
White lands a high kick!
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacobs avoids the head kick by White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Jacobs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacobs checks a leg kick nicely.
Jacobs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White misses with a leg kick.
Jacobs misses with a leg kick.
Jacobs avoids the head kick by White.
White tries to clinch up but Jacobs circles away and keeps his distance.
Jacobs moves away from the strike by White.
Jacobs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
White tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Jacobs.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobs throws out the jab.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jacobs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch
and Jacobs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
Jacobs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jacobs. Jacobs obviously looking to wear him down.
Jacobs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jacobs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Jacobs blocks the body kick.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White moves away from the strike by Jacobs.
White checks a low kick from Jacobs.
White misses with a head kick.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White throws a push kick but Jacobs slaps the foot to one side.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jacobs 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 White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White throws a low kick but Jacobs moves out of range easily.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Jacobs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jacobs.
Jacobs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White throws a head kick that Jacobs semi-blocks.
Jacobs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jacobs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jacobs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White closes the distance but Jacobs moves to the side
and Jacobs counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
White throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jacobs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from White.
Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobs.
White lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jacobs takes a step back to recover.
White gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jacobs counters with a nice uppercut.
White looks to land a right hand but Jacobs moved out of range.
Jacobs missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Jacobs misses.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Jacobs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jacobs throws a hook but White blocks it.
Jacobs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jacobs swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White is looking to clinch but Jacobs is avoiding it.
Jacobs throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White moves into the clinch.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacobs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White throws a leg kick but Jacobs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jacobs misses with a body shot.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a front kick.
A jab lands there for Jacobs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Jacobs blocks the low kick.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
White tries to clinch up but Jacobs circles away and keeps his distance.
White tries to clinch up.
Jacobs avoids the body shot from White.
White scores with a head kick.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jacobs.
Jacobs throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Jacobs only half commits.
Jacobs tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jacobs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jacobs lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to stall.
White tries to work over Jacobs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White blocks an elbow strike from Jacobs.
White misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from White.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacobs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White misses with a knee to the head.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Jacobs.
Jacobs scores a nice knee to the body.
Jacobs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
White misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
White wants to stall.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jacobs blocking some punches.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacobs turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
White tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jacobs presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
White is rocked!
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacobs on the ground.
White in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacobs lands a big shot to the head and White winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tyson Jacobs!
Tyson Jacobs really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Dowe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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135 lbs
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Dowe!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowe blocks a head kick by Urskilz.
Urskilz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dowe.
Dowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Urskilz connects with a solid leg kick.
Urskilz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dowe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dowe feints and then cracks Urskilz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urskilz down.
Dowe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dowe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urskilz.
Dowe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dowe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Urskilz throws a leg kick but Dowe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dowe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urskilz misses with a low kick.
Urskilz slips under a jab.
Dowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dowe looks to land a combination but Urskilz avoids it well.
Dowe misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowe misses with a double jab
and Urskilz counters with a leg kick.
Urskilz instigates a clinch.
Urskilz connects with a knee to the head.
Dowe throws a head punch that misses.
Dowe is trying to push Urskilz away but Urskilz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Urskilz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dowe tries to break the clinch but Urskilz is controlling the position.
Urskilz works on Dowe's body with a couple of short punches.
Dowe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urskilz has Dowe pressed against the cage, preventing Dowe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dowe.
Dowe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Urskilz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urskilz has Dowe pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Urskilz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dowe tumbling to the mat - Urskilz dives into Dowe's guard.
Urskilz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dowe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Urskilz controls the pace.
Urskilz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dowe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Urskilz postures up in Dowe's guard and throws a big left but Dowe blocks it.
Urskilz 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz wants to pass the guard but Dowe is keeping the position.
Dowe wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Urskilz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Urskilz looking to pass the guard.
Urskilz postures up in Dowe's guard and throws a big left but Dowe blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowe keeping moving, preventing Urskilz from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Urskilz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Urskilz clinches.
Urskilz connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Urskilz.
Dowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Urskilz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Urskilz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dowe's face.
Urskilz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urskilz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Urskilz.
Urskilz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Urskilz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dowe takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilafat Urskilz dominated that round.
That's time! Urskilz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Urskilz. Dowe shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urskilz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urskilz, right into the meat.
Dowe looks to throw the jab but Urskilz is out of range.
Urskilz connects with a leg kick. Dowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dowe tries to sprawl but Urskilz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urskilz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urskilz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Urskilz controlling the action here.
Dowe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Urskilz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dowe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz is trying to control. Dowe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Urskilz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dowe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Urskilz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Urskilz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Urskilz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dowe can do to turn this around?
Urskilz is nestled in close to Dowe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dowe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Urskilz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz slows the pace down in half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Ilafat Urskilz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Both fighters circling a little - Urskilz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Urskilz cracks the inside of Dowe's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urskilz throws a front kick that sends Dowe stumbling back into the cage.
Urskilz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urskilz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dowe's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urskilz lands a glancing blow to the side of Dowe's head.
Urskilz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dowe takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Urskilz.
Urskilz throws a leg kick which misses Dowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Dowe tries to avoid it.
Dowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Urskilz.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Urskilz. Dowe shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dowe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Urskilz - the referee stops the clock and Dowe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Urskilz. Dowe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ilafat Urskilz is winning the standup battle so far.
Dowe drops his hands momentarily and Urskilz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urskilz.
Dowe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Urskilz. That one must have hurt.
Urskilz moves into the clinch successfully.
Urskilz avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Urskilz.
Dowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Urskilz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dowe regains guard.
Urskilz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urskilz throws a big elbow that misses.
Urskilz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Urskilz stays in close to Dowe's body and controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urskilz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilafat Urskilz dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dowe throws a poor cross that misses
and Urskilz counters with an outside leg kick.
Dowe throws a lazy right hand but Urskilz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crunch! Urskilz slams his shin into Dowe's torso.
Urskilz throws a right hand that Dowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Dowe also avoids with ease.
Urskilz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Urskilz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urskilz tries a low kick but Dowe avoids it.
Urskilz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Dowe blocks the leg kick.
Dowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dowe tries to keep at a distance but Urskilz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Urskilz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Urskilz blocks an elbow strike.
Urskilz landing knees to the head.
Dowe is rocked!
Urskilz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Urskilz finish him?
Dowe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urskilz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Urskilz lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Dowe out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ilafat Urskilz!
After winning the bout, Ilafat Urskilz 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Biamonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sweaty Mullins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
7 - 7 - 1 |
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193 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Biamonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sweaty Mullins!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biamonte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biamonte tries to clinch up but Mullins circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Biamonte.
Biamonte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mullins swinging wildly here.
Mullins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Biamonte with a nice cross.
Biamonte tries to clinch up but Mullins circles away and keeps his distance.
Biamonte tries a head kick but it misses.
Mullins wants to clinch.
Biamonte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Biamonte is looking to clinch but Mullins is avoiding it.
Biamonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Biamonte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mullins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Biamonte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mullins somewhat.
Biamonte wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullins closes the distance and clinches up with Biamonte, looking for a takedown. Mullins pushes Biamonte against the cage but Biamonte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Biamonte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mullins, pushing him back against the cage.
Biamonte avoids a wild elbow strike from Mullins.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mullins avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Biamonte as Mullins tries to tie him up.
Biamonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Biamonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Sweaty Mullins has been cut.
Biamonte working Mullins over with knees to the body.
Mullins looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biamonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside.
Mullins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diego Biamonte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sweaty Mullins.
Mullins gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Biamonte tries to get to full guard but Mullins has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Biamonte's head.
Biamonte trying to hold on to Mullins's head to control him but Mullins postures up.
Mullins thows a huge punch but Biamonte dodges it nicely.
Biamonte is staying active underneath Mullins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mullins lands with a punch from half guard.
Mullins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Biamonte defending well though.
Mullins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Biamonte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Biamonte knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mullins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Biamonte!
Biamonte is working to get back to half guard.
Mullins with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Biamonte is looking to escape.
Mullins landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Diego Biamonte has been cut.
Mullins lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullins landing strikes from the mount.
Biamonte is rocked!
Diego Biamonte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mullins working for a submission but Biamonte is keeping him at bay.
Oh Biamonte is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Biamonte seems to have got his legs back now.
Mullins lands a big elbow - Biamonte is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Biamonte is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sweaty Mullins!
Sweaty Mullins very nearly forgot to thank Ganja's Warehouse *Q159 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jock Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jock Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joaquin Logan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark is trying hard to land a takedown here. Logan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Logan misses with a wild combination.
Logan leaves Stark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Stark moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Logan scores with a shot to the body.
Logan lands a jab-cross combination.
Logan stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jock Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark misses with a takedown
letting Logan counter with a right hand.
Stark moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark misses with a takedown
and Logan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stark has his takedown stuffed
and Logan counters with a left and a right that stings Stark.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark has his takedown stuffed
and Logan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Logan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Logan lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stark tries for a takedown but Logan circles away easily
and Logan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Logan tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Logan sizes up Stark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jock Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Logan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stark doesn't seem phased though.
Stark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Logan counters with a series of strikes. Stark will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab by Logan.
Stark misses with a hook
and Logan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stark is rocked!
Logan fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Stark to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Stark looks to clinch but Logan throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Stark taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joaquin Logan!
Joaquin Logan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher comes to the cage accompanied by Bloods & Crips - Steady Dippin. Hawkins has chosen Stronger-Kanye West as his entrance music. 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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158 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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145 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kevin Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins shoots and misses
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Kevin Hawkins has been cut.
Gallagher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Hawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gallagher counters with a nice body shot.
Hawkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hawkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frank Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a combination
and Gallagher counters with a leg kick.
Hawkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gallagher counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawkins's head backwards.
Kevin Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher sizes up Hawkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hawkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gallagher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawkins thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins takes one to the chin there.
Gallagher tests Hawkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gallagher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hawkins under the eye.
Gallagher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hawkins is rocked!
Gallagher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gallagher's waist but Gallagher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawkins off to one side.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawkins's head backwards.
Hawkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallagher finish him?
Gallagher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins misses with the combination.
Hawkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand.
Hawkins looks winded!
Gallagher sizes up Hawkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gallagher drops Hawkins with a naaaaasty hook - Hawkins is in real trouble here! Gallagher dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Gallagher!
Frank Gallagher really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Prestige Nutrition (160!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Rowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
281 lbs
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280 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Rowe!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
Rowe moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Rowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King looks to land a combination but Rowe avoids it well.
Rowe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rowe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Don King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Rowe.
Rowe closes the distance and clinches.
King breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Rowe on that attempt.
Rowe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rowe throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Rowe postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King is controlling Rowe's posture.
Rowe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rowe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rowe throws a big right hand that misses.
Rowe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rowe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rowe throws a big right hand that misses.
Rowe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rowe connects with a couple of short punches.
Rowe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rowe is looking to stand up but King won't let him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rowe landing with the ground and pound.
King looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rowe throws a big elbow that misses.
Rowe with a flurry of punches that miss.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King looking to control.
Rowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rowe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on King, up you get!
King misses the shot to the body.
Rowe tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rowe tries to score a power double leg takedown but King sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rowe somewhat.
Rowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chad Rowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rowe has a takedown stuffed.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Don King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King scores with a hook to the body. Rowe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rowe looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King lands with a good body shot.
King jabs Rowe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
Rowe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rowe back to the cage. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Chad Rowe has been cut.
King scores with a shot to the body.
King lands with a shot to the body.
Rowe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rowe eats them both and turns towards King to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rowe moves to clinch but King breaks away
and Rowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Don King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Rowe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rowe moves to clinch but King breaks away
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King leaves Rowe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rowe darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Rowe jumps guard but King stands there with Rowe around his waist. Rowe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rowe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
Don King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Rowe.
Rowe wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with a left to the body.
Don King is winning the standup battle so far.
King lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Don King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rowe tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King is looking to wear down Rowe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Rowe is breathing heavily.
Rowe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Rowe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice defenses there by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! King has knocked Rowe down with a huge combo! King steps away and waves a wobbly Rowe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King cracks Rowe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rowe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can King finish him?
Rowe is rocked!
King pounces like a tiger and cracks Rowe with a vicious hook! Rowe is down but not out! King follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Don King!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swag Fo Dayz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ludacris - Act A Fool. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swag Fo Dayz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dayz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dayz lands a jab to Van Kirkland's midsection.
Dayz blocks a head kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dayz's calf.
Van Kirkland blocks a head kick by Dayz.
A head kick misses from Van Kirkland.
Dayz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dayz scores with a leg kick.
Dayz avoids the head kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Kirkland lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dayz wants to slow Van Kirkland down by chopping away at his legs.
Dayz connects with a nice looking jab.
A leg kick checked by Dayz.
Van Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Kirkland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Kirkland misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses
and Dayz counters with a left to the body.
Dayz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dayz really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dayz at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayz fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland looking to score a takedown here. Dayz is defending well but Van Kirkland drives through and ends up in Dayz's guard.
Van Kirkland tries to stand but Dayz is controlling from the bottom.
Van Kirkland decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Van Kirkland misses with a head kick.
Dayz tries to keep at a distance but Van Kirkland has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Kirkland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dayz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Kirkland under the eye.
Dayz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Dayz.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Dayz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Kirkland takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dayz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dayz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dayz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Kirkland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dayz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dayz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dayz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Kirkland checks it well.
Dayz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Kirkland moves away.
Dayz checks a leg kick.
Jab from Van Kirkland.
Dayz slips a straight right by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to the head.
Van Kirkland checks a low kick from Dayz.
Dayz lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dayz.
Dayz checks the leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Van Kirkland will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick but Dayz moves out of range.
Van Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dayz works Van Kirkland's body with a nice hook.
Dayz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dayz is looking to wear down Van Kirkland with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Kirkland looks to throw the jab but Dayz is out of range.
Dayz moves away from the strike by Van Kirkland.
Dayz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Kirkland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Dayz. Those never looked like landing.
Van Kirkland has closed the distance and engaged Dayz in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland throws an elbow that misses.
Dayz lands a body punch.
Dayz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dayz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayz has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kirkland.
Dayz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Kirkland up against the cage.
Dayz breaks the clinch.
Dayz throws a front kick aimed at Van Kirkland's knee but Van Kirkland avoids it well.
Van Kirkland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Kirkland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy body shot
and Dayz counters with a stiff right hand.
Dayz throws a front kick aimed at Van Kirkland's knee but Van Kirkland avoids it well.
Van Kirkland thows a body shot but no joy.
Dayz slips under a jab.
Dayz throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dayz scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dayz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swag Fo Dayz is winning the standup battle so far.
Dayz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by Van Kirkland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Dayz checks it.
Van Kirkland takes one to the side of the head.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dayz lands a slapping body shot.
Dayz throws a hook but Van Kirkland blocks it.
Dayz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Kirkland at a distance.
Van Kirkland misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dayz checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayz checks a low kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Dayz moved away.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but Dayz avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Dayz.
Van Kirkland tries to land a leg kick but Dayz saw it coming and moves away.
Dayz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Kirkland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Dayz moves out of range easily.
Van Kirkland shoots in but Dayz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Kirkland is breathing heavily.
Dayz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayz connects with a looping right hand.
Dayz lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Vladimir Van Kirkland has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Van Kirkland misses.
Van Kirkland motions for Dayz to come forward. Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of Dayz's front leg.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dayz.
Dayz throws a push kick but Van Kirkland slaps the foot to one side.
Dayz tries to bum rush Van Kirkland with a series of wild strikes but Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dayz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Kirkland.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland wants to clinch up but Dayz keeps it at a distance.
Van Kirkland misses with a looping right.
Dayz throws a hook to the side of Van Kirkland's head but Van Kirkland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Swag Fo Dayz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dayz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dayz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dayz. Van Kirkland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Kirkland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dayz just misses with a punch to the body.
Dayz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice strike.
Dayz avoids the head kick by Van Kirkland.
Dayz walks into a straight right hand from Van Kirkland.
A swing and a miss from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
Dayz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dayz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Kirkland moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayz throws a leg kick
and Van Kirkland counters with a left to the body.
Dayz throws a shot to the body.
Van Kirkland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dayz.
Van Kirkland tries to clinch but Dayz moves out of range.
Dayz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Kirkland gets a clinch.
Dayz tries a body shot but Van Kirkland blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Kirkland as Dayz tries to tie him up.
Van Kirkland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayz manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Dayz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Van Kirkland blocks the low kick.
Dayz misses with a hook. Van Kirkland ducked under it nicely.
Dayz looks to land a combination but Van Kirkland avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Dayz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
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!
Dayz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good leg kick by Van Kirkland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Kirkland misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland moves out of range of the leg kick from Dayz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dayz counters with a solid body kick.
Van Kirkland throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swag Fo Dayz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Kirkland tries to clinch but Dayz moves out of range.
Dayz misses with a body shot.
Van Kirkland scores with a shot to the body.
Dayz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dayz looks to land a body kick but Van Kirkland moved away.
Van Kirkland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Kirkland walks into a left hand.
Dayz connects with a leg kick. Van Kirkland looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dayz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Kirkland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland moves into range and clinches up with Dayz.
Van Kirkland misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Kirkland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Kirkland misses with an elbow strike.
Dayz working aggressively here.
Van Kirkland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dayz blocks an elbow strike.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow that misses.
Dayz presses Van Kirkland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dayz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Kirkland connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook. Dayz ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Swag Fo Dayz.
I think Dayz 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swag Fo Dayz!
As Swag Fo Dayz got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: TIMES UP MOTHERFUCKER, FEED ME PINTOR'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aldous Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huxley comes to the cage accompanied by Heatbeats. Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Baby, One More Time - Ten Masked Men kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aldous Huxley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Corey Smith's chin.
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166 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldous Huxley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Huxley does no damage.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Huxley.
Smith lands a jab.
Huxley missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Huxley misses
and Smith counters with a crisp right hand that drops Huxley! Smith lets Huxley back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Huxley is rocked!
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!
Smith cracks Huxley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Smith has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Huxley to stand back up!
Oh Huxley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huxley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith throws a pinpoint strike between Huxley's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Huxley crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Smith scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corey Smith!
An out of breath Corey Smith 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 Erkki Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saunders is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Vieri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders throws a series of punches but Vieri avoids them all with ease.
Saunders misses with an uppercut
and Vieri counters with an inside leg kick.
Vieri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Joe Saunders has been cut.
Vieri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saunders lands with an uppercut that bounces Vieri off the cage and back into range.
Nice sprawl there from Vieri as Saunders shoots in.
Vieri looks to land a right hand but Saunders moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Vieri. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders fails with a takedown attempt.
Saunders misses with a wild combination.
Erkki Vieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saunders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saunders defending well as Vieri loads up on a big left hand.
Saunders will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Erkki Vieri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Saunders.
Saunders swings widly with a right hand
and Vieri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vieri connects with a nice looking jab.
Saunders is rocked!
Vieri lands a nice shot to the body.
Saunders is still on wobbly legs! Can Vieri finish him?
Vieri shoots in looking for a takedown. Saunders tries to sprawl out of it but Vieri keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saunders manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vieri avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Vieri. Those never looked like landing.
Vieri Rushes Saunders and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Saunders is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Vieri Piles on the pressure and Saunders crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erkki Vieri!
Erkki Vieri retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Erkki Vieri 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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