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Aspire 61: Lewandowski vs Yew PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xi Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xi Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Don Gotti!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lim closes the distance and clinches.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gotti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lim pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gotti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lim blocks a body shot from Gotti.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lim.
Gotti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gotti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gotti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lim pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gotti blocking some punches.
Gotti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gotti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lim missing with a left hand there. Gotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gotti lands a slapping body shot.
Lim closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotti blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gotti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti tries to work over Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lim lands a hook that snaps the head of Gotti backwards.
A short body shot lands from Lim as the two fighters clinch.
Lim has a couple of punches blocked by Gotti.
Lim gets through Gotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gotti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lim walks away with a smile on his face. Gotti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xi Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Gotti.
Gotti throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lim throws a big counter combination but Gotti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
Gotti ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Don Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xi Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lim tries to clinch up.
Lim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gotti lands with a straight right. Lim didn't see that one coming.
Gotti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gotti shoots in and drives through. Lim sprawls well.
Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gotti defending well as Lim loads up on a big left hand.
Gotti moves out of range of the leg kick from Lim.
Gotti feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim cracks Gotti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lim has closed the distance and engaged Gotti in a clinch.
Gotti tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Gotti back against the cage.
Gotti tightens his grip and picks Lim up, before dumping him to the ground. Lim manages to land in guard.
Lim looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gotti wants to control from the top but Lim keeps moving.
Gotti controlling from the top position.
Gotti working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gotti jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lim keeping moving, preventing Gotti from controlling successfully.
Lim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gotti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lim controlling the position.
Gotti trying to control but Lim is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lim swings for the body but Gotti moves out of range.
Gotti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti punishes Lim's body with a nice straight punch.
Gotti lands a nice shot that snaps Lim's head back.
Gotti moves out of range of the leg kick from Lim.
Jab by Gotti.
Lim throws a right hand that Gotti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gotti also avoids with ease.
Lim is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gotti.
Nice jab there from Gotti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gotti connects with a right hand. Lim shakes it off.
Gotti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lim.
We've been told by Lim's head coaches at The Skating Rink that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Lim as Gotti shoots in.
Lim fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gotti just manages to avoid it.
Lim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gotti throws a body shot but no joy.
Gotti takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
Gotti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lim misses with a straight right.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lim moves away from the strike by Gotti.
Lim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Xi Lim will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gotti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Lim avoids nicely.
Lim looks to land a left hand but Gotti moved out of range nicely.
Lim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gotti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lim scrambles back to his feet.
Gotti throws a jab but it's blocked by Lim.
Lim loads up on a big right hand but Gotti slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lim, right into the meat.
Gotti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gotti.
Gotti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotti tries to free his leg and advance position but Lim is retaining full guard.
Lim is adopting a defensive guard.
Gotti trying to control but Lim is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim keeping full guard, as Gotti tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gotti is fighting to break Lim's control of his arms but Lim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lim feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gotti sprawling to the canvas! Gotti rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lim finish him?!
Gotti is rocked!
Lim knocks out Gotti with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Lim before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Lim picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xi Lim!
A less than humble Xi Lim misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Westlake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyril Westlake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bailey forces Westlake back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Westlake.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Westlake controls the action.
Westlake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailey misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westlake blocks an uppercut.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Westlake backwards.
It looks like Cyril Westlake has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Westlake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westlake working aggressively here.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Westlake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Westlake blocks an uppercut.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westlake scores with a shot to the side of Bailey's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Westlake.
We've been informed that Bailey has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Westlake tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westlake is trying to break the clinch but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Westlake.
Westlake lands a nice uppercut.
Westlake pushes Bailey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westlake scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Westlake.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Westlake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westlake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bailey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Westlake throws a hook but Bailey blocks it.
Westlake cracks Bailey with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bailey looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Westlake finish him?
Bailey is rocked!
Bailey tries to get into range but Westlake steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Bailey! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Westlake scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cyril Westlake!
After winning the bout, Cyril Westlake 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasko Stefanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thoreaux AssKicken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AssKicken has chosen Winds of Change as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasko Stefanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thoreaux AssKicken!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AssKicken throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stefanov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. AssKicken is in Stefanov's guard.
Stefanov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stefanov tries to get out of the position.
AssKicken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
AssKicken sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stefanov's guard.
Stefanov won't allow AssKicken to pass to mount.
AssKicken is working for a kimura but Stefanov is defending it quite comfortably.
AssKicken is trying to work for a kimura but Stefanov is defending well.
AssKicken is pressing down on Stefanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stefanov is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
AssKicken wants to pass to mount but Stefanov is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AssKicken keeps trying to improve his position.
AssKicken looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
AssKicken tries to pass to full mount but Stefanov defends it.
Stefanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stefanov is looking for a sweep. AssKicken is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stefanov is refusing to be controlled, as AssKicken sits in half guard.
AssKicken is looking to advance position but Stefanov won't allow it.
AssKicken is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stefanov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time AssKicken.
AssKicken is looking to advance position but Stefanov won't allow it.
AssKicken is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stefanov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time AssKicken.
AssKicken is trying to work for a kimura but Stefanov is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AssKicken passes the guard and advances to mount!
AssKicken swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stefanov is now in AssKicken's guard. A big mistake from AssKicken there, giving up the dominant position!
AssKicken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
AssKicken wants to improve his position but instead Stefanov has moved into half guard.
Stefanov wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AssKicken tries to roll over but Stefanov keeps him under control.
AssKicken slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
AssKicken lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stefanov can't keep his opponent in guard - AssKicken advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
AssKicken works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
AssKicken working for a guillotine from mount but Stefanov is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thoreaux AssKicken 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.
AssKicken 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.
AssKicken throws a right hand that misses
and Stefanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
AssKicken misses with a hook. Stefanov ducked under it nicely.
AssKicken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
AssKicken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
AssKicken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
AssKicken lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
AssKicken fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stefanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Stefanov misses.
Nice uppercut lands for AssKicken. That snapped Stefanov's head back.
AssKicken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanov throws a big shot that misses.
Stefanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stefanov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits AssKickens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Thoreaux AssKicken has been cut.
AssKicken cracks Stefanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for AssKicken.
A jab from AssKicken finds it's way through Stefanov's defenses.
Stefanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
AssKicken throws out a leg kick but Stefanov moves out of range and AssKicken only half commits.
Stefanov fires out a quick counter leg kick but AssKicken just manages to avoid it.
Stefanov throws a sloppy head kick and AssKicken moves out of range easily.
Stefanov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
AssKicken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stefanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stefanov throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling AssKicken to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by AssKicken. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of AssKicken.
Stefanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
AssKicken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
AssKicken shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It's a brutal combination of punches from AssKicken! Stefanov is backing up but he can't get away as AssKicken lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Stefanov and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thoreaux AssKicken!
Thoreaux AssKicken made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying ' "I do this for you ASPIRE, I love you, line up the next one, all I want to do is fight and hear my fans cheer, I'm a blessed man, what a time to be alive, woo!"'.
The defeated Nasko Stefanov had this to say: 'Yer a dirty pirate hooker!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Rolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolla comes into the arena with Hit 'Em Up blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Agnarsson's choice of entrance music: Black Pearl. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Rolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rolla moves away from the strike by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rolla, pushing him back against the cage.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Agnarsson rushes Rolla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Agnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rolla creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Agnarsson.
Rolla's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rolla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rolla working hard to break the clinch.
Rolla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolla throws an elbow but it misses.
Rolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch
and Rolla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Agnarsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rolla takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rolla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Agnarsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolla avoids the body shot from Agnarsson.
Rolla appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rolla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Agnarsson moves away from the strike by Rolla.
Agnarsson slips a jab from Rolla.
Agnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rolla counters with a left and a right that stings Agnarsson.
Rolla slips under a jab from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rolla if he has to take too many more of those.
Agnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rolla takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rolla is breathing heavily.
Agnarsson misses with a kick to the body.
Rolla walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Agnarsson.
Rolla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been told by Rolla's head coaches at Bullet Proof Dungeon that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Rolla misses.
Agnarsson misses with a body kick.
Agnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rolla moves away.
Agnarsson cracks Rolla with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Agnarsson there.
Agnarsson clinches up with Rolla and pushes him back against the cage.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rolla controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rolla throws an elbow but misses.
Rolla breaks the clinch.
Agnarsson lands a jab to the nose.
Rolla is rocked!
Agnarsson misses with a straight right.
Rolla throws a series of punches but Agnarsson avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Rolla misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Agnarsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Agnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson swings for the body but Rolla moves out of range.
Agnarsson scores with a nice head shot.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Agnarsson! Rolla is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjarni Agnarsson!
Bjarni Agnarsson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Venom Combat Sports for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauta Kansleri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donsone DeNeville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kansleri comes to the cage accompanied by U.D.O. - Heart of Gold. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauta Kansleri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone DeNeville!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNeville walks into a jab.
Kansleri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeNeville moves away.
DeNeville tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kansleri misses with a jab, cross combination.
DeNeville 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.
DeNeville has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
DeNeville connects with a leg kick. Kansleri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeNeville stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kansleri.
DeNeville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kansleri.
DeNeville scores with a hook.
DeNeville takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kansleri misses with an uppercut.
Kansleri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces DeNeville back to the cage. Kansleri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kansleri throws out a loose jab but DeNeville uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kansleri lands a really nice looking cross but DeNeville seems unphased.
Kansleri misses with a leg kick.
DeNeville swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kansleri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeNeville.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansleri keeps the fight on the outside.
Kansleri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeNeville is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kansleri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
DeNeville just misses with a punch to the body.
Kansleri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rauta Kansleri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeNeville takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeNeville tries a low kick but Kansleri avoids it.
It looked like Kansleri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from DeNeville.
Kansleri motions for DeNeville to come forward. Kansleri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
DeNeville throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kansleri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Kansleri misses its intended target.
Kansleri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and DeNeville counters with a good low kick that Kansleri was not able to check.
Kansleri throws the left hand but DeNeville avoids the punch easily.
Kansleri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for DeNeville.
A low kick from Kansleri is predictable there
and DeNeville counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kansleri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kansleri throws a head kick but DeNeville moves out of range.
DeNeville gets tackled into the cage by Kansleri. Kansleri maintains the clinch.
Kansleri can't find room to land a body shot as DeNeville controls the action.
Kansleri working aggressively here.
DeNeville lands a nice uppercut.
DeNeville has a couple of punches blocked by Kansleri.
DeNeville lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kansleri scores with a shot to the side of DeNeville's head.
Kansleri misses with a punch to the body.
DeNeville gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kansleri is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gangsterdamage, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri tries to roll over but DeNeville keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. DeNeville connects with a nice short shot to Kansleri's temple.
DeNeville throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
DeNeville missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
DeNeville lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeNeville seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kansleri is looking for a sweep. DeNeville is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kansleri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from DeNeville.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kansleri manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
DeNeville postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kansleri wants to sweep but no luck.
DeNeville keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kansleri's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
DeNeville throwing strikes from guard but Kansleri blocks nicely.
DeNeville throwing strikes but missing.
Kansleri keeping full guard, as DeNeville tries to pass.
Kansleri controlling DeNeville's posture.
DeNeville trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
DeNeville pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kansleri is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donsone DeNeville 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.
Kansleri throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Kansleri misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as DeNeville blocks the leg kick.
DeNeville throws a counter combo.
A punch lands to the side of Kansleri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
DeNeville lands a nice shot that snaps Kansleri's head back.
Kansleri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kansleri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kansleri lands with a shot to the body.
DeNeville lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kansleri's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kansleri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kansleri lands a right hook to the body.
Kansleri connects with a leg kick. DeNeville looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeNeville on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kansleri is looking to slow DeNeville down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansleri missing with a left hand there. DeNeville was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kansleri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeNeville.
DeNeville tries to clinch but Kansleri moves away
and Kansleri counters with a nice uppercut.
Kansleri misses with a hook.
Kansleri throws a leg kick that is checked
and DeNeville counters with a head kick.
DeNeville changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kansleri looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kansleri tries to control the position but he's not in luck - DeNeville easily slips into full mount!
Kansleri is wriggling around trying to escape.
DeNeville content just to control the position here.
DeNeville looking to finish Kansleri with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kansleri!
It looks like Rauta Kansleri has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Kansleri that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kansleri can't escape the position.
DeNeville misses with a head shot.
DeNeville wants to control the pace but Kansleri is squirming around nicely.
DeNeville lands with some strikes.
DeNeville thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
DeNeville with good strikes from the mount here!
Poor strikes thrown by DeNeville there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A nice elbow there by DeNeville.
DeNeville landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri tries to hold on but DeNeville postures up.
DeNeville thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
DeNeville throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kansleri really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kansleri reaches up and holds on to DeNeville to control the position.
DeNeville is landing with some decent strikes but Kansleri is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
DeNeville throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
DeNeville lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
DeNeville with shots to the head and body - Kansleri looks very uncomfortable down there.
Donsone DeNeville has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville lands a nice shot to the head.
Kansleri is squirming around, avoiding DeNeville's attempts to control the action.
DeNeville has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeNeville lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeNeville thowing shots but they're missing.
DeNeville pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
DeNeville postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kansleri looks a forlorn figure.
DeNeville connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kansleri is desperately trying to improve his position but DeNeville has a good base and remains in mount.
DeNeville lands a big shot there that rocks Kansleri but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donsone DeNeville showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rauta Kansleri's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kansleri instigates a clinch.
DeNeville is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
DeNeville has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kansleri after a bit of a struggle.
Kansleri misses with some punches.
DeNeville looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kansleri.
DeNeville lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kansleri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeNeville prevents a body shot from Kansleri.
Kansleri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeNeville prevents a body shot from Kansleri.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeNeville.
Kansleri blocking some punches.
Kansleri blocking some punches.
Kansleri misses with a punch to the body.
Kansleri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNeville misses with a wild body shot.
Kansleri is looking to counter punch.
Kansleri throws a head kick but DeNeville moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from DeNeville misses.
Rauta Kansleri is winning the standup battle so far.
DeNeville throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kansleri.
Kansleri tries to counter by moving into the clinch but DeNeville manages to circle out of the way.
DeNeville moves away from the strike by Kansleri.
And DeNeville responds with a good body kick, but Kansleri manages to step out the way in time.
DeNeville bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeNeville connects with a crisp jab.
Kansleri tries to clinch but DeNeville is having none of it.
Kansleri moves out of range of the body kick from DeNeville.
DeNeville takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
DeNeville lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kansleri takes a step back to recover.
Kansleri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kansleri.
Kansleri throws a low kick but DeNeville avoids it.
Rauta Kansleri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kansleri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeNeville throws out the jab.
A big left from Kansleri misses.
Kansleri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
DeNeville walks into a jab.
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!
Kansleri throws a jab when DeNeville was well out of range.
DeNeville instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kansleri.
DeNeville has a couple of punches blocked by Kansleri.
DeNeville has a couple of punches blocked by Kansleri.
DeNeville scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donsone DeNeville seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Kansleri.
Kansleri working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from DeNeville.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville prevents a body shot from Kansleri.
DeNeville misses with the head strike.
Kansleri blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeNeville.
DeNeville misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeNeville working aggressively here.
DeNeville pushes Kansleri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeNeville tries a body shot but Kansleri blocks it.
Kansleri blocking some punches.
DeNeville misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kansleri on the inside.
DeNeville tries to throw a body punch but Kansleri avoids it by throwing DeNeville back against the cage.
DeNeville has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kansleri is trying to keep an underhook but DeNeville manages to get the takedown into half guard.
DeNeville is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kansleri regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from DeNeville.
DeNeville tries to free his leg and advance position but Kansleri is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kansleri's head.
Donsone DeNeville is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
DeNeville has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
DeNeville slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kansleri is on top in guard.
DeNeville wants to sweep here but Kansleri controlling him for the moment.
Kansleri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kansleri landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donsone DeNeville.
I've got DeNeville 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donsone DeNeville!
A relieved looking Donsone DeNeville 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James B. Grossweiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Sklemin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossweiner and Sergey Sklemin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James B. Grossweiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklemin dips to his left and cracks Grossweiner with an uppercut!
Grossweiner moves away from the strike by Sklemin.
A telegraphed right hand from Sklemin misses the target.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grossweiner fails to land the takedown.
Grossweiner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sklemin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grossweiner loads up on a big right hand but Sklemin slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grossweiner.
Sklemin avoids the body shot from Grossweiner.
Despite the aggression on Sklemin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grossweiner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sklemin connects with a looping right hand.
Sklemin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grossweiner on the side of the head.
Sklemin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grossweiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossweiner throws a leg kick but Sklemin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sklemin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grossweiner misses the jab.
Sklemin thuds his right hand into Grossweiner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grossweiner misses with a hook
enabling Sklemin to counter with a crisp jab.
Grossweiner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sklemin cracks Grossweiner with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Sklemin.
Sklemin tests Grossweiner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sklemin darts in and clinches Grossweiner up against the cage.
Sklemin throws an elbow but it misses.
Grossweiner dodges an elbow strike from Sklemin.
Sklemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grossweiners head.
A nice left hand lands by Sklemin.
Grossweiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossweiner lands a right hand.
Grossweiner has Sklemin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sklemin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sklemin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sklemin blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossweiner.
Sklemin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sklemin misses with a two punch combination.
Grossweiner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sklemin just manages to avoid it.
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!
Sklemin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sklemin throws a hook but Grossweiner blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin digs a good body shot into Grossweiner's ribs.
Sklemin checks a leg kick nicely.
Sklemin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sklemin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grossweiner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sklemin cracks Grossweiner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sklemin slaps away a takedown attempt from Grossweiner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James B. Grossweiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sklemin takes one to the chin there.
Grossweiner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sklemin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sklemin checks a low kick from Grossweiner.
Sklemin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grossweiner misses with a looping left.
Sklemin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grossweiner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sklemin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sklemin pushes Grossweiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Grossweiner presses Sklemin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sklemin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Grossweiner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner tries to work over Sklemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
Sklemin misses with a body punch.
Grossweiner working aggressively here.
Grossweiner can't find room to land a body shot as Sklemin controls the action.
Grossweiner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sklemin's elbow.
Sklemin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Sklemin.
A short right from Grossweiner on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sklemin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grossweiner's brow.
Sklemin lands with a light punch inside.
Grossweiner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sklemin blocks a body shot from Grossweiner.
Grossweiner has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin lands a damaging elbow.
Sklemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossweiner pushes Sklemin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grossweiner lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sklemin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sklemin.
Nice elbow from Sklemin.
Sklemin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossweiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossweiner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sklemin is looking to control Grossweiner's arms but Grossweiner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sklemin has his back to the cage.
Grossweiner misses with the head strike.
Grossweiner tries a body shot but Sklemin blocks it.
Grossweiner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grossweiner blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossweiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sklemin blocking some punches.
Sklemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sklemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grossweiners head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Sklemin 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.
Grossweiner throws a shot from downtown. Sklemin moves away and avoids it.
Sklemin scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Sklemin misses its intended target.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sklemin pushes Grossweiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Sklemin blocks a body shot from Grossweiner.
Sklemin has a couple of punches blocked by Grossweiner.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice left hand lands by Sklemin.
Grossweiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Grossweiner.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
Sklemin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grossweiner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sklemin's elbow.
Grossweiner pushes Sklemin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grossweiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sklemin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grossweiner throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Grossweiner lands a right hand.
Grossweiner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grossweiner misses with a body punch.
Sklemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossweiner avoiding damage as Sklemin throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossweiner lands with a short shot to the head.
Grossweiner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sklemin.
Grossweiner throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Sklemin is trying to break the clinch but Grossweiner has him pressed against the cage.
Sklemin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
Grossweiner lands a nice shot to the body.
Sklemin is breathing heavily.
Sklemin prevents a body shot from Grossweiner.
Grossweiner scores with a shoulder strike.
Grossweiner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grossweiner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grossweiner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sklemin is rocked!
Sklemin is pressed up against the cage. Grossweiner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sklemin down to the mat. Sklemin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sklemin is still on wobbly legs! Can Grossweiner finish him?
Grossweiner misses with a hook. Sklemin ducked under it nicely.
Sklemin seems to have recovered his senses.
Grossweiner looks to land a left hand but Sklemin moved out of range nicely.
Sklemin throws a looping overhand right but Grossweiner ducks down to avoid it.
Grossweiner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Grossweiner.
Sklemin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin has Grossweiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Grossweiner throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sklemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grossweiner backwards.
Sklemin tries to circle away but Grossweiner has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sklemin.
Grossweiner misses with the head strike.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Grossweiner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grossweiner can't find room to land a body shot as Sklemin controls the action.
A short uppercut from Sklemin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sklemin.
A nice left hand lands by Grossweiner.
Sklemin lands a hook that snaps the head of Grossweiner backwards.
Grossweiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sklemin takes a shot to the head.
Sklemin has a couple of punches blocked by Grossweiner.
Sklemin stalling the fight.
Sklemin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sklemin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grossweiner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grossweiner throws a body shot but no joy.
Grossweiner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sklemin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sklemin duly obliges.
Grossweiner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grossweiner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grossweiner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Sklemin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grossweiner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grossweiner. That's going to slow Sklemin down.
Grossweiner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grossweiner throws the left hand but Sklemin avoids the punch easily.
Grossweiner misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sklemin blocks the leg kick.
Grossweiner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sklemin was well out of range. Poor timing from Grossweiner.
A leg kick checked by Sklemin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sklemin lands a jab.
Grossweiner dodges the punch combination from Sklemin.
Grossweiner misses with a looping left.
Sklemin tries to counter with a clinch but Grossweiner shakes him off and moves away.
Sklemin scores with a jab to the body.
Sklemin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grossweiner has time to react.
Sklemin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grossweiner throws a shot from downtown. Sklemin moves away and avoids it.
Sklemin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Sklemin.
Sklemin closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Grossweiner.
Grossweiner has had enough of the clinch but Sklemin keeps him there for the moment.
Sklemin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grossweiner's defenses.
Grossweiner tries to work over Sklemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grossweiner throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Sklemin slows down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sklemin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergey Sklemin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grossweiner slips a straight right by Sklemin.
Sklemin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grossweiner lands a glancing blow to the side of Sklemin's head.
Sklemin darts in and clinches Grossweiner up against the cage.
Sklemin pushes Grossweiner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grossweiner tries to throw a body punch but Sklemin avoids it by throwing Grossweiner back against the cage.
Grossweiner avoids a wild elbow strike from Sklemin.
Sklemin is looking to control Grossweiner's arms but Grossweiner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sklemin has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Grossweiner.
Grossweiner can't get the takedown.
Grossweiner has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
Grossweiner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossweiner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grossweiner working aggressively here.
Grossweiner working aggressively here.
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!
Sklemin blocking some punches.
Sklemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklemin looking to stall.
Sklemin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Grossweiner.
Grossweiner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grossweiner throws a low kick but Sklemin avoids it.
It seemed like Sklemin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grossweiner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grossweiner dives in and grabs Sklemin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sklemin pushes down on Grossweiner's head and hops out.
Sklemin drives through and clinches with Grossweiner against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sklemin.
Grossweiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sklemin is looking to control Grossweiner's arms but Grossweiner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sklemin has his back to the cage.
Sklemin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grossweiner has him pressed against the cage.
Grossweiner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grossweiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossweiner misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Sklemin.
Grossweiner blocking some punches.
James B. Grossweiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sklemin taking a breather.
Sklemin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sklemin 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.
A cross from Sklemin lands.
Sklemin throws a shot from downtown. Grossweiner moves away and avoids it.
Sklemin checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklemin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sklemin misses with a lunging right hand
and Grossweiner counters with a straight right hand.
Sklemin lands a jab.
Grossweiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sklemin throws a body shot but no joy.
Grossweiner moves into the clinch successfully.
Grossweiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossweiner struggles to land a body shot inside as Sklemin controls his hands.
Sklemin prevents a body shot from Grossweiner.
Sklemin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grossweiner misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grossweiner has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sklemin is trying to keep an underhook but Grossweiner manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grossweiner stops Sklemin from getting back to his feet.
Grossweiner working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sklemin's thigh. Sklemin counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Sklemin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grossweiner is controlling him.
Grossweiner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sergey Sklemin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grossweiner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grossweiner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grossweiner works over Sklemin with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grossweiner postures up and lands a big shot to Sklemin's brow.
Grossweiner prevents Sklemin from getting back to his feet.
Grossweiner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grossweiner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grossweiner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grossweiner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grossweiner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grossweiner is looking to work some ground and pound but Sklemin has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossweiner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grossweiner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grossweiner cracks Sklemin with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James B. Grossweiner.
I think Sklemin 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Sklemin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerrald James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spank Crank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gerrald James has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gerrald James seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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206 lbs
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222 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrald James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spank Crank!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crank has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crank missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crank scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice cross by Crank.
Crank tries to clinch
and James counters with a low kick, right behind Crank 's knee.
Crank shoots in but no luck this time.
Crank lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James drops his hands momentarily and Crank takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from James. No joy for Crank on that attempt.
James fires out a quick counter leg kick but Crank just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a leg kick but Crank sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crank wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Crank.
Crank doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Spank Crank has been cut.
Gerrald James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spank Crank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crank lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
James tried to score with a low kick but Crank checks it.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crank throws a predictable looking body shot
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crank looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Crank closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crank looks to land a strike but James avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Crank throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Crank trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Crank in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crank looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crank is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James wants to get up but he can't break Crank's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
James trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Crank striking off his back but it's not causing James any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crank wants to sweep but no luck.
James looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spank Crank will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spank Crank's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
James tries to keep at a distance but Crank has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
James breaks the clinch.
James tries to land a leg kick but Crank saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crank darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crank swings widly with a right hand
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Crank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Nice body punch from Crank.
Crank looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crank misses with a hook
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crank pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Crank.
Crank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
James has had enough of the clinch but Crank keeps him there for the moment.
James throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Crank won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crank.
Crank's coach down at LOD: Contenders (Max ID290) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Crank's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crank.
James works on Crank's body with a couple of short punches.
Crank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James blocks an uppercut.
James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James misses with the head strike.
Crank blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from James.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James throws the left hand but Crank avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crank throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crank misses with a looping right.
Crank misses with a hook to the body
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Crank throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Crank throws a poor cross that misses
and James counters with a leg kick.
Spank Crank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crank misses with a lunging right hand
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crank scores with a jab.
Crank takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crank looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James takes one on the button.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James misses with a straight left.
Crank jabs at James's body.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crank.
James looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gerrald James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spank Crank's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crank misses with a hook
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crank misses with a body shot
and James counters with a two punch combo.
James lands a jab to the nose.
Spank Crank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from James lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crank has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crank and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Crank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from James. No joy for Crank on that attempt.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crank lands an overhand right.
James defending well as Crank loads up on a big left hand.
Crank swings and misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crank is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in James's half guard.
James manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Crank keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
I was talking to James's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Crank lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crank slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to stand up but Crank isn't so interested in that idea.
Crank trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crank accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crank stops James from standing up.
Crank scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James keeping moving, preventing Crank from controlling successfully.
Crank slips nicely into half guard.
Crank has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crank trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
Crank working James over with strikes.
James wants to get back to his feet.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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.
Crank lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
Crank misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from James misses the target.
Crank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crank gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crank ducks under a wild hook from James.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerrald James showed his dominance in that final round.
I think James 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gerrald James!
Gerrald James thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Sidious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skovgaard has chosen Second Reality as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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24
210 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidious closes the distance and clinches.
Sidious works on Skovgaard's body with a couple of short punches.
Sidious creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skovgaard misses with a punch on the inside.
Sidious lands an elbow just above Skovgaard 's eye.
I was talking to Sidious's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skovgaard is looking to break free of the clinch but Sidious has double underhooks.
Sidious lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skovgaard.
Sidious looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Skovgaard prevents a body shot from Sidious.
Skovgaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skovgaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sidious.
Skovgaard throws a looping overhand right but Sidious ducks down to avoid it.
Sidious looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sidious misses with a right hand
and Skovgaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sidious slips a straight right by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Skovgaard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sidious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skovgaard manages to avoid it.
Skovgaard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sidious swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skovgaard counters with a nice uppercut.
Sidious keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skovgaard lands a head kick. Sidious smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Skovgaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skovgaard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sidious will feel that in the morning.
Skovgaard thows a body kick. Sidious tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Skovgaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Skovgaard finds it's target.
Skovgaard lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Sidious.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sidious misses with a hook.
Sidious throws a poor cross that misses
and Skovgaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentin Skovgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard throws a head kick but Sidious moves out of range.
Sidious ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skovgaard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sidious on the side of the head.
Skovgaard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skovgaard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sidious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skovgaard throws a push kick but Sidious slaps the foot to one side.
Skovgaard lands a nice hook to Sidious's body. Sidious takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skovgaard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sidious is out of range.
Sidious wants to clinch.
Skovgaard punishes Sidious's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sidious misses with a looping right.
Skovgaard tries to land a front kick but Sidious steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skovgaard avoids the head kick by Sidious.
And Skovgaard responds with a good body kick, but Sidious manages to step out the way in time.
Skovgaard keeps the fight on the outside.
Skovgaard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sidious throws a front kick that sends Skovgaard stumbling back into the cage.
Sidious misses with a wild body shot.
Skovgaard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sidious avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skovgaard takes a swing at Sidious's ribcage but misses.
Sidious checks a leg kick.
Sidious tries to counter by clinching up but Skovgaard breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard connects with a body shot that sends Sidious's belly button to the back.
Sidious scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skovgaard doesn't seem bothered though.
Skovgaard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sidious is out of range.
Sidious jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Skovgaard is looking to land body kicks.
Skovgaard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sidious 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skovgaard tries to land a front kick but Sidious steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skovgaard misses with an uppercut.
Skovgaard throws a body shot but no joy.
Skovgaard looks to land a body kick but Sidious moved away.
Skovgaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Sidious.
Skovgaard scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Skovgaard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sidious.
Skovgaard walks into a left hand.
Valentin Skovgaard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sidious swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Skovgaard counter with a right hand.
Skovgaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skovgaard misses with a looping left.
Skovgaard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sidious.
Sidious moves into the clinch.
Skovgaard misses with a body punch.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skovgaard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skovgaard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidious throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skovgaard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sidious struggles to land a body shot inside as Skovgaard controls his hands.
Sidious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sidious tries a body shot but Skovgaard blocks it.
Sidious looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sidious.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Skovgaard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sidious creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skovgaard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skovgaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sidious takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sidious is rocked!
Skovgaard drops Sidious with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sidious looks back up at him and smiles so Skovgaard waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Sidious is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skovgaard lands an uppercut, right on the button! Sidious tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valentin Skovgaard!
Valentin Skovgaard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odin Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thorsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Skalder og Legender. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odin Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorsen.
Thorsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castillo.
It looked like Thorsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Thorsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castillo moves away.
Castillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Thorsen looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range.
Thorsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Castillo.
Castillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorsen.
Thorsen throws a hook to the side of Castillo's head but Castillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castillo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a jab when Castillo was well out of range.
Thorsen misses with a hook.
And Castillo responds with a good body kick, but Thorsen manages to step out the way in time.
A leg kick checked by Thorsen.
Castillo rushes Thorsen and presses him up against the cage.
Thorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
Castillo lands a body shot.
I was talking to Thorsen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knees to the body from Castillo.
Castillo lands an elbow just above Thorsen 's eye.
Castillo lands an elbow just above Thorsen 's eye.
It looks like Odin Thorsen has been cut.
Castillo misses with a knee strike.
Castillo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castillo lands a nice knee to the body.
Thorsen is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castillo obliges.
Castillo lands an elbow inside.
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!
Castillo cracks Thorsen with a nice body shot.
Castillo lands a left hand.
Castillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo lands an elbow inside.
Castillo lands an elbow inside that Thorsen shrugs off.
Castillo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castillo connects with a knee to the head.
Castillo lands an elbow that stopped Thorsen in his tracks for a moment.
Castillo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castillo lands a shot to the body.
Castillo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thorsen tries to work over Castillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castillo lands a shot to the body.
Castillo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Castillo.
Castillo lands a shot to the body.
Castillo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Castillo.
Castillo lands a big right hand that drops Thorsen! The killer instinct kicks in and Castillo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Castillo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Castillo!
After winning the bout, Ricardo Castillo 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yef Yew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dawid Lewandowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski thows a leg kick but Yew checks it
and Lewandowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewandowski swings widly with a right hand
letting Yew counter with a right hand.
Yew misses with a looping left.
Yew misses with a right hand
and Lewandowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yew thinking.
Lewandowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Yew.
Yew takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yew slips under a jab.
Lewandowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yew throws a sloppy body shot
and Lewandowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yew with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewandowski misses with a left hand
and Yew counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewandowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Yew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lewandowski ducks under a wild hook from Yew.
Yew lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lewandowski walks straight into a right hand from Yew - that's dropped him! Yew jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Lewandowski from any more punishment! Lewandowski complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yef Yew!
Yef Yew decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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