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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda has chosen ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
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165 cm
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154 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arboleda misses with a kick to the body.
Arboleda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crash.
Arboleda tries a head kick but it misses.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crash moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
Crash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arboleda was well out of range. Poor timing from Crash.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crash has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Crash circles away.
Arboleda avoids the body shot from Crash.
Arboleda forces Crash back against the cage and clinches.
Crash tries to work over Arboleda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crash has Arboleda pressed against the cage.
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Arboleda avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash looking to stall.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crash trying to stall but Arboleda improves his position.
Crash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crash avoids it.
Crash scores with a hook to the body.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Crash avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Arboleda.
Crash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crash.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash avoids a wild elbow strike from Arboleda.
Crash throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Crash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arboleda looks to throw a body kick
and Crash counters with a head kick.
Arboleda checks a leg kick nicely.
Arboleda moves into the clinch.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crash is defending well for now.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Crash blocks it.
Crash struggles to land a body shot inside as Arboleda controls his hands.
Crash is looking to control Arboleda's arms but Arboleda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crash has his back to the cage.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crash is defending well for now.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Crash's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it misses.
Arboleda throws an elbow that misses.
Arboleda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Arboleda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crash's defenses.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Crash is blocking nicely.
Crash avoids a wild elbow strike from Arboleda.
Crash misses with a body punch.
Arboleda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arboleda has him pressed against the cage.
Crash managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda misses with a knee strike.
Crash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Arboleda avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
Crash is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crash lands a body shot.
Crash lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arboledas head.
Crash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arboleda's elbow.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Crash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crash. Arboleda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crash counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crash looks to score with a jab to the body but Arboleda is just out of range.
Arboleda scores with a head kick. Crash tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crash makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Arboleda really felt that one!
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crash connects with a leg kick. Arboleda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arboleda wants to clinch but Crash slips to the side
and Crash counters with a thumping low kick.
Arboleda wants to clinch but Crash slips to the side
and Crash counters with a three punch combo that has Arboleda backing up. Arboleda nods at Crash to acknowledge the strikes.
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arboleda.
Arboleda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head kick misses from Arboleda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Crash misses.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arboleda gets a clinch.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crash tries to stall but Arboleda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
Crash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arboledas head.
Crash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Crash - that landed with a thud.
Crash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arboleda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crash blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Crash blocks with his arms.
Arboleda trying to stall but Crash improves his position.
Crash is pushing Arboleda up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crash tries to work over Arboleda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash is struggling to control the position.
Crash breaks from the clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Crash circles away and keeps his distance.
Crash tried to score with a low kick but Arboleda checks it.
Crash fakes the leg kick and cracks Arboleda in the body.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses.
Crash swings for the body but Arboleda moves out of range.
Crash throws a head kick but Arboleda moves out of range.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda misses with a body kick.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Arboleda looks to clinch
and Crash counters with a nice body shot.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arboleda blocks a head kick by Crash.
Crash throws a leg kick that misses.
Crash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crash.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves out of range.
A low kick from Arboleda misses
and Crash counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arboleda was well out of range. Poor timing from Crash.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Crash keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda looks to land a combination but Crash avoids it well.
A head kick from Arboleda lands but Crash takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Crash throws a looping overhand right but Arboleda ducks down to avoid it.
Crash 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.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses.
Crash has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arboleda.
Skull Crash is winning the standup battle so far.
Crash swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
Arboleda motions for Crash to come forward. Arboleda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 Skull Crash will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arboleda tries to score with a low kick but Crash moves his leg out of the way.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crash looks for the body kick but Arboleda saw that one coming.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arboleda.
Arboleda tries a head kick but it misses.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arboleda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Arboleda.
Arboleda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crash.
Crash misses with a body kick.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arboleda tries to clinch
and Crash counters with a nice body shot.
Crash lands a head kick!
It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Arboleda dodges the punch combination from Crash.
Crash walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arboleda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arboleda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arboleda is looking to land body kicks.
Crash is looking to wear down Arboleda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arboleda's knee momentarily.
Crash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Crash misses.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves out of range.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Crash is avoiding it.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda misses with a kick to the body
and Crash counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arboleda moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and Crash counters with a nice leg kick.
Arboleda darts in trying to clinch
and Crash counters with a left and a right that stings Arboleda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Crash circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Crash keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arboleda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crash scores with a jab to the body.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Crash circles away.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda pushes Crash up against the cage in a clinch.
Crash tries to stall but Arboleda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arboleda letting Crash take a breather here.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Crash breaks the clinch.
Arboleda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arboleda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crash counters with a head kick. That will keep Arboleda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arboleda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crash.
Crash lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Crash circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crash swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arboleda counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skull Crash showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crash 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skull Crash!
A very excited looking Skull Crash made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes to the cage accompanied by country boy. Morgan has chosen Sherry Monocle as his entrance music. Simon Morgan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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154 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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148 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cletus Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morgan.
Landry tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been told by Landry's head coaches at Manu's Kiwi Beer Barn - PIT Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Landry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Landry.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike from Landry.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cletus Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Morgan.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Landry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Landry lands a nice elbow.
Landry tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Morgan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Landry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Landry trying to land knees to the body.
Landry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morgan is defended easily by Landry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Landry misses the jab.
Landry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Landry 's knee.
Landry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Landry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Landry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cletus Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Landry.
Morgan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Landry backs up against the cage.
Morgan shoots for a double leg takedown but Landry sprawls well. He's pushed Morgan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Landry throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan avoiding damage as Landry throws knees to the body.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Landry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Morgan jumps guard but Landry stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Landry throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Landry smiles and moves away.
Landry closes the distance and clinches.
Landry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoiding damage as Landry throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Landry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Landry walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Landry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Landry takes the fight into the clinch.
Morgan successfully pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morgan is on top in guard.
Morgan is standing up over Landry. Landry looks to escape but Morgan dives into side control.
Morgan working away.
Landry wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry struggling a bit here.
Morgan tries to score with some ground and pound. Landry controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Morgan in side control, throwing shots but Landry defends.
Landry is trying to control Morgan's posture but Morgan avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landry is trying to get back to his feet.
Landry is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Landry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Landry throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Landry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Landry wants it to stay on the feet.
Morgan rushes Landry and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Landry has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Morgan is stalling here.
Landry throws an elbow but it misses.
Landry trying to land knees to the body.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Landry lands a knee to the head.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Landry has him pressed against the cage.
Cletus Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Morgan.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike.
Landry can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morgan or not.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Landry.
Landry clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Landry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morgan's brow.
Landry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike from Landry.
Landry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Landry.
Morgan jumps guard but Landry stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Landry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morgan's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan wants to take the fight to the mat but Landry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Landry.
Landry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Landry holds him up against the cage and eventually Morgan drops back down to his feet.
Landry lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Landry walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Landry has managed to clinch.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Landry lands a good knee to the midsection. Morgan won't want to take too many of those.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Landry to keep the fight standing.
Landry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Landry - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry misses with an elbow strike.
Landry landing knees to the body.
Morgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Landry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cletus Landry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Landry.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan avoiding damage as Landry throws knees to the body.
Landry tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Landry back against the cage.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike.
Morgan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Landry after a bit of a struggle.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Landry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Landry is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Landry.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Landry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Landry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Landry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Landry is controlling him.
Landry lands a body shot.
Landry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Landry digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Landry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landry lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan prevents a body shot from Landry.
Landry misses with a punch to the body.
Landry tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Landry struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Landry dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab by Landry.
Simon Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Landry connects with a looping right hand.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Landry tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Landry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry misses with a straight right.
Landry throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Landry is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan just leaning against Landry, taking a breather.
Landry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Landry is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Landry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Landry trying to land knees to the body.
Landry looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Landry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan wants to stall.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan drives through and clinches with Landry against the cage.
Landry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landry trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry misses with a knee to the head.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Landry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Landry tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Landry manages to get underhooks.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Landry lands a good knee to the midsection. Morgan won't want to take too many of those.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Landry to keep the fight standing.
Landry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Landry is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Landry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Landry scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Landry works on Morgan's body with a couple of short punches.
Landry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Landry.
Landry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Morgan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cletus Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Morgan.
Landry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Landry missing with knees to the body.
Simon Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Landry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morgan's defenses.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Landry has double underhooks.
Morgan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morgan trying to stall but Landry improves his position.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Landry lands an uppercut.
Landry landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landry lands an elbow inside that Morgan shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Landry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Landry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Landry lands a knee to the body.
Landry lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Landry.
Landry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morgan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Landry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from Landry.
Morgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landry throws an elbow that misses.
Landry is pressed up against the cage. Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Landry down to the mat. Landry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Landry as he jumps to the side.
Landry closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus Landry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Landry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus Landry!
An out of breath Cletus Landry 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir has chosen Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Vince Noir!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir leaves Urskilz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Urskilz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Urskilz gets caught napping as Noir dives in and scores a takedown. Urskilz manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Urskilz is pulling down on Noir's head to control his posture.
Urskilz keeping moving, preventing Noir from controlling successfully.
Urskilz has his hands on Noir's head, controlling the position.
Noir landing with the ground and pound.
Urskilz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Noir advances to half guard.
Noir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Noir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Urskilz keeps working.
Urskilz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz is pressing down on Noir's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Noir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Noir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Urskilz's head.
Urskilz looking for a guillotine here but Noir defends easily.
Noir trying to control but Urskilz is working from the bottom.
Urskilz wants to sweep but no luck.
Noir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Noir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Noir wants to control from the top but Urskilz keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noir stopping the sweep attempt from Urskilz.
Noir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Urskilz trying to keep a closed guard but Noir is proving a slippery customer.
Noir lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Noir is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urskilz is trying to control the position but Noir postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir trying to control but Urskilz is working from the bottom.
Urskilz is trying to keep Noir in close.
Noir trying to control but Urskilz is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ilafat Urskilz.
Urskilz cracks Noir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crunch! Noir slams his shin into Urskilz's torso.
Urskilz has his takedown stuffed
and Noir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Noir.
Urskilz misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz tries to stall but Noir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Urskilz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noir avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Noir.
Noir tries to break free but Urskilz pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urskilz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Noir manages to break the clinch.
Noir blocks the body kick.
Urskilz throws a shot from downtown. Noir moves away and avoids it.
Noir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Noir misses with a kick to the body.
Urskilz is looking to score with low kicks.
Urskilz stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Urskilz has Noir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Noir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilafat Urskilz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urskilz works on Noir's body with a couple of short punches.
Noir misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Noir dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Noir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Urskilz to the mat! Urskilz manages to get full guard.
Urskilz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noir.
Noir throws a big elbow that misses.
Urskilz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Noir is now in half guard.
Urskilz wants to improve his position but Noir is controlling well.
Noir is trying to control the action in half guard but Urskilz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Noir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Urskilz's head.
Noir prevents Urskilz from improving his position.
Noir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Urskilz's head.
Urskilz is not content to let Noir control the position.
Noir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz is looking to control Noir's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Urskilz avoid being mounted?
Urskilz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Noir prevents Urskilz from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Urskilz looks to land a left hand but Noir moved out of range nicely.
Urskilz avoids the body shot from Noir.
Urskilz throws a shot from downtown. Noir moves away and avoids it.
Noir gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Urskilz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Noir working for a triangle but Urskilz defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Urskilz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Urskilz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Urskilz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Noir to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Urskilz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Noir pulls down on the head and he's put Urskilz to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vince Noir!
During a confident post fight interview, Vince Noir 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clasie has chosen Sensation White Anthem as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Fontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clasie moves into the clinch successfully.
Fontes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fontes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clasie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Clasie lands with a right to the head.
Clasie pushes Fontes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clasie avoids the elbow strike from Fontes, against the cage.
Clasie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Still in the clinch, Clasie scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clasie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clasie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Fontes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clasie.
Stalling in the clinch from Clasie.
Fontes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clasie.
Clasie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fontes stalling in the clinch but Clasie improves position.
Clasie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fontes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fontes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clasie misses with a body punch.
Clasie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fontess head.
Clasie lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Clasie on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clasie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clasie lands with a left to the head.
Clasie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clasie throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clasie.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fontes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clasie's brow.
Fontes lands a knee to the body.
Fontes tries to land knees in the clinch but Clasie avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clasie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clasie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Clasie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fontes is trying to maintain a safe position but Clasie gets an underhook and turns Fontes into the cage.
Clasie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fontes up against the cage.
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!
Clasie lands with a light punch inside.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clasie avoids it.
Fontes missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clasie blocks it with crossed arms.
Fontes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fontes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clasie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clasie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fontes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clasie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clasie looking to slow down the pace here.
Clasie managing to block the knees to the body from Fontes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clasie.
Clasie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clasie wants to stall.
Fontes misses with an elbow over the top.
Fontes misses with a knee strike.
Clasie managing to block the knees to the body from Fontes.
Clasie lands with a right to the head.
Fontes looking to throw knees to the head but Clasie is blocking nicely.
Clasie managing to block the knees to the body from Fontes.
Fontes pushes off an throws an elbow but Clasie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fontes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fontes misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Clasie.
A hook to the body from Clasie.
Fontes is breathing heavily.
Fontes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clasie misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clasie.
Fontes being controlled against the cage.
Fontes misses with a knee to the head.
Clasie scores with a shoulder strike.
Clasie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Clasie on the inside.
Clasie blocks an elbow strike.
Clasie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clasie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Clasie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clasie blocks an elbow strike from Fontes.
Clasie stalling against the cage.
Fontes trying to land knees to the body.
Fontes throws an elbow but it misses.
Fontes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clasie blocks it with crossed arms.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but Clasie blocks with his arms.
Clasie tries to throw a body punch but Fontes avoids it by throwing Clasie back against the cage.
Fontes throws an elbow but it misses.
Clasie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fontes trying to land knees to the body.
Clasie lands with a light punch inside.
Clasie lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Clasie.
Fontes being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fontes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clasie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Clasie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clasie throws a body punch but Fontes moves out of range.
Fontes blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clasie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clasie closes the distance and pushes Fontes back into the cage.
Clasie avoids the elbow strike from Fontes, against the cage.
Fontes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clasie blocks it with crossed arms.
Clasie lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Clasie.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clasie.
Clasie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clasie lands a shot to the body.
Clasie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Clasie wants to stall.
Clasie stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Clasie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Clasie throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie lands a hook that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Fontes lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
Fontes avoiding damage as Clasie throws knees to the body.
A short right from Clasie.
Clasie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fontes throws an elbow but misses.
Clasie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Clasie.
Clasie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fontes as Clasie tries to tie him up.
Come on Clasie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fontes misses with a knee to the head.
Marcel Clasie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Clasie's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Clasie misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontes blocks an elbow strike.
Fontes tries a knee to the head but Clasie blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clasie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clasie tries to land knees in the clinch but Fontes avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clasie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clasie misses with a body punch.
Fontes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fontes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clasie lands a hook that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Clasie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clasie looking to stall.
Clasie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Clasie.
Clasie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Clasie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Clasie.
Clasie cracks Fontes with a nice body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Clasie. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clasie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fontes's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clasie lands a left hand.
Fontes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Clasie.
Clasie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fontes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clasie blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Clasie.
Fontes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clasie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clasie scores with a shoulder strike.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but Clasie blocks with his arms.
Clasie managing to block the knees to the body from Fontes.
Clasie lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Clasie.
A body shot lands from Clasie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clasie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clasie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fontes misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clasie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Clasie throws an elbow but it misses.
Fontes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clasie blocks it with crossed arms.
Fontes pushes off an throws an elbow but Clasie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clasie slowing the pace effectively.
Fontes misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Clasie.
Clasie pushes Fontes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clasie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clasie lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Clasie.
Clasie taking a breather.
Clasie dodges an elbow strike from Fontes.
Clasie is working Fontes over against the cage.
Clasie crunches a lovely knee into Fontes's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clasie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clasie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clasie lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Clasie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie'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. This is the final round!
Clasie works the jab nicely.
Clasie closes the distance and pushes Fontes back into the cage.
A short left from Clasie.
Clasie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fontes misses with a knee to the head.
Clasie trying to stall but Fontes improves his position.
Fontes takes a shot to the head.
Fontes is rocked!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clasie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Clasie takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clasie.
Fontes avoids the elbow strike from Clasie, against the cage.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clasie lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fontes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clasie's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Clasie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clasie stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcel Clasie.
Clasie lands a big head kick that sends Fontes tumbling to the mat! Clasie takes a step backwards and waves Fontes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Fontes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clasie misses with a head kick.
Fontes misses with a body kick.
Clasie has closed the distance and engaged Fontes in a clinch.
Fontes seems to have got his legs back now.
A right handed body shot lands from Clasie.
Fontes trying to land knees to the body.
Fontes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fontes missing with knees to the body.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but Clasie blocks with his arms.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clasie.
Good body shot from Clasie.
Clasie stalling the fight.
Clasie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clasie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clasie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clasie lands a shoulder strike.
Clasie cracks Fontes with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fontes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clasie creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fontes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fontes drops to his knees and Clasie pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Clasie!
Marcel Clasie 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Cu IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Magaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Magaba's choice of entrance music: Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become . Cu IV could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mookie Magaba's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Magaba!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magaba moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from IV.
Magaba misses with a double jab.
IV wants to clinch.
IV fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Magaba.
IV doesn't manage to clinch there - Magaba circles away.
IV shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magaba but Magaba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Magaba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but IV circles away quickly and effectively.
Magaba swats away the attempt to clinch by IV.
We've been informed that Magaba has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
IV tries to close the distance and clinch but Magaba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
IV pushes Magaba up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IV stalling in the clinch but Magaba improves position.
Magaba jumps guard but IV turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Magaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magaba decides to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
IV throwing strikes from guard but Magaba blocks nicely.
IV trying to control the position from guard on top but Magaba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
IV stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Magaba throws a right and a left that IV avoids nicely.
IV defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magaba.
IV misses with a wild body shot.
Magaba circles away from the clinch attempt.
IV rushes Magaba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Magaba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. IV smiles and moves away.
Cu IV has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mookie Magaba.
Magaba keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Magaba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
IV showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magaba.
IV has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
IV fails with an attempt to clinch.
IV tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magaba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
IV shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've been hearing that IV has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Magaba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Magaba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magaba looking to hit a scissor sweep but IV is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
IV sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magaba's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
IV throwing shots but Magaba is blocking nicely.
Magaba controlling the position for now.
IV is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Magaba trying to control here.
Magaba manages to get to full guard.
IV lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
IV is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Magaba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but IV can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Magaba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magaba working for a triangle but IV defends it easily.
Magaba trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
IV lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
IV working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magaba is trying to keep IV in close.
IV is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Magaba working a defensive guard here.
IV loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magaba wants to sweep here but IV controlling him for the moment.
IV makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magaba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
IV tries to get to full guard but Magaba has control of the leg.
Magaba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu IV dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magaba looks for a takedown but IV sprawls well.
Magaba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with IV but IV pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Magaba slaps away a takedown attempt from IV, before circling back to the center of the mat.
IV tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magaba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
IV wants to clinch.
Magaba misses with a wild combination.
Magaba throws a right hand that IV ducks under and follows up with a left that IV also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IV feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
IV scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Magaba keeping full guard, as IV tries to pass.
Magaba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for IV!
IV sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Magaba is trying to work for a kimura but IV is defending well.
IV tries to get to full guard but Magaba has control of the leg.
IV holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
IV won't allow Magaba to pass to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magaba passes to side control.
IV wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Magaba misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaba has worked his way into a potential kimura here. IV is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Magaba yanks on the arm and IV is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Magaba.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mookie Magaba!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mookie Magaba made sure he mentioned KO Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Helmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
243 lbs
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30
265 lbs
14 - 17 - 0 |
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stig Helmer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair tries to land a leg kick but Helmer saw it coming and moves away.
Helmer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Helmer showed some decent athleticism there.
Helmer winds up and cracks Flair with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Helmer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Helmer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flair keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Helmer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flair's head.
Helmer is looking for a kimura here.
Helmer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Helmer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Flair has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmer wants to work for an arm triangle but Flair is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Flair might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Flair is defending against the submission attempts here by Helmer.
Flair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Helmer.
Helmer is looking for a kimura but Flair is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Helmer to get the leverage.
My spies in GnP Factory Elite Gym inform me that Helmer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Helmer is working for a submission of some sort.
Helmer with the ground and pound but Flair uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Flair is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Helmer, into his guard.
Flair's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Helmer wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helmer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flair doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flair manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Helmer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmer wants to sweep here but Flair controlling him for the moment.
Flair trying to control but Helmer is working from the bottom.
Helmer being controlled here, momentarily.
Flair postures up.
Flair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Helmer on the ground.
Helmer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Helmer wants to sweep here but Flair controlling him for the moment.
Flair trying to control but Helmer is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ric Flair wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Helmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Flair's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Helmer.
Helmer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flair pinned against the cage. Flair gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Helmer shoots in looking for a takedown. Flair tries to sprawl out of it but Helmer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flair manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ric Flair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stig Helmer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helmer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stig Helmer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Helmer dives in and grabs Flair's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flair pushes down on Helmer's head and hops out.
Stig Helmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helmer clinches up with Flair and pushes him back against the cage.
Flair tries to stall but Helmer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flair prevents the takedown attempt.
Helmer tries for a takedown but Flair manages to get underhooks.
Ric Flair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stig Helmer.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Helmer avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Helmer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flair prevents it.
Flair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helmer tries for a takedown but Flair manages to get underhooks.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair misses with the head strike.
Flair tries to work over Helmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helmer is working for takedown but Flair is calmly controlling the position for now.
Flair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helmer has hold of one of Flair's legs. Flair is fighting the takedown attempt but Helmer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Helmer throwing strikes from guard but Flair blocks nicely.
Helmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Flair has wrist control.
Helmer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Helmer with a nice head shot there.
Helmer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Helmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Helmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Flair has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helmer.
Helmer postures up in Flair's guard and throws a big left but Flair blocks it.
Helmer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flair bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Helmer's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flair is stalling in the full guard.
Helmer controlling Flair's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Helmer is on top in guard.
Helmer with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair has momentary wrist control but Helmer slips an elbow through the middle.
Helmer throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Helmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Helmer throws a big right hand that misses.
Helmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flair works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helmer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Helmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Helmer wants to pass the guard but Flair is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Helmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flair trying to control the position.
Helmer connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helmer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Helmer scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Helmer throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stig Helmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Flair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Flair throws a head kick that misses
and Helmer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Helmer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Helmer works over Flair with some ground and pound from guard.
Helmer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Helmer throws a strike but Flair rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helmer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flair wants to pass the guard but Helmer is keeping the position.
Helmer wants to sweep but no luck.
Helmer trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Flair is aware though and is defending well.
Helmer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Helmer trying to keep a closed guard but Flair is proving a slippery customer.
Flair has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Helmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flair is one step ahead there.
Helmer is looking for a triangle here but Flair uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Helmer is trying to escape the position but Flair is controlling the position.
Ric Flair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmer tries to improve position but can't.
Helmer looks to move to half guard but instead Flair has passed into mount! Damn!
Helmer is squirming around, avoiding Flair's attempts to control the action.
Helmer regains half guard.
Helmer is pressing down on Flair's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Flair trying to control the position from guard on top but Helmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair is really struggling to control Helmer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Helmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Helmer, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flair defends it easily.
Helmer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Helmer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Flair trying to control the position from guard on top but Helmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helmer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Helmer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Flair not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ric Flair.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flair.
Helmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flair!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helmer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flair swivels and escapes.
Helmer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Flair lands a big head kick that sends Helmer tumbling to the mat! Flair takes a step backwards and waves Helmer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Stig Helmer has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flair throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stig Helmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Helmer misses with a takedown attempt - Flair sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Flair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Helmer 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stig Helmer!
Stig Helmer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ric Flair spoke after the fight, saying 'To be the man, you have to beat the man.... and you just beat the man. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Komodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Dobson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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265 lbs
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260 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Komodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komodo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dobson lands a jab.
Dobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Komodo moves away.
Komodo throws a leg kick that misses.
Komodo misses with an uppercut
and Dobson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dobson slips a jab and a cross from Komodo.
Komodo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Komodo tries to work over Dobson's front leg with a kick but Dobson checks it.
Komodo slips a jab from Dobson.
Dobson moves out of range as Komodo throws a body kick.
Dobson throws a wild body kick that Komodo sees coming a mile off.
Dobson tests Komodo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobson tries a head kick but it misses.
Komodo misses with a few strikes there.
Dobson lands with a straight right. Komodo didn't see that one coming.
Dobson scoring well with a low kick there.
Komodo moves in looking to clinch but Dobson pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson lands a slapping body shot.
Komodo moves out of range of the body kick.
Komodo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dobson.
Dobson misses with a head kick.
Komodo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dobson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Komodo takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Komodo ducks under a wild hook from Dobson.
Komodo avoids the head kick by Dobson.
Komodo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dobson is out of range and Komodo settles back down.
Dobson is looking to chop away at Komodo's legs.
Dobson throws a hook but Komodo blocks it.
Dobson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Komodo moves out of range of the strikes.
Dobson throws a leg kick which misses Komodo's front leg but catches the back leg as Komodo tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dobson throws a sloppy head kick and Komodo moves out of range easily.
Komodo tries to land a leg kick but Dobson saw it coming and moves away.
Dobson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Joe Komodo has been cut.
Komodo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dobson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab by Dobson.
Dobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Komodo manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Dobson.
Komodo throws a sloppy body shot
and Komodo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dobson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dobson.
Komodo is rocked!
A solid body kick from Dobson.
Komodo is breathing heavily.
Dobson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Komodo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Dobson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dobson!
Ben Dobson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain. The crowd seem to be enjoying Speed's choice of entrance music: The Ramones / Blitzkrieg Bop. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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216 lbs
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Speed!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed instigates a clinch.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speed tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Speed.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed misses with some punches.
Speed is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Speed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Speed.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed's coach down at Putka was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Speed's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Speed working aggressively here.
Speed prevents the takedown attempt.
Speed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Speed lands a hook that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
It looks like Phoenix Valentine has been cut.
Valentine being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Speed digs a right hand underneath Valentine's ribcage. Valentine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Speed lands a right hand.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Speed to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine is working for takedown but Speed is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoenix Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Speed.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Speed as the two fighters clinch.
Valentine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Speed.
Speed gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Valentine regains guard.
Valentine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Speed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine keeping moving, preventing Speed from controlling successfully.
Valentine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
Valentine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valentine throws a series of punches but Speed moves out of range.
Speed misses with a leg kick.
Speed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Speed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Speed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Valentine'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.
Crunch! Speed slams his shin into Valentine's torso.
Speed throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentine counters with a single leg into guard. Speed didn't expect that.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses. Speed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valentine's guard. Nice move by Speed!
Valentine controlling Speed's posture.
Speed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine trying to control the position.
Valentine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Speed trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nathan Speed was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but Speed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Speed connects with a leg kick. Valentine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Speed moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Valentine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valentine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Speed misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Speed. Those never looked like landing.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Speed.
Speed throws the kick towards the body but Valentine avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Speed finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Speed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Speed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Speed throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Valentine as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valentine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Speed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valentine.
Nathan Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed lands a nice hook to Valentine's body. Valentine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nathan Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speed connects with a looping right hand.
Valentine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Speed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horrible takedown by Valentine or perhaps it was just good defense by Speed which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoenix Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Speed 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Valentine.
Speed jabs Valentine right on the nose. Valentine blinks but takes it well.
Speed is looking to land body kicks.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Speed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed wants to slow Valentine down by chopping away at his legs.
Speed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Speed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Speed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Valentine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Speed scores with a punch to the head.
Speed throws a wild body kick that Valentine sees coming a mile off.
Valentine misses with a head kick.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Speed moves out of range easily.
Speed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valentine counters with a single leg into guard. Speed didn't expect that.
Valentine looking to sit in guard and control but Speed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Speed is stalling in the full guard.
Speed preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine is working hard here to advance position.
Speed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Valentine keeping moving, preventing Speed from controlling successfully.
Valentine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nathan Speed wasn't active enough on the ground.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Speed tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Speed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Speed misses
and Valentine counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Speed!
Speed is looking for a sweep.
Valentine trying to control the position but Speed is working away.
Phoenix Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed struggling a bit here.
Speed looking for a sweep but Valentine has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed wants to hold on but Valentine pushes him away.
Valentine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Speed?
Speed taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Valentine.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Valentine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine with good strikes from the mount here!
Valentine avoids the attempt from Speed to control.
Valentine landing strikes from the mount.
Phoenix Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valentine looking to control but Speed is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Speed tries to lock up and control but Valentine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Valentine looking to control but Speed is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Valentine connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Valentine unloads with some shots from mount but Speed bucks and avoids them well.
Valentine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Speed sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Speed is trying to maintain the position but Valentine is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Valentine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Speed 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Speed!
Our winner, Nathan Speed, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kid Rock - Bawitdaba kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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214 lbs
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208 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camacho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Camacho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camacho misses with a double jab.
Daniels has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Daniels lands a front kick.
Camacho throws a head kick that Daniels semi-blocks.
Camacho has closed the distance and engaged Daniels in a clinch.
Daniels lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Camacho's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camacho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daniels.
Camacho is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Camacho has his back to the cage.
A short right from Daniels on the inside.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
Camacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Camacho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws an elbow but it misses.
Camacho working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Daniels working aggressively here.
A short right from Camacho.
Camacho working aggressively here.
Daniels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Daniels scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho taking a breather.
Daniels is leaning against Camacho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daniels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camacho stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camacho.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Camacho looking to slow down the pace here.
Daniels throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Camacho fails to land.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Camacho.
Camacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camacho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camacho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Camacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho tries to stall but Daniels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Camacho misses with a body punch.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.
Camacho blocking some punches.
Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camacho working aggressively here.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camacho misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Daniels.
Camacho tries to stall but Daniels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daniels.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Camacho slows down the pace here.
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Miguel Camacho will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Camacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Daniels.
Daniels throws a lazy head kick
and Camacho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho tries a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Daniels lands a front kick.
Daniels swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daniels.
Daniels throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Daniels dips to his left and cracks Camacho with an uppercut!
It looks like Miguel Camacho has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miguel Camacho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Camacho is rocked!
Daniels lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Camacho crumples to the floor! Daniels milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bobby Lee Daniels!
After the fight, Bobby Lee Daniels was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedd Strongham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strongham's entrance music is Creed - My Sacrifice. A fine choice. Dixon has chosen Dark Tranquillity - Iridium as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
17 - 5 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedd Strongham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Dixon.
Dixon shoots in looking for a takedown. Strongham tries to sprawl out of it but Dixon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Strongham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dixon cracks Strongham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Tedd Strongham has been cut.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Strongham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joey Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strongham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dixon takes a swing at Strongham's ribcage but misses.
Dixon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Strongham.
Dixon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dixon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon scores with a three punch combo!
Strongham lands with a shot to the body.
Dixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon misses with a left hand
and Strongham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dixon misses with a straight left.
Dixon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strongham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dixon somewhat.
Dixon checks a leg kick nicely.
Strongham connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
Dixon moves in looking to clinch but Strongham pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Strongham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strongham.
Dixon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strongham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon drives through and clinches with Strongham against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon tries a body shot but Strongham blocks it.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon has picked Strongham up - he's going for a ride! Dixon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strongham has one foot on Dixon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dixon misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Dixon.
Dixon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horrible takedown by Dixon or perhaps it was just good defense by Strongham which made him look bad.
Tedd Strongham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Dixon.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strongham sprawls well. Strongham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dixon gets slowly back to his feet.
Dixon closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham is looking to break free of the clinch but Dixon has double underhooks.
Strongham has Dixon pressed against the cage.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strongham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strongham lands with a short shot to the head.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by Strongham.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from Strongham.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strongham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dixon.
Strongham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Strongham lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham blocks an uppercut.
Strongham missing with knees to the body.
Strongham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dixon is defending well for now.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixon tries to circle away but Strongham has him pinned against the cage.
Strongham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Strongham.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strongham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Strongham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strongham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Strongham.
Strongham lands a damaging elbow.
Strongham trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Dixon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Dixon moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Dixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dixon darts in and clinches Strongham up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Strongham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strongham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strongham lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
Dixon lands a body punch.
Dixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strongham's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dixon.
A short left from Dixon.
Strongham prevents Dixon from breaking the clinch.
Strongham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dixon is trying to force a seperation but Strongham has the dominant position.
Dixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strongham backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strongham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon tries a body shot but Strongham blocks it.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Strongham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strongham lands a nice uppercut.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strongham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strongham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dixon catches Strongham with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strongham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Strongham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dixon.
Dixon moves away from the strike by Strongham.
Dixon tries to land a leg kick but Strongham saw it coming and moves away.
Dixon instigates a clinch.
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!
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Dixon can't find room to land a body shot as Strongham controls the action.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strongham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dixon avoids it.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Strongham blocks a body shot from Dixon.
Strongham is looking to control Dixon's arms but Dixon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strongham has his back to the cage.
Dixon lands a left hand.
Strongham lands with a short shot to the head.
Dixon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dixon wants to clinch.
Strongham misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strongham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dixon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strongham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon lands a body shot.
Dixon wants a takedown but no success here.
Strongham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
A short right from Dixon.
I was talking to Strongham's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Strongham misses with the head strike.
Dixon tries to throw a body punch but Strongham avoids it by throwing Dixon back against the cage.
Dixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dixon is working for takedown but Strongham is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tedd Strongham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Dixon.
Strongham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dixon tries to clinch
and Strongham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon tries to clinch up.
Dixon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strongham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon tries to clinch there but Strongham circles away.
Joey Dixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a series of wild punches.
Dixon takes one on the button.
That has opened up Joey Dixon's cut even more.
Dixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dixon tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon closes the distance and pushes Strongham back into the cage.
Dixon breaks the clinch.
Dixon misses with a kick to the body
and Strongham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dixon's knee momentarily.
Strongham throws a low kick but Dixon avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Strongham throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strongham.
Dixon dives in for a single leg takedown but Strongham sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strongham lands a good knee to the midsection. Dixon won't want to take too many of those.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Strongham as the two fighters clinch.
Dixon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Strongham gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Strongham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Joey Dixon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Strongham.
Dixon misses with a body punch.
Strongham takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dixon.
Strongham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dixon's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongham blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strongham.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strongham looking to slow down the pace here.
Dixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
Strongham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
Dixon goes for a takedown attempt but Strongham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tedd Strongham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Dixon.
Dixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tedd Strongham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strongham 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strongham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dixon moves in looking to clinch but Strongham pushes him off.
Dixon throws a body punch but Strongham moves out of range.
Dixon misses with a hook
and Strongham counters with an inside leg kick.
Dixon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strongham throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dixon.
Strongham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strongham tried to score with a low kick but Dixon checks it.
Strongham scoring well with a low kick there.
Dixon looks to land a body kick but Strongham moved away.
Dixon fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dixon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Strongham - the referee stops the clock and Dixon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Strongham. Dixon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A cross from Strongham lands.
Strongham throws a front kick that sends Dixon stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Strongham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strongham has managed to clinch.
Strongham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strongham lands a nice shot to the body.
Dixon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strongham has him pressed against the cage.
Dixon cracks Strongham with a nice body shot.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Strongham.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strongham lands a nice elbow.
Dixon takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Joey Dixon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch but Strongham keeps him there for the moment.
Strongham lands a left hand.
Joey Dixon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Strongham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Strongham gets underhooks to prevent Dixon's takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Strongham.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Dixon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Strongham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dixon tries to work over Strongham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strongham.
A right hook to the body lands for Dixon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strongham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Strongham.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tedd Strongham clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Strongham scoring well with a low kick there.
Dixon throws a hook to the side of Strongham's head but Strongham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dixon misses with a low kick as Strongham jumps back.
Strongham blocks a low kick nicely.
Dixon misses with a hook.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Strongham is just out of range.
Strongham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strongham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strongham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dixon wants to clinch up but Strongham keeps it at a distance.
Dixon throws a looping overhand right but Strongham ducks down to avoid it.
Dixon throws a combination that misses
and Strongham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dixon thinking.
Dixon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dixon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dixon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Strongham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strongham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Strongham lands a big head kick that sends Dixon tumbling to the mat! Strongham takes a step backwards and waves Dixon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dixon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strongham and Dixon are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Strongham throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Dixon into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Strongham knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tedd Strongham!
Tedd Strongham retains his light heavyweight title!
Tedd Strongham decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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