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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symphony of Destruction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Grigori Rasputin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Scott Norton's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rasputin.
Rasputin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norton throws a hook to the side of Rasputin's head but Rasputin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rasputin scores with a head kick. Norton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Scott Norton has been cut.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rasputin misses with a head kick.
Rasputin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin stuns Norton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rasputin's coach down at The Exiled BJJ and Wrestling was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rasputin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Norton misses with a straight left.
Rasputin throws a leg kick which misses Norton's front leg but catches the back leg as Norton tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton throws a body punch but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin tries a head kick but it misses.
Norton misses with a lunging right hand
and Rasputin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rasputin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rasputin throws an elbow but misses.
Rasputin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Rasputin to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
Rasputin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rasputin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasputin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Rasputin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rasputin manages to avoid it.
Norton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses with a right hand
and Rasputin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rasputin throws a big shot that misses.
Grigori Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses.
Rasputin tries to work over Norton's front leg with a kick but Norton checks it.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Rasputin is out of range.
Rasputin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Norton blocks a head kick by Rasputin.
Rasputin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Norton cracks Rasputin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
Norton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses.
Rasputin gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Norton gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Norton!
Post fight, Scott Norton stared into the camera and said 'we are NWO'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caeser Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen If you want blood, you got it by AC/DC as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caeser Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Augustus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Augustus throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Augustus lands with an overhand left.
Johnson tries to bum rush Augustus with a series of wild strikes but Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Augustus is avoiding it.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Augustus throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Augustus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Augustus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Augustus, up you get!
Johnson throws a hook but Augustus blocks it.
Augustus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Augustus backs away looking to recover.
Augustus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Augustus misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Augustus circles away.
Augustus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson tries to bum rush Augustus with a series of wild strikes but Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Augustus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Augustus drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Augustus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Augustus.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Augustus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's Augustus get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Augustus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Augustus misses with a wild body shot.
Augustus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Augustus lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson is rocked!
Augustus circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Johnson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Augustus wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Caeser Augustus!
During a confident post fight interview, Caeser Augustus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Rebel Johnson had this to say: 'Party in the penthouse.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dis Styxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styxx has chosen Snoop Dogg: Gin & Juice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dis Styxx!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styxx takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Freddy Steel has been cut.
Styxx tries to clinch up
and Steel counters with a crisp one two that drops Styxx! Steel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Styxx to his feet! Styxx is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Styxx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Styxx tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Styxx is predictable there
and Steel counters with a crisp one two that drops Styxx! Steel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Styxx to his feet! Styxx is in big trouble!
Styxx is rocked!
Steel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Styxx's calf.
Styxx is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him?
Styxx steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Styxx seems to have recovered his senses.
Steel throws out a loose jab but Styxx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styxx gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Styxx is working Steel over against the cage.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Steel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Styxx but Styxx pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steel lands a big uppercut and Styxx crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Styxx looks OK. Steel waves Styxx back to his feet!
Styxx is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Steel just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Styxx has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Freddy Steel!
Freddy Steel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DeAngelo Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ring Vinayagamoorthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinayagamoorthy has chosen Soul Captain Band - Taistelun arvoinen as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DeAngelo Suggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ring Vinayagamoorthy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinayagamoorthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suggs.
Vinayagamoorthy misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Suggs.
Suggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinayagamoorthy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vinayagamoorthy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinayagamoorthy.
Suggs throws a body kick that misses.
Suggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinayagamoorthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Vinayagamoorthy darts in looking for a takedown but Suggs gets double underhooks and turns Vinayagamoorthy into the cage.
Come on Vinayagamoorthy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy struggles to land a body shot inside as Suggs controls his hands.
Vinayagamoorthy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Vinayagamoorthy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinayagamoorthy.
DeAngelo Suggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Suggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy moves into range and clinches up with Suggs.
Vinayagamoorthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suggs slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Vinayagamoorthy scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Suggs is defending well.
Vinayagamoorthy lands with a right to the head.
Suggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinayagamoorthy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Suggs is trying to keep an underhook but Vinayagamoorthy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suggs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a head shot. Suggs uses the momentum to regain guard.
Suggs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vinayagamoorthy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suggs has momentary wrist control but Vinayagamoorthy slips an elbow through the middle.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs 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.
Suggs pulls Vinayagamoorthy in close to his closed guard and prevents Vinayagamoorthy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Suggs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a strike but Suggs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Suggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinayagamoorthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vinayagamoorthy being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of DeAngelo Suggs.
Vinayagamoorthy swings for the body but Suggs moves out of range.
Vinayagamoorthy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suggs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
DeAngelo Suggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ring Vinayagamoorthy.
Suggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy loads up on a big right hand but Suggs slips the punch.
Suggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suggs misses with a left hand
and Vinayagamoorthy counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suggs moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vinayagamoorthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suggs misses with a looping right.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suggs.
Suggs gets caught flat footed, as Vinayagamoorthy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a big right hand that misses.
Suggs keeping moving, preventing Vinayagamoorthy from controlling successfully.
Vinayagamoorthy scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vinayagamoorthy stopping the sweep attempt from Suggs.
Suggs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vinayagamoorthy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Vinayagamoorthy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vinayagamoorthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suggs wants to get back to his feet but Vinayagamoorthy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Suggs wants to sweep but no luck.
Suggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ring Vinayagamoorthy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a straight right.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy works Suggs's body with a nice hook.
Vinayagamoorthy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vinayagamoorthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinayagamoorthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Suggs is just out of range.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body punch
and Suggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suggs counters with a straight right hand.
Suggs motions for Vinayagamoorthy to come forward. Suggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vinayagamoorthy has Suggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Suggs as Vinayagamoorthy tries to tie him up.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs misses with the head strike.
Vinayagamoorthy taking a breather.
Vinayagamoorthy has a couple of punches blocked by Suggs.
Suggs has a couple of punches blocked by Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Suggs to keep the fight standing.
Vinayagamoorthy tightens his grip and picks Suggs up, before dumping him to the ground. Suggs manages to land in guard.
Suggs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Suggs lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Suggs 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.
Vinayagamoorthy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vinayagamoorthy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vinayagamoorthy has Suggs pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suggs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinayagamoorthy looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of DeAngelo Suggs.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suggs connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Suggs finds it's target.
Vinayagamoorthy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Suggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Vinayagamoorthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ring Vinayagamoorthy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vinayagamoorthy takes a swing at Suggs's ribcage but misses.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a body punch but Suggs moves out of range.
Vinayagamoorthy slips a straight right by Suggs.
Suggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vinayagamoorthy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinayagamoorthy goes for a double leg but Suggs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Suggs continues to drive forward.
Vinayagamoorthy looking for a takedown.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suggs backwards.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with some punches.
Vinayagamoorthy is trying to stall.
Suggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Suggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Suggs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vinayagamoorthy is keeping busy.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suggs backwards.
Suggs misses with some punches.
Suggs blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Suggs's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Suggs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vinayagamoorthy lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Suggs.
A head punch on the inside from Suggs fails to land.
Vinayagamoorthy dodges an elbow strike from Suggs.
Vinayagamoorthy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Suggs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
DeAngelo Suggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ring Vinayagamoorthy.
Come on Suggs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinayagamoorthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinayagamoorthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vinayagamoorthy avoiding damage as Suggs throws knees to the body.
Suggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinayagamoorthy scores with a shot to the side of Suggs's head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vinayagamoorthy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Suggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suggs blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinayagamoorthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Suggs.
Suggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy stalling against the cage.
Suggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a shoulder strike.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suggs is trying to break the clinch but Vinayagamoorthy has him pressed against the cage.
Suggs tries to break free but Vinayagamoorthy pushes him back against the cage.
Suggs taking a breather.
Vinayagamoorthy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Suggs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vinayagamoorthy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suggs tries to stall but Vinayagamoorthy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vinayagamoorthy is trying to maintain a safe position but Suggs gets an underhook and turns Vinayagamoorthy into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Vinayagamoorthy.
DeAngelo Suggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suggs blocks an uppercut.
Vinayagamoorthy looking to stall.
Suggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vinayagamoorthy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suggs's elbow.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suggs lands a nice elbow.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks an elbow strike from Suggs.
Suggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Suggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to DeAngelo Suggs.
I think Vinayagamoorthy 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ring Vinayagamoorthy!
Our winner, Ring Vinayagamoorthy, 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 Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballestrazzi has chosen Foxes - Holding Onto Heaven as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ballestrazzi 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.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson moves forwards but Ballestrazzi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Ballestrazzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Ballestrazzi finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballestrazzi wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ballestrazzi throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ballestrazzi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ballestrazzi trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ballestrazzi controlling the position well.
Ballestrazzi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ballestrazzi is trying to control but can't.
Ballestrazzi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ballestrazzi is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.
Ballestrazzi wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anderson working over Ballestrazzi with some ground and pound. Ballestrazzi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ballestrazzi is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ballestrazzi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Ballestrazzi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ballestrazzi is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi manages to get to full guard.
Ballestrazzi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson wants to control but Ballestrazzi is keeping busy.
Ballestrazzi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Ballestrazzi there.
Anderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ballestrazzi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Ballestrazzi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballestrazzi throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson can't keep his opponent in guard - Ballestrazzi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ballestrazzi working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ballestrazzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ballestrazzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Ballestrazzi throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ballestrazzi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballestrazzi trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Ballestrazzi with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ballestrazzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballestrazzi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ballestrazzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballestrazzi scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson gets through Ballestrazzi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballestrazzi.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballestrazzi lands with a left to the head.
Anderson tries to work over Ballestrazzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Ballestrazzi prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Ballestrazzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Ballestrazzi blocks a body shot from Anderson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballestrazzi.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballestrazzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballestrazzi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballestrazzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Austin Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Ballestrazzi.
A solid body kick from Ballestrazzi.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Ballestrazzi.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ballestrazzi circles away.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballestrazzi manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ballestrazzi.
Anderson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ballestrazzi! Anderson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Petrov (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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25
272 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan jabs Petrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petrov thinking.
Jordan scores with a spinning back kick!
Jordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Petrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jordan blocks a leg kick.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Jordan misses with a kick to the body.
Petrov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jordan 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.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
Petrov moves into the clinch.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jordan's efforts to push away.
Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov tries to score a body lock takedown but Jordan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jordan lands with a left to the head.
Jordan misses with a body punch.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan cracks Petrov with an open hand slap.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jordan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jordan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Vladimir Petrov has been cut.
Joe Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrov tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.
No luck for Petrov with that takedown attempt.
Petrov tries to land a front kick but Jordan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jordan sends Petrov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jordan is motioning to the referee to let Petrov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Jordan scores with a counter punch that sends Petrov to the canvas! Jordan smells blood - he's punishing Petrov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Petrov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Jordan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Duritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Duritz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johann Joensen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Duritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johann Joensen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Joensen. Those never looked like landing.
Duritz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joensen looking to throw knees to the head but Duritz is blocking nicely.
Duritz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duritz controlling the action here for a moment.
Duritz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duritz lands a body shot.
Duritz lands a shot to the body.
Duritz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duritz breaks from the clinch.
Joensen cracks Duritz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duritz walks into a straight right hand from Joensen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duritz misses with a two punch combination.
Johann Joensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joensen wants to clinch.
Joensen gets tackled into the cage by Duritz. Duritz maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joensen.
Duritz is struggling to control the position.
Duritz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joensen backwards.
Duritz breaks the clinch.
Duritz moves forwards but Joensen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Adam Duritz has been cut.
A punch combination from Joensen misses.
Duritz keeps the fight on the outside.
Joensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Duritz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joensen wants to clinch up but Duritz keeps it at a distance.
Duritz clinches with his opponent.
Duritz just leaning against Joensen, taking a breather.
Duritz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joensen backwards.
Joensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duritz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Joensen fails to land.
Duritz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duritz drives through and clinches with Joensen against the cage.
Duritz lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duritz.
Joensen is rocked!
Duritz misses with a punch on the inside.
Duritz is trying to break free.
Duritz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joensen or not.
Joensen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joensen tries to break free but Duritz pushes him back against the cage.
Duritz gets through Joensen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duritz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joensen's elbow.
Joensen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duritz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joensen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duritz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duritz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joensen wants to clinch but Duritz slips to the side
enabling Duritz to counter with a crisp jab.
Joensen throws a head kick that Duritz semi-blocks.
Joensen tries to clinch up but Duritz circles away and keeps his distance.
Duritz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joensen is looking to clinch.
Duritz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joensen is looking to clinch but Duritz is avoiding it.
Joensen scores with a kick to the body.
Duritz lands a big head kick that sends Joensen tumbling to the mat! Duritz takes a step backwards and waves Joensen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Joensen is still on wobbly legs! Can Duritz finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duritz swats away the attempt to clinch by Joensen.
Joensen tries to clinch but Duritz is having none of it.
Duritz tries to clinch but Joensen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duritz rushes Joensen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duritz breaks from the clinch.
Joensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duritz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duritz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duritz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joensen is trying to stall.
Joensen seems to have recovered his senses.
Come on Duritz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Joensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duritz lands with a hook. Joensen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duritz blocks a head kick by Joensen.
Duritz swats away the attempt to clinch by Joensen.
Joensen has closed the distance and engaged Duritz in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joensen.
A shot in the inside from Joensen.
Duritz leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Duritz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joensen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duritz.
Joensen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joensen misses with a double jab
and Duritz counters with a head kick that drops Joensen to the mat! Joensen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Duritz throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Joensen is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adam Duritz!
Adam Duritz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Johann Joensen had this to say: 'Lets go again boy! It's game time!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bow Down. Jordan Taylor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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186 lbs
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175 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands with a hook. Fluke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fluke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Fluke's head.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fluke.
Taylor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fluke counters with a nice leg kick.
Fluke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Fluke works Taylor's body with a nice hook.
Fluke shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Fluke misses the target.
Taylor checks a low kick from Fluke.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Fluke.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fluke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fluke fails with a takedown attempt.
Luke Fluke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fluke throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fluke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Taylor trying to control the action but Fluke is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is really struggling to control Fluke but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Taylor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taylor slows the pace down.
Taylor trying to control the position but Fluke is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jordan Taylor just wasn't active enough.
Fluke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Fluke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fluke cracks the inside of Taylor's front leg.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Fluke counters with a straight right hand.
Fluke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor lunges at Fluke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fluke's hand.
Fluke defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Fluke looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fluke has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor tries a body shot but Fluke blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fluke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fluke prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Fluke.
Jordan Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Fluke.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fluke backwards.
Fluke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Fluke controls the action.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Fluke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Fluke controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fluke.
Fluke breaks the clinch.
Taylor tries a low kick but Fluke avoids it.
Fluke punishes Taylor's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fluke is fending him off so far but Taylor persists. Nope, Fluke circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fluke misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Fluke.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Fluke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fluke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Good shot there by Fluke.
Taylor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fluke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taylor throws a front kick aimed at Fluke's knee but Fluke avoids it well.
Fluke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taylor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fluke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Taylor jabs Fluke right on the nose. Fluke blinks but takes it well.
Fluke throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Fluke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taylor jabs Fluke right on the nose. Fluke blinks but takes it well.
Jordan Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fluke.
Fluke misses with an uppercut
and Taylor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fluke's guard.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fluke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taylor defends it easily.
Fluke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taylor defends well.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fluke's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Fluke is working away.
Fluke is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fluke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Fluke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fluke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fluke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is taking a breather. Fluke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fluke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
Fluke is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fluke sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
Taylor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jordan Taylor just wasn't active enough.
Fluke misses with a leg kick.
Taylor 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.
Fluke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Taylor does it's job there.
Fluke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Taylor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fluke's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Taylor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fluke but Fluke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That kick from Taylor tenderised Fluke's leg. Fluke is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taylor.
Fluke connects with a solid leg kick.
Fluke fakes the leg kick and cracks Taylor in the body.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Fluke shoots in.
Fluke throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fluke is in Taylor's guard.
Fluke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fluke wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Fluke is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fluke throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Jordan Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fluke postures up.
Fluke trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fluke tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taylor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fluke throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fluke throws out the jab.
Taylor wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fluke is defended easily by Taylor.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat.
Taylor moves out of range of the leg kick from Fluke.
Taylor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fluke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Fluke.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fluke as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fluke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taylor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fluke is out of range and Taylor settles back down.
Fluke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fluke punishes Taylor's body with a nice straight punch.
Fluke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Fluke misses the target.
Fluke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fluke slips under a jab.
Fluke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor sizes up Fluke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Fluke moves out of range easily.
Fluke connects with a body shot.
Fluke lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fluke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Fluke lands a slapping body shot.
Fluke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fluke throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fluke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fluke postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fluke slips a jab from Taylor.
Fluke just misses with a punch to the body.
Fluke gets a double leg takedown into Taylor's guard.
Fluke wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Fluke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Fluke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor wants to control but Fluke is having none of it.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Fluke sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fluke tries to control but Taylor wriggling away.
Fluke lands a big elbow.
Oh Taylor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fluke avoids the attempt from Taylor to control.
Taylor seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
Taylor 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fluke misses with a head shot. Taylor uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fluke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fluke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fluke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fluke tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Fluke misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fluke is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fluke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Taylor, who protects the arm well.
Taylor struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Fluke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fluke looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Taylor is avoiding damage well.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Fluke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Taylor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fluke off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is trying to control but Fluke is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Fluke tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fluke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fluke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fluke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fluke controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Fluke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fluke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fluke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fluke manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Taylor has Fluke in his guard.
Fluke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fluke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fluke trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Fluke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to regain half guard here but Fluke keeps moving and retains side control.
Fluke wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Fluke is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fluke throwing strikes but Taylor manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Taylor trying to control the position but Fluke is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fluke some visible discomfort.
Fluke holds on to Taylor's head and controls the position momentarily.
Fluke is looking to reverse the position.
Taylor wants to control for a moment but Fluke uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fluke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luke Fluke.
I think Fluke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Fluke!
Luke Fluke is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamalski Ramirezovic (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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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
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bang Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamalski Ramirezovic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang avoids the head kick by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramirezovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirezovic checks the leg kick.
Bang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramirezovic's hands.
It looks like Jamalski Ramirezovic has been cut.
Ramirezovic throws a jab when Bang was well out of range.
Bang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ramirezovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramirezovic scores with a one two! Bang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramirezovic misses with a head kick.
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!
Bang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramirezovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramirezovic 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.
Bang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirezovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirezovic is just out of range.
Ramirezovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ramirezovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bang.
Ramirezovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramirezovic throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
Bang blocks a leg kick.
Bang with a nice cross.
Ramirezovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Bang counters with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bang throws a solid leg kick but Ramirezovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bang.
Bang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirezovic manages to avoid it.
Ramirezovic misses with a looping right.
Ramirezovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang lands a damaging elbow.
Bang misses with some punches.
Ramirezovic presses Bang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees to the body from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Bang.
Bang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bang.
Bang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirezovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramirezovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramirezovic misses with an uppercut.
Ramirezovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirezovic checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic throws a sloppy head kick and Bang moves out of range easily.
Bang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramirezovic looks to land a right hand but Bang moved out of range.
Bang is looking to land body kicks.
Bang looks to land a left hand but Ramirezovic moved out of range nicely.
Ramirezovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jamalski Ramirezovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramirezovic rushes Bang and presses him up against the cage.
Bang working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Bang.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bang.
Bang taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bang.
That has opened up Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang scores with a hook to the body.
Ramirezovic lands a shoulder strike.
Ramirezovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Bang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bang blocks an elbow strike.
Bang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirezovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bang's efforts to push away.
Bang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramirezovic misses with a few strikes there.
Bang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ramirezovic on the side of the head.
Bang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Ramirezovic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bang misses with a looping right.
Bang throws a head kick that Ramirezovic semi-blocks.
Bang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamalski Ramirezovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramirezovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Bang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bang.
Bang throws a leg kick which misses Ramirezovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirezovic tries to avoid it.
Ramirezovic throws a shot from downtown. Bang moves away and avoids it.
Ramirezovic tries to clinch up but Bang circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirezovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Bang.
Bang misses with the combination.
Bang misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramirezovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirezovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bang checks it well.
Bang throws a low kick but Ramirezovic avoids it.
Bang lands a head shot.
A left lands for Ramirezovic.
Some wild striking there from Bang.
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirezovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Bang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ramirezovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramirezovic misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Ramirezovic misses.
A clash of legs there as Ramirezovic blocks the low kick.
Bang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws an overhand right that lands on Ramirezovic's shoulder, as Ramirezovic tries to avoid the shot.
Bang looks to throw the jab but Ramirezovic is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramirezovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramirezovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirezovic throws a chopping leg kick but Bang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Ramirezovic misses.
Jamalski Ramirezovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bang loads up on a big right hand but Ramirezovic slips the punch.
Ramirezovic misses with a body kick.
Bang misses with a hook to the body
and Ramirezovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bang lands with a straight right. Ramirezovic didn't see that one coming.
Ramirezovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramirezovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ramirezovic tries to land a leg kick but Bang saw it coming and moves away.
Nice cross by Bang.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirezovic.
A telegraphed right hand from Bang misses the target.
A slow jab from Bang misses its intended target.
Ramirezovic cracks Bang with an open hand slap.
Bang jabs at Ramirezovic's body.
Bang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Ramirezovic tenderised Bang's leg. Bang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bang walks into a straight right hand from Ramirezovic.
Bang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirezovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bang. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bang moves away from the strike by Ramirezovic.
Bang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramirezovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramirezovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Bang's head.
Bang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Ramirezovic tenderised Bang's leg. Bang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramirezovic pushes Bang away with a front kick.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Bang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirezovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramirezovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramirezovic throws a sloppy head kick and Bang moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamalski Ramirezovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ramirezovic misses with a right hand
and Bang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bang scores with a nice strike.
A jab lands there for Bang.
Ramirezovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramirezovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The cut above Jamalski Ramirezovic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ramirezovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirezovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramirezovic feints and then cracks Bang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bang down.
Bang takes a swing at Ramirezovic's ribcage but misses.
Ramirezovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bang misses the shot to the body.
Bang slips under a jab from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ramirezovic misses.
Bang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramirezovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bang connects with a leg kick. Ramirezovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramirezovic tries a low kick but Bang avoids it.
Bang throws a good cross that connects.
Ramirezovic misses with a leg kick.
Bang throws a body punch but Ramirezovic moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Bang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramirezovic feints and then cracks Bang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bang down.
Ramirezovic tries to land a front kick but Bang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bang misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirezovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Bang.
Ramirezovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bang throws the left hand but Ramirezovic avoids the punch easily.
Ramirezovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body punch from Bang.
A shot to the liver by Bang. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Bang misses.
Bang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramirezovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bang cracks the inside of Ramirezovic's front leg.
Ramirezovic tries to clinch there but Bang circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang lands with a nice combination. Ramirezovic backs away looking to recover.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bang Bang!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Parvati Mellia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mellia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KMA - Pommeja. Worthy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drop the world. Parvati Mellia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marlon Worthy's chin.
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parvati Mellia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marlon Worthy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy scores with the left hand. Mellia knows he should have avoided that one.
Mellia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worthy moves away.
Worthy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Worthy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mellia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worthy avoids the body shot from Mellia.
Worthy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Worthy does it's job there.
Mellia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worthy moves away.
Worthy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mellia ducks right into an uppercut from Worthy.
Mellia misses the shot to the body.
Worthy throws a front kick aimed at Mellia's knee but Mellia avoids it well.
Worthy throws a body punch but Mellia moves out of range.
Worthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mellia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mellia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellia misses the jab.
Mellia doesn't manage to clinch there - Worthy circles away.
Worthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mellia.
Worthy scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Worthy.
Mellia is looking to clinch.
Worthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marlon Worthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mellia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Worthy looks to land a right hand but Mellia moved out of range.
Mellia looks to land a right hand but Worthy moved out of range.
Worthy throws a head kick that half lands.
We've been told by Mellia's head coaches at gym closing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Mellia blocks the leg kick.
Worthy rushes Mellia and presses him up against the cage.
Mellia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worthy lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mellia throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Worthy.
Mellia is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Worthy.
Oh Mellia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mellia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worthy lands a body shot.
Worthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Worthy.
Worthy cracks Mellia with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mellia falls to his knees and Worthy doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlon Worthy!
Marlon Worthy is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Marlon Worthy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
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