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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 2179 p4p, 117 weight class) and Frank Irrozios (ranked 2854 p4p, 139 weight class). Irrozios is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: L'Algérino - Hasni. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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137 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Irrozios!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irrozios throws a lazy uppercut
and Irrozios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irrozios's corner calls for a 1-2. Irrozios obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Irrozios throws a jab when Dover was well out of range.
Irrozios swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dover to counter with a crisp jab.
Irrozios throws an off balance right hand
and Dover counters with a straight right hand.
Dover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irrozios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dover counters with a nice uppercut.
Irrozios throws a good cross that connects.
Irrozios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irrozios on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irrozios misses with a right hand
and Dover counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dover lands a body shot.
Irrozios takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Irrozios lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Irrozios throws a body shot but no joy.
Irrozios scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrozios misses with a hook.
Dover misses with a series of wild punches.
Dover lands a lovely overhand right.
Irrozios on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irrozios tests Dover's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dover moves out of range as Irrozios strikes.
Irrozios swings widly with a right hand
and Dover counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irrozios thinking.
Irrozios misses with a hook
and Dover counters with a left to the body.
Irrozios throws an off balance right hand
and Dover counters with a nice body shot.
Irrozios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dover.
Irrozios swings widly with a right hand
and Dover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dover lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irrozios throws a big shot that misses.
Irrozios throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dover to counter with a crisp jab.
Irrozios misses with a hook
and Dover counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dover defending well as Irrozios loads up on a big left hand.
Dover is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Irrozios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Dover tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irrozios misses with an uppercut.
Irrozios throws a shot from downtown. Dover moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Dover misses its target.
Irrozios lands an overhand right.
Dover jabs at Irrozios's body.
Dover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dover misses with a body shot.
Irrozios throws a poor cross that misses
and Dover counters with a one-two to the body.
Irrozios misses with a right hand
and Dover connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irrozios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dover counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irrozios misses with a hook. Dover ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrozios misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Dover misses its target.
Irrozios throws a hook to the side of Dover's head but Dover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irrozios throws a hook to the side of Dover's head but Dover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Dover was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dover throws a body shot but no joy.
Irrozios misses with a lunging right hand
and Dover counters with a nice body shot.
Dover walks into a left hand.
Irrozios 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.
Dover slips under a jab from Irrozios.
Dover throws a body punch but Irrozios moves out of range.
Irrozios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irrozios is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Irrozios misses with an uppercut
and Dover counters with a left to the body.
Dover really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Irrozios throws a looping overhand right but Dover ducks down to avoid it.
Dover lands a right hook to the body.
Irrozios throws a jab but it's blocked by Dover.
Irrozios misses with a right hand
and Dover counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irrozios thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrozios throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dover sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Dover misses its target.
Irrozios throws a shot from downtown. Dover moves away and avoids it.
Dover is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dover swings for the body but Irrozios moves out of range.
Dover is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dover lands with a nice body punch.
Dover ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Irrozios misses with a hook
and Dover counters with a series of strikes. Irrozios will be more careful next time no doubt.
Irrozios throws the left hand but Dover avoids the punch easily.
Irrozios throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dover counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Irrozios throws a hook to the side of Dover's head but Dover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irrozios thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irrozios throws an off balance right hand
and Dover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irrozios is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dover.
A quick step to the side and Dover tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dover moves out of range of the strikes.
Dover seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irrozios.
Dover throwing a counter right hand but Irrozios manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irrozios was well out of range. Poor timing from Dover.
Dover swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irrozios throws a right hand that misses
and Dover counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Irrozios misses with a left hand
and Dover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dover lands with a good body shot.
Dover dodges the punch combination from Irrozios.
Dover is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Irrozios misses with a left hand
enabling Dover to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Dover there.
Irrozios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dover.
Irrozios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dover counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irrozios thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Irrozios misses.
Dover throws a body punch but Irrozios moves out of range.
Dover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irrozios lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrozios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dover counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Irrozios misses with a straight right.
Dover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irrozios can do to turn this around?
Irrozios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dover.
Irrozios avoids the body shot from Dover.
Irrozios throws a hook but Dover avoids it easily.
Dover throws a body punch but Irrozios moves out of range.
Irrozios feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dovers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dover looks to score with a jab to the body but Irrozios is just out of range.
Dover is looking to wear down Irrozios with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Irrozios misses.
Dover paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Irrozios swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Dover misses its target.
Irrozios misses with a left hand
and Dover counters with a right hand to the body.
Dover slips a straight right by Irrozios.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover ducks under a wild hook from Irrozios.
Dover lands with a straight right. Irrozios didn't see that one coming.
Dover takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irrozios throws out a loose jab but Dover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irrozios throws a poor cross that misses
letting Dover counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dover. Irrozios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irrozios throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dover counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Irrozios throws a right hand that misses
and Dover counters with a nice uppercut.
Irrozios misses with a right hand
and Dover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irrozios throws an overhand right that lands on Dover's shoulder, as Dover tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Irrozios misses.
Dover swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Irrozios misses with an uppercut
and Dover counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dover ducks under a wild hook from Irrozios.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Irrozios misses with a hook
and Dover counters with a three punch combo that has Irrozios backing up. Irrozios nods at Dover to acknowledge the strikes.
Dover bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irrozios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dover appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Irrozios throws out a loose jab but Dover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dover appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dover throws a body shot but no joy.
Irrozios looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irrozios.
Dover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irrozios.
Frank Irrozios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irrozios looks to land a right hand but Dover moved out of range.
Dover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dover works Irrozios's body with a nice hook.
Dover misses the shot to the body.
Irrozios misses with a hook
and Dover counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irrozios throws a jab but it's blocked by Dover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrozios takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Irrozios misses with an uppercut
and Dover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irrozios throws a body punch but Dover moves out of range.
Dover appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Irrozios dodges the punch combination from Dover.
Irrozios misses with an uppercut
and Dover counters with a three punch combo that has Irrozios backing up. Irrozios nods at Dover to acknowledge the strikes.
Irrozios throws a poor cross that misses
and Dover counters with a nice uppercut.
Irrozios throws a right hand that misses
and Dover counters with a one-two to the body.
Dover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dover moves away from the strike by Irrozios.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irrozios throws a right hand that misses
and Dover counters with a right hand to the body.
Irrozios has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Irrozios misses with a hook
enabling Dover to counter with a crisp jab.
Ben Dover is winning the standup battle so far.
Irrozios throws an overhand right that lands on Dover's shoulder, as Dover tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dover walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dover. Irrozios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irrozios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irrozios misses with a hook. Dover ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Dover finds it's target.
Irrozios misses with a left hand
and Dover counters with a nice body shot.
Dover needs to keep his hands up - Irrozios had a free shot at his head there.
Irrozios loads up on a big right hand but Dover slips the punch.
It looked like Dover was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Irrozios.
Dover slips under a jab from Irrozios.
Irrozios throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irrozios.
Dover is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Irrozios misses with a straight right.
Irrozios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dover.
Irrozios misses with an uppercut. Dover saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Irrozios misses.
Dover misses with a wild body shot.
Dover scores with a three punch combo!
Dover defending well as Irrozios loads up on a big left hand.
Irrozios misses with a looping left.
Dover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dover ducks under a wild hook from Irrozios.
Irrozios throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dover counters with a right hand to the body.
Dover stuns Irrozios with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Irrozios avoids the body shot from Dover.
Dover with a hook.
Irrozios throws a lazy uppercut
and Dover counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Irrozios throws a right hand that misses
and Dover counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrozios misses with an uppercut
and Dover counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irrozios thinking.
Irrozios loads up on a big right hand but Dover slips the punch.
Irrozios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irrozios throws a right hand that misses
and Dover counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Irrozios misses with a left hand
and Dover counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irrozios thinking.
Dover bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irrozios.
A slow jab from Irrozios misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Irrozios misses the target.
Dover scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dover has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dover there as he acknowledges the shot.
Irrozios throws a looping overhand right but Dover ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrozios misses with an uppercut
and Dover counters with a three punch combo that has Irrozios backing up. Irrozios nods at Dover to acknowledge the strikes.
Irrozios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dover.
Dover connects with a body shot.
Dover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irrozios moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Irrozios misses.
Irrozios misses with a straight right.
Dover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irrozios.
Frank Irrozios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irrozios misses with a right hand
and Dover counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dover staying out of range there.
Irrozios misses with a hook.
Irrozios throws a right hand that misses
and Dover counters with a series of strikes. Irrozios will be more careful next time no doubt.
Irrozios swings widly with a right hand
and Dover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Dover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irrozios.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrozios loads up on a big right hand but Dover slips the punch.
Dover lands a jab to the head.
Dover changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Irrozios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dover.
Irrozios misses with a left hand
and Dover connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irrozios throws a lazy uppercut
and Dover counters with a left to the body.
Irrozios throws a hook but Dover blocks it.
Dover throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Dover.
Dover was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Irrozios throws a right hand that misses
and Dover counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irrozios thinking.
Irrozios takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Irrozios doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dover is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Irrozios throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dover counters with a nice uppercut.
Irrozios misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Dover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dover has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Dover!
A victorious Ben Dover thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Irvin (ranked 1616 p4p, 193 weight class) and Joseph Rio (ranked 2588 p4p, 280 weight class). Joseph Rio looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Irvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Rio!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Irvin is fending him off so far but Rio persists. Nope, Irvin circles away and we're back to standing.
Irvin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Irvin showed some decent athleticism there.
Rio trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Irvin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Irvin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rio!
Irvin wants to control the pace but Rio is squirming around nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irvin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rio is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rio and Irvin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rio prevents Irvin from improving position.
Rio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irvin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rio keeps working.
Rio prevents Irvin from moving into mount.
Rio is trying to get back to half guard.
Rio is not content to let Irvin control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Irvin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rio is not content to let Irvin control the position.
Rio is looking to reverse the position.
Irvin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Irvin tries to advance to mount but Rio denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin taking a breather here.
Irvin advances to full mount.
Irvin works his way to his opponent's back.
Rio is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rio trying to control the hands but Irvin breaks the grip.
Irvin misses with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rio defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Irvin tightening his grip on Rio, looking for the choke.
Rio is trying to break free.
Irvin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rio rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irvin is pressing down on Rio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rio is holding on for now.
Rio wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Irvin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Irvin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rio wants to control but Irvin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Irvin trying to pass the guard but Rio defending well.
Irvin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Irvin with shots to the head and body - Rio looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irvin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rio is desperately trying to improve his position but Irvin has a good base and remains in mount.
Irvin trying to control but Rio is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Rio taking shots to the head.
It looks like Joseph Rio has been cut.
Rio is breathing heavily.
Irvin looking to control but Rio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rio has given up his back. Will we see Irvin going for some submissions?
Irvin has got his arm under Rio's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Rio has spun round into Irvin's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Irvin keeping full guard, as Rio tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin looking for a guillotine here but Rio defends easily.
Irvin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Irvin is looking for a triangle but Rio pushes his legs off easily.
Irvin keeping full guard, as Rio tries to pass.
Irvin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rio is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irvin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rio defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin looking for a guillotine here but Rio defends easily.
Irvin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rio defends it easily.
Irvin keeping moving, preventing Rio from controlling successfully.
Irvin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rio wants to control from the top but Irvin keeps moving.
Irvin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rio is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Irvin.
Irvin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Irvin defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Irvin looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Irvin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Rio's cut.
That's time! Irvin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Irvin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Irvin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Irvin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rio can do to turn this around?
Irvin tries to pass to full mount but Rio defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irvin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Irvin uses his free foot to push down on Rio's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin working the ground and pound effectively.
Irvin stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Irvin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Irvin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Irvin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rio's guard.
Rio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Irvin lands a couple of elbows.
Irvin passes Rio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Irvin wants to pass to mount but Rio is defending the position.
Irvin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Irvin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rio is now in Irvin's guard. A big mistake from Irvin there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rio looking to pass the guard.
Irvin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rio passes into side control.
Irvin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rio working away.
Irvin is not content to let Rio control the position.
Irvin is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irvin keeps working.
Irvin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rio's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Irvin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Irvin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Irvin manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Irvin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Rio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Irvin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rio sprawls well initially but Irvin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Irvin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Irvin's back!
Irvin has hold of Rio's leg, trying to break free but it's let Rio lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Irvin is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Rio throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joseph Rio!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kuchar (ranked 1296 p4p, 161 weight class) and Dante Esposito (ranked 1045 p4p, 133 weight class). Kuchar comes to the cage accompanied by 21 Savage - No Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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161 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Esposito !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuchar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Kuchar.
Kuchar tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Kuchar back against the cage.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuchar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuchar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuchar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Kuchar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Esposito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuchar struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body.
Kuchar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuchar blocks a body shot from Esposito .
Kuchar slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuchar or not.
Kuchar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuchar misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuchar misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuchar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuchar has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito .
A hook to the body from Kuchar.
Kuchar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuchar working aggressively here.
A short right from Esposito .
Esposito blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuchar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuchar swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuchar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
Kuchar misses with a body punch.
Esposito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuchar. Kuchar obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuchar sizes up Esposito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Esposito throws a good cross that connects.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuchar. That's going to slow Esposito down.
Kuchar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esposito scores with a jab.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut
and Esposito counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuchar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Esposito cracks Kuchar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuchar swings widly with a right hand
and Esposito counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Kuchar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esposito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuchar momentarily.
Kuchar ducks under a wild hook from Esposito .
Esposito has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kuchar tries to clinch up.
Matt Kuchar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body punch from Kuchar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar rushes Esposito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuchar misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuchar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar throws an elbow but it misses.
Esposito lands a body punch.
Esposito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kuchar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Kuchar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuchar.
Kuchar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuchar.
Esposito lands with a hook. Kuchar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuchar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Esposito misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Esposito misses
and Kuchar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuchar lands a right hook to the body.
Kuchar missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuchar tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Esposito manages to circle out of the way.
Kuchar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Esposito .
Kuchar is looking to counter with head kicks.
Esposito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Esposito takes a jab right on the kisser.
Esposito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Esposito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuchar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuchar rushes Esposito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuchar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuchar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuchar stalls.
Esposito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuchar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito .
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 Matt Kuchar 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.
Kuchar misses with a low kick.
Kuchar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito .
Esposito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Esposito swings for the body but Kuchar moves out of range.
Kuchar misses the body punch
and Esposito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dante Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuchar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuchar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuchar.
Esposito scores with a one two! Kuchar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kuchar is rocked!
It looks like Matt Kuchar has been cut.
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuchar.
Esposito throws a big counter head kick but Kuchar avoids it with no problem.
Oh Kuchar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuchar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuchar seems to have got his legs back now.
Esposito slips under a jab from Kuchar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Esposito ! But no joy.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito looks to land a combination but Kuchar avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuchar tries to clinch there but Esposito circles away.
The fighters circling - Kuchar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuchar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Esposito cracks Kuchar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuchar.
Esposito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Kuchar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuchar lands with a straight right. Esposito didn't see that one coming.
Kuchar moves to clinch but Esposito breaks away
and Esposito counters with a head kick that drops Kuchar to the mat! Kuchar scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kuchar wants to clinch.
Esposito throws an overhand right that drops Kuchar like a sack of potatoes! Esposito dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Esposito !
An out of breath Dante Esposito thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quentin DeBramalo (ranked 230 p4p, 33 weight class) and Kristof Sienly (ranked 2493 p4p, 230 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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36
147 lbs
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35
155 lbs
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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
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quentin DeBramalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kristof Sienly!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sienly walks into a straight right hand from DeBramalo.
Quentin DeBramalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sienly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sienly has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
DeBramalo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
DeBramalo throws a leg kick which misses Sienly's front leg but catches the back leg as Sienly tries to avoid it.
DeBramalo misses with a straight right.
DeBramalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sienly.
Sienly walks into a stiff left hand from DeBramalo.
A jab from DeBramalo misses.
Sienly flicks out a counter leg kick but DeBramalo steps away.
DeBramalo defending well as Sienly loads up on a big left hand.
DeBramalo staying out of range there.
DeBramalo checks the leg kick.
Sienly misses with a body kick.
DeBramalo throws a big counter combination but Sienly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
DeBramalo throws a leg kick which misses Sienly's front leg but catches the back leg as Sienly tries to avoid it.
Sienly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
DeBramalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sienly is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as DeBramalo blocks the leg kick.
DeBramalo lands a nice shot to the body.
DeBramalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sienly.
Sienly scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sienly.
DeBramalo lands an overhand right.
DeBramalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sienly was well out of range. Poor timing from DeBramalo.
Sienly throws a looping overhand right but DeBramalo ducks down to avoid it.
DeBramalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sienly looks to throw a body kick
enabling DeBramalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Sienly takes one to the side of the head.
Sienly throws a head kick but DeBramalo moves out of range.
DeBramalo misses with an uppercut.
Sienly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by DeBramalo.
A swing and a miss from Sienly.
Sienly looks to land a right hand but DeBramalo moved out of range.
DeBramalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeBramalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sienly manages to avoid it.
Sienly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sienly slips under a jab.
DeBramalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sienly.
DeBramalo throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo scores with a body shot.
DeBramalo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sienly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeBramalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sienly.
A lazy left from DeBramalo finds it's target.
A lazy left from DeBramalo finds it's target.
Sienly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DeBramalo.
Sienly throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeBramalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Sienly.
Sienly misses with a body shot
and DeBramalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeBramalo throws a series of punches but Sienly moves out of range.
Sienly misses with a low kick.
DeBramalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sienly is just out of range.
Sienly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as DeBramalo blocks the leg kick.
DeBramalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Sienly moves out of range as DeBramalo strikes.
Sienly counters with a body kick.
DeBramalo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
DeBramalo throws out a powerful jab.
An inside leg kick lands from DeBramalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo misses with a leg kick.
DeBramalo lands with a right hand.
DeBramalo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sienly loads up on a big right hand but DeBramalo slips the punch.
Sienly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeBramalo at a distance.
Nice jab there from DeBramalo.
Sienly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sienly takes one to the side of the head.
DeBramalo takes a swing at Sienly's ribcage but misses.
DeBramalo misses with a wild body shot.
Sienly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeBramalo moves away.
DeBramalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sienly.
Sienly lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
DeBramalo misses with a body shot.
Sienly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sienly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sienly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as DeBramalo checks a leg kick.
Sienly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeBramalo throws the left hand but Sienly avoids the punch easily.
DeBramalo misses with a low kick.
DeBramalo throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeBramalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sienly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeBramalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sienly is just out of range.
Sienly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sienly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeBramalo. Sienly does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sienly moves away from the strike by DeBramalo.
Sienly misses with a leg kick
letting DeBramalo counter with a right hand.
Sienly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeBramalo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sienly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin DeBramalo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sienly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Sienly responds with a good body kick, but DeBramalo manages to step out the way in time.
Sienly throws a chopping leg kick but DeBramalo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
DeBramalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sienly manages to avoid it.
DeBramalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Sienly.
DeBramalo backing away here, and Sienly unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sienly might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, DeBramalo has got the better of the exchanges.
DeBramalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sienly was well out of range. Poor timing from DeBramalo.
Sienly throws out a leg kick but DeBramalo moves out of range and Sienly only half commits.
Sienly misses with an uppercut. DeBramalo saw that one coming.
DeBramalo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sienly looks to score with a jab to the body but DeBramalo is just out of range.
Sienly slips under a jab from DeBramalo.
Sienly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
DeBramalo throwing a counter right hand but Sienly manages to avoid it.
Sienly takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sienly misses with a straight left.
DeBramalo lands a jab to the nose.
Sienly misses with a head kick.
DeBramalo takes a swing at Sienly's ribcage but misses.
DeBramalo throws a body kick that misses
and Sienly counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeBramalo's knee momentarily.
DeBramalo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sienly on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeBramalo checks a leg kick.
DeBramalo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
DeBramalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sienly throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and DeBramalo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sienly throws a low kick but DeBramalo moves out of range easily.
DeBramalo connects with a single shot there.
DeBramalo throws a hook but Sienly avoids it easily.
DeBramalo looks to land a left hand but Sienly moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeBramalo. Sienly does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeBramalo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sienly at a distance.
DeBramalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sienly can do to turn this around?
Sienly slips under a jab from DeBramalo.
Sienly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by DeBramalo.
Sienly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeBramalo.
Quentin DeBramalo is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeBramalo.
Sienly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeBramalo to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sienly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DeBramalo connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as DeBramalo checks a leg kick.
Sienly misses with a low kick.
Sienly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeBramalo throws a jab when Sienly was well out of range.
Sienly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeBramalo to score with a decent uppercut.
DeBramalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sienly.
Sienly appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sienly.
DeBramalo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeBramalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sienly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeBramalo.
A lazy left from DeBramalo finds it's target.
DeBramalo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
DeBramalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
DeBramalo thuds his right hand into Sienly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sienly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
DeBramalo connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
DeBramalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sienly.
DeBramalo connects with a solid leg kick.
Sienly scoring well with a low kick there.
DeBramalo lands a slapping body shot.
A leg kick checked by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo thuds his right hand into Sienly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
DeBramalo scores with a jab.
Sienly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sienly just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo punishes Sienly's body with a nice straight punch.
Sienly looks to land a right hand but DeBramalo moved out of range.
DeBramalo connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeBramalo blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeBramalo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sienly is able to avoid easily.
DeBramalo lands a slapping body shot.
DeBramalo works Sienly's body with a nice hook.
DeBramalo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
DeBramalo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sienly's jab looks to have found its range, popping DeBramalo under the eye.
DeBramalo throws a big shot that misses.
DeBramalo thows a leg kick but Sienly checks it
and DeBramalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DeBramalo throws a poor cross that misses
and Sienly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sienly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeBramalo to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice combination there by Sienly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeBramalo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body punch from Sienly.
Sienly misses with a low kick.
Sienly misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin DeBramalo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sienly defending well as DeBramalo loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sienly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo throws a wild body kick that Sienly sees coming a mile off.
DeBramalo moves out of range of the strikes.
DeBramalo with a nice cross.
Sienly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from DeBramalo finds it's way through Sienly's defenses.
DeBramalo blocks a leg kick.
Sienly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by DeBramalo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeBramalo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sienly throws the left hand but DeBramalo avoids the punch easily.
Sienly tries a head kick but it misses.
Sienly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
DeBramalo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Sienly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo digs a good body shot into Sienly's ribs.
Sienly misses with a straight right.
DeBramalo scores with a nice right hand.
DeBramalo throws a jab when Sienly was well out of range.
Sienly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sienly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeBramalo.
A little feinted left hand from DeBramalo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
DeBramalo scores with a sloppy right hand. Sienly should have avoided that one.
Sienly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
DeBramalo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
DeBramalo moves out of range as Sienly strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as DeBramalo checks a leg kick.
DeBramalo is looking to counter punch.
DeBramalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sienly.
DeBramalo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
DeBramalo throws a low kick, looking for Sienly's leg but Sienly calmly moves out of range.
DeBramalo's corner calls for a 1-2. DeBramalo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sienly misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like DeBramalo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
DeBramalo moves away from the strike by Sienly.
DeBramalo throwing a counter right hand but Sienly manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sienly cracks DeBramalo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
DeBramalo throws an overhand right that lands on Sienly's shoulder, as Sienly tries to avoid the shot.
DeBramalo thuds his right hand into Sienly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
DeBramalo throws a body punch but Sienly moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Sienly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sienly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeBramalo manages to avoid it.
Sienly jabs DeBramalo right on the nose. DeBramalo blinks but takes it well.
DeBramalo dips to his left and cracks Sienly with an uppercut!
A big right from Sienly misses.
DeBramalo connects with a jab.
DeBramalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sienly.
A countering left hand to the body from Sienly misses.
Sienly walks into a jab.
DeBramalo blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from DeBramalo misses.
Nice body punch from Sienly.
Sienly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeBramalo. Sienly does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeBramalo cracks Sienly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Sienly.
Sienly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sienly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeBramalo misses with a hook
and Sienly counters with a low kick, right behind DeBramalo 's knee.
DeBramalo avoids a kick to the body.
Sienly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kristof Sienly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeBramalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Sienly.
DeBramalo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good work by DeBramalo as he checks the leg kick.
DeBramalo scores with a jab to the body.
DeBramalo digs a good hook to Sienly's body.
Sienly lands with a hook. DeBramalo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sienly throws a low kick, looking for DeBramalo's leg but DeBramalo calmly moves out of range.
DeBramalo throws out a loose jab but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sienly slips a straight right by DeBramalo.
A low kick from Sienly is predictable there
and DeBramalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quentin DeBramalo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeBramalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sienly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
DeBramalo connects with a body shot that sends Sienly's belly button to the back.
Sienly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sienly throws an off balance right hand
and DeBramalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeBramalo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
DeBramalo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sienly moves out of range as DeBramalo strikes.
Sienly misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sienly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quentin DeBramalo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DeBramalo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentin DeBramalo!
After winning the bout, Quentin DeBramalo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Angelov (ranked 1016 p4p, 129 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 1635 p4p, 194 weight class). Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Angelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry .
Angelov darts in and clinches Henry up against the cage.
Henry is trying to drag Angelov to the mat but Angelov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Henry blocks the elbow strike.
Henry is working for takedown but Angelov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henry is working for takedown but Angelov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry looking for a takedown.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov landing knees to the body.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
Angelov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Angelov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henry .
Henry looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Angelov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Henry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Angelov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Angelov prevents it.
Angelov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henry can't get the takedown.
Henry wants a takedown.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Angelov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Henry is working for takedown but Angelov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov working Henry over with knees to the body.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
A left hand lands to the body for Angelov.
Angelov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Angelov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelov lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov landing knees to the head.
Angelov lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Angelov.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Angelov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Angelov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Angelov.
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Angelov lands an elbow inside.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Angelov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Angelov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Angelov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henry wants to clinch up but Angelov keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Angelov misses its target.
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Angelov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henry 's brow.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Angelov lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Henry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Angelov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Angelov lands a damaging elbow.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Angelov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Angelov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henry moves to clinch but Angelov breaks away
and Angelov counters with a nice body shot.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Angelov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Angelov clinches.
Henry is looking for a takedown.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Angelov lands a body shot.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Angelov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Angelov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov lands a damaging elbow.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov cracks Henry with a nice body shot.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Peter Angelov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Angelov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelov gets through Henry 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Angelov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henry or not.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Angelov lands a nice knee to the body.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries for a takedown but Angelov manages to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Angelov.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov lands a nice knee to the body.
Angelov lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Angelov prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelov prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees to the body from Angelov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Angelov.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Angelov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry .
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry .
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry .
Angelov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Angelov prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelov landing knees to the body.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelov lands a nice shot to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Angelov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Angelov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov gets underhooks to prevent Henry 's takedown attempt.
Angelov gets through Henry 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry tries for a takedown but Angelov manages to get underhooks.
Angelov lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Angelov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.
Angelov landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry .
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov pushes off an throws an elbow but Henry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henry tries for a takedown but Angelov manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Angelov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Angelov clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
Henry is trying to drag Angelov to the mat but Angelov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Angelov.
Henry prevents a body shot from Angelov.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Angelov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Angelov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henry has Angelov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Angelov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Angelov prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
Angelov presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Angelov lands a nice shot to the body.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
Henry has Angelov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Angelov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Angelov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angelov lands a damaging elbow.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Angelov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov lands a damaging elbow.
Angelov working Henry over with knees to the body.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Henry tries for a takedown but Angelov manages to get underhooks.
Angelov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Angelov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov lands a knee to the body.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Angelov throws an elbow but misses.
Henry is trying to drag Angelov to the mat but Angelov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov scores with a knee to the head.
Angelov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Angelov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry 's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Angelov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henry is working for takedown but Angelov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Angelov stops a takedown attempt from Henry .
Angelov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry 's defenses.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Angelov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Angelov as the two fighters clinch.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Angelov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Angelov scores with a hook to the body.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.
Angelov lands a damaging elbow.
Jonthan Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Angelov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Angelov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angelov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Angelov!
In his post fight interview, Peter Angelov gave a big smile as he said 'Bate Pepo ne proshtava!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lugg (ranked 2940 p4p, 326 weight class) and Frank Wildhauser (ranked 518 p4p, 64 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Lugg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Wildhauser!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lugg gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wildhauser to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lugg wants to sweep here but Wildhauser controlling him for the moment.
Wildhauser stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lugg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wildhauser controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wildhauser preventing the sweep.
Wildhauser not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wildhauser trying to control the position from guard on top but Lugg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildhauser 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.
Wildhauser stopping the sweep attempt from Lugg.
Wildhauser not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wildhauser forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildhauser is pressing down on Lugg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lugg is holding on for now.
Wildhauser slows the pace down in half guard.
Wildhauser is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lugg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wildhauser wants to pass the guard but Lugg is keeping the position.
Wildhauser controlling from the top position.
Lugg keeping moving, preventing Wildhauser from controlling successfully.
Lugg pulls Wildhauser in close to his closed guard and prevents Wildhauser from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wildhauser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lugg is keeping the position for now.
My spies in Fit-Out inform me that Wildhauser has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wildhauser pushing down on Lugg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lugg is defending against the submission attempts here by Wildhauser.
Lugg is defending against the submission attempts here by Wildhauser.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wildhauser is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wildhauser wants to take a breather but Lugg is having none of it.
Wildhauser wants to pass to mount but Lugg is defending the position.
Wildhauser is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lugg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wildhauser controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildhauser is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wildhauser is working for a kimura but Lugg is defending it quite comfortably.
Lugg has his hands clasped together around Wildhauser's back. He's all about the action.
Wildhauser is trying to work for a kimura but Lugg is defending well.
Wildhauser is keen to just control but Lugg is a slippery customer.
Wildhauser is looking for a kimura but Lugg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wildhauser to get the leverage.
Wildhauser is thwarting Lugg's attempts to control the position.
Wildhauser is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wildhauser trying to pass the guard but Lugg defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lugg tries to get to full guard but Wildhauser has control of the leg.
Wildhauser 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.
Wildhauser is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lugg is just riding it out for now. Wildhauser eventually gives up the hold.
Lugg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wildhauser tries to free his leg and advance position but Lugg is retaining full guard.
Lugg lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Wildhauser dominated that round.
That's time! Lugg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wildhauser keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lugg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wildhauser pinned against the cage. Wildhauser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wildhauser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lugg.
Lugg went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wildhauser stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wildhauser wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Lugg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Wildhauser as Lugg shoots in.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lugg or perhaps it was just good defense by Wildhauser, which made it look bad.
Lugg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wildhauser sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wildhauser stuffs the takedown.
Lugg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wildhauser sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lugg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wildhauser is trying to defend but Lugg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wildhauser is pressing down on Lugg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wildhauser pulls Lugg in to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lugg wants to pass the guard but Wildhauser is keeping the position.
Wildhauser pulls Lugg in close to prevent any damage.
Wildhauser looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lugg is one step ahead there.
Wildhauser has Lugg pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Wildhauser has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wildhauser bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lugg's guard.
Lugg being controlled here, momentarily.
Lugg seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wildhauser thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lugg is trying to keep Wildhauser in close.
Wildhauser looking to pass the guard.
Lugg keeping moving, preventing Wildhauser from controlling successfully.
Wildhauser slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lugg looking for a sweep. Not yet Lugg, not yet.
Wildhauser is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wildhauser trying to control but Lugg is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lugg controlling the position.
Lugg controls Wildhauser momentarily but Wildhauser frees himself.
Lugg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wildhauser manages to get himself to full guard.
Lugg wants to pass the guard but Wildhauser is keeping the position.
Lugg preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wildhauser is adopting a defensive guard.
Lugg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wildhauser won't allow Lugg to pass to mount.
Lugg wants to work for an arm triangle but Wildhauser is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wildhauser keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wildhauser moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lugg is fighting to break Wildhauser's control of his arms but Wildhauser is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lugg won't allow Wildhauser to sweep him here.
Lugg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lugg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wildhauser has his hands on Lugg's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank Wildhauser has got the better of the ground game so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Wildhauser will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wildhauser throws a series of punches but Lugg avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Lugg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lugg shoots in for a takedown but Wildhauser shows good takedown defense.
Lugg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wildhauser defends it nicely.
A big left from Wildhauser misses.
Lugg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wildhauser's waist but Wildhauser gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lugg off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Lugg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wildhauser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wildhauser scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lugg wants to control but Wildhauser is keeping busy.
Wildhauser performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wildhauser is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lugg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wildhauser is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lugg can't escape the position.
Lugg tries to lock up and control but Wildhauser gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wildhauser fails to move to back control.
Lugg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lugg is squirming around, avoiding Wildhauser's attempts to control the action.
Wildhauser looking to secure an arm triangle but Lugg defends it well.
Lugg tries to lock up and control but Wildhauser gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wildhauser looking for a guillotine from mount but Lugg is having none of it.
Wildhauser is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lugg is surviving well by controlling Wildhauser's body position as best he can.
Wildhauser controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildhauser looking for a guillotine from mount but Lugg is having none of it.
Wildhauser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lugg wants to control but Wildhauser is having none of it.
Lugg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wildhauser pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Lugg tries to hold on but Wildhauser postures up.
Lugg gets back to half guard.
Wildhauser wants to control but Lugg is keeping him busy.
Wildhauser seems to be looking for submissions.
Wildhauser is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lugg is just riding it out for now. Wildhauser eventually gives up the hold.
Lugg works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildhauser looking to pass the guard.
Lugg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wildhauser manages to get himself to full guard.
Lugg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wildhauser swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lugg slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wildhauser manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lugg's best efforts.
Wildhauser slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wildhauser looking for a sweep. Not yet Wildhauser, not yet.
Wildhauser is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildhauser manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lugg manages to get himself to full guard.
Wildhauser drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wildhauser jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lugg trying to keep a closed guard but Wildhauser is proving a slippery customer.
Frank Wildhauser is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wildhauser is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Joe Lugg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lugg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wildhauser sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lugg keeping moving, preventing Wildhauser from controlling successfully.
Wildhauser not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lugg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Wildhauser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wildhauser has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Wildhauser!
Frank Wildhauser decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 2189 p4p, 118 weight class) and Nuri Jafar (ranked 637 p4p, 25 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 41 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafar moves into the clinch successfully.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Pablos.
Jafar works on Pablos's body with a couple of short punches.
Pablos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar lands with a short shot to the head.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Pablos.
Jafar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pablos or not.
Pablos blocks an uppercut.
Jafar tries a body shot but Pablos blocks it.
Pablos is trying to pull guard but Jafar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jafar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pablos backwards.
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jafar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar is leaning against Pablos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jafar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pablos fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jafar lands a nice shot to the body.
Pablos manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pablos is defended easily by Jafar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jafar works the jab nicely.
Pablos fails with a takedown attempt.
Pablos shoots in and drives through. Jafar sprawls well.
Pablos shoots and misses
and Jafar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jafar lands a jab to Pablos's midsection.
Jafar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pablos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jafar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pablos is breathing heavily.
Jafar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jafar is working Pablos over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Jafar.
Jafar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pablos backwards.
Pablos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A body shot lands from Jafar.
Jafar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pablos is trying to stall.
Jafar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jafar.
Jafar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pablos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jafar can turn it around.
A short left from Jafar.
Pablos is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jafar.
Oh Pablos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jafar scores with a shot to the side of Pablos's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jafar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Pablos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar throws a big uppercut that drops Pablos! More strikes from Jafar and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pablos lies dazed against the cage as Jafar celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuri Jafar!
Nuri Jafar gave a mention to Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Pablo Pablos spoke after the fight, saying 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 902 p4p, 115 weight class) and Randy Miller (ranked 1152 p4p, 143 weight class). Miller has chosen Who Was In My Room Last Night by Butthole Surfers as his entrance music. Randy Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Miller!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller wants to clinch but Wallace slips to the side
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Wallace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller misses the jab.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace slips a jab from Miller.
Wallace drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Wallace scores with a jab.
Wallace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Wallace's head.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Wallace moved out of range nicely.
Wallace scores with a body shot.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wallace slips a straight right by Miller.
A little feinted left hand from Wallace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wallace slips a straight right by Miller.
Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a hook.
Wallace thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Wallace throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Randy Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Wallace counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller 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.
Miller throws a jab when Wallace was well out of range.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Jab from Miller.
Miller cracks Wallace with a good jab.
Miller lands with a hook. Wallace tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wallace slips a jab from Miller.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wallace takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller moves into range and clinches up with Wallace.
Wallace is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wallace tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Wallace slips a jab from Miller.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wallace. Wallace circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wallace.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
A jab from Miller misses.
Nice defenses there by Wallace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Miller 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Miller will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller forces Wallace back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miller throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wallace doesn't seem bothered though.
Miller tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Wallace swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.
Wallace lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the cage and back into range.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Wallace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wallace under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace.
Miller looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Miller throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.
Wallace is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wallace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Wallace was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miller throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Wallace's head but Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wallace blocks a jab.
Wallace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wallace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
Wallace working hard to break the clinch.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller wants to clinch.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace moves away from the strike by Miller.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller lands a really nice looking cross but Wallace seems unphased.
Wallace moves away from the strike by Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a lovely overhand right.
Wallace misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Miller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller dips to his left and cracks Wallace with an uppercut!
Wallace takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
A jab from Wallace misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Wallace misses with a hook
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Wallace's head back.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Wallace was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Miller.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller slips a straight right by Wallace.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Wallace counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller slips under a jab from Wallace.
Good standup being displayed there by Miller as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Miller looks to throw the jab but Wallace is out of range.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
It looked like Wallace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Miller throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
Wallace is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Wallace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Miller blocks a jab.
Wallace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
Wallace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miller blocks a jab.
Wallace throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Wallace slips a straight right by Miller.
A little feinted left hand from Wallace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wallace takes one to the side of the head.
Wallace cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
William Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Wallace slips the punch.
Wallace moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Wallace drops Miller with a beautiful combination! Miller stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wallace is looking for the KO!
Miller is rocked!
Miller walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Wallace! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Wallace!
William Wallace decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Randy Miller stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Biggie Righty Handy (ranked 1378 p4p, 170 weight class) and Alexey Alexandrov (ranked 1007 p4p, 128 weight class). Biggie Righty Handy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Biggie Righty Handy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handy wants to clinch up but Alexandrov keeps it at a distance.
Handy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Handy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alexandrov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Handy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Handy closes the distance and clinches.
Handy stops a takedown attempt from Alexandrov.
Handy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Handy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Handy controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Handy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alexandrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Handy fails to land.
Alexandrov controlling the action here for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alexandrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Handy takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Handy fails to land.
Alexandrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Biggie Righty Handy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Alexandrov.
Alexandrov has clasped his hands together around Handy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Alexandrov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Handy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Handy is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Alexandrov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Handy wants to control but Alexandrov postures up.
Check out the look on Alexandrov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Alexandrov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Handy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alexandrov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Handy's coaches at Vale Tudo have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy keeping his opponent close.
Alexandrov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alexandrov tries to score with some ground and pound. Handy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Handy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alexandrov.
The ground and pound from Alexandrov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Alexandrov grinds an elbow into Handy's temple.
Alexandrov working the strikes but Handy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Alexandrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alexandrov looks to land a strike but Handy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Alexandrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexandrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexandrov throws a strike but Handy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Handy preventing the sweep.
Handy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Handy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alexandrov is still trying to improve position.
Alexandrov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Handy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Handy pulls Alexandrov in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Handy is trying to control the position but Alexandrov postures up.
Handy keeping moving, preventing Alexandrov from controlling successfully.
Alexandrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alexandrov distracts Handy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Handy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexandrov postures up and lands a big shot to Handy's brow.
Alexandrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Handy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Handy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Handy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexandrov works over Handy with some ground and pound from guard.
Alexandrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Handy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Alexandrov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Handy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexandrov needs to keep his hands up - Handy had a free shot at his head there.
Handy moves out of range of the strikes.
Handy tries to clinch up.
Alexandrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Handy with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Handy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexandrov lands a slapping body shot.
Handy throws a push kick but Alexandrov slaps the foot to one side.
Alexandrov tries to keep at a distance but Handy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alexandrov tries to score a body lock takedown but Handy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Handy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Handy misses with an uppercut.
Handy throws a leg kick but Alexandrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexandrov missing with a left hand there. Handy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Biggie Righty Handy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handy wants to clinch up but Alexandrov keeps it at a distance.
Handy gets a clinch.
Alexandrov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alexandrov digs a right hand underneath Handy's ribcage. Handy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Handy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexandrov lands with a left to the head.
Alexandrov slows down the pace here.
Alexandrov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Handy prevents it.
Handy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biggie Righty Handy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexandrov is working for takedown but Handy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Biggie Righty Handy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Alexandrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy misses with a punch on the inside.
Handy throws a head punch that misses.
Handy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Handy can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
Handy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Handy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handy works on Alexandrov's body with a couple of short punches.
Alexandrov wants a takedown.
Handy lands a shot to the body.
Alexandrov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alexandrov is breathing heavily.
Alexandrov lands a body punch.
Handy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Handy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Handy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handy blocking some punches.
Handy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handy misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandrov goes for a takedown attempt but Handy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alexandrov thuds his right hand into Handy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Handy tries to clinch up.
Handy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Handy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alexandrov wants to take the fight to the mat but Handy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alexandrov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Handy is defending well.
Handy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
Handy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexandrovs head.
Handy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Handy is looking for a takedown.
Alexandrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
Alexandrov tries for a takedown but Handy manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Handy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alexandrov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Handy after a bit of a struggle.
Handy scores with a shoulder strike.
Alexandrov is trying to stall.
Handy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?
Handy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexandrov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handy keeping his opponent close.
Alexandrov tries to score with some ground and pound. Handy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alexey Alexandrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alexandrov cracks Handy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alexandrov in side control, throwing shots but Handy defends.
Handy can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Righty Handy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Handy misses with a looping right.
Alexandrov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alexandrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Handy under the eye.
Handy tries to clinch up but Alexandrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexandrov moves in looking to clinch but Handy pushes him off.
Alexandrov moves away from the strike by Handy.
Handy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexandrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alexandrov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Handy's half guard.
Alexandrov is just content to waste time from the top position. Handy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handy is keeping the position for now.
Alexandrov throws a strike but Handy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov wants to sweep here but Handy controlling him for the moment.
Alexandrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alexandrov seems keen to control Handy's posture.
Handy stopping the sweep attempt from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Handy wants to sweep but no luck.
Handy is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is working Handy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alexandrov chips away with some ground and pound.
Alexandrov postures up.
Handy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alexandrov throwing strikes from guard but Handy blocks nicely.
Handy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexandrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Handy is on top in guard.
Alexandrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alexandrov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Handy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov postures up in Handy's guard and throws a big left but Handy blocks it.
Handy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexandrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexandrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexandrov stands up over Handy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alexandrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexandrov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alexandrov throws a strike but Handy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Handy won't allow Alexandrov to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov being controlled here, momentarily.
Alexandrov controls Handy momentarily but Handy frees himself.
Handy preventing the sweep.
Handy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexandrov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Alexandrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alexandrov 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Alexandrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexey Alexandrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pearson (ranked 238 p4p, 8 weight class) and Bastyn Dall (ranked 322 p4p, 11 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dall's choice of entrance music: Beast. Bastyn Dall has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pearson momentarily.
Dall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Dall moves out of range.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dall avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a good body shot.
Dall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pearson.
Dall throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson cracks Dall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pearson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.
Dall scores with a nice strike.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dall scoring well with a low kick there.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Dall sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Dall misses.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson feints and then cracks Dall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dall down.
Pearson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pearson slips under a jab from Dall.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall throws a hook but Pearson avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dall duly obliges.
Dall looking to score a takedown here. Pearson is defending well but Dall drives through and ends up in Pearson's guard.
Dall won't allow Pearson to get back to his feet.
Dall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dall won't allow Pearson to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pearson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is trying to stand up here but Dall is controlling him well.
Dall thows a huge punch but Pearson dodges it nicely.
Pearson is trying to stand up here but Dall is controlling him well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dall tries to land a front kick but Pearson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pearson blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Pearson avoids a kick to the body.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall checks a leg kick.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pearson is able to avoid easily.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dall, right into the meat.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Dall sees coming a mile off.
Dall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
Pearson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pearson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Dall finds it's way through Pearson's defenses.
Pearson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall motions for Pearson to come forward. Dall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson misses with the combination.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dall misses with a body kick.
Dall throws a good cross that connects.
A lazy left from Dall finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Dall avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Dall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pearson's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson with a hook.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dall.
Pearson is looking to wear down Dall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pearson connects with a body shot that sends Dall's belly button to the back.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Dall throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Dall takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Pearson there.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf.
Dall tries a low kick but Pearson avoids it.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Pearson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pearson wants it to stay on the feet.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pearson moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson takes one on the button.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bastyn Dall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Dall avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Pearson.
Dall thumps Pearson with a low kick.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Dall sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Pearson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Dall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall avoids a kick to the body.
Dall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson lands a nice shot that snaps Dall's head back.
Dall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dall is looking to slow Pearson down with leg kicks.
Dall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dall lands a jab to the nose.
Pearson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Pearson lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Pearson does it's job there.
Pearson forces Dall back against the cage and clinches.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pearson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall looking for the RNC.
Our spies down at at Sweat inform us that Dall has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dall looking for the choke from the back.
Pearson is trying to get back to his feet but Dall has full control of the position and if anything, Pearson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pearson showing good submission defense here.
Well, with Dall on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Pearson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall looking to break Pearson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pearson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dall will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Dall is persistently looking for the submission but Pearson is defending it well.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
Pearson manages to escape to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall shoots in for a takedown but Pearson shows good takedown defense.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pearson.
Pearson digs a good body shot into Dall's ribs.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall throws out a leg kick but Pearson moves out of range and Dall only half commits.
Dall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Dall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson thows a body kick. Dall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pearson takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but Pearson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pearson throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearson. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dall on the side of the head.
Dall connects with a body shot.
Dall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Dall avoids it.
Dall with the counter takedown but Pearson avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Pearson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pearson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dall avoids it.
Dall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dall sizes up Pearson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pearson!
Pearson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf.
Pearson stuffs the takedown.
Dall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pearson's calf.
Dall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearson. That did some damage!
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good leg kick by Dall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dall stuns Pearson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson moves out of range as Dall strikes.
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Dall moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Dall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall with the counter takedown but Pearson avoids it easily.
Dall lands a leg kick that knocks Pearson off balance momentarily.
Dall misses the jab.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dall staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Dall.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dall blocks the body kick.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dall scores with a jab.
Dall avoids a kick to the body.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a leg kick that misses.
Pearson lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pearson.
Dall lands with a hook. Pearson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Dall.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson instigates a clinch.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Dall's ribcage.
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pearson pushes Dall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dall misses with the head strike.
Dall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Dall pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall blocks a head kick by Pearson.
A big left from Dall misses.
Pearson throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pearson keeps Dall at a distance using the push kick.
Pearson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dall. Dall obviously looking to wear him down.
Dall lands a leg kick that knocks Pearson off balance momentarily.
Dall throws the kick towards the body but Pearson avoids it.
Pearson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dall.
Pearson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pearson lands a jab.
Dall gets tackled into the cage by Pearson. Pearson maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Dall misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson tries a body shot but Dall blocks it.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dall controls his hands.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dall avoids it.
Pearson cracks Dall with a nice body shot.
Dall takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bastyn Dall has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Dall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dall prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Dall misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dall's brow.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Dall controls the action.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
Dall misses with a body punch.
Dall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
Dall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Pearson misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Johnny Pearson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Bastyn Dall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Pearson finds it's way through Dall's defenses.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Dall works the jab nicely.
Pearson lands a jab to the nose.
Good standup being displayed there by Dall as he connects with a hook.
Pearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dall avoids a kick to the body.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Pearson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Dall moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Pearson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pearson on the side of the head.
Dall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice cross by Dall.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Dall moves out of range easily.
Dall throws a chopping leg kick but Pearson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Dall in a clinch.
Dall lands with a left to the head.
Dall lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Dall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pearson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pearson motions for Dall to come forward. Pearson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall with the counter takedown but Pearson avoids it easily.
Pearson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dall moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dall shoots in but no luck this time.
Dall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pearson circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Pearson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pearson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pearson slips a jab from Dall.
Dall scores with a shot to the body.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Pearson blocks a low kick nicely.
Pearson slips a jab from Dall.
Dall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Donk. Dall catches Pearson right on the button with a cross.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pearson.
Pearson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pearson looks to land a body kick but Dall moved away.
Dall misses the jab.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson scores with a decent looking hook.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pearson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dall avoids it.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dall throws a shot from downtown. Pearson moves away and avoids it.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Dall misses with a body kick.
Pearson darts in and clinches Dall up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dall is defending well for now.
Pearson stops a takedown attempt from Dall.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastyn Dall.
Dall has clasped his hands together around Pearson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pearson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bastyn Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dall is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson is trying to buck Dall off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Johnny Pearson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bastyn Dall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall lands with a good body shot.
Dall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Dall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Dall thuds his right hand into Pearson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pearson.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson cracks Dall with a good jab.
Good exchange - Dall coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dall lands with a straight right. Pearson didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Dall blocks the low kick.
Dall cracks Pearson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dall is able to avoid easily.
Pearson defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Pearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pearson drops his hands momentarily and Dall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dall throws a looping overhand right but Pearson ducks down to avoid it.
Dall lands the left hand.
Pearson takes one to the side of the head.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pearson. Pearson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dall with a hook.
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!
Dall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dall misses the jab.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Dall.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
Bastyn Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson staying out of range there.
Dall misses with a kick to the body.
Dall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dall scores with a leg kick.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dall doesn't seem bothered though.
Pearson throws a push kick but Dall slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Dall lands a really nice looking cross but Pearson seems unphased.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall misses with a body kick.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Dall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall working hard to break the clinch.
Dall wants a takedown but no success here.
Dall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsons head.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Dall is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Dall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dall lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dall gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearson is rocked!
Dall blocks the elbow strike.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Dall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsons head.
Dall lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dall has Pearson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pearson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dall is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dall scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dall's brow.
Dall lands a body shot.
Dall misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Pearson stops a takedown attempt from Dall.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastyn Dall.
Dall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Dall controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dall tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Dall back against the cage.
Dall creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pearson with a big uppercut! Pearson tries to clinch up but Dall pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pearson to the mat! Pearson covers up and Dall unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bastyn Dall!
Bastyn Dall is the new bantamweight champion!
After the fight, Bastyn Dall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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