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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holliday has chosen Wanted Dead Or Alive as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doc Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo lands with a nice body punch.
Holliday pivots, looking for a leg kick but Melo is out of range and Holliday settles back down.
Holliday throws a leg kick but Melo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holliday scores with a hook.
Melo misses with a low kick as Holliday jumps back.
Melo misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Holliday as he checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Holliday blocks the low kick.
Melo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Melo walks into a straight right hand from Holliday.
Holliday blocks the body kick.
Holliday cracks Melo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Melo scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holliday throws a leg kick which misses Melo's front leg but catches the back leg as Melo tries to avoid it.
Melo throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Melo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Melo is looking to slow Holliday down with leg kicks.
Melo is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Melo misses
and Holliday counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Melo misses with a head kick.
Melo lands a front kick.
Melo throws a leg kick
and Holliday counters with an inside leg kick.
Holliday misses with a wild body shot.
Melo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Holliday counters with a right hand to the body.
Melo thuds his shin into the meat of Holliday's side.
Holliday lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melo misses with a few strikes there.
Melo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Holliday blocks a head kick by Melo.
Melo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sergio Melo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melo scoring well with a low kick there.
Melo throws a body punch but Holliday moves out of range.
Holliday swings widly with a right hand
and Melo counters with an outside leg kick.
Holliday avoids a kick to the body.
Holliday connects with a right hand. Melo shakes it off.
Melo misses with an uppercut
and Holliday makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Melo blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Melo misses
and Holliday counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Holliday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holliday needs to keep his hands up - Melo had a free shot at his head there.
Melo throws a right hand that Holliday ducks under and follows up with a left that Holliday also avoids with ease.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melo moves away.
Holliday feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Melo's calf.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holliday takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Melo throws out a leg kick but Holliday moves out of range and Melo only half commits.
Melo takes a swing at Holliday's ribcage but misses.
Melo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Melo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hollidays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Holliday misses with an uppercut. Melo saw that one coming.
Holliday throws a looping overhand right but Melo ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday 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.
Melo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice jab there from Holliday.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holliday throws a low kick but Melo avoids it.
Holliday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holliday.
Nice defenses there by Melo.
Holliday blocks the body kick.
Melo throws a leg kick
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holliday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melo.
Holliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melo was well out of range. Poor timing from Holliday.
Melo looks for the body kick but Holliday saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doc Holliday 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.
Holliday shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Holliday was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Melo is trying to improve his position.
Holliday is looking to take a break and control but Melo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Holliday.
Melo can't do much from the bottom here.
Holliday postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Holliday looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Holliday working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday working the ground and pound.
Holliday working the head and body with strikes.
Melo is trying to improve his position.
Holliday lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holliday trying to control the action but Melo is working from the bottom.
Melo wants to control but Holliday postures up.
Holliday grinds an elbow into Melo's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday scoring with punches from side control.
Holliday tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday lands a nice forearm strike.
Holliday working the head and body with strikes.
Melo is rocked!
Melo sneaks back into half guard.
Oh Melo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Melo looking for submissions off his back.
Melo seems to have got his legs back now.
Holliday is trying to control. Melo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Melo won't allow Holliday to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Melo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Melo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Holliday defends it easily.
Melo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holliday defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holliday postures up and lands a big shot to Melo's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holliday is pushing down on Melo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Melo is fighting to maintain full guard but Holliday has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holliday slips a nice elbow through Melo's hands, connecting with Melo's forehead.
Holliday thows a huge punch but Melo dodges it nicely.
Holliday sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Melo is looking to improve his position.
Holliday is trying to work for a kimura but Melo is defending well.
Melo is looking for a sweep. Holliday is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo trying to control but Holliday postures up.
Melo is looking for a sweep. Holliday is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Holliday seems to be looking for submissions.
Melo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Holliday working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo is desperately trying to improve his position but Holliday has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holliday postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Melo badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Holliday around the waist but Holliday pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Holliday is the winner by TKO! Holliday jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doc Holliday!
An out of breath Doc Holliday 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 Deacon Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Violator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griggs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Church by T-Pain. Deacon Griggs had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deacon Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Violator!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Violator.
Griggs tests Violator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Violator throws a right and a left that Griggs avoids nicely.
Griggs lands the left hand.
Violator keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deacon Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griggs loads up on a big right hand but Violator slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Griggs. Those never looked like landing.
Griggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Violator moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griggs misses with a looping left.
Griggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Violator.
Griggs throws a hook but Violator avoids it easily.
Griggs throws the left hand but Violator avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Griggs misses the target.
Griggs misses with an uppercut.
Griggs lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Violator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Violator shoots for a double leg takedown but Griggs sprawls well. He's pushed Violator's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griggs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Violator momentarily.
Griggs jabs at Violator's body.
Violator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Violator.
Griggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Violator ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Griggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Violator manages to avoid it.
Griggs lands a really nice looking cross but Violator seems unphased.
Griggs tests Violator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Violator throws a hook but Griggs blocks it.
Griggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Violator jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griggs blocks a jab.
Griggs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Violator throws out a loose jab but Griggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Violator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Violator at a distance.
Griggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Violator.
Griggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Griggs.
Griggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Griggs leaves Violator with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Griggs does no damage.
Griggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Violator digs a good body shot into Griggs's ribs.
Violator slips under a jab from Griggs.
Violator cracks Griggs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Violator.
Violator lands with a hook. Griggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Violator misses with the combination.
Griggs connects with a crisp jab.
Griggs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Griggs punishes Violator's body with a nice straight punch.
Griggs just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Violator. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Violator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griggs.
Griggs lands a jab to Violator's midsection.
Violator takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Violator bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Violator scores with a hook.
Violator cracks Griggs with an open hand slap.
Violator takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griggs misses with a double jab
and Violator makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Violator takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Violator.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Griggs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Griggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Griggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Violator is just out of range.
Griggs throws a shot from downtown. Violator moves away and avoids it.
Violator scores with a jab to the head.
Griggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Violator is just out of range.
Griggs throws a jab when Violator was well out of range.
Violator scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griggs in his tracks.
Violator dodges the punch combination from Griggs.
Griggs misses with an uppercut.
Griggs works Violator's body with a nice hook.
Griggs lands the left hand.
Violator scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griggs in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Violator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griggs swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Violator counters with a huge left! Griggs is in big trouble! He's backing up but Violator isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Griggs from any more damage. A dominating finish by Violator!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Violator!
During a confident post fight interview, Danny Violator 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Wentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thug Behram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wentz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dance, Dance. Behram has chosen 25 Minutes to go as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pete Wentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thug Behram!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behram throws a body punch but Wentz moves out of range.
Wentz misses with a lunging right hand
and Behram counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sloppy strikes from Wentz. Those never looked like landing.
Wentz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Behram thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wentz missing with a left hand there. Behram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Wentz finds it's way through Behram's defenses.
Wentz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Behram lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Behram scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Wentz misses.
Behram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wentz doesn't seem bothered though.
Wentz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Behram throws the kick towards the body but Wentz avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wentz, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Behram staying out of range there.
Wentz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Behram manages to avoid it.
Wentz misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pete Wentz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wentz misses with a looping left.
Wentz throws a combination. Behram tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wentz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Behram as he avoids it easily.
Wentz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Wentz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Behram slips under a jab from Wentz.
Wentz looks to land a right hand but Behram moved out of range.
Behram misses with a body kick.
Behram slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Behram fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wentz throws a jab but it's blocked by Behram.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Behram avoids the head kick by Wentz.
Wentz misses with a wild body shot.
Wentz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Behram counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behram takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Behram misses with a low kick.
Wentz misses with a straight left.
Wentz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Behram moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wentz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Behram throws a series of strikes that have Wentz backpedaling.
Wentz throws a big shot that misses.
Behram moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Behram jabs Wentz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wentz cracks the inside of Behram's front leg.
Behram darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Behram thumps Wentz with a low kick.
Behram wants to land a leg kick but Wentz is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentz lands a nice shot that snaps Behram's head back.
Behram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Behram is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wentz's half guard.
Wentz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Behram scores with a couple of nice shots.
Behram is looking to stall here but Wentz recovers full guard.
Behram has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Behram with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wentz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wentz wants to sweep here but Behram controlling him for the moment.
Wentz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Behram defends well.
Behram trying to control the position from guard on top but Wentz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentz wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wentz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Behram passes into side control.
Wentz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wentz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Behram prevents Wentz from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wentz looking for submissions off his back.
Wentz is refusing to be controlled, as Behram sits in half guard.
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 Pete Wentz will probably get the nod.
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.
Wentz lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wentz. Behram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wentz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Behram scores with a hook to the body. Wentz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wentz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wentz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Behram has time to react.
Behram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wentz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wentz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A chopping leg kick lands by Behram.
Behram throws a leg kick but Wentz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Behram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wentz doesn't seem bothered though.
Wentz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wentz with a nice cross.
Behram thows a leg kick but Wentz checks it
and Wentz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Behram's guard.
Wentz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentz chips away with some ground and pound.
Behram is rocked!
Wentz stopping the sweep attempt from Behram.
Behram is still in real trouble! Can Wentz finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wentz postures up and lands a big shot to Behram's brow.
Wentz is in close to Behram's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wentz throwing strikes from guard but Behram blocks nicely.
Behram avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wentz stopping the sweep attempt from Behram.
Behram looking to control.
Wentz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wentz chips away with some ground and pound.
Pete Wentz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wentz landing some decent shots from guard.
Wentz postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Behram covers up, he's hurt! Wentz keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Wentz and the ref steps in to end the fight! Wentz can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Wentz!
Our winner, Pete Wentz, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muuli Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Spaceboy. Potku has chosen Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryfus Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Muuli Potku!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku misses with the combination.
Potku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potku thows a body shot but no joy.
Potku digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Potku is just out of range.
Kelly takes a swing at Potku's ribcage but misses.
Kelly scores with a shot to the body.
Kelly throws a jab when Potku was well out of range.
Potku throws a good cross that connects.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Potku throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Potku throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Potku misses with a low kick.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Potku keeps it at a distance.
Potku avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Potku tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Potku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a wild body kick that Potku sees coming a mile off.
Potku misses with a series of wild punches.
Potku takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Potku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Potku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Potku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly trying to control but Potku is working from the bottom.
Kelly postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Potku is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kelly, into his guard.
Potku controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Potku is pushing down on Kelly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kelly is fighting to maintain full guard but Potku has managed to sneak the leg through.
Potku stalling.
Kelly is trying to maintain the position but Potku is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves into full guard.
Kelly has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Potku is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kelly.
Potku tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kelly's legs.
Kelly is trying to control Potku's posture but Potku avoids it.
Kelly has one of Potku's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly gets back to half guard.
Kelly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Potku's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryfus Kelly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Potku tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelly is able to avoid easily.
Potku loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Potku looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Potku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Potku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potku. That did some damage!
Kelly works over Potku's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Muuli Potku has been cut.
Kelly thumps Potku with a low kick.
Kelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potku blocks a low kick nicely.
Potku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Potku avoids the body shot from Kelly.
A leg kick checked by Potku.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Potku is able to avoid easily.
Potku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Potku throws a head kick that misses.
Muuli Potku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Potku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Potku connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Potku walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.
Kelly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Potku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Potku misses with a looping right.
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Potku moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Kelly throws a hook but Potku avoids it easily.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kelly cracks Potku with a good jab.
Kelly 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.
Potku misses with a few strikes there.
Potku misses with a looping right.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Potku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
A jab lands there for Potku.
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Potku misses with a double jab.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
Potku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Potku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Potku's head but Potku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku lands a jab-cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Potku lands a jab to the head.
Kelly moves out of range as Potku strikes.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potku. That did some damage!
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potku moves away.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Potku will feel that in the morning.
Potku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Potku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Potku throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.
Potku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryfus Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potku, right into the meat.
Potku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Potku slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly lands the left hand.
Potku lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
Potku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Potku pinned against the cage. Potku gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potku lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ryfus Kelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muuli Potku'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Potku.
Potku connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Potku slips a jab from Kelly.
Potku misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Kelly feints and then cracks Potku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Potku down.
An inside leg kick from Potku misses.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Potku shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Potku misses with a low kick.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Potku moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly drops his hands momentarily and Potku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potku.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potku, right into the meat.
Potku jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Kelly misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Potku is able to avoid easily.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Potku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Potku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Potku lands a really nice looking cross but Kelly seems unphased.
Potku 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.
Potku loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Potku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kelly 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 Potku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Potku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Potku lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Potku throws a low kick but Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Potku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Potku finds it's target.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Potku.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Potku keeps Kelly at a distance using the push kick.
Potku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muuli Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
Potku misses with the combination.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Potku misses with an uppercut.
Potku tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Potku misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Kelly blocks the low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Potku. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku lands with a kick to the temple. Kelly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Potku throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Potku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Potku lands a front kick.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Potku circles away.
Potku lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Potku.
Potku dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potku walks into a left hand.
Ryfus Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Potku moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Potku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Potku checks a leg kick.
Kelly throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Potku was covering up waiting for the punch and Kelly finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Potku keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muuli Potku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelly 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryfus Kelly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Paige could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brian Schulte's chin.
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217 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Paige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Schulte!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paige throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schulte fails to land the takedown.
Schulte gets tackled into the cage by Paige. Paige maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schulte.
Schulte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paige's elbow.
Paige misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paige tries to throw a body punch but Schulte avoids it by throwing Paige back against the cage.
Schulte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paige's elbow.
Paige throws a punch but it's blocked by Schulte.
Paige lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schulte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schulte struggles to land a body shot inside as Paige controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schulte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paige can't find room to land a body shot as Schulte controls the action.
Schulte has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Paige clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schulte wants to control but Paige manages to buck him off and is now in Schulte's guard! Nice work there by Paige!
Paige is looking to work some ground and pound but Schulte has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige is looking to work some ground and pound but Schulte has wrist control.
Schulte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schulte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paige.
Schulte wants to hit a switch here but Paige passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Schulte there!
Paige sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Paige throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Schulte keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paige trying to control but Schulte is having none of it.
Schulte tries to reverse the position but Paige maintains control.
Schulte is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte working to try and regain half guard.
Paige thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Schulte sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paige throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paige is thwarting Schulte's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paige lands strikes from half guard.
Paige not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paige prevents Schulte from improving his position.
Paige wants to take a breather but Schulte is having none of it.
Schulte looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paige not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paige missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paige trying to mount his opponent but Schulte defends it.
Schulte controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Schulte wants to control but Paige is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paige is keen to just control but Schulte is a slippery customer.
Paige missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schulte looking for submissions off his back.
Schulte works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schulte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paige is one step ahead there.
Paige with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paige won't allow Schulte to sweep him here.
Paige trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paige throws a big elbow that misses.
Schulte has his hands on Paige's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schulte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paige trying to control but Schulte postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Schulte 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.
Schulte will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paige swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Paige catches Schulte right on the button with a cross.
Paige closes the distance and pushes Schulte back into the cage.
Paige's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paige slips under a jab.
Paige just misses with a punch to the body.
Schulte misses with a looping right.
Schulte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paige throws a big shot that misses.
Paige takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paige misses with a straight left.
Schulte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paige defends it nicely.
Schulte misses the jab.
Schulte circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Paige.
Stan Paige seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paige connects with the punch.
Schulte keeps the fight on the outside.
Schulte moves out of range of the strikes.
Schulte takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Brian Schulte has been cut.
Good exchange - Schulte coming out on top.
Paige jabs Schulte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schulte shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schulte showed some decent athleticism there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paige wants to control the action here but instead Schulte manages to pass to full mount!
Schulte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paige is looking to escape.
Schulte looking for a guillotine from mount but Paige is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schulte is landing with some decent strikes but Paige is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Schulte looking to finish with strikes here!
Paige slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paige tries to roll over but Schulte keeps him under control.
Schulte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte is trying to control the action in half guard but Paige is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schulte seems to be working for a kimura but Paige defends the submission attempt.
Schulte not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paige trying to hold on to Schulte's head to control him but Schulte postures up.
Schulte tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paige knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schulte prevents Paige from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Paige tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Schulte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Schulte!
Brian Schulte really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Firebird Designs logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg comes to the cage accompanied by Awaken . Pep has chosen Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly) as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep moves out of range of the body kick.
Cyborg slips a straight right by Pep.
Pep is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyborg.
Cyborg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pep avoids the body shot from Cyborg.
Pep dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pep ducks under a wild hook from Cyborg.
Pep moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cyborg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pep has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pep misses with a wild combination.
Pep lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cyborg backs up against the cage.
Pep tests Cyborg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pep lands with a straight right. Cyborg didn't see that one coming.
Cyborg throws a body kick that misses.
Pep takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Pep both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pep rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cyborg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pep swings for the body but Cyborg moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pep takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
Pep throws a series of punches but Cyborg moves out of range.
Pep tries to clinch there but Cyborg circles away.
Cyborg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pep scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pep throws the left hand but Cyborg avoids the punch easily.
Pep misses with an uppercut.
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyborg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cyborg keeps the fight on the outside.
Cyborg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pep sprawls well. Pep wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cyborg gets slowly back to his feet.
Cyborg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cyborg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pep throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Pep.
Cyborg scores with a shot to the body.
Pep lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg slips a straight right by Pep.
Pep throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cyborg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cyborg.
Cyborg tests Pep's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frankie Pep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pep moves in looking to clinch but Cyborg pushes him off.
Cyborg swinging wildly here.
Pep doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyborg circles away.
Pep takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
Pep misses with a body shot.
Cyborg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pep's guard.
Cyborg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pep has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cyborg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cyborg wants to control from the top but Pep keeps moving.
Pep is pulling down on Cyborg's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg gets to his feet - Pep follows without any prompting.
Pep bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyborg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cyborg lands a body shot.
Pep with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cyborg to score with a decent uppercut.
Cyborg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cyborg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Cyborg misses.
Cyborg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pep as he avoids it easily.
Pep misses with an uppercut. Cyborg saw that one coming.
Pep looks to land a right hand but Cyborg moved out of range.
Pep cracks Cyborg with an open hand slap.
Cyborg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cyborg cracks Pep with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cyborg shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Cyborg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pep lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pep takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pep keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pep misses with a double jab.
Pep wants to clinch up but Cyborg keeps it at a distance.
Pep pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cyborg back to the cage. Pep follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cyborg connects with a high kick.
Cyborg cracks the inside of Pep's front leg.
Pep loads up on a big right hand but Cyborg slips the punch.
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyborg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pep lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cyborg circles away quickly and effectively.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cyborg - that will leave a mark!
Cyborg tries to work over Pep's front leg with a kick but Pep checks it.
A big right from Pep misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pep throws an overhand right that lands on Cyborg's shoulder, as Cyborg tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Pep misses.
Pep uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pep jabs at Cyborg's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep 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.
Cyborg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pep moves away from the strike by Cyborg.
Pep takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pep just misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cyborg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cyborg scores with a shot to the body.
Frankie Pep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pep throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cyborg counters with a stiff right hand.
Cyborg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pep lands a jab to Cyborg's midsection.
Frankie Pep seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cyborg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cyborg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cyborg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pep was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyborg.
Cyborg looks for the body kick but Pep saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pep throws a body punch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Pep jabs at Cyborg's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pep misses the target.
Pep throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pep swings for the body but Cyborg moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cyborg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pep pinned against the cage. Pep gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cyborg manages to avoid it.
Pep looks to throw the jab but Cyborg is out of range.
Cyborg lands with a nice body punch.
Pep misses with a straight left.
Cyborg lands a really nice looking cross but Pep seems unphased.
Pep throws a jab when Cyborg was well out of range.
Pep tries to clinch there but Cyborg circles away.
Pep blocks the body kick.
Cyborg lands the left hand.
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cyborg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Cyborg.
Cyborg digs a good body shot into Pep's ribs.
Cyborg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pep. That did some damage!
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyborg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pep throws a lazy right hand but Cyborg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg clobbers Pep with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pep tries to bum rush Cyborg with a series of wild strikes but Cyborg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cyborg is looking to slow Pep down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyborg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pep looks to land a right hand but Cyborg moved out of range.
Pep lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cyborg circles away quickly and effectively.
Pep lands a nice hook to Cyborg's body. Cyborg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pep misses with a lunging right hand
and Cyborg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cyborg just misses with a punch to the body.
Pep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cyborg manages to avoid it.
Cyborg misses with a straight left.
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cyborg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pep gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cyborg scores with a spinning back kick!
Pep throws a jab but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Pep takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pep doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyborg circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cyborg.
Cyborg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cyborg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pep.
Pep connects with a crisp jab.
Pep misses the jab.
Pep misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pep moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Pep throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cyborg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Pep misses the target.
Pep staying out of range there.
Pep is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyborg.
A right-left combo lands from Pep.
Cyborg avoids the body shot from Pep.
Pep comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pep avoids the body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pep misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg connects with a crisp jab.
Pep displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cyborg throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cyborg walks into a straight right hand from Pep.
A combination from Pep does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Pep.
Cyborg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cyborg slips under a jab from Pep.
Cyborg lands with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Cyborg.
Pep looks to land a left hand but Cyborg moved out of range nicely.
Pep looks to clinch
and Cyborg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Cyborg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pep takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyborg throws the kick towards the body but Pep avoids it.
Pep moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pep loads up on a big right hand but Cyborg slips the punch.
Pep tries to clinch up but Cyborg circles away and keeps his distance.
Pep moves out of range of the body kick from Cyborg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Pep will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cyborg wants to slow Pep down by chopping away at his legs.
Pep lands with a right hand.
Pep is looking to clinch.
Pep throws a big shot that misses.
Pep swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pep swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pep throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pep throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cyborg counters with a nice uppercut.
Cyborg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pep swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cyborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cyborg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pep.
Pep chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cyborg can pounce on him.
Pep avoids a kick to the body.
Pep misses the shot to the body.
Cyborg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cyborg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cyborg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cyborg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pep's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pep lands with a straight right. Cyborg didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg fails to land with a series of punches.
Cyborg tries to land a front kick but Pep steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cyborg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pep throws an overhand right that lands on Cyborg's shoulder, as Cyborg tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Cyborg.
Pep connects with a body shot.
Pep blocks the body kick.
Pep fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pep throws a jab when Cyborg was well out of range.
Pep lands a jab to the nose.
Cyborg scores with a jab to the body.
Cyborg tries to land a front kick but Pep steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cyborg looks to score with a jab to the body but Pep is just out of range.
Cyborg lands with a nice body punch.
Pep moves in looking to clinch but Cyborg pushes him off.
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cyborg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cyborg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pep is out of range and Cyborg settles back down.
Cyborg scores with a sloppy right hand. Pep should have avoided that one.
Pep swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pep clobbers Cyborg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cyborg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pep uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyborg.
Pep waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cyborg.
Pep throws a hook but Cyborg avoids it easily.
Chris Cyborg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cyborg.
Cyborg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pep was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyborg.
Pep chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cyborg can pounce on him.
Cyborg dodges the punch combination from Pep.
A slow jab from Pep misses its intended target.
Pep swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pep has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cyborg.
Pep checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pep scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cyborg punishes Pep's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by Pep.
Pep throws a right hand that Cyborg ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyborg also avoids with ease.
Pep takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pep swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cyborg throws a push kick but Pep slaps the foot to one side.
Pep misses the jab.
Pep misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pep takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cyborg misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cyborg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cyborg.
Pep takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pep ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cyborg moves away.
Pep misses with a looping left.
Cyborg just misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg shoots in and gets a takedown into Pep's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pep controls Cyborg momentarily but Cyborg frees himself.
Cyborg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pep tries to roll over but Cyborg keeps him under control.
Cyborg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pep avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cyborg.
Cyborg wants to control but Pep is keeping him busy.
Cyborg prevents Pep from improving his position.
Pep is doing well to control the position and prevent Cyborg from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pep trying to hold on to Cyborg's head to control him but Cyborg postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pep has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Pep!
Frankie Pep decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Rashid Naji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Li could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abdul Rashid Naji's chin.
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277 lbs
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Rashid Naji!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naji checks a low kick from Li.
Li scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Naji. That snapped Li's head back.
It looks like Bruce Li has been cut.
Li throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Abdul Rashid Naji has been cut.
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!
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Naji tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Li swivels and escapes.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naji keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
Naji works the jab nicely.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naji takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Naji tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Li with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Naji to score with a decent uppercut.
Naji cracks Li with an open hand slap.
Li motions for Naji to come forward. Li throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Li.
Naji closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Naji lands in his opponent's guard.
Li is pulling down on Naji's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji preventing the sweep.
Naji trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li wants to get back to his feet but Naji is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Naji is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Li looking to control.
Naji wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Naji darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li darts in and clinches Naji up against the cage.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li landing knees to the body.
Naji looks winded!
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li throws a leg kick but Naji sees it coming and moves out of range.
Li moves out of range as Naji strikes.
Naji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Li lands but Naji takes it in his stride.
Li scores with a kick to the midsection.
Li fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Naji closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Li manages to get back to half guard.
Li is looking for a sweep. Naji is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Naji working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Li's thigh. Li counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Naji trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to stand up but Naji is controlling him.
Li controls Naji momentarily but Naji frees himself.
Naji throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Naji won't allow Li to sweep him here.
Naji keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Li's head.
Naji preventing the sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Naji wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Naji throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naji throws a big elbow that misses.
Naji throws a big right hand that misses.
Naji cracks Li with a solid left hand.
Li wants to stand but Naji is controlling the position.
Naji has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Naji slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Li is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Naji stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naji throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Li dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Naji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li connects with an inside leg kick.
Abdul Rashid Naji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Li.
Li fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Naji is out of range.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naji sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Li on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
Li gets caught napping as Naji dives in and scores a takedown. Li manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Naji darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Li wants to land a leg kick but Naji is out of range.
Naji shoots in but Li avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Naji ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Naji wants to clinch.
Naji on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Naji blocks a jab.
Li has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Li there as he acknowledges the shot.
Naji moves away from the strike by Li.
Donk. Naji catches Li right on the button with a cross.
Bruce Li's cut is getting worse.
Naji shoots in and drives through. Li sprawls well.
Naji walks into a stiff left hand from Li.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Naji blocks the leg kick.
Naji throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li looks to throw the jab but Naji is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Li.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li connects with a single shot there.
Naji shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Li pinned against the cage. Li gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bruce Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Rashid Naji.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji misses with an uppercut. Li saw that one coming.
Naji tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li misses with a low kick.
Naji tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Naji darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Li throws a shot from downtown. Naji moves away and avoids it.
Li defending well as Naji loads up on a big left hand.
Naji takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Naji blocks the body kick.
Naji throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Li stuffs the takedown.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naji sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naji avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Li stuffs the takedown attempt from Naji. Naji gets slowly back to his feet.
Naji might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Li throws a head kick that half lands.
Naji checks the leg kick.
Naji looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Li is fending him off so far but Naji persists. Nope, Li circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Li misses.
Naji will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Li throws a leg kick
and Naji counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Li!
Naji is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Naji thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Li's head.
Li gets full guard.
Li seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Li is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Naji is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naji stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Naji throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naji accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Naji postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Li is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Naji, into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naji working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Li dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Naji.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li throws a series of punches but Naji avoids them all with ease.
Naji swings widly with a right hand
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li throws a leg kick
and Naji counters with a stiff right hand.
Naji shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Li takes one to the side of the head.
Li throws a front kick aimed at Naji's knee but Naji avoids it well.
Naji lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Li gets caught flat footed, as Naji shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Naji throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naji postures up and lands a big shot to Li's brow.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Abdul Rashid Naji has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Naji is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Li controls Naji momentarily but Naji frees himself.
Naji trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Naji is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Li is controlling Naji's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Bruce Li wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Naji keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Li with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Naji tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Li.
Naji takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li is looking to score with low kicks.
Naji takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Naji shoots in looking for a takedown. Li tries to sprawl out of it but Naji keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Li manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Naji shoots for a takedown but Li saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bruce Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Rashid Naji.
Li throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Naji scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Li 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 Naji has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Naji and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Naji misses with a straight left.
Naji checks the leg kick nicely there.
Li throws a half hearted mid kick.
Li throws a half hearted mid kick.
Li finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Naji jabs Li right on the nose. Li blinks but takes it well.
Li is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Li.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li defending well as Naji loads up on a big left hand.
Naji misses with a straight left.
Naji throws a shot from downtown. Li moves away and avoids it.
Naji throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Naji misses.
Naji throws a shot from downtown. Li moves away and avoids it.
Naji throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naji throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naji throws a jab when Li was well out of range.
Naji throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naji clinches with his opponent.
Naji managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li misses with a body punch.
Naji gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Li regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Naji is controlling him.
Naji postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Naji with a nice head shot there.
Naji is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Naji lands a couple of elbows.
Li wants to stand and escape but Naji is having none of it.
Naji postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Li covers up, he's hurt! Naji keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Naji and the ref steps in to end the fight! Naji can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Rashid Naji!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdul Rashid Naji 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenric Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turnbull's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Never To Late. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kyle's choice of entrance music: Simply Ravishing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Turnbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenric Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turnbull sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kyle somewhat.
Turnbull lands a leg kick that knocks Kyle off balance momentarily.
Turnbull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turnbull connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Kenric Kyle has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turnbull.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle throws a head kick that Turnbull semi-blocks.
It looks like Jack Turnbull has been cut.
Kyle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turnbull.
Turnbull cracks Kyle with a hook to the temple - Kyle is on wobbly legs here! Turnbull swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kyle falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Turnbull wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Turnbull!
Jack Turnbull decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SMALL AXE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone pushes Allen up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone decides to pull guard.
Allen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Barry Allen.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Stone cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Allen misses its intended target.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone lands the left hand.
Stone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Allen tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good shot there by Allen.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone swings widly with a right hand
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
Allen thuds a left hand into Stone's body.
Allen misses with a hook
and Stone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Allen was not able to check.
Allen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Stone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Allen. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen lands with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stone blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen 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.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Stone throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Jab from Allen.
Allen is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stone.
Stone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Allen throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Allen throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen lands a jab to the head.
Allen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Allen's guard.
Allen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Allen looking for a sweep. Not yet Allen, not yet.
Stone wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Allen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two 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!
Allen avoids the attempt from Stone to control.
Allen tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen prevents Stone from getting the reversal.
Allen trying to control but Stone is having none of it.
Stone can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Barry Allen.
Allen throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stone avoids the body shot from Allen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allen.
Stone slips a straight right by Allen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stone slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Allen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stone under the eye.
Allen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Stone blocks a jab.
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Allen.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Allen.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Stone thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen works Stone's body with a nice hook.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen cracks Stone with a good jab.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Stone moves out of range as Allen throws a body kick.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Allen throws a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Allen misses
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allen connects with a nice looking jab.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Barry Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Allen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a single leg into guard. Allen didn't expect that.
Allen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
Stone controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Stone passes Allen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen wants to improve his position but Stone is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Allen throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stone postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Stone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Allen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Allen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Allen's head.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allen is keeping the position for now.
Ben Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stone stands up over Allen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone pushing down on Allen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone thows a huge punch but Allen dodges it nicely.
Stone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Allen moves into full guard.
Stone trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allen is keeping the position for now.
Stone wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Stone just wasn't active enough.
Stone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good shot there by Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
A jab from Allen finds it's way through Stone's defenses.
Allen throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Stone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
A big right from Allen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone had his way with Barry Allen in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stone.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Ben Stone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stone slips under a jab.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone takes one to the side of the head.
Barry Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Ben Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barry Allen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Allen staying out of range there.
Stone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Allen connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
Allen throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Allen pushes Stone away with a front kick.
Stone cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen pushes Stone away with a front kick.
Stone misses the jab.
Stone staying out of range there.
Allen scores with a nice head shot.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen scores with a spinning back kick!
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stone moves out of range as Allen throws a body kick.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
Stone slips a straight right by Allen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barry Allen.
I think Allen 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!
Barry Allen is the new welterweight champion!
Barry Allen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holyshit has chosen Lil Wayne- I feel like dying as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evander Holyshit!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the body shot from Holyshit.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Holyshit connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Holyshit.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Holyshit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holyshit staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holyshit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Holyshit scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Holyshit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holyshit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holyshit misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holyshit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holyshit moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a body punch but Holyshit moves out of range.
Holyshit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holyshit cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Holyshit digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Holyshit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Holyshit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva avoids the body shot from Holyshit.
Holyshit ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Holyshit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holyshit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva blocks a head kick by Holyshit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Holyshit's belly button to the back.
Holyshit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Holyshit.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Holyshit misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Holyshit.
Holyshit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Holyshit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holyshit 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holyshit.
Holyshit throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Holyshit connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Holyshit's ribs.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyshit is just out of range.
Silva takes a swing at Holyshit's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyshit is just out of range.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holyshit.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Holyshit's head back.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holyshit.
Holyshit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Holyshit.
Holyshit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyshit with a nice cross.
Holyshit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holyshit. That's going to slow Silva down.
Holyshit works the jab nicely.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holyshit.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holyshit scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holyshit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Holyshit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holyshit, right into the meat.
Holyshit is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holyshit to score with a decent uppercut.
Holyshit cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyshit punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Holyshit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holyshit scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva is rocked!
Holyshit closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Silva! Holyshit dives in looking to finish! Silva is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evander Holyshit!
Evander Holyshit made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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