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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean-Marc Mormeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy comes to the cage accompanied by Boondocks Theme Song. 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
34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean-Marc Mormeck!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mormeck 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Mormeck checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leeroy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mormeck.
Bruce Leeroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leeroy throws a lazy right hand but Mormeck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mormeck avoids the head kick by Leeroy.
The fighters circling - Leeroy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leeroy misses with a head kick.
Mormeck throws a wild body kick that Leeroy sees coming a mile off.
Mormeck scores with a takedown into Leeroy's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mormeck advances position into side control!
Mormeck working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Leeroy is not content to let Mormeck control the position.
Mormeck advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mormeck connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Leeroy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mormeck looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leeroy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormeck throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mormeck misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mormeck lands with some strikes.
Mormeck trying to control but Leeroy is having none of it.
Leeroy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mormeck putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mormeck working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mormeck prevents Leeroy from getting the reversal.
Mormeck lands a couple of good shots and Leeroy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Leeroy is rocked!
Mormeck lands a good shot there. Leeroy covers up! Mormeck smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Leeroy to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Mormeck jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean-Marc Mormeck!
A relieved looking Jean-Marc Mormeck thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk comes into the arena with On To The Next One blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Monk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Braylon Beswicke!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beswicke throws a body punch but Monk moves out of range.
Beswicke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Beswicke.
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beswicke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beswicke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Monk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monk moves into range and clinches up with Beswicke.
A head punch on the inside from Monk fails to land.
Monk looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Monk.
Monk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Monk fails to land.
Monk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Monk fails to land.
Monk struggles to land a body shot inside as Beswicke controls his hands.
Beswicke blocking some punches.
Beswicke throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke working Monk over with knees to the body.
Beswicke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monk avoids it.
Beswicke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beswicke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monk lands with a hook. Beswicke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gutz Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Monk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beswicke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Braylon Beswicke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beswicke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monk.
Monk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beswicke.
Monk moves out of range of the body kick from Beswicke.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monk lands a right hook to the body.
Beswicke lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beswicke throws a jab when Monk was well out of range.
Beswicke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monk blocks a low kick nicely.
Beswicke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Monk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Monk throws a head kick but Beswicke moves out of range.
Beswicke misses with a wild body shot.
A nice combination there by Monk.
Beswicke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beswicke throws a leg kick but Monk checks it.
Beswicke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beswicke misses with a straight right.
Beswicke misses with a body kick.
Beswicke feints and then cracks Monk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monk down.
Monk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beswicke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beswicke lands a jab to the nose.
Monk misses with a kick to the body.
Beswicke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beswicke looks to throw a body kick
and Monk counters with a nice body kick.
Beswicke misses with a leg kick
letting Monk counter with a right hand.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beswicke misses with a wild body shot.
Monk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Monk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beswicke - the referee stops the clock and Monk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beswicke. Monk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Monk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beswicke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beswicke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beswicke throws an overhand right that lands on Monk's shoulder, as Monk tries to avoid the shot.
Beswicke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monk was well out of range. Poor timing from Beswicke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke is looking to slow Monk down with leg kicks.
Beswicke misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beswicke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monk was well out of range. Poor timing from Beswicke.
Beswicke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monk.
Beswicke avoids a kick to the body.
Beswicke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monk 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.
Beswicke throws the kick towards the body but Monk avoids it.
Monk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beswicke's calf.
Beswicke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Monk if he has to take too many more of those.
Monk misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Monk coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monk scores with the left hand. Beswicke knows he should have avoided that one.
Monk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beswicke throws out a leg kick but Monk moves out of range and Beswicke only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Braylon Beswicke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Monk's corner calls for a 1-2. Monk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beswicke 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.
Beswicke tries a head kick but it misses.
Beswicke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monk momentarily.
Beswicke throws a front kick aimed at Monk's knee but Monk avoids it well.
Beswicke throws a push kick but Monk slaps the foot to one side.
Monk misses with a two punch combination.
Beswicke looks to land a right hand but Monk moved out of range.
Nice body kick from Beswicke.
Monk lands a leg kick that knocks Beswicke off balance momentarily.
Beswicke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beswicke blocks a leg kick.
Monk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monk moves out of range of the body kick from Beswicke.
Beswicke throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Monk.
Beswicke throws a nice head kick!
Monk connects with a solid leg kick.
Beswicke throws an overhand right that lands on Monk's shoulder, as Monk tries to avoid the shot.
Beswicke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monk.
Beswicke just misses with a punch to the body.
Beswicke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Beswicke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monk.
Monk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beswicke's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beswicke.
Monk defending well as Beswicke loads up on a big left hand.
Beswicke looks to throw the jab but Monk is out of range.
Braylon Beswicke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beswicke, pushing him back against the cage.
Monk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monk avoids the elbow strike from Beswicke, against the cage.
Monk manages to break the clinch.
Beswicke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Monk.
Beswicke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Monk is out of range.
Beswicke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beswicke.
Beswicke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beswicke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monk misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Beswicke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A clash of legs there as Monk blocks the low kick.
Monk fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke misses with a leg kick
and Monk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monk tries to bum rush Beswicke with a series of wild strikes but Beswicke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beswicke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beswicke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monk.
Beswicke misses with a low kick as Monk jumps back.
Beswicke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monk jabs at Beswicke's body.
Beswicke tries to bum rush Monk with a series of wild strikes but Monk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monk lands a right hook to the body.
Beswicke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beswicke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monk was well out of range. Poor timing from Beswicke.
Monk ducks under a wild hook from Beswicke.
Beswicke punishes Monk's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beswicke wants to slow Monk down by chopping away at his legs.
Monk throws a sloppy head kick and Beswicke moves out of range easily.
Monk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beswicke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Monk counters with a nice leg kick.
Monk lands a right hook to the body.
Beswicke looks to throw a body kick
and Monk counters with a head kick. That will keep Beswicke thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Monk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beswicke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Monk blocks the body kick.
Monk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beswicke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monk.
Monk punishes Beswicke's body with a nice straight punch.
Monk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Braylon Beswicke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Monk lands a nice shot that snaps Beswicke's head back.
Monk darts in and clinches Beswicke up against the cage.
Monk presses Beswicke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Monk lands an uppercut.
Monk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beswicke throws a sloppy body shot
and Monk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Beswicke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monk has time to react.
Beswicke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beswicke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monk.
Monk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monk moves into the clinch successfully.
Monk is trying to break the clinch but Beswicke is controlling him.
Monk lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk lands an uppercut.
Monk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke breaks from the clinch.
Monk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beswicke.
Monk misses with a body kick.
Monk moves out of range of the leg kick from Beswicke.
Beswicke checks a leg kick.
Beswicke looks to throw a body kick
and Monk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beswicke ducks under a wild hook from Monk.
Beswicke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monk scores with a head kick.
Monk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Monk blocks the leg kick.
Monk misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beswicke throws the left hand but Monk avoids the punch easily.
Monk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beswicke was well out of range. Poor timing from Monk.
Monk works Beswicke's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Monk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beswicke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beswicke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beswicke misses with a leg kick.
Monk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beswicke's calf.
Monk 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.
Beswicke misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monk.
Monk checks a low kick from Beswicke.
Monk misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Monk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beswicke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beswicke misses with a leg kick
and Monk counters with a straight right hand.
Beswicke feints and then cracks Monk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monk down.
Monk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beswicke misses with a low kick.
Beswicke scores with a spinning back kick!
Beswicke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beswicke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Monk.
Monk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Monk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Monk duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Monk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Monk instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk blocking some punches.
Beswicke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monk breaks the clinch.
Monk lands with an overhand left.
Beswicke throws a push kick but Monk slaps the foot to one side.
Beswicke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beswicke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monk.
Beswicke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monk's head.
Monk blocks a head kick by Beswicke.
Monk dips to his left and cracks Beswicke with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beswicke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monk's calf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Monk clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Monk slips under a jab.
Monk's corner calls for a 1-2. Monk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab from Monk.
Beswicke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beswicke clobbers Monk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Monk avoids the body shot from Beswicke.
Beswicke slips under a jab.
That kick from Monk tenderised Beswicke's leg. Beswicke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Monk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monk throws a hook but Beswicke blocks it.
Beswicke throws a leg kick that misses.
Monk lands a jab to the nose.
Monk throws a leg kick but Beswicke sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monk. That's going to slow Beswicke down.
A jab from Monk finds it's way through Beswicke's defenses.
Beswicke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monk misses with a looping right.
Monk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beswicke scores with a jab to the head.
Beswicke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beswicke's head backwards.
Monk avoids the body shot from Beswicke.
Beswicke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beswicke misses with a lunging right hand
and Monk counters with an inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Beswicke coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beswicke looks for the body kick but Monk saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk checks a low kick from Beswicke.
Monk forces Beswicke back against the cage and clinches.
Monk misses with some punches.
Monk manages to break the clinch.
Monk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beswicke will feel that in the morning.
Monk tests Beswicke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beswicke works Monk's body with a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Monk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beswicke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beswicke misses with a kick to the body.
Beswicke misses with a low kick.
Beswicke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beswicke throws a jab when Monk was well out of range.
Beswicke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monk. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke misses with a looping left.
Beswicke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Beswicke is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Beswicke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monk to score with a decent uppercut.
Monk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Monk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beswickes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beswicke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beswicke throws a leg kick
and Monk counters with a stiff right hand.
Beswicke throws a lazy body kick
and Monk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beswicke wants to land a leg kick but Monk is out of range.
Monk cracks the inside of Beswicke's front leg.
A head kick from Beswicke lands but Monk takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beswicke looks to land a right hand but Monk moved out of range.
Donk. Monk catches Beswicke right on the button with a cross.
Beswicke lands with a kick to the temple. Monk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beswicke misses with a hook
and Beswicke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Monk coming out on top.
Monk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beswicke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beswicke.
Monk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monk. That's going to slow Beswicke down.
Monk closes the distance and pushes Beswicke back into the cage.
Beswicke lands with a left to the head.
Come on Beswicke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Monk as Beswicke tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Monk had his way with Braylon Beswicke in that round.
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.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beswicke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beswicke misses the jab.
Beswicke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Monk lands a nice looking body kick.
Beswicke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Monk counters with a stiff right hand.
Monk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Monk tenderised Beswicke's leg. Beswicke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beswicke throws a leg kick but Monk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beswicke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beswicke tests Monk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beswicke scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk moves out of range of the body kick from Beswicke.
Monk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Beswicke misses.
Beswicke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monk lands a body shot.
Beswicke misses with a looping left.
Beswicke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monk throws a wild body kick that Beswicke sees coming a mile off.
Beswicke misses with a straight right.
Beswicke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beswicke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beswicke moves away.
A good leg kick by Beswicke.
A slapping body kick lands there for Monk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beswicke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monk.
Monk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Beswicke feints and then cracks Monk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monk down.
Beswicke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beswicke throws a leg kick that misses.
Beswicke lands the left hand.
Beswicke misses the shot to the body.
Beswicke is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Monk takes the fight into the clinch.
Beswicke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beswicke missing with knees to the body.
Monk pushes Beswicke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beswicke.
Monk scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Beswicke.
Monk trying to stall but Beswicke improves his position.
Ninja Monk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Monk lands a shoulder strike.
Monk avoiding damage as Beswicke throws knees to the body.
Monk's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Monk controlling the action here for a moment.
Beswicke swings wildly with an uppercut but Monk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Monk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monk looks to land a left hand but Beswicke moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monk lands with a nice body punch.
Beswicke misses with a straight left.
Beswicke misses with a jab to the body
and Monk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beswicke misses the shot to the body.
Beswicke misses with a low kick as Monk jumps back.
Beswicke tries to land a body kick
and Monk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beswicke.
Beswicke lands a really nice looking cross but Monk seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beswicke misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Beswicke tries a low kick but Monk avoids it.
Monk throws a series of strikes that have Beswicke backpedaling.
Monk takes the fight into the clinch.
Monk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ninja Monk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ninja Monk!
Ninja Monk 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Krayzie Bone - Murda Mo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Virgil Cid had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esko Takanen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanen throws out a leg kick but Cid moves out of range and Takanen only half commits.
Cid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takanen.
Cid defending well as Takanen loads up on a big left hand.
Takanen digs a good hook to Cid's body.
Esko Takanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been told by Cid's head coaches at Kelley Fighting Systems- Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cid takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cid blocks a jab.
Cid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takanen. That did some damage!
Takanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cid moves out of range of the leg kick from Takanen.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Takanen off balance momentarily.
Takanen lands a slapping body shot.
Cid slips a jab from Takanen.
Cid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takanen under the eye.
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!
Cid moves away from the strike by Takanen.
Takanen throws a hook but Cid blocks it.
Good work by Cid as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid looks to throw the jab but Takanen is out of range.
Cid throws a head kick but Takanen moves out of range.
Takanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That kick from Takanen tenderised Cid's leg. Cid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Cid slips a jab from Takanen.
Takanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takanen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Takanen throws a leg kick but Cid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Cid.
Cid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takanen.
Cid throws the kick towards the body but Takanen avoids it.
A big right from Takanen misses.
Takanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cid.
Takanen scores with a head kick.
Takanen looks to throw the jab but Cid is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takanen.
Cid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanen.
Takanen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cid slips under a jab from Takanen.
Cid throws a wild body kick that Takanen sees coming a mile off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cid.
Cid moves out of range of the body kick from Takanen.
Cid avoids a kick to the body.
Cid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Takanen. Takanen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takanen avoids the body shot from Cid.
Takanen tests Cid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takanen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cid checks it well.
Cid cracks a nice hook into Takanen's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid looks to land a right hand but Takanen moved out of range.
Takanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
Cid 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.
Cid tries to score with a low kick but Takanen moves his leg out of the way.
Takanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
Takanen digs a good body shot into Cid's ribs.
Takanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cid misses with a low kick as Takanen jumps back.
Cid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takanen. That did some damage!
Takanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanen.
Takanen throws a leg kick but Cid checks it.
Takanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Cid counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takanen scores with a nice right hand.
Takanen scores with a punch to the head.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takanen.
Takanen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Takanen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cid.
Takanen throws a hook to the side of Cid's head but Cid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takanen misses with a looping right.
Cid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takanen.
Takanen looks to land a body kick but Cid moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takanen is out of range.
Cid throws a body kick that misses.
Cid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esko Takanen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Takanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esko Takanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cid scrambles back to his feet.
Takanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Takanen slips a straight right by Cid.
Cid misses with a hook.
Takanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cid stuns Takanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takanen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cid checks it well.
Takanen throws a jab when Cid was well out of range.
Cid misses with a looping left.
Takanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cid cracks Takanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takanen throws a hook to the side of Cid's head but Cid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Takanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Takanen tries to avoid it.
Takanen misses with an uppercut. Cid saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takanen throws a front kick aimed at Cid's knee but Cid avoids it well.
Takanen connects with a single shot there.
Takanen tries to work over Cid's front leg with a kick but Cid checks it.
Takanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
Cid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cid looks to land a right hand but Takanen moved out of range.
Takanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takanen throws a jab when Cid was well out of range.
Cid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takanen.
Cid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takanen misses with a few strikes there.
Takanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Takanen misses.
Takanen misses with an uppercut.
Takanen avoids the body shot from Cid.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but Takanen saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Takanen tenderised Cid's leg. Cid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cid throws a series of punches but Takanen avoids them all with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takanen.
Takanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cid counter with a right hand.
Takanen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cid checks a low kick from Takanen.
Takanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Takanen checks a low kick from Cid.
Cid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takanen.
Takanen throws a leg kick but Cid checks it.
Nice body punch from Cid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Takanen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takanen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cid misses with a low kick.
Takanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takanen throws a big shot that misses.
Takanen misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Takanen.
Takanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cid is out of range and Takanen settles back down.
Cid takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Takanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takanen 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.
Takanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takanen punishes Cid's body with a nice straight punch.
Cid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cid just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen walks into a left hand.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Cid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cid cracks Takanen with an open hand slap.
Cid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takanen lands a head shot.
Takanen throws out a loose jab but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid slips under a jab.
Cid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cid slips under a jab from Takanen.
Takanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
Takanen misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a good low kick that Takanen was not able to check.
Takanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esko Takanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cid blocks a leg kick.
Cid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takanen moves forwards but Cid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takanen tries to clinch but Cid moves out of range.
Takanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Takanen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cid slips a straight right by Takanen.
Cid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takanen misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cid.
Takanen misses with a low kick.
Cid is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takanen misses with a straight left.
Takanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cid throws a sloppy head kick and Takanen moves out of range easily.
Cid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cid slips under a jab from Takanen.
Takanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cid counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cid.
Takanen jabs Cid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takanen, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. Takanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Takanen lands a head kick. Cid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a head kick. Takanen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Takanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Takanen does it's job there.
Cid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Takanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cid just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takanen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Takanen misses the shot to the body.
Cid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takanen checks it well.
Cid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Cid there.
Takanen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cid is able to avoid easily.
Takanen scores with a nice right hand.
Takanen connects with a jab.
Takanen throws out a loose jab but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Takanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takanen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cid to score with a decent uppercut.
Cid slips under a jab.
Takanen looks for the body kick but Cid saw that one coming.
Takanen misses with a kick to the body.
Cid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takanen.
Cid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Takanen tenderised Cid's leg. Cid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cid lands a head shot.
Takanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takanen.
Takanen catches Cid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Esko Takanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cid is looking to slow Takanen down with leg kicks.
Cid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cid doesn't seem bothered though.
Takanen misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Takanen misses the target.
Cid scores with a spinning back kick!
Virgil Cid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Esko Takanen.
Well Takanen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Takanen!
Esko Takanen 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelos Bellanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Atlason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angelos Bellanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo Atlason!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atlason tries to land a leg kick but Bellanova saw it coming and moves away.
Atlason looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atlason has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bellanova is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bellanova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bellanova works Atlason's body with a nice hook.
Bellanova cracks Atlason with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Atlason.
Atlason misses with a body shot
and Bellanova counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atlason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bellanova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellanova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bellanova with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atlason working aggressively here.
Atlason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellanova backwards.
Atlason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellanova's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bellanova.
Atlason misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlason blocking some punches.
Atlason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atlason misses with a knee to the head.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellanova looking to throw knees to the head but Atlason is blocking nicely.
Atlason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bellanova cracks Atlason with a nice body shot.
Atlason tries a knee to the head but Bellanova blocks it.
Atlason misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atlason.
Atlason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bellanova tries to work over Atlason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bellanova connects with a nasty looking knee right to Atlason's face.
It looks like Theo Atlason has been cut.
Bellanova working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bellanova lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bellanova can't find room to land a body shot as Atlason controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova blocking some punches.
Bellanova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atlason missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Atlason.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellanova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atlason.
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atlason avoids it.
Bellanova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellanova tries to throw a body punch but Atlason avoids it by throwing Bellanova back against the cage.
Atlason can't find room to land a body shot as Bellanova controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bellanova just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atlason's brow.
A right hand to the body from Bellanova.
Bellanova lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bellanova using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atlason has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atlason swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellanova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atlason misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlason is trying to break the clinch but Bellanova has him pressed against the cage.
Bellanova can't find room to land a body shot as Atlason controls the action.
Atlason working aggressively here.
Bellanova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Atlason.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bellanova.
Bellanova working aggressively here.
Atlason swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellanova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atlason throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that Bellanova has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellanova working aggressively here.
A short left from Atlason.
Bellanova throws a punch but it's blocked by Atlason.
Atlason can't find room to land a body shot as Bellanova controls the action.
Bellanova avoiding damage as Atlason throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atlason misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bellanova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atlason misses with a body punch.
Bellanova misses with a knee to the head.
Atlason has had enough of the clinch but Bellanova keeps him there for the moment.
Bellanova tries to work over Atlason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atlason has a couple of punches blocked by Bellanova.
Good body shot from Bellanova.
Bellanova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atlason misses with some punches.
Bellanova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellanova tries to work over Atlason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atlason lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellanova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bellanova using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bellanova - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelos Bellanova dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theo Atlason's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bellanova throws a head kick that half lands.
Atlason takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A lazy left from Bellanova finds it's target.
A solid body kick from Bellanova.
Atlason loads up on a big right hand but Bellanova slips the punch.
Atlason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bellanova doesn't seem bothered though.
Bellanova lands with a thumping leg kick.
Atlason throws a leg kick
letting Bellanova counter with a right hand.
Atlason misses with a leg kick.
Bellanova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atlason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atlason lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Atlason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atlason thows a leg kick but Bellanova checks it
and Bellanova counters with a leg kick.
Angelos Bellanova is winning the standup battle so far.
Atlason throws out a leg kick but Bellanova moves out of range and Atlason only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova jabs Atlason to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atlason throws a head kick that misses.
Atlason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bellanova.
Bellanova tests Atlason's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atlason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Bellanova tenderised Atlason's leg. Atlason is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bellanova thuds his shin into the meat of Atlason's side.
Atlason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Theo Atlason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellanova jabs Atlason right on the nose. Atlason blinks but takes it well.
Bellanova swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atlason.
Atlason checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bellanova darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellanova lands a big head kick that sends Atlason to the canvas! Bellanova follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelos Bellanova!
During a confident post fight interview, Angelos Bellanova 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 Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samba comes to the cage accompanied by Bezerker by Love Among Freaks. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dammon throws out a loose jab but Samba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dammon misses with a body punch
and Samba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dammon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samba moves away.
Dammon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samba.
Dammon's coach down at Loucademia muito crazy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dammon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Samba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dammon.
A swing and a miss from Samba.
Samba scores with a nice right hand.
Samba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Samba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Samba lands with a straight right. Dammon didn't see that one coming.
A lazy body kick from Samba
and Dammon counters by moving into the clinch.
Dammon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dammon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dammon lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dammon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Samba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon tries to throw a body punch but Samba avoids it by throwing Dammon back against the cage.
Samba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dammon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Samba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dammon can't find room to land a body shot as Samba controls the action.
Dammon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dammon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dammon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dammon throws a punch but it's blocked by Samba.
Dammon misses with a punch to the body.
Samba has a couple of punches blocked by Dammon.
Samba throws a head punch that misses.
Dammon working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dammon digs a right hand into Samba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Samba's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dammon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samba working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dammon.
Dammon struggles to land a body shot inside as Samba controls his hands.
Dammon throws a punch but it's blocked by Samba.
Nice body punch from Dammon.
Dammon throws a head punch that misses.
Samba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dammon backwards.
Samba blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samba misses with some punches.
Dammon looking to stall.
Samba scores with a hook to the body.
Dammon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samba is trying to force a seperation but Dammon has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dammon.
Dammon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samba backwards.
Dammon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dammon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dammon working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Samba.
Samba blocks a body shot from Dammon.
Dammon misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dammon fails to land.
Dammon lands an uppercut.
Dammon lands a hook that snaps the head of Samba backwards.
Samba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dammon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Samba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dammon has a couple of punches blocked by Samba.
Samba blocks an uppercut.
Samba lands with a short shot to the head.
Samba trying to control the position but instead, Dammon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Samba into the cage.
Samba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dammon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dammon tries to work over Samba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samba lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dammon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samba.
Dammon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samba.
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 Christopher Samba will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dammon lands a nice shot to the body.
Samba slips a straight right by Dammon.
Dammon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dammon scores with a jab.
Samba misses with a leg kick
and Dammon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dammon staying out of range there.
Dammon misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Samba misses its intended target.
Samba fails with a takedown attempt.
Samba dives in and scores a takedown into Dammon's guard.
Samba is looking to work some ground and pound but Dammon has wrist control.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dammon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched 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!
Samba tightens his grip and picks Dammon up, before dumping him to the ground. Dammon manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
Dammon is pulling down on Samba's head. It's preventing any offense from Samba, at least for the moment.
Samba trying to control the position from guard on top but Dammon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samba throws an elbow that misses. Dammon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samba's guard. Nice move by Dammon!
Samba is trying to control the position but Dammon postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dammon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samba is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dammon holds on and takes a little breather.
Samba scoring with some ground and pound.
Samba trying to control but Dammon is working from the bottom.
Samba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon is trying to control the position but Samba postures up.
Samba trying to control the position from guard on top but Dammon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samba looking to sit in guard and control but Dammon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dammon trying to control the position from guard on top but Samba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dammon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Samba haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Samba managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Samba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christopher Samba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samba keeping moving, preventing Dammon from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Samba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dammon counters with a nice uppercut.
Dammon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Samba. Samba obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samba moves out of range of the strikes.
Samba lands a nice hook to Dammon's body. Dammon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Christopher Samba is winning the standup battle so far.
Dammon scores with a jab to the body.
Samba 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 Matt Dammon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dammon loads up on a big right hand but Samba slips the punch.
Samba works Dammon's body with a nice hook.
Samba misses with an uppercut. Dammon saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dammon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Samba - the referee stops the clock and Dammon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Samba. Dammon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dammon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Samba lands a jab to the nose.
Dammon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samba.
Dammon misses the jab.
Samba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dammon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Samba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dammon connects with a right hand. Samba shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samba moves away.
Samba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dammon was well out of range. Poor timing from Samba.
Dammon misses with a combination
and Samba counters with a thumping low kick.
Matt Dammon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Samba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samba throws a body shot but no joy.
Samba looks to score with a jab to the body but Dammon is just out of range.
Samba delivers a nice body kick.
Samba misses with a hook to the body
enabling Dammon to counter with a crisp jab.
Dammon connects with a body shot.
Dammon thuds a left hand into Samba's body.
Samba scores with the left hand. Dammon knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba throws a shot to the body.
Dammon moves out of range as Samba throws a body 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!
Dammon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dammon lands a nice shot to the body.
Samba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dammon cracks a nice hook into Samba's ribs.
Samba lands the left hand.
Samba misses with a body punch
and Dammon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dammon.
Dammon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dammon tries a body shot but Samba blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Dammon scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dammon lands a body shot.
Dammon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samba backwards.
Samba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dammon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dammon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Samba up against the cage.
Dammon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dammon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Dammon on the inside.
Samba is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dammon is defending well.
Samba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba tries for a takedown but Dammon manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Samba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samba has a couple of punches blocked by Dammon.
Samba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Samba wants to take the fight to the mat but Dammon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dammon misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dammon fails to land.
Dammon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dammon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dammon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dammon blocking some punches.
Dammon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dammon lands a nice uppercut.
Dammon throws a punch but it's blocked by Samba.
Dammon can't find room to land a body shot as Samba controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Dammon.
I think Dammon 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jia O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Connor has chosen Parkway Drive - Feed them to the pigs as his entrance music. Jia O Connor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Viacheslav Datsik's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jia O Connor!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsik fails to land with a series of punches.
O Connor scores with a punch to the head.
Datsik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Connor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw O Connor working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
O Connor postures up in Datsik's guard and throws a big left but Datsik blocks it.
O Connor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Datsik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Connor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Datsik trying to control the position.
O Connor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Connor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Datsik throws a nice inside leg kick.
Datsik avoids the body shot from O Connor.
Datsik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Connor cracks Datsik with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Connor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Connor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by O Connor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Connor.
O Connor blocks a jab.
Datsik misses with an uppercut
and O Connor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Datsik's guard.
O Connor preventing the sweep.
Datsik is working hard here to advance position.
Datsik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Connor throws a strike but Datsik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Datsik looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Datsik's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor is trying to keep Datsik in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Datsik misses with an uppercut. O Connor saw that one coming.
Datsik throws a head kick that misses
and O Connor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Datsik!
Datsik regains half guard.
O Connor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik wants to get back to full guard.
Datsik wants to control but O Connor is keeping busy.
O Connor trying to control the pace.
O Connor is looking to stall here but Datsik recovers full guard.
Datsik pulls O Connor in close to prevent any damage.
O Connor is looking to advance position but Datsik has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jia O Connor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Datsik stalks O Connor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Connor's face. O Connor staggers backwards, shaken.
Datsik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Connor.
Datsik takes a swing at O Connor's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Datsik.
Viacheslav Datsik is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Datsik catches O Connor right on the button with a cross.
Datsik clobbers O Connor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Datsik lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Datsik.
A telegraphed right hand from O Connor misses the target.
O Connor misses with a looping right.
O Connor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Datsik on the side of the head.
A big right from O Connor misses.
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!
O Connor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Connor misses with a few strikes there.
Datsik wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik staying out of range there.
Datsik takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Connor slips under a jab from Datsik.
O Connor takes one to the chin there.
O Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Datsik was well out of range. Poor timing from O Connor.
Datsik cracks O Connor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Datsik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from O Connor misses.
A swing and a miss from O Connor.
Datsik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Datsik throws a lazy right hand but O Connor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Connor lands a head shot.
Viacheslav Datsik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik feints a jab promting O Connor to slip. Datsik then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. O Connor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Datsik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Connor finds it's way round the side to connect with Datsik's head.
Datsik is rocked!
O Connor closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Datsik! O Connor dives in looking to finish! Datsik is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jia O Connor!
A relieved looking Jia O Connor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Yossarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metin Eroglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eroglu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: No Worries. This should be a great matchup!
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161 lbs
17 - 5 - 1 |
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167 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Yossarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Metin Eroglu!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eroglu looks to land a body kick but Yossarian moved away.
Metin Eroglu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eroglu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yossarian.
Eroglu cracks a nice hook into Yossarian's ribs.
Eroglu misses with a straight left.
Yossarian seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Eroglu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yossarian.
Eroglu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eroglu there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yossarian.
Yossarian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a push kick but Yossarian slaps the foot to one side.
Yossarian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eroglu.
A good leg kick by Eroglu.
Yossarian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eroglu misses with a looping left.
Yossarian tries to work over Eroglu's front leg with a kick but Eroglu checks it.
Yossarian throws a solid leg kick but Eroglu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yossarian.
Crunch! Eroglu slams his shin into Yossarian's torso.
Eroglu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu pushes Yossarian away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eroglu.
Eroglu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eroglu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yossarian.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eroglu.
A slow jab from Yossarian misses its intended target.
Yossarian blocks a leg kick.
Eroglu is looking to score with low kicks.
Eroglu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eroglu throws a sloppy body shot
and Yossarian counters with a nice kick to the body.
Good work by Yossarian as he checks the leg kick.
Eroglu staying out of range there.
Eroglu throws a shot from downtown. Yossarian moves away and avoids it.
Eroglu with a hook.
Yossarian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eroglu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu cracks Yossarian with an open hand slap.
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!
Eroglu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yossarian.
Eroglu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Eroglu. That snapped Yossarian's head back.
Eroglu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eroglu throws a hook but Yossarian blocks it.
Eroglu scores with the left hand. Yossarian knows he should have avoided that one.
Yossarian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eroglu.
Yossarian connects with a single shot there.
Eroglu cracks the inside of Yossarian's front leg.
Yossarian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Eroglu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eroglu looks for the body kick but Yossarian saw that one coming.
Eroglu misses with a hook.
Yossarian slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu misses with a looping right.
Eroglu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eroglu tries to land a leg kick but Yossarian saw it coming and moves away.
Eroglu misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Eroglu misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Eroglu checks a leg kick.
Eroglu tries a head kick but it misses.
Eroglu's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Eroglu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Eroglu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yossarian counters with a good low kick that Eroglu was not able to check.
Eroglu throws a series of punches but Yossarian moves out of range.
Yossarian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eroglu throws a low kick but Yossarian avoids it.
Eroglu fails to land with a series of punches.
Yossarian misses with a body kick.
Eroglu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yossarian moves away.
A slow jab from Yossarian misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eroglu was well out of range. Poor timing from Yossarian.
Yossarian checks a leg kick.
Eroglu throws a leg kick but Yossarian moved away.
Eroglu throws a series of punches but Yossarian moves out of range.
Yossarian slips under a jab from Eroglu.
Nice defenses there by Eroglu.
Yossarian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eroglu scores with a jab. Yossarian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eroglu missing with a left hand there. Yossarian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yossarian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab lands there for Yossarian.
Eroglu misses with a looping right.
Yossarian tries to land a leg kick but Eroglu saw it coming and moves away.
Yossarian connects with a body shot.
Eroglu thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metin Eroglu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yossarian is looking to slow Eroglu down with leg kicks.
Eroglu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eroglu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eroglu moves out of range of the leg kick from Yossarian.
Yossarian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eroglu connects with a right hand. Yossarian shakes it off.
Yossarian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eroglu.
Eroglu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eroglu misses with a looping right.
Eroglu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yossarian slips a jab from Eroglu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yossarian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Yossarian as he connects with a hook.
Metin Eroglu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yossarian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eroglu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yossarian moves away.
Eroglu lands a slapping body shot.
Eroglu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Yossarian lands.
Yossarian blocks a jab.
Eroglu scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice combination there by Yossarian.
Yossarian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eroglu throws a body kick that misses.
Yossarian works Eroglu's body with a nice hook.
Eroglu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yossarian in his tracks.
Yossarian thumps Eroglu with a low kick.
Eroglu throws a leg kick but Yossarian sees it coming and moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yossarian!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eroglu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yossarian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yossarian throws a hook but Eroglu blocks it.
Eroglu misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Yossarian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yossarian.
Eroglu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yossarian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Eroglu throws a jab but it's blocked by Yossarian.
Eroglu shoots in but Yossarian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yossarian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eroglu throws out a loose jab but Yossarian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yossarian throws a body shot but no joy.
Eroglu throws a shot from downtown. Yossarian moves away and avoids it.
Eroglu looks to throw a body kick
and Yossarian counters with an outside leg kick.
Yossarian ducks under a wild hook from Eroglu.
Nice jab there from Yossarian.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eroglu is defended easily by Yossarian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yossarian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eroglu. That did some damage!
Eroglu misses with a body kick.
Eroglu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Eroglu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yossarian.
Yossarian connects with a crisp jab.
Yossarian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eroglu's head.
Eroglu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yossarian takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yossarian throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yossarian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eroglu's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Yossarian.
Eroglu missing with a left hand there. Yossarian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian's corner calls for a 1-2. Yossarian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eroglu lands with a hook. Yossarian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eroglu throws a poor cross that misses
letting Yossarian counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Yossarian.
Eroglu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yossarian.
Donk. Yossarian catches Eroglu right on the button with a cross.
Eroglu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yossarian. Yossarian obviously looking to wear him down.
Yossarian connects with a solid leg kick.
Yossarian lands a nice hook to Eroglu's body. Eroglu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eroglu checks a low kick from Yossarian.
Yossarian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eroglu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eroglu thumps Yossarian with a low kick.
Eroglu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yossarian.
Yossarian throws a front kick that sends Eroglu stumbling back into the cage.
Eroglu avoids the body shot from Yossarian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Yossarian dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yossarian throws a shot from downtown. Eroglu moves away and avoids it.
Yossarian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eroglu on the side of the head.
Yossarian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eroglu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yossarian.
Yossarian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yossarian throws a right and a left that Eroglu avoids nicely.
Eroglu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yossarian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yossarian wants to land a leg kick but Eroglu is out of range.
Yossarian lands with a shot to the body.
Yossarian stuns Eroglu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yossarian.
Yossarian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yossarian moves out of range of the body kick.
Eroglu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yossarian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eroglu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yossarian.
Crunch! Yossarian slams his shin into Eroglu's torso.
Yossarian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eroglu can pounce on him.
Yossarian 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.
Eroglu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eroglu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Yossarian.
Eroglu throws a head kick but Yossarian moves out of range.
Eroglu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yossarian can pounce on him.
Eroglu throws a lazy right hand but Yossarian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yossarian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Yossarian.
Jab, jab by Yossarian - just one landing.
Yossarian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Eroglu there.
Eroglu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yossarian will feel that in the morning.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eroglu.
Eroglu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yossarian.
Eroglu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yossarian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eroglu ducks under a wild hook from Yossarian.
Yossarian is looking to slow Eroglu down with leg kicks.
Yossarian staying out of range there.
Eroglu misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yossarian. That's going to slow Eroglu down.
Nice shot lands for Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yossarian counters with a good low kick that Eroglu was not able to check.
Yossarian ducks under a wild hook from Eroglu.
A low kick from Eroglu is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yossarian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yossarian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eroglu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yossarian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eroglu looks to land a combination but Yossarian avoids it well.
Eroglu blocks a leg kick.
Eroglu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yossarian.
Yossarian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Eroglu if he has to take too many more of those.
Eroglu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Eroglu.
Eroglu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yossarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eroglu.
Eroglu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yossarian slips under a jab from Eroglu.
Eroglu ducks under a wild hook from Yossarian.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yossarian.
Yossarian ducks under a wild hook from Eroglu.
Eroglu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yossarian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eroglu. Eroglu obviously looking to wear him down.
Eroglu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yossarian manages to avoid it.
Yossarian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eroglu motions for Yossarian to come forward. Eroglu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yossarian scores with a punch to the head.
A clash of legs there as Eroglu blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Yossarian clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eroglu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yossarian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eroglu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eroglu misses with a straight right.
Yossarian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eroglu scores with a jab to the head.
Yossarian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Eroglu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yossarian tries to land a leg kick but Eroglu saw it coming and moves away.
Yossarian lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eroglu looks to land a combination. Yossarian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yossarian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eroglu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yossarian ducks under a wild hook from Eroglu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yossarian. Yossarian obviously looking to wear him down.
Eroglu misses with a low kick.
Eroglu throws a right hand that misses
and Yossarian counters with a shoot takedown. Eroglu fights it but they end up in guard.
Eroglu being controlled here, momentarily.
Eroglu looking for a sweep. Not yet Eroglu, not yet.
Eroglu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yossarian trying to control but Eroglu is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian postures up.
Eroglu keeping moving, preventing Yossarian from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eroglu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yossarian scores with a jab to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eroglu.
Eroglu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yossarian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yossarian looks to throw the jab but Eroglu is out of range.
Eroglu tries to land a front kick but Yossarian steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yossarian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yossarian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eroglu throws out the jab.
Eroglu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yossarian fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Yossarian.
Eroglu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yossarians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eroglu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yossarian tries to avoid it but Eroglu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yossarian to the ground. Yossarian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yossarian blocks a jab.
Eroglu lands a nice shot to the body.
Eroglu lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu misses with an uppercut.
Yossarian missing with a left hand there. Eroglu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yossarian feints and then cracks Eroglu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eroglu down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yossarian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eroglu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eroglu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yossarian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yossarian misses with a low kick.
Yossarian dodges the punch combination from Eroglu.
Yossarian feints a jab promting Eroglu to slip. Yossarian then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Eroglu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Eroglu looks to score with a jab to the body but Yossarian is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Metin Eroglu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yossarian thuds his shin into the meat of Eroglu's side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yossarian.
Yossarian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yossarian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eroglu connects with a crisp jab.
Eroglu misses with a few strikes there.
Yossarian looks to land a left hand but Eroglu moved out of range nicely.
Yossarian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eroglu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yossarian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yossarian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eroglu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yossarian.
Yossarian misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yossarian cracks the inside of Eroglu's front leg.
Yossarian takes a swing at Eroglu's ribcage but misses.
Yossarian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eroglu doesn't seem bothered though.
Yossarian slips a straight right by Eroglu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eroglu, right into the meat.
Yossarian throws a leg kick which misses Eroglu's front leg but catches the back leg as Eroglu tries to avoid it.
Eroglu misses with a low kick.
Yossarian throws a head kick that misses.
Yossarian ducks under a wild hook from Eroglu.
Yossarian just misses with a punch to the body.
Eroglu throws a hook but Yossarian blocks it.
Yossarian moves out of range as Eroglu throws a body kick.
Eroglu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yossarian.
Nice uppercut lands for Yossarian. That snapped Eroglu's head back.
Yossarian with a jab.
You can see that Eroglu has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Eroglu looks for the body kick but Yossarian saw that one coming.
Yossarian keeps Eroglu at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yossarian tries to land a leg kick but Eroglu saw it coming and moves away.
Eroglu throws a leg kick
and Yossarian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yossarian throws a strike but Eroglu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eroglu stands up over Yossarian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Eroglu 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yossarian holds on and takes a little breather.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eroglu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu looking to sit in guard and control but Yossarian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yossarian is looking to work some ground and pound but Eroglu has wrist control.
Eroglu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yossarian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yossarian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yossarian lands a couple of digs.
Eroglu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yossarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Eroglu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yossarian being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Yossarian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yossarian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Yossarian!
John Yossarian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Oath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oath has chosen Do you fuck on first dates as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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252 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elias Eberhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Oath!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oath throws a looping overhand right but Eberhard ducks down to avoid it.
Oath lands a leg kick that knocks Eberhard off balance momentarily.
Oath fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eberhard is out of range.
Eberhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oath was well out of range. Poor timing from Eberhard.
Oath comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eberhard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eberhard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ken Oath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eberhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oath was well out of range. Poor timing from Eberhard.
Some bone on bone action there as Eberhard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eberhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oath was well out of range. Poor timing from Eberhard.
Oath throws the kick towards the body but Eberhard avoids it.
Oath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oath has a takedown stuffed.
Oath pushes Eberhard away with a front kick.
Eberhard misses with a hook.
Eberhard stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath misses with a body kick.
Eberhard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oath loads up on a big right hand but Eberhard slips the punch.
Oath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eberhard moves out of range of the strikes.
Eberhard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eberhard showed some decent athleticism there.
Oath moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oath looking for a sweep. Not yet Oath, not yet.
Eberhard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eberhard landing with the ground and pound.
Oath looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eberhard is one step ahead there.
Oath is trying to control the position but Eberhard postures up.
Eberhard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oath lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oath's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oath connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oath trying to control but Eberhard is working from the bottom.
Oath throwing strikes but missing.
Oath postures up.
Eberhard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oath's guard.
Eberhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eberhard postures up.
Eberhard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oath keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Eberhard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eberhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Oath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oath tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eberhard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oath controls Eberhard momentarily but Eberhard frees himself.
Eberhard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oath looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Eberhard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oath throws a body punch but Eberhard moves out of range.
Eberhard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Ken Oath has been cut.
Oath looks to land a body kick but Eberhard moved away.
Oath throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eberhard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oath tries to land a body kick
and Eberhard counters with a big right hand! Oh Oath is in trouble here! Eberhard follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Eberhard!
Elias Eberhard looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Roman heritage, my ass. I'm bringing this belt up north!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick McWhiskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McWhiskey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪. Seia has chosen Limp Bizkit - Thieves as his entrance music. Patrick McWhiskey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tolo Seia's chin.
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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
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick McWhiskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia blocks a head kick by McWhiskey.
Seia throws a body punch but McWhiskey moves out of range.
Seia misses with an uppercut.
Seia misses with a low kick.
Seia throws out a loose jab but McWhiskey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seia throws out a loose jab but McWhiskey uses good head movement to avoid it.
McWhiskey takes a jab right on the kisser.
McWhiskey swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia throws a wild body kick that McWhiskey sees coming a mile off.
Seia connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McWhiskey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Seia cracks McWhiskey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McWhiskey scores with a leg kick.
Seia's coach down at Kebab House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Seia's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McWhiskey.
Seia throws a head kick but McWhiskey moves out of range.
Seia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McWhiskey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McWhiskey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McWhiskey lands with a nice combination. Seia backs away looking to recover.
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!
Seia looks to score with a jab to the body but McWhiskey is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWhiskey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McWhiskey slips a jab from Seia.
Seia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab from Seia misses.
Seia lands a jab to the nose.
Seia misses with a kick to the body
and McWhiskey counters with a stiff right hand.
Seia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McWhiskey walks into a straight right hand from Seia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWhiskey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seia clinches up with McWhiskey and pushes him back against the cage.
Seia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McWhiskey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tolo Seia has been cut.
Seia misses with the head strike.
McWhiskey throws a punch but it's blocked by Seia.
Seia misses with a punch on the inside.
Seia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McWhiskey.
McWhiskey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McWhiskey throws a punch but it's blocked by Seia.
McWhiskey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seia working aggressively here.
McWhiskey tries to throw a body punch but Seia avoids it by throwing McWhiskey back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for McWhiskey.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McWhiskey throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McWhiskey lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McWhiskey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from McWhiskey.
Seia looks winded!
McWhiskey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seia backwards.
McWhiskey gets through Seia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by McWhiskey.
McWhiskey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seia is defending well for now.
Seia misses with a punch to the body.
Seia misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seia.
McWhiskey presses Seia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McWhiskey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McWhiskey misses with the head strike.
Seia lands with a right to the head.
McWhiskey lands a body punch.
McWhiskey scores with a knee to the head.
McWhiskey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McWhiskey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seia is rocked!
McWhiskey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Seia is still on wobbly legs! Can McWhiskey finish him?
McWhiskey works on Seia's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McWhiskey landing knees to the body.
Seia seems to have recovered his senses.
McWhiskey lands a good knee to the midsection. Seia won't want to take too many of those.
McWhiskey lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick McWhiskey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tolo Seia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McWhiskey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Seia throws a sloppy head kick
and McWhiskey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Seia blocking some punches.
McWhiskey drops Seia onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Seia is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
McWhiskey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seia.
McWhiskey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seia can't find room to land a body shot as McWhiskey controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McWhiskey.
McWhiskey lands a nice uppercut.
Seia throws a punch but it's blocked by McWhiskey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McWhiskey prevents a body shot from Seia.
McWhiskey dips a shoulder and cracks Seia with a mighty uppercut! Seia falls back against the cage and McWhiskey unloads with a barrage of strikes! Seia is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - McWhiskey screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick McWhiskey!
A very excited looking Patrick McWhiskey 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt LeMae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is LL CoolJ - Headsprung. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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302 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curt LeMae!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
LeMae jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and LeMae holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
LeMae breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LeMae fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that LeMae ducks under and follows up with a left that LeMae also avoids with ease.
LeMae throws a body shot but no joy.
LeMae lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Daniel Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LeMae throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and LeMae only half commits.
LeMae lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by LeMae.
Curt LeMae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from LeMae. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
LeMae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from LeMae.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from LeMae.
LeMae ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
LeMae slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva tries a low kick but LeMae avoids it.
LeMae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. LeMae checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva misses with a low kick.
LeMae motions for Silva to come forward. LeMae throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeMae lands with a slapping head kick.
LeMae takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
LeMae scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
LeMae throws a head kick that misses.
LeMae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LeMae blocks the body kick.
LeMae takes a body punch but keeps moving.
LeMae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeMae lands with a thumping leg kick.
LeMae throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva lands a head shot.
It looks like Curt LeMae has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from LeMae.
Silva is looking to wear down LeMae with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
LeMae drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeMae takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeMae misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from LeMae.
LeMae motions for Silva to come forward. LeMae throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
LeMae scores with a kick to the midsection.
LeMae wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva is looking to chop away at LeMae's legs.
LeMae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
LeMae checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses LeMae's sensitive parts.
LeMae checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but LeMae avoids it.
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 Daniel Silva will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from LeMae lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
LeMae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but LeMae avoids it.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Daniel Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
LeMae motions for Silva to come forward. LeMae throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but LeMae checks it well.
LeMae throws a leg kick
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeMae scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A head kick by Silva misses
and LeMae counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from LeMae.
A slapping leg kick lands for LeMae.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been informed that LeMae has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
LeMae moves away from the strike by Silva.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
LeMae throws a leg kick
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva postures up in LeMae's guard and throws a big left but LeMae blocks it.
LeMae keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
LeMae looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeMae utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeMae is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Silva here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Silva trying to control but LeMae is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but LeMae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeMae keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
LeMae wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
LeMae is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. LeMae is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
LeMae digs a good hook to Silva's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
LeMae connects with a solid leg kick.
LeMae tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
That kick from LeMae tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
LeMae throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
LeMae misses the shot to the body.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from LeMae. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
LeMae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from LeMae.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
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 Daniel Silva will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. LeMae looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
LeMae swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LeMae fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva misses the jab.
Good shot there by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeMae scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Silva misses.
LeMae avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but LeMae is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and LeMae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from LeMae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and LeMae counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
LeMae jabs at Silva's body.
LeMae will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
LeMae checks the leg kick nicely there.
LeMae shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
LeMae throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through LeMae's defenses.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
LeMae looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
LeMae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeMae has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
LeMae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Silva tenderised LeMae's leg. LeMae is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva throws a body punch but LeMae moves out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from LeMae. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
LeMae throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. LeMae didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but LeMae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LeMae is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
LeMae working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeMae 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.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but LeMae blocks nicely.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
LeMae thumps Silva with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeMae.
Silva digs a good hook to LeMae's body.
LeMae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
LeMae throws a body shot but no joy.
LeMae is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. LeMae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
LeMae misses with a wild body shot.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to LeMae's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva throws a quick head kick that knocks LeMae silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Silva is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel Silva!
Daniel Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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