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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrin Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darrin Dalton!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Dalton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee scores with a takedown into Dalton's guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Dalton keeps moving.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dalton for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee gets to his feet - Dalton follows without any prompting.
A punch combination from Dalton misses.
Dalton misses with the body kick
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee gets control of Dalton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dalton escapes and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalton is trying to ground and pound but Lee uses the momentary lack of control by Dalton to regain half guard.
Lee wants to improve his position but Dalton is controlling well.
Lee gets back to full guard.
Dalton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dalton working the strikes but Lee uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Dalton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dalton trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Dalton throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dalton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dalton's back!
Dalton preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lee.
Lee tries to get the hooks in deep but Dalton pushed the leg off.
I really don't envy Dalton right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control.
Lee lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lee.
Dalton tries to escape the position.
Dalton avoids the strikes from Lee.
Lee scores with punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lee controlling the positon.
Lee'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
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.
Lee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dalton on his heels. He'll look to pass Dalton's guard now, I'm sure.
Dalton controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dalton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dalton pushes Lee away with a front kick.
Lee throws a series of punches but Dalton moves out of range.
Dalton throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee is looking to counter the offense by Dalton and move into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dalton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Dalton.
Dalton tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee is looking to counter the offense by Dalton and move into the clinch.
Lee feints and as Dalton raises his hands in defense, Lee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dalton manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dalton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dalton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee is trying to keep Dalton in close.
Dalton throws an elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dalton's guard. Nice move by Lee!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Lee cracks Dalton with a solid left hand.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalton is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dalton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lee wants to control from the top but Dalton keeps moving.
Lee postures up.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalton wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that second 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.
A punch combination from Dalton misses.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dalton manages to circle out of the way.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee shoots in and bounces Dalton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lee trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Lee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dalton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dalton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dalton!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee manages to get back to half guard.
Dalton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Dalton manages to pass to mount!
Dalton throws a wild left hand from mount and Lee manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dalton pulls his head out easily.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalton can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dalton wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Dalton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dalton postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Lee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dalton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dalton being controlled against the cage.
Dalton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee has Dalton pressed against the cage, preventing Dalton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dalton stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Dalton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dalton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dalton's corner calls for a 1-2. Dalton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darrin Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dalton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Dalton tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Dalton tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Dalton misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dalton is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Dalton circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalton lands with a slapping head kick.
Dalton throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dalton. Lee shrugs it off though.
Lee 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.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dalton counters with a two punch combo.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dalton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darrin Dalton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dalton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrin Dalton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Confucius say, man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Tattum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovelair connects with a nice looking jab.
Lovelair tries to bum rush Tattum with a series of wild strikes but Tattum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Tattum was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tattum fakes the leg kick and cracks Lovelair in the body.
Lovelair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tattum was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovelair.
Tattum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Lovelair counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lovelair's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tattum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lovelair throws a big right hand that misses.
Lovelair lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tattum has momentary wrist control but Lovelair slips an elbow through the middle.
Tattum wants to stand and escape but Lovelair is having none of it.
Lovelair trying to control the position from guard on top but Tattum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovelair throws a strike but Tattum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovelair controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lovelair has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tattum stopping the sweep attempt from Lovelair.
Lovelair wants to stand up but Tattum is controlling him.
Lovelair is trying to keep Tattum in close.
Lovelair keeping moving, preventing Tattum from controlling successfully.
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.
Lovelair controls Tattum momentarily but Tattum frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tattum bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lovelair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tattum thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tattum lands a high kick!
It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut.
Tattum throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tattum lands with a kick to the temple. Lovelair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lovelair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tattum.
Tattum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tattum lands with a kick to the temple. Lovelair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tattum scores with a nice body kick.
Tattum delivers a nice body kick.
Lovelair looks winded!
Tattum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tattum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattum throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tattum.
Tattum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tattum throws a head kick that half lands.
Tattum misses with a body shot.
Tattum lands a head kick!
Tattum throws a head kick that misses.
Tattum throws a head kick but Lovelair moves out of range.
Lovelair is looking for the big counter here.
Tattum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lovelair.
Tattum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lovelair throws out a loose jab but Tattum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tattum's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tattum duly obliges.
A slow jab from Lovelair misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattum lands a big head kick that sends Lovelair to the canvas! Tattum follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Tattum!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trippin Daisy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno has chosen Baha Men - Move It Like This as his entrance music. Trippin Daisy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trippin Daisy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Pierno.
A good leg kick by Daisy.
Daisy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daisy throws a sloppy head kick and Pierno moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Daisy misses.
Pierno moves into the clinch.
Pierno gets control of Daisy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pierno will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pierno seems keen to control Daisy's posture.
Pierno is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Daisy has his hands clasped together but Pierno extends and breaks Daisy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pierno.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Pierno!
After winning the bout, Tim Pierno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Distor Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura comes into the arena with 12 Stones - Bulletproof blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Distor Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flash Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gordon, right into the meat.
Gordon stuffs the takedown.
Gordon feints a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gordon.
Gordon connects with a solid leg kick.
Gordon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gordon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gordon wants it to stay on the feet.
Gordon tries a quick counter leg kick but Centura is wise to it.
Gordon throws a shot to the body.
Gordon throws a leg kick which misses Centura's front leg but catches the back leg as Centura tries to avoid it.
Centura fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Distor Centura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Centura goes for a double leg but Gordon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gordon continues to drive forward.
That kick from Gordon tenderised Centura's leg. Centura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice takedown defense from Gordon. No joy for Centura on that attempt.
Centura shoots for a takedown but Gordon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Centura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Gordon - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Centura darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Centura throws a strike but Gordon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Centura.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Centura trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
Centura postures up.
Gordon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Centura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Centura throws a big elbow that misses.
Gordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Centura scoring with some ground and pound.
Centura postures up in Gordon's guard and throws a big left but Gordon blocks it.
Gordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon controls Centura momentarily but Centura frees himself.
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.
Gordon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Centura.
Centura trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gordon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gordon scores with a nice body kick.
Centura looking to score a takedown here. Gordon is defending well but Centura drives through and ends up in Gordon's guard.
Centura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Centura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Centura is looking to work some ground and pound but Gordon has wrist control.
Centura throwing strikes from guard but Gordon blocks nicely.
Centura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centura trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Centura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Centura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gordon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Centura trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Centura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gordon counters with a good low kick that Centura was not able to check.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Centura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Centura feinted with a counter takedown.
Centura fails with a takedown attempt.
Centura throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gordon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Centura is in Gordon's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.
Centura throws a big elbow that misses.
Gordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Centura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Centura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gordon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Centura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Centura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Centura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Centura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Flash Gordon 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.
Centura closes the distance and clinches up with Gordon, looking for a takedown. Centura pushes Gordon against the cage but Gordon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gordon. That's going to slow Centura down.
Flash Gordon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gordon enables Centura to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gordon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Distor Centura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Centura throws an elbow that misses. Gordon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Centura's guard. Nice move by Gordon!
Centura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gordon manages to get himself to full guard.
Centura 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.
Gordon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Centura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Centura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Centura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Centura throws a strike but Gordon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura is trying to keep Gordon in close.
Centura looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Centura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gordon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Centura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gordon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Centura performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gordon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Centura.
Centura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Centura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Centura thows a huge punch but Gordon dodges it nicely.
Centura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gordon defending well though.
Centura thows a huge punch but Gordon dodges it nicely.
Centura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gordon's head.
Centura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Centura in particular looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Centura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gordon!
Centura working the ground and pound.
Centura in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Centura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gordon can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura working the ground and pound but Gordon is defending the strikes.
Centura staying calm.
Centura trying to control the action but Gordon is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Distor Centura dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gordon lands a head kick!
Centura misses with a takedown attempt - Gordon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Centura shoots in and drives through. Gordon sprawls well.
Centura fails to land the takedown.
Gordon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Distor Centura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gordon wants it to stay on the feet.
Gordon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Centura closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gordon did well to prevent Centura getting side control.
Centura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon trying to control here.
Centura looks to land a strike but Gordon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Centura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Centura content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gordon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gordon is trying to control the position but Centura postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gordon connects with a solid leg kick.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Centura circles away.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Centura tries for a takedown but Gordon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gordon steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gordon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gordon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon is pressed up against the cage. Centura has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gordon down to the mat. Gordon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Distor Centura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Centura shoots in looking for a takedown. Gordon tries to sprawl out of it but Centura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gordon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Centura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gordon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Centura.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gordon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gordon tries to avoid it but Centura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gordon to the ground. Gordon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gordon tries a quick counter leg kick but Centura is wise to it.
Flash Gordon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Centura tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gordon defends well and Centura ends up having to push Gordon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Centura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gordon sprawls well. Gordon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Centura gets slowly back to his feet.
Centura shoots in for a double leg but Gordon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Centura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Centura takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Centura changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gordon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Centura closes the distance and clinches up with Gordon, looking for a takedown. Centura pushes Gordon against the cage but Gordon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Centura dives in for a single leg takedown but Gordon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gordon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura tries to keep at a distance but Gordon has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Gordon.
Gordon scores with a shoulder strike.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Centura controls the action.
Nice body punch from Gordon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon is stalling here.
Centura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
Gordon lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flash Gordon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gordon 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flash Gordon!
A very excited looking Flash Gordon 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 Daron Buxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel MetCalf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buxton comes into the arena with Rammstein - Ich Will blaring out of the sound system. Daniel MetCalf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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262 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daron Buxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel MetCalf!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buxton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Buxton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but MetCalf sees it coming and defends easily.
MetCalf is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buxton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but MetCalf does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Buxton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because MetCalf is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MetCalf wants to improve his position but Buxton is controlling well.
Buxton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so MetCalf is just riding it out for now. Buxton eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buxton wants to pass the guard but MetCalf is defending well.
MetCalf is looking to control Buxton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MetCalf avoid being mounted?
MetCalf tries to roll over but Buxton keeps him under control.
Buxton is working for a submission of some sort.
MetCalf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Buxton is trying to control the action in half guard but MetCalf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Buxton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
MetCalf has his hands clasped together around Buxton's back. He's all about the action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
MetCalf throws a leg kick but Buxton checks it.
MetCalf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buxton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MetCalf misses the shot to the body.
Buxton connects with a looping right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buxton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MetCalf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buxton throws a shot from downtown. MetCalf moves away and avoids it.
MetCalf throws a front kick aimed at Buxton's knee but Buxton avoids it well.
MetCalf tries to clinch there but Buxton circles away.
MetCalf scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buxton shoots in but no luck this time.
Daniel MetCalf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MetCalf just misses with a punch to the body.
Buxton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Buxton with a poor takedown
and MetCalf counters with a nice low kick that buckles Buxton's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daron Buxton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MetCalf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MetCalf throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Buxton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
MetCalf thows a leg kick but Buxton checks it
and Buxton counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MetCalf throws a body kick that misses
and Buxton counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buxton stalling.
MetCalf tries a knee to the head but Buxton blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MetCalf.
MetCalf tries to land knees in the clinch but Buxton avoids the damage to the body.
MetCalf lands an elbow inside.
MetCalf scores with a knee to the head.
Buxton tries for a takedown. No joy.
MetCalf landing knees to the body.
Buxton managing to block the knees to the body from MetCalf.
MetCalf working Buxton over with knees to the body.
Buxton is breathing heavily.
MetCalf lands a nice knee to the body.
MetCalf content to slow the pace in the clinch.
MetCalf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
MetCalf landing knees to the body.
MetCalf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel MetCalf dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MetCalf misses with a low kick.
MetCalf throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniel MetCalf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MetCalf throws a low kick but Buxton moves out of range easily.
Buxton darts in and clinches MetCalf up against the cage.
Buxton tries for a takedown. No joy.
MetCalf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buxton's face.
MetCalf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buxton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buxton managing to block the knees to the body from MetCalf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buxton avoids a wild elbow strike from MetCalf.
MetCalf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buxton working aggressively here.
MetCalf lands a nice elbow.
MetCalf leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MetCalf throws an elbow that misses.
MetCalf stops a takedown attempt from Buxton.
MetCalf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buxton.
Buxton tries to work over MetCalf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buxton managing to block the knees to the body from MetCalf.
MetCalf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MetCalf landing knees to the body.
Buxton wants to take the fight to the mat but MetCalf manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daron Buxton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buxton wants to get back to striking at distance but MetCalf won't allow it.
MetCalf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MetCalf trying to land knees to the body.
MetCalf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MetCalf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buxton takes an elbow to the temple.
MetCalf lands a knee to the head.
Buxton avoids a wild elbow strike from MetCalf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MetCalf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MetCalf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MetCalf is defending well against a takedown attempt.
MetCalf missing with knees to the body.
Buxton wants a takedown.
MetCalf landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buxton takes an elbow to the forehead.
MetCalf trying to land knees to the body.
Buxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buxton misses with some punches.
MetCalf throws an elbow that misses.
Buxton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MetCalf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. MetCalf obliges.
Buxton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MetCalf connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MetCalf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buxton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buxton dodges an elbow strike from MetCalf.
MetCalf scores with a knee to the head.
MetCalf is struggling to control the position.
MetCalf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buxton avoids it.
Buxton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but MetCalf is defending well.
MetCalf prevents a takedown attempt there.
MetCalf lands a knee to the head.
MetCalf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Daron Buxton has been cut.
MetCalf missing with knees to the body.
Buxton goes for a takedown attempt but MetCalf pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
MetCalf doesn't manage to clinch there - Buxton circles away.
Buxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buxton.
MetCalf lands a right hook to the body.
MetCalf lands a big head kick that sends Buxton tumbling to the mat! MetCalf takes a step backwards and waves Buxton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Buxton is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by MetCalf. That's going to slow Buxton down.
Oh Buxton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for MetCalf.
Buxton is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. MetCalf Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Buxton is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel MetCalf!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinan Yak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yak comes to the cage accompanied by Silahsiz Kuvvet - Sözlerim Silahim. Driver has chosen Pepper - Butthole Suffers as his entrance music. Rusty Driver will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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23
260 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sinan Yak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rusty Driver!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yak fails with a takedown attempt.
Driver misses with a hook. Yak ducked under it nicely.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Yak is just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Driver.
Driver takes a swing at Yak's ribcage but misses.
Yak feinted with a counter takedown.
Rusty Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driver connects with a right hand. Yak shakes it off.
Driver throws a push kick but Yak slaps the foot to one side.
Driver throws a push kick but Yak slaps the foot to one side.
Driver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Yak has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yak dives in and grabs Driver's left leg, looking for a takedown. Driver pushes down on Yak's head and hops out.
A big right from Driver misses.
Yak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driver is trying to stand up here but Yak is controlling him well.
Yak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yak trying to control from half guard but Driver is working away.
Yak is working for a kimura but Driver is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Driver is looking to escape.
Driver is defending against the submission attempts here by Yak.
Driver is trying to stand.
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.
Yak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Driver defends it well.
Yak wants to work for an arm triangle but Driver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yak is trying to work for a kimura but Driver is defending well.
Yak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Driver is just riding it out for now. Yak eventually gives up the hold.
Yak has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Driver defend it? Yak steps over the head and cranks it - Driver is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Yak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sinan Yak!
During a confident post fight interview, Sinan Yak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Sokol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Teeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokol comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X gon' give it to Ya. 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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21
162 lbs
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29
155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcin Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Teeto!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokol stuns Teeto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marcin Sokol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokol throws a nice inside leg kick.
Teeto throws a big shot that misses.
Sokol is looking to counter punch.
Sokol with a hook.
Sokol is looking to chop away at Teeto's legs.
Sokol throws a nice inside leg kick.
Teeto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sokol to score with a decent uppercut.
Sokol connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Teeto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sokol bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Teeto's head.
Teeto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sokol, pushing him back 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!
Teeto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sokol managing to block the knees to the body from Teeto.
A shot in the inside from Sokol.
Sokol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sokol breaks from the clinch.
Teeto misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teeto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sokol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teeto moves away.
Nice body punch from Sokol.
Sokol smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Teeto looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokol is just out of range.
Sokol lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sokol cracks the inside of Teeto's front leg.
Sokol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sokol connects with a single shot there.
Sokol darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Teeto thows a leg kick but Sokol checks it
and Sokol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Teeto thinking.
Teeto cracks the inside of Sokol's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Teeto at a distance.
Sokol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Teeto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Teeto wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Sokol.
Teeto tries to counter with a clinch but Sokol shakes him off and moves away.
Teeto throws the kick towards the body but Sokol avoids it.
Sokol attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sokol with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sokol is looking to wear down Teeto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Teeto wants to clinch.
Sokol lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sokol - just one landing.
Sokol dodges the punch combination from Teeto.
Teeto moves to clinch but Sokol breaks away
and Sokol counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Sokol's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sokol scores with a jab.
Teeto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice cross by Sokol.
Sokol cracks Teeto with a good jab.
Nice cross by Sokol.
Sokol moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Teeto is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teeto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Teeto has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teeto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Teeto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sokol if he has to take too many more of those.
Teeto wants to slow Sokol down by chopping away at his legs.
Teeto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sokol to score with a decent uppercut.
Sokol uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Teeto has time to react.
Teeto misses with a body kick.
Sokol throwing a counter right hand but Teeto manages to avoid it.
Sokol throws a series of punches but Teeto moves out of range.
Sokol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teeto misses with a low kick.
Sokol's jab looks to have found its range, popping Teeto under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Teeto. Teeto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Teeto doesn't manage to clinch there - Sokol circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Sokol dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sokol connects with a crisp jab.
Sokol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teeto can do to turn this around?
Teeto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokol.
Teeto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sokol throws a body shot but no joy.
Teeto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Teeto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokol.
Sokol moves away from the strike by Teeto.
Sokol pushes Teeto away with a front kick.
Teeto ducks right into an uppercut from Sokol.
Sokol bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Sokol. That snapped Teeto's head back.
Sokol bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Teeto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sokol. That did some damage!
Teeto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teeto throws a sloppy body shot
and Sokol counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sokol takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Teeto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sokol misses the shot to the body.
Sokol sets himself, and Teeto steps forward looking for the clinch! Sokol avoids it this time.
Teeto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Teeto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Teeto does no damage.
Teeto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Teeto.
Sokol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teeto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol lands a really nice looking cross but Teeto seems unphased.
Sokol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Teeto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marcin Sokol is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokol misses with a kick to the body.
Teeto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokol throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Teeto on the side of the head.
Teeto lands with an uppercut that bounces Sokol off the cage and back into range.
Teeto closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Sokol to counter with a crisp jab.
Sokol lands a body shot.
Teeto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teeto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sokol is out of range.
Sokol connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Teeto momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teeto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sokol counters with a body kick that stops Teeto in his tracks momentarily.
Teeto throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokol.
Sokol connects with a looping right hand.
Teeto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Teeto throws a leg kick but Sokol moved away.
Sokol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teeto.
Sokol connects with a crisp jab.
Sokol scores with a jab to the head.
Teeto is still on wobbly legs! Can Sokol finish him?
Sokol lands a right hook to the body.
Teeto seems to have recovered his senses.
Sokol throws a low kick, looking for Teeto's leg but Teeto calmly moves out of range.
Sokol misses with a wild body shot.
Teeto wants to clinch up but Sokol keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teeto throws a hook but Sokol avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Sokol.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokol throws a sloppy head kick and Teeto moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Teeto.
As Sokol backs off Teeto throws a huge counter combo but Sokol manages to avoid it all.
Mr Teeto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sokol scores with a body shot.
Sokol scores with a head kick. Teeto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sokol's jab looks to have found its range, popping Teeto under the eye.
Sokol swats away the attempt to clinch by Teeto.
Sokol jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good work by Sokol as he checks the leg kick.
Teeto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Teeto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Teeto misses with a kick to the body
and Sokol counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Sokol dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sokol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teeto moves away.
Teeto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sokol swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Teeto.
Teeto tries to move into range but Sokol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sokol moves out of range of the body kick from Teeto.
Sokol cracks the inside of Teeto's front leg.
Teeto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teeto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sokol.
Sokol bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sokol looks for the body kick but Teeto saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol looks to land a combination. Teeto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sokol misses with a hook.
Sokol moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokol works over Teeto's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teeto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sokol throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sokol works the jab nicely.
Teeto throws a leg kick that misses.
Teeto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sokol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sokol is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the body from Teeto misses
enabling Sokol to counter with a crisp jab.
Sokol 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.
Sokol clobbers Teeto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Teeto darts in trying to clinch
and Sokol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol loads up on a big right hand but Teeto slips the punch.
Sokol throws a push kick but Teeto slaps the foot to one side.
Teeto tries to counter with a clinch but Sokol shakes him off and moves away.
A lazy body kick from Teeto
and Sokol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teeto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sokol misses with a wild body shot.
Teeto throws a nice looking combination but Sokol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teeto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Teeto throws an overhand right that lands on Sokol's shoulder, as Sokol tries to avoid the shot.
Teeto throws a hook but Sokol avoids it easily.
Teeto tries to move into range but Sokol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Teeto throws a solid leg kick but Sokol takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Teeto.
Teeto just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSokol.
Teeto blocks a head kick by Sokol.
Teeto thumps Sokol with a low kick.
Teeto cracks the inside of Sokol's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teeto wants to counter the offense by Sokol and move into the clinch position.
Sokol lands a jab.
Sokol lands a nice shot to the body.
Teeto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teeto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sokol.
Teeto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Teeto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokol.
Sokol checks the leg kick.
Teeto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sokol takes a step back to recover.
Teeto takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol throws a front kick aimed at Teeto's knee but Teeto avoids it well.
Teeto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sokol connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Teeto scrambles back to his feet.
Sokol shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Teeto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokol thuds his right hand into Teeto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sokol circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sokol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcin Sokol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sokol lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teeto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mr Teeto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sokol lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcin Sokol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sokol 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Sokol!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isa Boletini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Zulughanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boletini might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let the Bodies Hit the Floor. Aleksey Zulughanov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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251 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isa Boletini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksey Zulughanov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boletini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zulughanov.
Zulughanov clobbers Boletini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boletini tries to clinch up.
Zulughanov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boletini misses with a hook.
Zulughanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Zulughanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Boletini needs to keep his hands up - Zulughanov had a free shot at his head there.
Boletini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zulughanov misses with the combination.
Boletini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Zulughanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zulughanov.
Zulughanov scores with a nice right hand.
Boletini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zulughanov is able to avoid easily.
Boletini walks into a left hand.
Zulughanov connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boletini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zulughanov. Zulughanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boletini misses with a right hand
and Zulughanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zulughanov scores with a jab. Boletini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zulughanov throws a head kick but Boletini moves out of range.
Boletini is looking for a counter combo.
Both fighters circling a little - Boletini finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulughanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zulughanov misses with a hook.
Zulughanov misses with a left hand
and Boletini counters with a thumping low kick.
Zulughanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zulughanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zulughanov misses with a wild body shot.
Zulughanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zulughanov misses with a body kick.
Boletini attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boletini connects with a solid leg kick.
Boletini staying out of range there.
Boletini looks to score with a jab to the body but Zulughanov is just out of range.
Zulughanov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boletini will feel that in the morning.
Zulughanov moves away from the strike by Boletini.
Boletini doesn't manage to clinch there - Zulughanov circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zulughanov.
Boletini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zulughanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Boletini.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulughanov lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boletini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zulughanov counters with a left and a right that stings Boletini.
Zulughanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boletini throwing a counter right hand but Zulughanov manages to avoid it.
Boletini wants to land a leg kick but Zulughanov is out of range.
Zulughanov throws a front kick aimed at Boletini's knee but Boletini avoids it well.
Zulughanov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boletini. Boletini circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boletini tries to clinch there but Zulughanov circles away.
Boletini with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zulughanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Boletini lands with an overhand left.
Boletini throws a shot to the body.
Zulughanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zulughanov just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Zulughanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boletini doesn't seem phased though.
Boletini defending well as Zulughanov loads up on a big left hand.
Zulughanov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zulughanov - that will leave a mark!
Zulughanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boletini moves out of range as Zulughanov throws a body kick.
Boletini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zulughanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov misses with a body kick.
Boletini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zulughanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zulughanov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boletini. Boletini circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zulughanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boletini with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zulughanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Zulughanov throws a hook but Boletini blocks it.
Zulughanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boletini's calf.
Boletini misses with a hook
and Zulughanov counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Zulughanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boletini chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zulughanov can pounce on him.
Zulughanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zulughanov looks to land a right hand but Boletini moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boletini, right into the meat.
Zulughanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zulughanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulughanov misses with a hook. Boletini ducked under it nicely.
Zulughanov throws a head kick but Boletini moves out of range.
Boletini misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov lands a nice shot that snaps Boletini's head back.
Boletini throws a body punch but Zulughanov moves out of range.
Boletini throws a hook but Zulughanov blocks it.
Boletini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zulughanov throws a head kick but Boletini moves out of range.
Boletini blocks a leg kick.
Boletini feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zulughanov's calf.
Boletini avoids a kick to the body.
Zulughanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boletini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boletini lands a leg kick that knocks Zulughanov off balance momentarily.
Boletini takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boletini has closed the distance and engaged Zulughanov in a clinch.
Boletini lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zulughanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boletinis head.
Boletini cracks Zulughanov with a nice body shot.
Zulughanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zulughanov lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Zulughanov dominated that round.
That's time! Boletini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boletini takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zulughanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aleksey Zulughanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boletini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zulughanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Zulughanov throws out a counter right but Boletini avoids it with no problem.
Zulughanov throws a series of punches but Boletini moves out of range.
Boletini thuds his right hand into Zulughanov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boletini looks to land a left hand but Zulughanov moved out of range nicely.
Zulughanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zulughanov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boletini.
Zulughanov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boletini cracks Zulughanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zulughanov thumps Boletini with a low kick.
Boletini misses with the combination.
And Zulughanov responds with a good body kick, but Boletini manages to step out the way in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boletini throws a looping overhand right but Zulughanov ducks down to avoid it.
Zulughanov connects with a body shot.
Boletini throws a low kick but Zulughanov avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Zulughanov misses.
Zulughanov with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Zulughanov. That snapped Boletini's head back.
Zulughanov throws the kick towards the body but Boletini avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boletini drops his hands momentarily and Zulughanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boletini chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zulughanov digs a good body shot into Boletini's ribs.
Boletini lands with an overhand left.
Zulughanov throws a right hand that Boletini ducks under and follows up with a left that Boletini also avoids with ease.
Boletini closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boletini.
Boletini looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zulughanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zulughanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boletini has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boletini there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boletini is looking to clinch but Zulughanov is avoiding it.
Zulughanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Boletini.
Boletini throws a body shot but no joy.
Boletini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulughanov manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulughanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Zulughanov.
Boletini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zulughanov stuns Boletini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boletini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boletini throws a front kick aimed at Zulughanov's knee but Zulughanov avoids it well.
Boletini catches Zulughanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Boletini misses.
Zulughanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boletini avoids a kick to the body.
Boletini wants to land a leg kick but Zulughanov is out of range.
Boletini misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zulughanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zulughanov lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body punch from Zulughanov.
Zulughanov cracks the inside of Boletini's front leg.
Zulughanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zulughanov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zulughanov.
Zulughanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zulughanov misses with an uppercut. Boletini saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulughanov. Boletini does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Boletini tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boletini throws a body punch but Zulughanov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boletini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boletini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Boletini backs off Zulughanov throws a huge counter combo but Boletini manages to avoid it all.
Boletini misses with a wild body shot.
Zulughanov unleashes a big counter combination but Boletini bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zulughanov scores with a leg kick.
Boletini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zulughanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Boletini.
Zulughanov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boletini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boletini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boletini throws a jab but it's blocked by Zulughanov.
Zulughanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boletini throws a low kick but Zulughanov moves out of range easily.
Boletini throws a body kick that misses.
Boletini walks into a straight right hand from Zulughanov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulughanov. Boletini does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boletini crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zulughanov - the referee stops the clock and Boletini gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zulughanov. Boletini manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zulughanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Boletini is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boletini misses with a lunging right hand
and Zulughanov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zulughanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zulughanov ducks right into an uppercut from Boletini.
A lazy left from Zulughanov finds it's target.
Boletini will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Boletini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zulughanov.
Boletini doesn't manage to clinch there - Zulughanov circles away.
Zulughanov throws out a counter right but Boletini avoids it with no problem.
Zulughanov cracks a nice hook into Boletini's ribs.
A big right from Zulughanov misses.
Zulughanov looks to throw the jab but Boletini is out of range.
Zulughanov clobbers Boletini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zulughanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Boletini lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zulughanov avoids the body shot from Boletini.
A big right from Zulughanov misses.
Boletini went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zulughanov lands with a slapping head kick.
Boletini moves out of range of the body kick from Zulughanov.
Boletini is looking to counter with head kicks.
Zulughanov scores with a decent looking hook.
Zulughanov connects with an inside leg kick.
Boletini throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Zulughanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zulughanov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boletini backs up against the cage.
Zulughanov lands a two punch combo.
Zulughanov walks into a jab.
Zulughanov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boletini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boletini moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromZulughanov.
Zulughanov throws a low kick but Boletini avoids it.
Zulughanov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boletini stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zulughanov.
Zulughanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zulughanov swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Boletini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zulughanov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zulughanov throws a shot to the body.
Boletini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zulughanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boletini 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.
Zulughanov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Boletini digs a good body shot into Zulughanov's ribs.
A jab from Boletini does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulughanov lands a really nice looking cross but Boletini seems unphased.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boletini, as that shot connected.
Zulughanov loads up on a big right hand but Boletini slips the punch.
Zulughanov scores with a leg kick.
Boletini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boletini with a hook.
Boletini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zulughanov slips a jab from Boletini.
Zulughanov throws a lazy right hand but Boletini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boletini swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zulughanov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zulughanov.
Boletini throws a body punch but Zulughanov moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zulughanov throws a leg kick which misses Boletini's front leg but catches the back leg as Boletini tries to avoid it.
Zulughanov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boletini moves out of range of the strikes.
Boletini wants to clinch
letting Zulughanov counter with a right hand.
Boletini with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zulughanov to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Zulughanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zulughanov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Boletini on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zulughanov misses with a straight right.
Zulughanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Zulughanov.
Zulughanov throws a leg kick but Boletini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boletini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zulughanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Boletini is just out of range.
Zulughanov throws a shot to the body.
Zulughanov lands a nice shot that snaps Boletini's head back.
Zulughanov throws a right hand that Boletini ducks under and follows up with a left that Boletini also avoids with ease.
Boletini throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zulughanov counters with a leg kick.
Zulughanov is looking to land body kicks.
Boletini tries to work over Zulughanov's front leg with a kick but Zulughanov checks it.
Isa Boletini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zulughanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boletini.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zulughanov throws a shot from downtown. Boletini moves away and avoids it.
Boletini appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boletini darts in and clinches Zulughanov up against the cage.
Boletini works on Zulughanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Boletini working aggressively here.
Zulughanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zulughanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Boletini.
Zulughanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zulughanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boletini throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boletini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulughanov manages to avoid it.
Boletini has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zulughanov.
Zulughanov thows a body kick. Boletini tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zulughanov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boletini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zulughanov.
Boletini is looking to counter punch.
Boletini clinches up with Zulughanov and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zulughanov misses with a punch to the body.
Boletini misses with the head strike.
Zulughanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Zulughanov as the two fighters clinch.
Zulughanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zulughanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zulughanov lands with a nice body punch.
Zulughanov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zulughanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zulughanov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boletini has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boletini takes one to the side of the head.
Boletini drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zulughanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boletini.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Boletini. That snapped Zulughanov's head back.
Jab, jab by Zulughanov - just one landing.
Zulughanov slips under a jab from Boletini.
Zulughanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zulughanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksey Zulughanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zulughanov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksey Zulughanov!
A relieved looking Aleksey Zulughanov 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 Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolt Ganger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kolt Ganger!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganger instigates a clinch.
Al Haddad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Al Haddad taking a breather.
Ganger lands with a light punch inside.
Ganger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Al Haddad working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Ganger.
A short left from Ganger.
Ganger lands a body shot.
Al Haddad blocking some punches.
Al Haddad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ganger tries to pull guard but Al Haddad won't allow it.
Ganger is working Al Haddad over against the cage.
Al Haddad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Al Haddad misses with a punch on the inside.
Ganger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ganger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ganger tries a body shot but Al Haddad blocks it.
Ganger pushes Al Haddad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ganger misses with a body punch.
Ganger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Haddad's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad tries to land knees in the clinch but Ganger avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Al Haddad has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Al Haddad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Al Haddad leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ganger fails to pull guard.
Al Haddad is stalling here.
Ganger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ganger misses with some punches.
Al Haddad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ganger struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Haddad controls his hands.
Al Haddad blocks a body shot from Ganger.
Ganger is working Al Haddad over against the cage.
Ganger misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ganger.
A right hand to the body from Ganger.
Ganger throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad blocks a body shot from Ganger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Al Haddad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ganger's elbow.
Ganger lands a nice shot to the body.
Ganger lands with a short shot to the head.
Ganger lands a body punch.
Al Haddad misses with a body punch.
Al Haddad is looking to control Ganger's arms but Ganger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Al Haddad has his back to the cage.
Ganger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ganger tries to work over Al Haddad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ganger fails to land.
Ganger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Al Haddad seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ganger can turn it around.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ganger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ganger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Haddad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ganger is keeping busy.
Ganger lands with a light punch inside.
Ganger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ganger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ganger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Haddad as he jumps to the side.
Al Haddad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Elias Al Haddad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kolt Ganger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganger tries to work over Al Haddad's front leg with a kick but Al Haddad checks it.
Ganger misses with a hook. Al Haddad ducked under it nicely.
Ganger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Al Haddad under the eye.
Ganger misses with a body shot.
Ganger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Haddad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ganger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ganger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ganger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Al Haddad is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Haddad.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ganger.
Al Haddad misses with the head strike.
Ganger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ganger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Al Haddad blocks an uppercut.
Al Haddad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganger is looking to break free of the clinch but Al Haddad has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad misses with some punches.
Ganger gets through Al Haddad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Haddad trying to control the position but instead, Ganger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Al Haddad into the cage.
Ganger misses with some punches.
Ganger scores with a shot to the side of Al Haddad's head.
Ganger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Haddad backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Haddad.
Ganger tries to work over Al Haddad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Ganger.
Al Haddad misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Haddad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ganger fails to land.
Ganger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ganger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Haddad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ganger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolt Ganger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Al Haddad blocks a leg kick.
Ganger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ganger fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Al Haddad to the ground. Ganger is now in Al Haddad's guard.
Ganger advances position into side control!
Ganger prevents Al Haddad from escaping the position.
Al Haddad gets back to half guard.
Al Haddad is staying active underneath Ganger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ganger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ganger moves into full mount! Al Haddad won't be happy about that!
Ganger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganger won't let Al Haddad get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ganger landing strikes from the mount and Al Haddad is in trouble!
Ganger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Al Haddad is looking to escape.
Ganger is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Al Haddad has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Al Haddad!
Ganger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Al Haddad is looking to work some ground and pound but Ganger has wrist control.
Al Haddad trying to control the position from guard on top but Ganger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ganger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Al Haddad wants to control from the top but Ganger keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganger is pulling down on Al Haddad's head. It's preventing any offense from Al Haddad, at least for the moment.
Ganger wants to improve his position but instead Al Haddad has moved into half guard.
Ganger moves his hips nicely and gets into full 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.
Ganger has his foot on Al Haddad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Al Haddad works his way back into a safe position though.
Kolt Ganger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ganger is working an open guard so Al Haddad takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Al Haddad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Al Haddad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ganger doesn't seem phased though.
Al Haddad loads up on a big right hand but Ganger slips the punch.
Ganger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Al Haddad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ganger lands a body shot.
Al Haddad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ganger moves out of range as Al Haddad strikes.
Ganger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Haddad swings for the body but Ganger moves out of range.
Ganger with the counter takedown but Al Haddad avoids it easily.
Al Haddad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ganger manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolt Ganger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Al Haddad looks to land a combination but Ganger avoids it well.
Al Haddad walks into a straight right hand from Ganger.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ganger.
Ganger throws a body shot but no joy.
Ganger misses with a body shot.
Ganger slips a jab from Al Haddad.
Ganger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Haddad swings for the body but Ganger moves out of range.
Ganger is looking to clinch but Al Haddad is avoiding it.
Al Haddad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ganger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Haddad slips a jab and a cross from Ganger.
Ganger throws a looping overhand right but Al Haddad ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ganger ducks right into an uppercut from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad misses with a double jab.
And Ganger tries to counter it with a takedown but Al Haddad pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ganger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ganger. Ganger obviously looking to wear him down.
Ganger throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Haddad misses with a looping left.
Ganger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Al Haddad defends it well.
Ganger looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Haddad is just out of range.
Al Haddad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ganger defending well as Al Haddad loads up on a big left hand.
Ganger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Al Haddad rather than just go for the knockout.
Al Haddad tries to clinch up.
Kolt Ganger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Haddad has managed to clinch.
Al Haddad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ganger misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Al Haddad.
Ganger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Al Haddad as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ganger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Al Haddad won't be happy with that.
Ganger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Al Haddad takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ganger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Al Haddad can't do much from the bottom here.
Ganger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Al Haddad to see if he's OK.
Ganger trying to control the action but Al Haddad is working from the bottom.
Ganger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ganger is continuing to stall.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ganger trying to control the action but Al Haddad is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Haddad tries to improve position but can't.
Ganger lands some shots froms side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
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.
Ganger working the ground and pound from side control.
Al Haddad is trying to get back to half guard.
Ganger controlling from side mount.
Ganger misses with the ground and pound.
Elias Al Haddad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ganger looks up at the clock and then as Al Haddad takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ganger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Al Haddad is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ganger's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Al Haddad is not content to let Ganger control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kolt Ganger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ganger 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kolt Ganger!
After winning the bout, Kolt Ganger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lubomir Mihailovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by 10 Years - All White. Mihailovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Otherwise - Soldiers. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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259 lbs
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243 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lubomir Mihailovic!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mihailovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mihailovic defends it nicely.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mihailovic tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Mihailovic is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mihailovic reverses the position - he's now on top in Smith's guard.
Mihailovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mihailovic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smith is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mihailovic, into his guard.
Mihailovic keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mihailovic is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mihailovic's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mihailovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Mihailovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mihailovic manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Mihailovic's guard.
Mihailovic is pulling down on Smith's head to control his posture.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith postures up in Mihailovic's guard and throws a big left but Mihailovic blocks it.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mihailovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Mihailovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mihailovic manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Mihailovic's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mihailovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mihailovic as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Mihailovic, which made it look bad.
Mihailovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mihailovic as he jumps to the side.
Mihailovic closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mihailovic has Smith pushed against the cage.
Mihailovic gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mihailovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Mihailovic effectively controlling the action here.
Mihailovic can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Mihailovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mihailovic after a bit of a struggle.
Smith prevents a body shot from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mihailovic misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Mihailovic.
Mihailovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mihailovic taking a breather.
Smith has Mihailovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mihailovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailovic controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands a takedown into guard.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mihailovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Mihailovic's legs - danger averted.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mihailovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Mihailovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mihailovic manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Mihailovic's guard.
Smith 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.
Mihailovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mihailovic trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johnny Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Mihailovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mihailovic clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Mihailovic is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mihailovic down to the mat. Mihailovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mihailovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mihailovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Mihailovic clinches.
Mihailovic stalls.
Mihailovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mihailovic stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihailovic misses with a body punch.
Mihailovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mihailovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Mihailovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mihailovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mihailovic is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Mihailovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Mihailovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mihailovic is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mihailovic pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Mihailovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mihailovic lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Mihailovic. Mihailovic maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lubomir Mihailovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mihailovic leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mihailovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mihailovic defends well and Smith ends up having to push Mihailovic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Mihailovic misses.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mihailovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mihailovic has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Mihailovic just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Mihailovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mihailovic is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihailovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mihailovic digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mihailovic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mihailovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith prevents a body shot from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mihailovic misses with a body punch.
Smith blocks a body shot from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Mihailovic back against the cage.
Mihailovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mihailovic is struggling to control the position.
That's two 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.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mihailovic.
Mihailovic scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Mihailovic.
Lubomir Mihailovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mihailovic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mihailovic leaning against his opponent.
Mihailovic continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Smith prevents a body shot from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mihailovic pinned against the cage. Mihailovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihailovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mihailovic clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mihailovic circles away.
Mihailovic has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Mihailovic tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mihailovic just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Mihailovic misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Mihailovic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mihailovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mihailovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihailovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Mihailovic stalls.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mihailovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mihailovic lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Mihailovic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith looking for a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Mihailovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lubomir Mihailovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mihailovic 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lubomir Mihailovic!
Lubomir Mihailovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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